Patents by Inventor Eiji Arakawa

Eiji Arakawa 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).

  • Patent number: 10901672
    Abstract: The printer obtains template data from an application. Further, the printer drive obtains image data of a composition image from a scanner or a folder stored in a data storage area. The printer driver identifies, in a template image indicated by the template data, a composite area in which the composition image is to be composed based on the template data or information stored in the data storage area. Then, the printer driver generates image data of an image in which the composition image is composed in the identified composite area of the template image. With this configuration, the image in which the composition image is composed can be generated without requiring a user to obtain the composition images or without requiring the user to compose the composition image with the template image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Eiji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 10638015
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for a mobile terminal is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 10511728
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for an information processing device provided with a user interface and a controller, the recording medium storing instructions which cause, when executed by the controller, the information processing device to obtain spreadsheet data and template data, receive an operation to designate one of a plurality of elements included in the spreadsheet data and an operation of designating one of areas in an image indicated by the templated data, generate arranged image data representing an image in which an object image associated with a designated element is arranged in the designated area. When the designated element includes instruction information instructing an obtaining method of object image data, the controller obtains the object image data in accordance with the instruction information, and generates image data representing an arranged image in which the object image is arranged in the designated area in the templated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Eiji Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20190250866
    Abstract: The printer obtains template data from an application. Further, the printer drive obtains image data of a composition image from a scanner or a folder stored in a data storage area. The printer driver identifies, in a template image indicated by the template data, a composite area in which the composition image is to be composed based on the template data or information stored in the data storage area. Then, the printer driver generates image data of an image in which the composition image is composed in the identified composite area of the template image. With this configuration, the image in which the composition image is composed can be generated without requiring a user to obtain the composition images or without requiring the user to compose the composition image with the template image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventor: Eiji ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190238690
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for an information processing device provided with a user interface and a controller, the recording medium storing instructions which cause, when executed by the controller, the information processing device to obtain spreadsheet data and template data, receive an operation to designate one of a plurality of elements included in the spreadsheet data and an operation of designating one of areas in an image indicated by the templated data, generate arranged image data representing an image in which an object image associated with a designated element is arranged in the designated area. When the designated element includes instruction information instructing an obtaining method of object image data, the controller obtains the object image data in accordance with the instruction information, and generates image data representing an arranged image in which the object image is arranged in the designated area in the templated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Eiji ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170180600
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for a mobile terminal is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji ARAKAWA
  • Patent number: 9292802
    Abstract: A client apparatus is configured to communicate with a device and with a server via network. A status-information acquiring portion acquires, from the device, status information indicative of status of the device. A requesting portion makes a predetermined request to the server based on the status information. A request-status-information acquiring portion acquires, from the device, request status information indicative of a request status of the predetermined request. A determining portion determines whether the predetermined request is already made to the server, based on the request status information acquired by the request-status-information acquiring portion. A request controlling portion determines that the predetermined request should be made to the server, if the determining portion determines that the predetermined request is not yet made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Eiji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 8045205
    Abstract: A print control device includes a first data processing unit configured to process first print job data based on a first file format, a second data processing unit configured to process second print job data based on a second file format, the second data processing unit including a data converter configured to convert first print job data into second print job data, a display control unit configured to display an image that may be printed based on the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, an input unit configured to select therethrough one of the first print job data processed by the first data processing unit and the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, and an output unit configured to output the print job data selected through the input unit so as to be printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Eiji Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20080316514
    Abstract: A print control device includes a first data processing unit configured to process first print job data based on a first file format, a second data processing unit configured to process second print job data based on a second file format, the second data processing unit including a data converter configured to convert first print job data into second print job data, a display control unit configured to display an image that may be printed based on the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, an input unit configured to select therethrough one of the first print job data processed by the first data processing unit and the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, and an output unit configured to output the print job data selected through the input unit so as to be printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20080243649
    Abstract: A client apparatus is configured to communicate with a device and with a server via network. A status-information acquiring portion acquires, from the device, status information indicative of status of the device. A requesting portion makes a predetermined request to the server based on the status information. A request-status-information acquiring portion acquires, from the device, request status information indicative of a request status of the predetermined request. A determining portion determines whether the predetermined request is already made to the server, based on the request status information acquired by the request-status-information acquiring portion. A request controlling portion determines that the predetermined request should be made to the server, if the determining portion determines that the predetermined request is not yet made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Eiji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 5087142
    Abstract: A sheet feeder for a printer selectively feeds a continuous sheet and a cut sheet to a printing mechanism including a platen and a print head. The continuous sheet is fed by a pair of pin tractors and the platen while the cut sheet is fed only by the platen. At least one sheet presser roller is provided for guiding the feeding of the cut sheet, which moves toward the platen when the cut sheet is fed so as to hold the latter against the platen, and moves away from the platen when the continuous sheet is fed. A switching lever sets the sheet feed mode, which when moved to a first position causes to feed the cut sheet by rotating the platen and when moved to a second position causes to feed the continuous sheet by rotating both the pin tractors and the platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Eiji Arakawa, Kazuhiko Takagi, Hiroshi Watanabe