Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Asakura

Hirotaka Asakura 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).

  • Publication number: 20140038518
    Abstract: A communication device may establish both of first and second types of connections which are according to a particular protocol defined in an NFC standard. The first type of connection may be a connection in which the communication device operates as a server and an external device operates as a client. The second type of connection may be a connection in which the communication device operates as a client and the external device operates as a server. The communication device may receive, in accordance with a particular command of the particular protocol, first target data from the external device by using one connection of the first and second types of connections, and then sending, in accordance with the particular command of the particular protocol, second target data to the external device by using the other connection of the first type and the second type of connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirotaka Asakura
  • Publication number: 20140038519
    Abstract: A communication device may monitor an establishment of a first type of communication link between a communication device and an external device while the communication device is in a first state in which a P2P mode of an NFC standard is active and a first mode of the NFC standard is active. The communication device may send first data to the external device by using the first type of communication link. The first data may include a command for causing the external device to execute an activation of a particular application. The communication device may change the state of the communication device from the first state to a second state in which the P2P mode is active, and perform the two-way communication with the external device that operates the particular application by using a second type of communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotaka Asakura
  • Publication number: 20140009791
    Abstract: A communication device may communicate a first establishing command with an external device via a NFC interface so as to establish a first communication link, receive first target data from the external device via the NFC interface by using the first communication link, process a specific command included in the first target data so as to create second target data, select one type of disconnection method according to information included in the first target data from among plural types of disconnection methods for disconnecting the first communication link, and disconnect the first communication link by using the selected one type of disconnection method. The communication device may communicate a second establishing command with the external device via the NFC interface so as to establish a second communication link, and send the second target data to the external device via the NFC interface by using the second communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotaka Asakura
  • Publication number: 20130260682
    Abstract: A communication device may execute a wireless communication of object data with a mobile device via a first target network using a second type of interface after executing a sending process of sending a wireless setting, for causing the mobile device to belong the first target network, to the mobile device using a first type of interface in a case where the communication device is determined as currently belonging to the first target network, and execute the wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device via a second target network using the second type of interface after executing a specific process of causing both the communication device and the mobile device to belong to the second target network in a case where the communication device is determined as currently not belonging to the target network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Munehisa Matsuda, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130260684
    Abstract: An MFP establishes a first communication link L1 by receiving an activation command and sending an OK command. The MFP receives first target data from a portable device by using the first communication link. The MFP generates second target data by processing the first target data. After receiving the first target data, the MFP disconnects the first communication link. The MFP establishes a second communication link by receiving the activation command and sending the OK command. The MFP sends the second target data to the portable device by using the second communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Munehisa Matsuda, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130260683
    Abstract: A communication device may comprise a first type of interface and a second type of interface. The communication device may execute the communication of object data with a mobile device using the second type of interface after executing a specific process for causing the communication device to shift to a communication-enabled state, in a case where it is determined that the communication device is not currently in the communication-enabled state and execute the communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface without executing the specific process, in a case where it is determined that the communication device is currently in the communication-enabled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Munehisa Matsuda, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130260818
    Abstract: A communication device may execute a specific wireless communication of object data via a first wireless network with a mobile device using a second type of interface after executing a specific process of sending a first wireless setting for causing the mobile device to belong to the first wireless network using a first type of interface in a first case where the communication device operates in a first state which is a parent station state or a child station state in the first wireless network and execute the specific wireless communication of the object data with the mobile device using the second type of interface after executing another process different from the specific process in a second case where the communication device operates in a second state which is different from the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Munehisa Matsuda, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130260819
    Abstract: In a case where a communication device belongs to a first wireless network for the communication device to execute a wireless communication, the communication device may execute using a wireless communication with a mobile device via the first wireless network after sending to the mobile device a first wireless setting. The first wireless setting may be for the mobile device to belong to the first wireless network and include a password. In a case where the communication device belongs to a second wireless network for the communication device to execute a wireless communication, the communication device may execute a wireless communication with the mobile device via the second wireless network after sending to the mobile device a second wireless setting. The second wireless setting may be for the mobile device to belong to the second wireless network and not including the password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Munehisa Matsuda, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130258390
    Abstract: In a case where a first information including an execution request of a specific function via a first type of interface is received, a function executing device may execute a change process for changing an interface for communicating with a terminal device from the first type of interface to a second type of interface in a case where a state of the function executing device is determined as a non-error state. The function executing device may not execute the change process in a case where the state of the function executing device is determined as an error state. The specific function may include a communication process for communicating object data with the terminal device. The function executing device may execute the specific function including the communication process via the second type of interface in a case where the change process is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Munehisa Matsuda, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100185955
    Abstract: Included are a receiving unit and a screen resolution mediation means. The receiving unit receives window image data as image data of windows on virtual screens and screen resolution signals of the virtual screens from a plurality of computer devices. When it is determined, based on the screen resolution signals received by the receiving unit, that virtual screens of the plurality of computer devices have different resolutions, the screen resolution mediation means sends screen resolution mediation signals for mediating between the screen resolutions of the virtual screens to a plurality of computer devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Kato, Hirotaka Asakura, Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 7576845
    Abstract: A three-dimensional color and shape measuring device is provided which measures a color and a three-dimensional shape of an object based on an image signal acquired by picking up an image of the object to be measured by the same image pick-up part. The device includes a correction part configured to convert the image signal into a color measuring image signal by a first correction in accordance with a first gray scale characteristic and to convert the image signal into a shape-measuring image signal by a second correction in accordance with a second gray scale characteristic; and a color and shape extracting part which is configured to restore a three dimensional image of the object by using a three-dimensional model on which a three dimensional shape of the object is restored based on the shape-measuring image signal and a color of the object is restored based on the color-measuring image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asakura, Kenji Natsuhara
  • Publication number: 20090153751
    Abstract: In a case where display of an image is terminated in a predetermined display region and, then, the image is generated again based on an application program corresponding to the image of which the display is terminated, the image is generated in a region other than the predetermined display region without being projected in a visually recognizable manner. A terminal apparatus generates image data based on an application program, and terminates display of an image based on the image data. An image projection apparatus acquires a plurality of pieces of image data of images in predetermined display regions of a plurality of terminal apparatuses, combines the plurality of pieces of image data to generate composite image data, and projects an image based on the composite image data. The terminal apparatus may change a display position of the image to a display region other than the predetermined display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asakura, Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20090046301
    Abstract: A three-dimensional color and shape measuring device is provided to measure a color and a three-dimensional shape of an object to be measured with accuracy. A three-dimensional color and shape measuring device measures a color and a three-dimensional shape of an object to be measured based on an image signal acquired by picking up an image of the object to be measured by the same image pick-up part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Asakura, Kenji Natsuhara
  • Patent number: 5776348
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for the analysis of mineral precipitate formation, and for the identification of compounds that affect mineral precipitation. The invention also provides methods and compositions for inhibiting formation of mineral precipitates, especially of mineral precipitates including struvite and/or calcium phosphate. Furthermore, the invention provides methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of struvite kidney stones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremy D. Selengut, William H. Orme-Johnson, Stephen P. Dretler, Hirotaka Asakura