Patents by Inventor Haruka AZECHI

Haruka AZECHI 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: 11698764
    Abstract: An image recording device includes a cartridge mount to which a cartridge is mounted, a print engine that performs printing, a cartridge interface, an information interface, a memory, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okuno, Shinya Esaki, Shunsuke Minamikawa, Haruka Azechi, Yushi Deura, Tony Lee
  • Publication number: 20230202208
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller that performs one or more times a first image forming process including performing image formation on a sheet medium, and conveying the sheet medium in a conveyance direction by rotating a first roller by a first number of rotations and rotating a second roller disposed downstream of the first roller in the conveyance direction by a second number of rotations smaller than the first number of rotations. When a count of times the first image forming process has been performed becomes a particular number of times, the controller performs a second image forming process including performing image formation on the sheet medium, and conveying the sheet medium by rotating the first roller by a third number of rotations smaller than the first number of rotations and rotating the second roller by the second number of rotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Gakuro KANAZAWA, Taisei OKUZONO, Yushi DEURA, Yasuhiro NAKANO, Haruka AZECHI, Yuki TSUJIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230202217
    Abstract: An image forming device performs image formation on a medium selected by a computer. When a cutting device is unusable, a long sheet-type medium accommodated in a first medium container is unusable. However, a conveyance passage used for conveying a short sheet-type medium is usable in at least one of a first state where the cutting device is unusable or a second state where the sheet-type medium is unable to pass through the cutting device. A necessary condition to make both the long sheet-type medium and the short sheet-type medium selectable includes the detector detecting neither the first status nor the second status. A necessary condition to make the long sheet-type medium unselectable and make the short sheet-type medium selectable includes the detector detecting one of the first status and the second status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi OHHASHI, Satoru ARAKANE, Koichi TSUGIMURA, Haruka AZECHI, Yasuhiro NAKANO, Ayaka HOTTA
  • Publication number: 20230205471
    Abstract: A printer includes: a print executing unit configured to execute printing on a sheet paper; a process executing unit configured to execute a predetermined process related to cutting of the sheet paper; and a controller. The controller is configured to, in a case where a first sheet paper having a first size is contained, send capability information to a terminal device, wherein the capability information includes specific size information indicating a sheet paper having a specific size. The specific size information includes a specific character string. The controller is configured to receive selection information indicating that the specific size was selected from the terminal device in response to a user selecting the specific character string. The controller is configured to, in a case where the selection information is received from the terminal device, cause the process executing unit to execute the predetermined process on the first sheet paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruka AZECHI, Yushi DEURA, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Takatsugu YAMADA, Wataru HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230177296
    Abstract: In a case where a first sheet paper having a first size is contained and a second sheet paper having a second size is not contained, a printer sends capability information including first size information indicating that the first size is contained and second size information indicating that the second size is contained to a terminal device. The printer receives image data and selection information indicating that a target size has been selected, and in a case where the selection information indicates that the second size has been selected as the target size, the printer executes the predetermined process on the first sheet paper, and in a case where the selection information indicates that the first size has been selected as the target size, the printer does not execute the predetermined process on the first sheet paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yushi DEURA, Haruka AZECHI, Wataru HASEGAWA, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Takatsugu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230166499
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a medium container, a liquid ejection head, a mover, and a controller. The mover is configured to execute, among a first moving operation of moving a sheet-like medium and a second moving operation of moving the liquid ejection head, at least the first moving operation. The controller causes the liquid ejection head and the mover to alternately or simultaneously perform execution of the first moving operation and execution of ejection and second moving operations, and adjusts at least one selected from the group of an amount of liquid to be ejected, a time interval between the ejection operations when alternately performing execution of the first moving operation and execution of the ejection and second moving operations, and a moving speed of the medium when simultaneously executing the ejection operation and the first moving operation, according to medium information relating to curling of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NAKANO, Taisei OKUZONO, Haruka AZECHI, Yushi DEURA, Gakuro KANAZAWA, Yuki TSUJIMURA
  • Patent number: 11635922
    Abstract: A controller of an image reading device is configured to obtain template data from an information processing device through a communication interface. The template data includes format data, first replacement data, and second replacement data. The controller replaces the first replacement data with identification data of the image recording device, replaces the second replacement data with detailed information, and generates transmission data containing the format data, the identification data, and the detailed information. The controller transmits the generated transmission data to the information processing device through the communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okuno, Shinya Esaki, Shunsuke Minamikawa, Haruka Azechi, Yushi Deura
  • Publication number: 20230031029
    Abstract: A printing system controls a printing member to perform printing based on a print job for which a charged fee is already settled. The printing system receives a first instruction to suspend the printing started by the printing member and suspends the printing started by the printing member in response to reception of the first instruction. The printing system receives a second instruction as to a post suspending process to be executed after the printing is suspended. The printing system performs one of a post fee-settlement process and a restart process, as the post suspending process. The post fee-settlement process is related to provision of a benefit corresponding to refunding at least part of the charged fee. The restart process is to restart the suspended printing to complete the print job after a reason that the first instruction is made is resolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ayaka HOTTA, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Haruka AZECHI, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230025765
    Abstract: A printing device includes a controller configured to perform: (a) storing identification information and transmission address information in association with each other; (b) acquiring, in response to receiving a print job together with the identification information from an external device, the transmission address information stored in association with the identification information in the (a) storing on the basis of the received identification information; and (c) transmitting the transmission address information acquired in the (b) acquiring to a data processing server so that payment process information is transmitted to a transmission address corresponding to the transmission address information, the payment process information being information to pay a fee charged for performing printing based on the received print job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Haruka AZECHI, Ayaka HOTTA, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230029314
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Yoshinori OSAKABE, Tsuyoshi KUWAYAMA, Yasuo ONO, Yuto CHIBA, Jun MORIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI
  • Publication number: 20230029123
