Patents by Inventor Hiroko Mori
Hiroko Mori 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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Patent number: 11791244Abstract: A semiconductor-module external terminal includes a bottom portion to be soldered and a terminal body vertically bent from the bottom portion, and the terminal body includes a first groove on a left end side and a second groove on a right end side of a bending portion which is bent immediately above the bottom portion, and the first groove and the second groove are asymmetrical with respect to a center line passing the terminal body in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SANSHA ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20220199495Abstract: A semiconductor-module external terminal includes a bottom portion to be soldered and a terminal body vertically bent from the bottom portion, and the terminal body includes a first groove on a left end side and a second groove on a right end side of a bending portion which is bent immediately above the bottom portion, and the first groove and the second groove are asymmetrical with respect to a center line passing the terminal body in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventor: Hiroko MORI
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Patent number: 10419628Abstract: The disclosure discloses printer including an attach/detach part and a control part. The control part executes a cable determination process. In the cable determination process, it is determined whether or not a first communication cable is attached to the attach/detach part. In accordance with a determination result, the control part selectively executes either an enabling process or a disabling process. In the enabling process, a communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is enabled. In the disabling instruction process, a disabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for disabling a communication bus to the first communication cable. In the disabling process, the communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is disabled. In the enabling instruction process, an enabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for enabling the communication bus to the first communication cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Patent number: 10394306Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a cradle control program for executing steps on a CPU of a cradle apparatus. In an attachment determination step, it is determined whether or not a printer is attached to an attach/detach part. In an information acquisition step, connection identification information of the printer is acquired in the case that it is determined the printer is attached. In a connection establishing step, a communication connection with an operation terminal via the connection part is established after acquiring the connection identification information in the information acquisition step. In an information transmission step, the connection identification information acquired is transmitted to the operation terminal after establishing the communication connection in the connection establishing step.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20190179400Abstract: The disclosure discloses A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing stores a cradle control program for executing steps on a CPU of a cradle apparatus. In an attachment determination step, it is determined whether or not a printer is attached to an attach/detach part. In an information acquisition step, connection identification information of the printer is acquired in the case that it is determined the printer is attached. In a connection establishing step, a communication connection with an operation terminal via the connection part is established after acquiring the connection identification information in the information acquisition step. In an information transmission step, the connection identification information acquired is transmitted to the operation terminal after establishing the communication connection in the connection establishing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20190182395Abstract: The disclosure discloses printer including an attach/detach part and a control part. The control part executes a cable determination process. In the cable determination process, it is determined whether or not a first communication cable is attached to the attach/detach part. In accordance with a determination result, the control part selectively executes either an enabling process or a disabling process. In the enabling process, a communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is enabled. In the disabling instruction process, a disabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for disabling a communication bus to the first communication cable. In the disabling process, the communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is disabled. In the enabling instruction process, an enabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for enabling the communication bus to the first communication cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventor: Hiroko Mori
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Patent number: 10084942Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a controller configured to perform: acquiring original image data representing an original image and corrected image data representing a corrected image, the corrected image data being generated by executing specific correction processing on the original image data; calculating a first index value and a second index value, the first index value relating to a color distribution of the original image by using the original image data, and the second index value relating to a color distribution of the corrected image by using the corrected image data; and determining which processing, among a plurality of processing candidates that are executable by the image processing apparatus, corresponds to the specific correction processing, based on comparison of the calculated first index value and the calculated second index value.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20180109699Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a controller configured to perform: acquiring original image data representing an original image and corrected image data representing a corrected image, the corrected image data being generated by executing specific correction processing on the original image data; calculating a first index value and a second index value, the first index value relating to a color distribution of the original image by using the original image data, and the second index value relating to a color distribution of the corrected image by using the corrected image data; and determining which processing, among a plurality of processing candidates that are executable by the image processing apparatus, corresponds to the specific correction processing, based on comparison of the calculated first index value and the calculated second index value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventor: Hiroko MORI
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Patent number: 9876942Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a controller configured to perform: acquiring original image data representing an original image and corrected image data representing a corrected image, the corrected image data being generated by executing specific correction processing on the original image data; calculating a first index value and a second index value, the first index value relating to a color distribution of the original image by using the original image data, and the second index value relating to a color distribution of the corrected image by using the corrected image data; and determining which processing, among a plurality of processing candidates that are executable by the image processing apparatus, corresponds to the specific correction processing, based on comparison of the calculated first index value and the calculated second index value.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Patent number: 9836974Abstract: An operation management center divides an operation area in which an on-demand bus operates into a plurality of predetermined sub-areas, and searches for candidate routes on which the on-demand bus travels for each divided sub-area. The center sets one of the retrieved routes as a basic route, and sets, as adjustment time for each divided sub-area, time required when the bus passes through a location separated from the basic route. Thus, by setting such adjustment time for each sub-area, and by using the adjustment time set for each sub-area, the center can determine an operation plan that takes into account an additional request while reducing an impact on the determined operation plan.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Kawamoto, Hiroko Mori, Hironobu Kitaoka
