Patents by Inventor Akidi Yoshida
Akidi Yoshida 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).
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Publication number: 20230256760Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a conveyer configured to convey a medium having a plurality of printing areas in a conveying direction, a reader configured to read images printed in the printing areas, and a controller. When a plurality of images, each of which a printing position of a code in the printing area is the same as the other images, are respectively printed in the printing areas, the controller causes the reader to read a prescribed image, inspects whether the code satisfies a prescribed condition, acquires position information for specifying a printing position of the code, causes the reader to read an upstream image in a printing area upstream of the prescribed image, extracts a processing range in which the code is included from a read image of the upstream image based on the position information, and inspects whether the code included in the processing range satisfies the prescribed condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Akidi YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 11593574Abstract: In a printer, a controller controls a printing portion to execute a sample print to print on a sheet a plurality of barcodes. Each of the plurality of barcodes is represented by a received barcode data and printed in a different printing condition. The controller controls a reading portion to read the plurality of barcodes printed on the sheet in the sample print process to obtain a plurality of sets of scan data corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of barcodes. The controller performs a quality determination process to determine qualities of the plurality of printed barcodes based on the respective ones of the plurality of sets of scan data, and a printing condition setting process to set a printing condition based on the qualities determined in the quality determination process. The set printing condition is to be used to print a barcode by the printing portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsuru Nakamura, Hideyuki Kusunoki, Yuji Sato, Keita Koyama, Katsunori Sakai, Akidi Yoshida, Ayaka Oba
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Printing apparatus, system and method suppressing lowering of code accuracy and symbol disappearance
Patent number: 11494600Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a head which discharges liquid to a medium; and a controller. The controller obtains print data for forming an image on the medium with a dot formed by making the liquid to land on the medium, the image including a code having information; selects, in the obtained print data, dot data corresponding to the dot forming the image as selected data, determines whether a first dot pattern including the selected dot data matches a predetermined delete pattern, and determines whether a second dot pattern including the selected dot data matches a predetermined exclusion pattern; performs a correction of the print data based on results of the determinations; and discharges the liquid from the head to the medium, based on the print data after the correction, to form the image on the medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazunari Matsuura, Akidi Yoshida -
Publication number: 20220164613Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a head which discharges liquid to a medium; and a controller. The controller obtains print data for forming an image on the medium with a dot formed by making the liquid to land on the medium, the image including a code having information; selects, in the obtained print data, dot data corresponding to the dot forming the image as selected data, determines whether a first dot pattern including the selected dot data matches a predetermined delete pattern, and determines whether a second dot pattern including the selected dot data matches a predetermined exclusion pattern; performs a correction of the print data based on results of the determinations; and discharges the liquid from the head to the medium, based on the print data after the correction, to form the image on the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Kazunari MATSUURA, Akidi YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20210303804Abstract: In a printer, a controller controls a printing portion to execute a sample print to print on a sheet a plurality of barcodes. Each of the plurality of barcodes is represented by a received barcode data and printed in a different printing condition. The controller controls a reading portion to read the plurality of barcodes printed on the sheet in the sample print process to obtain a plurality of sets of scan data corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of barcodes. The controller performs a quality determination process to determine qualities of the plurality of printed barcodes based on the respective ones of the plurality of sets of scan data, and a printing condition setting process to set a printing condition based on the qualities determined in the quality determination process. The set printing condition is to be used to print a barcode by the printing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsuru NAKAMURA, Hideyuki KUSUNOKI, Yuji SATO, Keita KOYAMA, Katsunori SAKAI, Akidi YOSHIDA, Ayaka OBA
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Patent number: 10706578Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a program. The program causes the computer to: acquire photographed image data which is generated by photographing, in an imaging apparatus, a photographed object indicating multiple reference points; acquire pieces of position information which indicate positions of the multiple reference points in the photographed image; map pieces of relative information to the respective reference points by analyzing relative positional relations between the multiple reference points in accordance with a first method; map the pieces of relative information to the respective reference points by analyzing relative positional relations between the multiple reference points in accordance with a second method; and determine a certain reference point as a reference point to be excluded, in a case that a first mapping relation is different from a second mapping relation.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akidi Yoshida, Tomohiko Hasegawa
