Patents by Inventor Akemi Shoji

Akemi Shoji has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image printing system, image printing method, and image printing program
    Patent number: 7392476
    Abstract: The image printing system of the present invention includes an image editing device that carries out editing and printing of images; a link processing device that allows obtaining a desired image by linking to a WWW server that provides the image to be edited and printed in the image editing device; a record search device that tabulates records of editing and printing processing that has been carried out using the image editing device on the images obtained from the WWW server; and a link destination selection device that selects link destinations in the link processing device based on the tabulation results of the record search device and reports this to the link processing device. The link processing device sets the link destinations based on the link destinations reported from the link destination selection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akemi Shoji, Ryuta Namiki
  • Image editing system and image editing method
    Patent number: 7180618
    Abstract: A server distributes a user edition application (layout operation application) in response to a layout operation request sent from a client system. The client system executes the user edition application and displays a screen page for fetching new image information, which is not stored in the server, from a photo sharing system, an image input device or an image file. When a user performs a layout operation using image information supplied from the server and new image information, the content of operation is notified the server. The server performs an image edition based on the notified operation and distributes the resultant edit image to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Maroka Ueda, Ryuji Chino, Ryuta Namiki, Akemi Shoji
  • Image printing system, image printing method, and image printing program
    Publication number: 20050036168
    Abstract: The image printing system of the present invention includes an image editing device that carries out editing and printing of images; a link processing device that allows obtaining a desired image by linking to a WWW server that provides the image to be edited and printed in the image editing device; a record search device that tabulates records of editing and printing processing that has been carried out using the image editing device on the images obtained from the WWW server; and a link destination selection device that selects link destinations in the link processing device based on the tabulation results of the record search device and reports this to the link processing device. The link processing device sets the link destinations based on the link destinations reported from the link destination selection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akemi Shoji, Ryuta Namiki
  • Image editing system and image editing method
    Publication number: 20020057454
    Abstract: A server distributes a user edition application (layout operation application) in response to a layout operation request sent from a client system. The client system executes the user edition application and displays a screen page for fetching new image information, which is not stored in the server, from a photo sharing system, an image input device or an image file. When a user performs a layout operation using image information supplied from the server and new image information, the content of operation is notified the server. The server performs an image edition based on the notified operation and distributes the resultant edit image to the client system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maroka Ueda, Ryuji Chino, Ryuta Namiki, Akemi Shoji