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Patent number: 9781308Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus, perform processes. The processes include registering, in a storage, a candidate color for each of a plurality of divided areas included in image data indicating an image on a sheet. The processes further include identifying, from among a plurality of pixels included in the image data, a target pixel based on a color value of the target pixel. The processes further include replacing the color value of the identified target pixel with a target color when a condition based on the color value of the identified target pixel and a color value of the target color is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhide Sawada, Hiroko Mori
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Patent number: 9699339Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including a reading device and a controller to control the reading device to execute a reading operation, is provided. The controller in the reading operation executes a leading edge detecting process, wherein a leading edge of an original sheet is detected from image data acquired through the reading device; a trailing edge detecting process, wherein a trailing edge of the original sheet is detected from the image data acquired through the reading device; a determining process, wherein one of the leading edge and the trailing edge to be used to correct the image data acquired through the reading device is determined based on conditions of the detected leading edge and the trailing edge; and a correcting process, wherein the image data is corrected by use of the determined one of the leading edge and the trailing edge determined in the determining process.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Patent number: 9628649Abstract: A scanning apparatus is controlled to extract edges of an original document from an image scanned by a scanning device, execute an end obtaining process which causes the scanning apparatus to obtain a leading end of the original document and a trailing end of the original document based on the edges extracted in the extraction process, an inclination obtaining process to obtain a first inclination of the leading end and a second inclination of the trailing end, and a determination process to determine that a rotational skew has occurred when a difference between the first inclination and the second inclination is greater than a rotational skew threshold, the rotational skew being a change of inclination of the original document during conveyance of the original document.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20160295076Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus, perform processes. The processes include registering, in a storage, a candidate color for each of a plurality of divided areas included in image data indicating an image on a sheet. The processes further include identifying, from among a plurality of pixels included in the image data, a target pixel based on a color value of the target pixel. The processes further include replacing the color value of the identified target pixel with a target color when a condition based on the color value of the identified target pixel and a color value of the target color is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Kazuhide Sawada, Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20160286089Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a controller configured to perform: acquiring original image data representing an original image and corrected image data representing a corrected image, the corrected image data being generated by executing specific correction processing on the original image data; calculating a first index value and a second index value, the first index value relating to a color distribution of the original image by using the original image data, and the second index value relating to a color distribution of the corrected image by using the corrected image data; and determining which processing, among a plurality of processing candidates that are executable by the image processing apparatus, corresponds to the specific correction processing, based on comparison of the calculated first index value and the calculated second index value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Hiroko MORI
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Publication number: 20160119494Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including a reading device and a controller to control the reading device to execute a reading operation, is provided. The controller in the reading operation executes a leading edge detecting process, wherein a leading edge of an original sheet is detected from image data acquired through the reading device; a trailing edge detecting process, wherein a trailing edge of the original sheet is detected from the image data acquired through the reading device; a determining process, wherein one of the leading edge and the trailing edge to be used to correct the image data acquired through the reading device is determined based on conditions of the detected leading edge and the trailing edge; and a correcting process, wherein the image data is corrected by use of the determined one of the leading edge and the trailing edge determined in the determining process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroko MORI
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Patent number: 9319546Abstract: A reading apparatus including a reading device, a sheet tray, a conveyer, a receiving device, and a control device configured to execute, when the receiving device receives a read instruction, a conveying process of causing the conveyer to start conveyance of a sheet, execute a reading process of causing the reading device to read an image of the sheet passing a reading position of the reading device, execute a stop determining process of determining whether a stop condition of the conveyer is satisfied, and execute, in response to determining that the stop condition is satisfied, a stopping process of causing a leading edge of a next sheet to be stopped in a specific position which is any position between the sheet tray and the reading position.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20160037008Abstract: A scanning apparatus is controlled to extract edges of an original document from an image scanned by a scanning device, execute an end obtaining process which causes the scanning apparatus to obtain a leading end of the original document and a trailing end of the original document based on the edges extracted in the extraction process, an inclination obtaining process to obtain a first inclination of the leading end and a second inclination of the trailing end, and a determination process to determine that a rotational skew has occurred when a difference between the first inclination and the second inclination is greater than a rotational skew threshold, the rotational skew being a change of inclination of the original document during conveyance of the original document.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroko MORI
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Patent number: 9241085Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a multi-value image as an obtained image; and a control device configured to: convert the obtained image into a first binary image; determine whether the first binary image is a blank paper image, on the basis of the first binary image; and output a binary image, the binary image outputting including: outputting the first binary image in a case where it is determined that the first binary image is not the blank paper image; and not outputting the first binary image in a case where it is determined that the first binary image is the blank paper image.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroko Mori
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Publication number: 20150228192Abstract: An operation management center divides an operation area in which an on-demand bus operates into a plurality of predetermined sub-areas, and searches for candidate routes on which the on-demand bus travels for each divided sub-area. The center sets one of the retrieved routes as a basic route, and sets, as adjustment time for each divided sub-area, time required when the bus passes through a location separated from the basic route. Thus, by setting such adjustment time for each sub-area, and by using the adjustment time set for each sub-area, the center can determine an operation plan that takes into account an additional request while reducing an impact on the determined operation plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2012Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki KAWAMOTO, Hiroko MORI, Hironobu KITAOKA