Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Nampo
Hiromichi Nampo 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: 11954384Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for a terminal device including a processor. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform: generating a plurality of sets of label data for creating a plurality of print labels, each set of label data including print data and attribute specification information; acquiring a plurality of sets of medium type information for a plurality of printing devices, each set of medium type information indicating a type of a printing medium mounted in the corresponding printing device; determining a plurality of output destinations for the plurality of sets of print data from among the plurality of printing devices on the basis of the plurality of sets of label data and the plurality of sets of medium type information; and transmitting each of the plurality of sets of print data to the corresponding output destination.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu Fukui, Ryuichi Kanda, Koichi Kondo, Hiromichi Nampo
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Publication number: 20240086127Abstract: A printer includes: a print head configured to perform printing; and a controller configured to control the print head, wherein the controller executes: code acquisition process of acquiring code information obtained from an identification code, specifying process of specifying, based on the code information, first print data and second print data different from the first print data, and printing process of printing a first label based on the first print data specified in the specifying process and printing a second label based on the second print data specified in the specifying process by controlling the print head.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Patent number: 11868830Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller. The controller acquires an appearance image configured of a plurality of colors, identifies the plurality of colors configuring the acquired appearance image, and specifying a plurality of printing medium types based on the plurality of identified colors. The plurality of printing medium types includes a first printing medium type and a second printing medium type. The controller generates a first print dataset and a second print dataset by using the appearance image. The first print dataset corresponds to the specified first printing medium type. The second print dataset corresponds to the specified second printing medium type.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromichi Nampo, Koichi Kondo, Tomoyasu Fukui, Ryuichi Kanda
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Publication number: 20230398794Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions including: (a) generating; (b) generating; (c) setting; and (d) displaying. The (a) generating generates a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state. The (b) generating generates a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels. Each medium type information indicates a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding print label. The (c) setting sets a layering order for the plurality of print labels. The (d) displaying displays a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display. The plurality of sets of medium type information is arranged in the layering order for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Ryuichi Kanda, Tomoyasu Fukui, Koichi Kondo, Hiromichi Nampo, Michihiko Furuhashi
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Patent number: 11760108Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions including: (a) generating; (b) generating; (c) setting; and (d) displaying. The (a) generating generates a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state. The (b) generating generates a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels. Each medium type information indicates a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding print label. The (c) setting sets a layering order for the plurality of print labels. The (d) displaying displays a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display. The plurality of sets of medium type information is arranged in the layering order for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuichi Kanda, Tomoyasu Fukui, Koichi Kondo, Hiromichi Nampo, Michihiko Furuhashi
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Patent number: 11630615Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a computer provided in a terminal device. The set of program instructions includes receiving a print start operation to start printing images represented by first and second sets of print data. The first set of print data represents a first print image correlated with a first print medium type. The second set of print data represents a second print image correlated with a second print medium type. The set of program instructions include transmitting the first set of print data, and transmitting the second set of print data to the printer. The second print image is to be printed after the first print image is printed. The transmitting the second set of print data is performed before the printer complete printing the first print image.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Kondo, Tomoyasu Fukui, Ryuichi Kanda, Hiromichi Nampo, Michihiko Furuhashi
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Publication number: 20220398053Abstract: A label image generation device generates label images corresponding to labels for creating composite labels. In each composite label, a label created from a first printing medium and a label created from a second printing medium are overlaid. A control device generates first and second label images to be formed on the first printing medium, and a third label image to be formed on the second printing medium. The control device displays a first composite image and a second composite image. In the first composite image, the first and third label images are overlaid. In the second composite image, the second and third label images are overlaid. The control device controls a printing mechanism to perform printing for creating the first number of first labels, the second number of second labels, and the third number of third labels. The third number depends on both the first and second numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Tomoyasu FUKUI, Ryuichi KANDA, Hiromichi NAMPO, Koichi KONDO
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Publication number: 20220327337Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller. The controller acquires an appearance image configured of a plurality of colors, identifies the plurality of colors configuring the acquired appearance image, and specifying a plurality of printing medium types based on the plurality of identified colors. The plurality of printing medium types includes a first printing medium type and a second printing medium type. The controller generates a first print dataset and a second print dataset by using the appearance image. The first print dataset corresponds to the specified first printing medium type. The second print dataset corresponds to the specified second printing medium type.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Hiromichi NAMPO, Koichi KONDO, Tomoyasu FUKUI, Ryuichi KANDA
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Publication number: 20220261195Abstract: In an information processing device, a processor is configured to perform: acquiring; displaying; receiving; and identifying. The acquiring acquires from a memory a single set of template data for a composite label. The single set of template data includes a plurality of sets of image data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels and representing respective ones of a plurality of label images. The single composite label is to be created using the plurality of print labels. The displaying displays on a display a composite label image in which the plurality of label images is superimposed on each other. The receiving receives a designating operation on the composite label image via an operating interface. The designating operation targeting a target label image. The identifying identifies target image data corresponding to the target label image from among the plurality of sets of image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Tomoyasu FUKUI, Ryuichi KANDA, Koichi KONDO, Hiromichi NAMPO
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Publication number: 20220035584Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for a terminal device including a processor. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform: generating a plurality of sets of label data for creating a plurality of print labels, each set of label data including print data and attribute specification information; acquiring a plurality of sets of medium type information for a plurality of printing devices, each set of medium type information indicating a type of a printing medium mounted in the corresponding printing device; determining a plurality of output destinations for the plurality of sets of print data from among the plurality of printing devices on the basis of the plurality of sets of label data and the plurality of sets of medium type information; and transmitting each of the plurality of sets of print data to the corresponding output destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Tomoyasu Fukui, Ryuichi Kanda, Koichi Kondo, Hiromichi Nampo
