Patents by Inventor Junko Sato

Junko Sato 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: 7495789
    Abstract: The claimed invention is directed to an information processing apparatus for adding additional information to each page of a document. The apparatus includes a print setup unit for setting a binding position for a document, an additional information setup unit for setting a position of additional information to be added to each page of the document, and a rendering unit for rendering the additional information at an appropriate position on the basis of the position set by the additional information setup unit. When the additional information setup unit sets a relative position to a binding position, a rendering position of the additional information is determined for each page in accordance with the set relative position and the binding position set by the print setup unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junko Sato
  • Publication number: 20090023941
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl 3-methyl-2-butenoate industrially advantageously in a high yield. More particularly, the present invention provides a method of producing 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl 3-methyl-2-butenoate represented by the following formula (IV): which comprises reacting 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-ol with an organic sulfonyl halide in the presence of a basic substance to give a sulfonate compound represented by the following formula (III): wherein R is a hydrocarbon group, and reacting the obtained sulfonate compound with senecionic acid in the presence of a basic substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuji Ujita, Junko Sato, Takashi Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20090006951
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to create a template for print settings used for printing a document based on an existing document. To achieve the object, the present invention is capable of registering the print settings for a document being currently edited as template information and reading the registered template information as print settings for the document being currently edited or a new document. Thus, in the present invention, the print settings for an existing document can be utilized as print settings for printing a document. More preferably, the contents of a registered template can be edited. More preferably, a document in the present invention has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; and, when a template is registered, the print settings made for the entire tree structure are registered as the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuo MORI, Junko SATO
  • Publication number: 20080316517
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with printers includes: an application to set printing setting information as a document to be printed; a printer driver to generate printing data by employing the printing setting information specified by the application and the document; a determining unit to determine whether the printing setting information to be set using the printer driver is included in the printing setting information set using the application, using selected printer attributes and printing setting information set using the application; and a display to display information relating to printing settings to be set using the printer driver of the selected printer in a case the determining unit determines that the printing setting information to be set using the printer driver is included. If a printer is selected which cannot be controlled by a binding application, the binding application displays items to be set with a printer driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junko Sato
  • Patent number: 7456984
    Abstract: This invention has as its object to allow a print system having a middle insert print function to insert an index sheet without billing for it. According to a preferred embodiment, when it is set to insert an index sheet, a print application (305) executes a non-billing command transmission preparation process (step S603). Upon completion of the preparation process, the print application transmits a non-billing command to a printer (step S604). The print application then executes an index sheet output process (step S606). The printer excludes the index sheet from sheets to be billed in accordance with the received non-billing command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Nishikawa, Junichiro Kizaki, Yasuo Mori, Junko Sato, Takuya Miyazato
  • Publication number: 20080266596
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates print data interpretable by a printing apparatus and transmits the generated print data to the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set information identifying a positional relationship between a tab portion of a first tab sheet and a tab portion of a second tab sheet in a state where the first and second tab sheets are stacked, if usage of the tab sheets is designated, wherein the tab sheet is a tab-attached printing paper to be inserted between printing papers based on print data of document information. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a print start position of a character string to be printed on the tab portion of the first tab sheet and the tab portion of the second tab sheet according to the information identifying the positional relationship set by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junko Sato
  • Patent number: 7426057
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to create a template for print settings used for printing a document based on an existing document. To achieve the object, the present invention is capable of registering the print settings for a document being currently edited as template information and reading the registered template information as print settings for the document being currently edited or a new document. Thus, in the present invention, the print settings for an existing document can be utilized as print settings for printing a document. More preferably, the contents of a registered template can be edited. More preferably, a document in the present invention has a tree structure with pages as leaves; print settings can be made for each subtree; and, when a template is registered, the print settings made for the entire tree structure are registered as the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Mori, Junko Sato
  • Patent number: 7379950
    Abstract: A document processing technique which provides an editing function of, e.g., combining separately created document files into one document file is disclosed. When an instruction to insert the second document file to the first document file displayed in the display region is input, candidates for the insertion method of the second document file in inserting the second document file to the first document file are presented in accordance with the input instruction. The second document file is inserted to the first document file on the basis of the insertion method selected from the presented candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junko Sato, Junichiro Kizaki, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yasuo Mori, Takuya Miyazato
  • Patent number: 7371598
    Abstract: The invention includes a first step for forming a first conductive layer composed of a high melting point metal to be in contact with an insulating layer; and a second step for forming a second conductive layer by discharging a composition containing a conductive material so as to be in contact with the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is formed prior to forming the second conductive layer by droplet discharging, and hence, adhesiveness and peel resistance of the second conductive layer are improved. Furthermore, the insulating layer is covered with the first conductive layer, thereby preventing damage or destruction of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Junko Sato
  • Publication number: 20080067592
    Abstract: The invention includes a first step for forming a first conductive layer composed of a high melting point metal to be in contact with an insulating layer; and a second step for forming a second conductive layer by discharging a composition containing a conductive material so as to be in contact with the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is formed prior to forming the second conductive layer by droplet discharging, and hence, adhesiveness and peel resistance of the second conductive layer are improved. Furthermore, the insulating layer is covered with the first conductive layer, thereby preventing damage or destruction of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu NAKAMURA, Junko SATO
