Patents Examined by Neil R. McLean
  • Patent number: 11379170
    Abstract: When an editing APP receives a print instruction while designating an image to be printer, a supporting program receives a specific parameter and processes intermediate image data, and a general-use printing program generates print data based on the processed intermediate image data and transmits the print data to a printer. On the other hand, when the editing APP receives a preview instruction while designating an image to be printed, the supporting program receives a specific parameter and processes intermediated image data. Then, the general-use printing program responds to the editing APP without transmitting print data to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 11381694
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an information processing device body, an extension device to be additionally connected to the information processing device body, and a combined information generator that generates combined information to be used for displaying, on one screen, information indicating a basic function of the information processing device body together with information indicating an extended function of the extension device when the extension device is connected to the information processing device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Nobukazu Miyoshi, Shunji Tsunashima, Terutake Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11375072
    Abstract: According to an image processing apparatus of one aspect of the present disclosure, when a calling button used for executing an app is selected, a setting button generated based on a change history of setting information is displayed. This allows a user to select a setting value in a short procedure without increasing the number of calling buttons to be displayed on a window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ikuko Shino
  • Patent number: 11368593
    Abstract: An image forming system that is capable of reducing time and effort of a user for setting a display language. The image forming system including the following members. An image forming device forms an image on a sheet. A display device displays information. A microphone obtains voice. An obtainment unit obtains a plurality of pieces of word information based on audio information on the phrase obtained through the microphone. A specification unit specifies a language using the plurality of word information. An update unit updates a display language of the display unit based on the language specified by the specification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masato Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11363165
    Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a controller, a communicator that communicates with a management server, and an image former that forms an image. The communicator includes a first communicator and a second communicator. The controller transmits usage information of the image forming apparatus and state information of the image forming apparatus to the management server via the first communicator, and if an abnormality occurs in the first communicator, the controller transmits the usage information of the image forming apparatus or the state information of the image forming apparatus to the management server via the second communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yohichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 11361563
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system of interconnected neural networks capable audio-visual simulation generation by interpreting and processing a first image and, utilizing a given reference image or training set, modifying the first image such that the new image possesses parameters found within the reference image or training set. The images used and generated may include video. The system includes an autoposer, an automasker, an encoder, a generator, an improver, a discriminator, styler, and at least one training set of images or video. The system can also generate training sets for use within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Jacob Daniel Brumleve
  • Patent number: 11354074
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for causing a terminal device to perform: generating first print data for creating a first print label having a first print object formed thereon; generating second print data for creating a second print label having a second print object formed thereon; generating, based on the first print data, outline data representing an outline of the first print object; generating, based on the outline data, alignment mark data representing an alignment mark used for aligning the first print label with the second print label when overlaying these labels; generating third print data by adding the alignment mark data to the second print data such that the alignment mark is added to a portion of the second print label that corresponds to the outline of the first print object; and transmitting the first and third print data to a label creating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaru Uno
  • Patent number: 11356572
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that causes a display unit provided in each of a first device and a second device to display cooperative operation information for operating a cooperative function achievable by linking the first device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Sakaida
  • Patent number: 11350002
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a document reading operation at a timing when a button is pressed, and displays a confirmation screen for prompting a user to confirm settings for processing during execution of the document reading operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ikuko Shino
  • Patent number: 11340842
    Abstract: A server system includes a determination unit configured to determine whether received print data is print data for which a predetermined print setting is made, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first print data from another server system, the first print data being determined to be print data for which the predetermined print setting is made by the determination unit, a first transmission unit configured to transmit the first print data acquired by the acquisition unit to an image forming apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the image forming apparatus to acquire second print data from the other server system without acquiring the second print data determined to be print data for which the predetermined print setting is not made by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shuichi Takenaka
  • Patent number: 11343394
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a providing unit, an obtaining unit, and an informing unit. The providing unit provides a certain service to a user. The obtaining unit obtains identification information included in receivable radio waves. The informing unit provides information how a user is able to use the service provided by the providing unit if a place where the user is positioned is not a place where the service is available. The place where the user is positioned is estimated by the identification information obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Katta
  • Patent number: 11343395
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to identify a user who is operating the apparatus provided with the processor and execute display control involving controlling display of a notification related to a process executed by the apparatus on a display device provided in the apparatus in accordance with whether or not the identified user is a commander who has given a command for executing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Nobumi Kusano
  • Patent number: 11334302
    Abstract: A method for processing a print job file using a printing system includes receiving, by the printing system, the print job file, the print job file including at least one placeholder element designated in the document using a pattern, a spot color, or a set of color values; receiving, by the printing system, missing content for the print job file; replacing, by the printing system, the at least one placeholder element with the missing content; and printing, by the printing system, the print job file including the missing content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL GRAPHICS SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventor: Martin Bailey
  • Patent number: 11330130
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a flow execution unit configured to receive, in response to an instruction from a user to start an application installed in the image processing apparatus, a request to register a flow from the application; store information for identifying functions included in the flow and an execution order of the functions; switchably display setting screens for the respective functions included in the flow in response to a request from the application to execute the flow; and execute the functions identified based on the stored information in the stored execution order based on setting information input on the setting screens for the respective functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyuki Katsumata, Yusuke Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11323580
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller performs control such that, when a logged-in user is located within a first predetermined range from the apparatus, a second user approaching the apparatus is notified that the apparatus is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Yusuke Ono
  • Patent number: 11314468
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor and memory. The memory stores information on multiple image forming apparatuses capable of making an image forming request. The processor is configured to: install license-managed software; select an image forming apparatus serving as a license management server of the software from the multiple image forming apparatuses; and set the selected image forming apparatus as a license management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Mitsuhisa Kamei
  • Patent number: 11316992
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an extractor, a creator, and a sender. The extractor compares items of capability information concerning plural devices and extracts a capability which is not sufficiently provided in a first device but is provided in a second device. The plural devices include the first and second devices. The creator creates a menu to be used in the first device. The first device is able to display the capability extracted by the extractor by using an icon in a mode different from an icon representing another capability and to display device information which indicates that the capability is available in the second device. The sender sends the menu to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Fumi Kosaka, Tadao Michimura, Norio Yamamoto, Seiji Inoue
  • Patent number: 11303768
    Abstract: Metadata of scanned image data is set based on learning data associated with a saving destination that can be accessed by a user who is performing an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Takeishi
  • Patent number: 11301192
    Abstract: A printing management system includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a determination unit. The first acquisition unit acquires one or more pieces of image quality information. Each of the one or more pieces of image quality information is information on an image quality required for a printing result obtained by processing a piece of print information. The second acquisition unit acquires a printing characteristic of a printer. The determination unit determines a printing order of multiple pieces of print information in the printer, by using multiple pieces of image quality information, each of which is acquired for one of the multiple pieces of print information by the first acquisition unit, and by using the printing characteristic acquired by the second acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Ohkawa
  • Patent number: 11303776
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a machine translation processing unit, a speech synthesis processing unit, and a processor. The image forming unit is configured to print image data. The machine translation processing unit is configured to acquire translated text data as a result of machine translation processing based on untranslated text data generated from a scanned document image. The speech synthesis processing unit is configured to generate speech data based on the translated text data. The processor determines whether to execute printing or generate speech data based on a preset setting of output method, when executing printing, generates translation document image data based on the translated text data and the document image and causes the image forming unit to print the translation document image data, and when generating speech data, causes the speech synthesis processing unit to execute speech synthesis processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kato