Patents by Inventor Hajime Okochi

Hajime Okochi 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: 10261740
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20180181355
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Patent number: 9933983
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20160162239
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Patent number: 9274735
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20150248266
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Patent number: 9063689
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20140240776
    Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20110299908
    Abstract: A tape printing system includes an input device, at least consisting of a key input unit and a display, and a printing device, consisting of a thermal head and a head driving circuit in separate from the input device. Further, there are plural kinds of key input units 1 and those or displays 2 so that plural kinds of tape printing systems 100 can be created by combining any one of the plural kinds of key input units and any one of plural kinds of displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko SUGIMURA, Hajime Okochi
  • Patent number: 8038358
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an input device, a setting device, and a display device. The apparatus further includes a setting tape width image storage device, a character size image storage device, a tape width acquisition device, a character size acquisition device, a setting tape width image reading device that reads out one of setting tape width images from the setting tape width image storage device, and a character size image reading device that reads out one of character size images from the character size image storage device. The apparatus further includes a setting guide image generation device that generates a setting guide image by combining the one of the setting tape width images and the one of the character size images, and a setting display control device that displays the setting guide image on a setting screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Junya Kawai, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20080181702
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an input device, a setting device, and a display device. The apparatus further includes a setting tape width image storage device, a character size image storage device, a tape width acquisition device, a character size acquisition device, a setting tape width image reading device that reads out one of setting tape width images from the setting tape width image storage device, and a character size image reading device that reads out one of character size images from the character size image storage device. The apparatus further includes a setting guide image generation device that generates a setting guide image by combining the one of the setting tape width images and the one of the character size images, and a setting display control device that displays the setting guide image on a setting screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Junya Kawai, Hajime Okochi
  • Patent number: 7252442
    Abstract: A tape printer prints a text on a print label in such a way that the right side position of a character “A” corresponding to the beginning data of the text is moved to the final position of a liquid crystal display, and then an image of a leading end of the print label is displayed on the liquid crystal display as an initial display state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Okochi, Yuichiro Suzuki, Jun Itakura
  • Patent number: 7114865
    Abstract: After a numbering character string is input, the start position of the numbering character string to be serially incremented and the end position of the numbering character string to be repeatedly incremented and printed on a print tape are set, and the number of print tapes on which the input numbering character string is serially implemented and printed is set. In this case, a numbering character string to be printed on a first print tape and a numbering character string to be printed on a last print tape are displayed on a liquid crystal display before the start of printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidekazu Ishii, Jun Itakura, Hajime Okochi
  • Patent number: 7114866
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus that prints a character string including a plurality of character regions divided by specified delimiting codes, which composes of space codes, tab codes and new block codes, onto a tape, there is provided a normal printing means for performing normal printing with the character region being in a normal order, and an inversed printing means for performing inversed order printing for printing a character string with the character regions being in inversed order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Ueno, Hajime Okochi, Hidekazu Ishii, Mizue Terai
  • Publication number: 20060187492
    Abstract: A print control device (employed for printing a character string including characters and/or symbols on a plurality of labels arranged on a long tape-like print medium along the length of the print medium) comprises: character string storage means for storing a character string to be printed; separating point detecting means for detecting one or more separating points in the character string stored in the character string storage means based on a separation condition as a particular character string arrangement condition; and character string separating means for letting character strings, obtained by separating the character string stored in the character string storage means at the separating points detected by the separating point detecting means, be separately printed on different labels on the print medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuaki Koie, Hideo Ueno, Hajime Okochi, Akihiro Sawada
  • Publication number: 20050214053
    Abstract: After a numbering character string is input, the start position of the numbering character string to be serially incremented and the end position of the numbering character string to be repeatedly incremented and printed on a print tape are set, and the number of print tapes on which the input numbering character string is serially implemented and printed is set. In this case, a numbering character string to be printed on a first print tape and a numbering character string to be printed on a last print tape are displayed on a liquid crystal display before the start of printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidekazu Ishii, Jun Itakura, Hajime Okochi
  • Publication number: 20050163551
    Abstract: A tape printer prints a text on a print label in such a way that the right side position of a character “A” corresponding to the beginning data of the text is moved to the final position of a liquid crystal display, and then an image of a leading end of the print label is displayed on the liquid crystal display as an initial display state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime Okochi, Yuichiro Suzuki, Jun Itakura
  • Publication number: 20050147453
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus that prints a character string including a plurality of character regions divided by specified delimiting codes, which composes of space codes, tab codes and new block codes, onto a tape, there is provided a normal printing means for performing normal printing with the character region being in a normal order, and an inversed printing means for performing inversed order printing for printing a character string with the character regions being in inversed order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo Ueno, Hajime Okochi, Hidekazu Ishii, Mizue Terai