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Publication number: 20220035579Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a computer provided in a terminal device. The set of program instructions includes receiving a print start operation to start printing images represented by first and second sets of print data. The first set of print data represents a first print image correlated with a first print medium type. The second set of print data represents a second print image correlated with a second print medium type. The set of program instructions include transmitting the first set of print data, and transmitting the second set of print data to the printer. The second print image is to be printed after the first print image is printed. The transmitting the second set of print data is performed before the printer complete printing the first print image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Koichi Kondo, Tomoyasu Fukui, Ryuichi Kanda, Hiromichi Nampo, Michihiko Furuhashi
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Publication number: 20220032652Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions including: (a) generating; (b) generating; (c) setting; and (d) displaying. The (a) generating generates a plurality of sets of print data corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of print labels used in an overlaid state. The (b) generating generates a plurality of sets of medium type information for respective ones of the plurality of print labels. Each medium type information indicates a type of a printing medium used for creating a corresponding print label. The (c) setting sets a layering order for the plurality of print labels. The (d) displaying displays a list of the plurality of sets of medium type information on a display. The plurality of sets of medium type information is arranged in the layering order for the plurality of print labels corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of sets of medium type information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Ryuichi Kanda, Tomoyasu Fukui, Koichi Kondo, Hiromichi Nampo, Michihiko Furuhashi
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Patent number: 11216224Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a transporter; a print device; a communication interface performing a wireless communication with a plurality of external devices; a storage; and a controller performing: registering device information of specific external device in the storage; determining whether the device information of one external device newly connected to the printing apparatus is registered in the storage; when it is determined that the device information is not registered, making connection to the one external device a suspension state; prompting the external device registered in the storage to confirm whether to release the suspension state of the one external device; receiving a notification from the external device registered; and in a case the received notification indicates releasing permission of the suspension state, releasing the suspension state in the one external device.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Patent number: 11119715Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a conveyor configured to convey a print medium; a printing unit configured to perform printing with respect to the print medium; a communication unit configured to perform mutually recognizable wireless communication; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute: detecting the number of an external apparatus which is in a paring state of communicating or of standing by to communicate, with the printing apparatus, via the communication unit and by the mutually recognizable wireless communication, and controlling of the conveyor and the printing unit so as to print, on the print medium, an image of which number corresponds to the detected number of the external apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Patent number: 10970009Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an operation mechanism; a communication interface that communicates with an operation terminal; and a controller. The controller performs: determining whether a transmission request instruction is received from the operation terminal; when the controller determines that the transmission request instruction is received, obtaining operation information; determining whether an error event has been caused in at least one of the controller and the operation mechanism; and when the controller determines that the error event has been caused, transmitting an error report including a type of the caused error event, to the operation terminal via the communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Publication number: 20210096791Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a transporter; a print device; a communication interface performing a wireless communication with a plurality of external devices; a storage; and a controller performing: registering device information of specific external device in the storage; determining whether the device information of one external device newly connected to the printing apparatus is registered in the storage; when it is determined that the device information is not registered, making connection to the one external device a suspension state; prompting the external device registered in the storage to confirm whether to release the suspension state of the one external device; receiving a notification from the external device registered; and in a case the received notification indicates releasing permission of the suspension state, releasing the suspension state in the one external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Publication number: 20200310729Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: a conveyor configured to convey a print medium; a printing unit configured to perform printing with respect to the print medium; a communication unit configured to perform mutually recognizable wireless communication; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute: detecting the number of an external apparatus which is in a paring state of communicating or of standing by to communicate, with the printing apparatus, via the communication unit and by the mutually recognizable wireless communication, and controlling of the conveyor and the printing unit so as to print, on the print medium, an image of which number corresponds to the detected number of the external apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Hiromichi NAMPO
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Patent number: 10632767Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer includes a controller. The controller performs a first feed control process, a temperature-difference calculation process, and a first printing speed determination process. In the first feed control process, in a state where an energizing device does not perform energization to the heating element, the driving device is controlled to perform non-energization feeding while causing a thermal head to contact a print-receiving medium. In the temperature-difference calculation process, during execution of the non-energization feeding, a first deviation between two of the head temperatures which are respectively detected by the first temperature detecting device at different timings is calculated. In the first printing speed determination process, the printing speed is determined on the basis of the first deviation.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Publication number: 20200097219Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an operation mechanism; a communication interface that communicates with an operation terminal; and a controller. The controller performs: determining whether a transmission request instruction is received from the operation terminal; when the controller determines that the transmission request instruction is received, obtaining operation information; determining whether an error event has been caused in at least one of the controller and the operation mechanism; and when the controller determines that the error event has been caused, transmitting an error report including a type of the caused error event, to the operation terminal via the communication interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Hiromichi Nampo
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Patent number: 10583667Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including a feeder, a printing, a communication device, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a temperature reception process and a printing control process. In the temperature reception process, first temperature data is received. The first temperature data is broadcast-transmitted from at least one other printer and corresponds to a first temperature inside the other printer. In the printing control process, a feeder and a printing head are controlled on the basis of the first temperature data to form a print on a printing medium and thereby generate a printed matter.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiromichi Nampo