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Patent number: 10498907Abstract: A medium stores a program. The program causes a computer to: acquire relative area information which at least indicates a relative position of a reference area relative to a reference document and a relative size of the reference area relative to a size of the reference document; acquire target image data which indicates a target image including a document; identify a target area in the target image by use of the target image data, the target area being in the relative position, which is indicated by the relative area information, relative to the target image, the target area having the relative size, which is indicated by the relative area information, relative to the size of the target image; analyze an area, in the target image, including the target area; and output image data based on the target image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiko Hasegawa, Akidi Yoshida, Ryohei Ozawa
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Patent number: 10440224Abstract: In a case where values received indicate a first color scale representing first number of colors and indicate the specific image process, a processor of an information processing apparatus receives first scan data in the first color scale from the scanner, and performs a specific image process on the first scan data. In a case where the values indicate a second color scale representing second number of colors and does not indicate the specific image process, the processor receives and outputs the second scan data. In a case where the values indicate the second color scale and the specific image process, the processor receives third scan data in the third color scale representing third number of colors larger than the second number. The processor performs the specific image process on the third scan data, and converts the processed third scan data to forth scan data in the second color scale.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenju Narita, Hiroya Nojiri, Kenji Tamaki, Akidi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10291808Abstract: A scanning system includes a scanner, an information processing apparatus, and a processor. The processor receives an input via a user interface and determines each of a plurality of image processes to be performed on scan data. In a case where first and second image processes are determined to be performed, the processor instructs the scanner to output the scan data to the information processing apparatus, and instructs the information processing apparatus to perform the first and second image processes. In a case where the first image process is determined not to be performed and the second image process is to be determined to be, the processor instructs the scanner to perform the second image process on the scan data to generate information, and instructs the scanner to output the generated information to the information processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenju Narita, Hiroya Nojiri, Kenji Tamaki, Akidi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10237432Abstract: A program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium causes an image processing apparatus to execute: read image data acquisition processing of acquiring read image data which is generated by optically reading a document and represents a read image including the document; line identification processing of identifying candidate lines which are candidates of lines representing edges of the document through analysis of the read image; and document information identification processing of identifying document information including at least one of a candidate line which represents at least a part of the edges of the document in the read image and an inclination of the document relative to the read image, by using a reference line formed from at least one of the candidate lines identified.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akidi Yoshida, Tomohiko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20190068820Abstract: A scanning system includes a scanner, an information processing apparatus, and a processor. The processor receives an input via a user interface and determines each of a plurality of image processes to be performed on scan data. In a case where first and second image processes are determined to be performed, the processor instructs the scanner to output the scan data to the information processing apparatus, and instructs the information processing apparatus to perform the first and second image processes. In a case where the first image process is determined not to be performed and the second image process is to be determined to be, the processor instructs the scanner to perform the second image process on the scan data to generate information, and instructs the scanner to output the generated information to the information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Kenju Narita, Hiroya Nojiri, Kenji Tamaki, Akidi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20190068831Abstract: In a case where values received indicate a first color scale representing first number of colors and indicate the specific image process, a processor of an information processing apparatus receives first scan data in the first color scale from the scanner, and performs a specific image process on the first scan data. In a case where the values indicate a second color scale representing second number of colors and does not indicate the specific image process, the processor receives and outputs the second scan data. In a case where the values indicate the second color scale and the specific image process, the processor receives third scan data in the third color scale representing third number of colors larger than the second number. The processor performs the specific image process on the third scan data, and converts the processed third scan data to forth scan data in the second color scale.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Kenju Narita, Hiroya Nojiri, Kenji Tamaki, Akidi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10218879Abstract: A print data generator includes a storage storing processor-executable instructions causing a processor to perform a process to generate print data from original full-color data. The process includes when a hue value of a pixel is within a specific hue range for an emphasis color, setting a density value of a reference color of the pixel based on a value value of the pixel, and setting a density of the emphasis color of the pixel based on a saturation value of the pixel and a difference value between the hue value of the pixel and a hue value of the emphasis color, and when the hue value of the pixel is out of the specific hue range, setting the density value of the reference color based on a luminance value of the pixel derived from RGB data, and setting the density value of the emphasis color to zero.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Akidi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10200570Abstract: In an image processing apparatus a controller acquires target image data representing an image including first and second type of objects. The controller specifies, as a specific type color material, one of first and second type of color materials whose remaining amount is smaller than that of the other, and determines a first reduction index value indicating a first degree of reduction in an amount of the specific type color material for printing the first type of object. The controller creates processed data by performing a reduction process on the target image data to reduce an amount of the specific type of color material for printing the first type of object on the basis of the first reduction index value. An amount of the specific type color material for printing the second type object is not reduced on the basis of the first reduction index value.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya Shimahashi, Akidi Yoshida, Shota Morikawa, Kazuyuki Miyaki