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a printing unit; and a controller. The printing unit is configured to print an image on a print medium. The controller is configured to perform: (a) receiving; (b) transmitting; (c) receiving; and (d) transmitting. The (a) receiving receives a print job from an external device. The (b) receiving receives a print job from an external device. The (b) transmitting transmits the print job to a data processing server. The (c) receiving receives, from the external device, destination information representing a destination of payment information of a fee required for executing the print job with the printing unit. The (d) transmitting transmits the destination information to the data processing server to cause the data processing server to provide the payment information to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Haruka AZECHI, Ayaka HOTTA, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230014099
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing device and a data processing server. The printing device includes a first controller. The data processing server includes a second controller. The first controller acquires a print job from an external device and transmits the print job to the server. The second controller receives the print job and stores the print job in a server memory. The first controller receives designation of the print job subject to printing and transmits a print request for printing the print job subject to printing to the server. After a fee payment approval to approve a payment for execution of the designated print job is transmitted, the second controller transmits to the printing device the print job. The first controller receives the print job and performs printing the print job on a print medium by controlling a printing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Haruka AZECHI, Ayaka HOTTA, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230014162
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing device; and a data processing server. A first controller of the printing device is configured to perform: a reading process to read a reading target to generate image data; a determination process to determine whether to transmit the image data to the data processing server according to at least one of available capacity information and capacity-related information; and a data transmission process to transmit the image data to the data processing server. A second controller of the data processing server is configured to perform: a payment-related process related to a fee payment for printing based on the image data. The first controller is configured to further perform, after the fee payment is completed: an acquisition process to acquire print data corresponding to the image data; and a printing process to form an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ayaka HOTTA, Haruka AZECHI, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230016418
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing device; and a data processing server. A first controller of the printing device is configured to perform: a reading process to read a reading target to generate image data; and a data transmission process to transmit the image data to the data processing server. A second controller of the data processing server is configured to perform: a data receiving process to receive the image data; a fee calculation process to calculate a fee to be charged for forming an image based on the image data; and a payment-related process related to a payment of the fee. The first controller is configured to further perform: an acquisition process to acquire print data corresponding to the image data after the payment of the fee is completed; and a printing process to form the image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ayaka HOTTA, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI, Tetsuya OKUNO, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230014463
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printer including a controller; and a contract processing server. The controller is configured to perform: determining, in response to receiving from an external device a print job including print data representing an image, whether authority information indicating an authority to print the image has been issued; and transmitting, in response to determining that the authority information has been issued, to the contract processing server an inquiry for determining whether the authority information is valid. The contract processing server is configured to perform: transmitting, in response to receiving the inquiry, a response to the controller. The controller is configured to further perform: determining, in response to receiving the response, whether the authority information is valid on the basis of the received response; and printing, in response to determining that the authority information is valid, the image on a print medium by controlling the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya OKUNO, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI, Ayaka HOTTA, Yushi DEURA
  • Publication number: 20230020402
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing mechanism. The printing mechanism is configured to perform printing. The printing system stores a plurality of print jobs in a storage, and receives selections of two or more print jobs to be executed as two or more target jobs from among the plurality of print jobs stored in the storage. The printing system determines a total fee to be charged for executing the two or more target jobs, and performs a settlement related process related to settlement of the determined total fee. The printing system executes the two or more target jobs to print images by using the printing mechanism in response to completion of settlement of the total fee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI, Yushi DEURA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Ayaka HOTTA
  • Publication number: 20230012082
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller receives a first e-mail from an external device. The first e-mail has a print file attached thereto and is addressed to a device e-mail address assigned to a printing device. The controller determines a fee to be charged for image formation based on the attached print file. The controller generates a second e-mail including: a first amount that is the amount of the determined fee; and a first URL for a payment page for paying the first amount. The controller transmits the generated second e-mail to the external device in reply to the received first e-mail. After payment of the first amount is completed through access to the first URL included in the transmitted second e-mail, the controller transmits to the external device either print data based on the print file or storage destination information for the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yushi DEURA, Shunsuke MINAMIKAWA, Tetsuya OKUNO, Haruka AZECHI, Ayaka HOTTA
  • Publication number: 20230001719
    Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi MIYASE, Yoshinori OSAKABE, Tsuyoshi KUWAYAMA, Jun MORIKAWA, Haruka AZECHI, Yasuo ONO, Yuto CHIBA
  • Patent number: 11465429
    Abstract: A first cover moves between a first closed position and a first open position. The first cover is located at another end of a housing when the first cover is located at the first closed position. A second cover moves between a second closed position and a second open position. The second cover is located closer to one end than the first cover is at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A first portion of a first conveyance path is formed between the first cover and the second cover at the first closed position and at the second closed position. A second portion of a second conveyance path is formed at a side of the second cover facing the one end at the second closed position. When the first cover opens the first portion, the second cover is located at the second closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba
  • Patent number: 11442394
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a casing having a front end and a rear end, a first tray, a first print engine, a second tray, a second print engine and a controller. The controller configured to perform: receiving first image data representing the first image and second image data representing the second image; executing a first process including a first conveying process and a first recording process; executing a second process including a second conveying process and a second recording process; determining whether an error has occurred in the second process; and in a case where the error has occurred in the second process, stopping the second process while continuing the first process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Miyase, Yoshinori Osakabe, Tsuyoshi Kuwayama, Yasuo Ono, Yuto Chiba, Jun Morikawa, Haruka Azechi