  • Publication number: 20070229903
    Abstract: Bleed widths are set for finishing pages. Bleed regions including the finishing pages are determined based on the set bleed widths for the finishing pages, and the size of the finishing page. The allocation of manuscript data is determined to align the center of the manuscript data to be allocated to that of each determined bleed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junko Sato
  • Publication number: 20070229902
    Abstract: Bleed widths are set for finishing pages. An imposition method that requires to execute binding processing of sheets is set. Bleed regions including the finishing pages are determined based on the set bleed widths for the finishing pages, and the size of the finishing page. The allocation of manuscript data is so determined as to align the center of the manuscript data to be allocated to that of a bleed region on the side to undergo the binding processing of the determined bleed regions, based on the setting contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junko SATO
  • Patent number: 7203898
    Abstract: A document processing technique using a computer having an application program for creating application data and a layout program for performing layout processing of document data is provided. A document processing method according to the present invention includes a conversion step of converting application data created by the application program into document data processible by the layout program, in response to an instruction from the application program, and a control step of controlling to open the document data obtained in conversion processing, by the layout program in response to conversion processing in the conversion step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Miyazato, Junichiro Kizaki, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yasuo Mori, Junko Sato
  • Patent number: 7103837
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing system having a print preview function for displaying a preview of the printed state of a document before the document is printed. If a double-sided printing function has been set by a user interface for setting various print functions for a document, a preview of front and back pages is displayed with the spacing between the front and back pages narrowed or the display positions thereof made different from each other in such a manner that pairs of front and back pages may be recognized at a glance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junko Sato
  • Publication number: 20060193303
    Abstract: A radio network controller disposed on a network, for implementing effective use of bands in use considering the characteristics of the use form of the users, not by physical expansion, the radio network controller having a user resource management section for managing information for characterizing a user connected to the radio network controller, a plurality of user signal data conversion sections for performing conversion processing of the user signal data respectively, and a resource control section for performing resource control for securing bands for the plurality of user signal data conversion sections, wherein the resource control section secures a band appropriate for the characteristics of the user by controlling the shift of calls among the plurality of user signal data conversion sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Junko Sato, Masanobu Shigyo, Shinji Ohisi, Yuichiro Oishi, Tatsuhiko Takata
  • Publication number: 20060075339
    Abstract: According to this invention, a document processing apparatus capable of editing document information includes an operation instruction input unit which can input an operation instruction to be saved, an operation instruction save unit which saves the operation instruction input by the operation instruction input unit together with document information, an operation instruction display unit which displays an image corresponding to the saved operation instruction, and an operation instruction execution unit which reads out, when the image displayed on the operation instruction display unit is designated, an operation instruction corresponding to the image from the operation instruction save unit, and executes the operation instruction for the document information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Makoto Tomita, Junko Sato, Satoshi Tanaka, Yuki Kusakabe, Tsuyoshi Itami
  • Publication number: 20060075338
    Abstract: According to this invention, a document processing apparatus capable of creating document information including attribute information and page content information from electronic data created by an application program, includes a storage unit which stores, as part of document information, original document information for specifying electronic data as a source of the document information, an update instruction unit which allows a user to instruct regeneration of the document information, and an update unit which creates content information of the document information from electronic data specified by using the original document information and replaces the content information included in the document information with the created content information, in accordance with an instruction issued through the update instruction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Yuki Kusakabe, Makoto Tomita, Junko Sato, Satoshi Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Itami
  • Publication number: 20060046476
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor region having a desired shape, and also provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with few variations. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which can reduce the cost with a small number of materials and with high yield. According to the present invention, after a semiconductor film is partially oxidized to form an oxide layer, the semiconductor film is etched using the oxide layer as a mask to form a semiconductor region having a desired shape, and thereafter a semiconductor device using the semiconductor region is manufactured. Thus, a semiconductor region having a desired shape can be formed in a predetermined position without using a known photolithography step using a resist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Junko Sato
  • Publication number: 20060046512
    Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor layer having a fine shape is provided. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with few variations is provided. In addition, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a high yield is provided where the cost can be reduced with few materials. According to the invention, a semiconductor film is partially irradiated with a laser beam to form an insulating layer, and the semiconductor film is etched using the insulating film as a mask so as to form a semiconductor layer having a desired shape. Then, the semiconductor layer is used to manufacture a semiconductor device. According to the invention, a semiconductor layer having a fine shape can be formed in a predetermined position without using a known photolithography step using a resist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Hiroko Yamamoto, Junko Sato
  • Publication number: 20050289460
    Abstract: According to this invention, bookbinding data containing pages created by respective applications can be constructed regardless of the type of application. Even when one or more desired pages contained in bookbinding data are selected, image editing is designated, but a non-image page exists in the selected pages, the non-image page can be excluded from editing targets, and the process can shift to image editing. For this purpose, when a plurality of pages are selected and image editing is designated, whether each selected page is an editable image page is determined. An editable page is temporarily stored. After all the selected pages are determined, an image editing application is activated to edit stored editable image pages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Tomita, Koji Nakagiri, Yasuo Mori, Junko Sato, Wataru Kanaya, Michiko Kanaya