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Publication number: 20190005676Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a program. The program causes the computer to: acquire photographed image data which is generated by photographing, in an imaging apparatus, a photographed object indicating multiple reference points; acquire pieces of position information which indicate positions of the multiple reference points in the photographed image; map pieces of relative information to the respective reference points by analyzing relative positional relations between the multiple reference points in accordance with a first method; map the pieces of relative information to the respective reference points by analyzing relative positional relations between the multiple reference points in accordance with a second method; and determine a certain reference point as a reference point to be excluded, in a case that a first mapping relation is different from a second mapping relation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Akidi YOSHIDA, Tomohiko HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 10133522Abstract: A method includes generating color correspondence information correlating L number of first reference color specification values in a first color space with L number of determined second color specification values in a second color space on a one-to-one basis. The L number of determined second color specification values includes (L?Q) number of unmodified second reference color specification values, (Q?N) number of modified second reference color specification values modified in a first modification process but not in the second modification process, and N number of remodified second reference color specification values which are modified in both the first modification process and the second modification process, where L is an integer greater than or equal to two, Q is an integer greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to L, and N is an integer greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to Q.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shota Morikawa, Takuya Shimahashi, Akidi Yoshida, Kazuyuki Miyaki
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Patent number: 10091398Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a controller configured to perform: setting characteristic information including first characteristic information and second characteristic information; and converting a target image data using the characteristic information. The first and second characteristic information correlate input values with output values in a specific color space. The input values includes a specific input value within a specific range. The specific input value is correlated with a first specific output value by the first characteristic information, and is correlated with a second specific output value by the second characteristic information. The first specific output value indicates that a colorant consumption quantity for the specific input value is changed from an original colorant consumption quantity by a first colorant quantity.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shota Morikawa, Takuya Shimahashi, Akidi Yoshida, Kazuyuki Miyaki
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Publication number: 20180220010Abstract: A medium stores a program. The program causes a computer to: acquire relative area information which at least indicates a relative position of a reference area relative to a reference document and a relative size of the reference area relative to a size of the reference document; acquire target image data which indicates a target image including a document; identify a target area in the target image by use of the target image data, the target area being in the relative position, which is indicated by the relative area information, relative to the target image, the target area having the relative size, which is indicated by the relative area information, relative to the size of the target image; analyze an area, in the target image, including the target area; and output output image data based on the target image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Tomohiko HASEGAWA, Akidi YOSHIDA, Ryohei OZAWA
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Publication number: 20180220020Abstract: A program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium causes an image processing apparatus to execute: read image data acquisition processing of acquiring read image data which is generated by optically reading a document and represents a read image including the document; line identification processing of identifying candidate lines which are candidates of lines representing edges of the document through analysis of the read image; and document information identification processing of identifying document information including at least one of a candidate line which represents at least a part of the edges of the document in the read image and an inclination of the document relative to the read image, by using a reference line formed from at least one of the candidate lines identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Akidi YOSHIDA, Tomohiko HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 9977984Abstract: A first area, which includes a group of pixels with a first color, is specified. The first color corresponds to a color of an outline of a hole image in an image represented by image data. A second area corresponding to the hole image is determined. The second area is the first area larger than a first size when the first area is separated from four ends of the image. The second area is the first area larger than a second size when the first area is in contact with at least one of the four ends of the image. The second size is smaller than the first size.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiki Motoyama, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Akidi Yoshida