Patents by Inventor Kanako Hamano

Kanako Hamano 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: 5532841
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a plurality of image reading units, each reading an image and converting the read image into image data, and a main controlling unit for receiving image data through a communication line and transmitting the received image data through another communication line to another facsimile apparatus of a destination. In the main controlling unit of the facsimile apparatus, a selector selects one of the image reading units, and a communication line connection controller connects the main controlling unit through the communication line with the selected one of the image reading units. Further, a data receiver receives image data from one of the image reading units cconnected throught the comunication line by the communication line connection controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Nakajima, Hideo Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kanako Hamano
  • Patent number: 5465172
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus for reading an image of an original while transporting the original from an original tray to an image reading position. When an original once read has to be read again due to some trouble, the original is automatically transported to an original tray provided upstream of the reading position so that the original can be automatically read again without operator intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigenobu Fukushima, Munehiro Nakatani, Hideo Muramatsu, Toshio Tsuboi, Hiroaki Hamano, Kanako Hamano
  • Patent number: 5289290
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention includes a detecting device for detecting that originals are placed on a placing portion, a transmitting destination setting device for setting a destination to which the images of the originals placed on the placing portion are transmitted, a reading device for reading images of the originals placed on the placing portion to output an image signal, transmitting device for transmitting the image signal outputted from the reading device to the set destination, a mode specifying device for specifying a mode in which after transmitting the image signal of the first group of originals placed on the placing portion, an image signal of the second group of originals placed on the placing portion different from the first group of originals is transmitted to the same transmission destination as the first originals, and controlling device for controlling the transmitting device so that an image signal of the placed originals is transmitted to the destination when
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Akio Nakajima, Hideo Muramatsu, Kanako Hamano
  • Patent number: 5262851
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus capable of processing the image information receiving from a particular transmitter in a mode different from the usual mode of processing image information receiving to distinguish the communication from the particular transmitter from those transmitted by others immediately. For example, the image information receiving from the particular transmitter is recorded on different kind of paper from usual image information recording paper, or recorded in different color from usual image information recording color, or the paper recorded the image information from particular transmitter is discharged onto different tray from the tray onto which usual image information recording paper is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Munehiro Nakatani, Hideo Muramatsu, Toshio Tsuboi, Hiroaki Hamano, Shigenobu Fukushima, Kanako Hamano
  • Patent number: 5224157
    Abstract: There is disclosed a management system comprising an information management apparatus for managing maintenance information of image forming apparatuses, and a transmitter connected to the image forming apparatuses. In the management system, the transmitter transmits the maintenance information to the information management apparatus through a telephone line and an exchange unit, and a line controller connects the telephone to the telephone line so as to speak using the telephone normally, and further, cancels the connection of the telephone to the telephone line and connects the transmitter to the telephone line when the transmitter transmits the maintenance information to the information management apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokazu Yamada, Kanako Hamano, Hideo Ito
  • Patent number: 5128762
    Abstract: A facsimile machine has a paper discharge tray, and a device for shifting image-carrying recording paper as placed on the discharge tray. The recording paper further carries information relating to senders as recorded on a leading end margin thereof. The shifting device is operable for shifting the recording paper in the direction of paper discharge in timed relation to an operation for recording each series of image data. Consequently, the recording paper is sorted on the discharge tray for visual identification of the senders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Muramatsu, Munehiro Nakatani, Hiroaki Hamamo, Shigenobu Fukushima, Toshio Tsuboi, Kanako Hamano
  • Patent number: 5121221
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus comprising a document image reader for forming an image data corresponding to a document image; a data processor having multiple data processing modes for processing the image data with a mode selected; a memory having multiple memory areas, each of which stores information on a facsimile apparatus of an addressee, the above information comprising at least a line number and an addressee data processing mode; a data processor is controlled to process the image data with the data processing mode related with an addressee that has been selected; and a transmitter for transmitting the image data processed by the data processing means to the addressee selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Hamano, Hideo Muramatsu, Shigenobu Fukushina, Toshio Tsuboi, Kanako Hamano
  • Patent number: 5057937
    Abstract: A facsimile device, which receives picture data of an original document, which is constituted by a plurality of data lines, through a telephone line and records the received picture data onto a record sheet, has a counting device for counting the number of the received data lines, an operation device for comparing the number of the data lines with a predetermined value and evaluating the number of data lines exceeding the predetermined value as an excess number, a determination device for determining whether each of the received data lines is valid or invalid picture data, a data processing device for removing the data lines that are invalid picture data, the number of which corresponds to the excess number, out of the received data lines in accordance with the determination by the determination device, and a recording device for recording the remaining received data lines processed by the data processing device onto the record sheet. A processing method is also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Muramatsu, Munehiro Nakatani, Hiroaki Hamano, Shigenobu Fukushima, Toshio Tsuboi, Kanako Hamano, Yoshiyuki Kurahashi, Masanori Yamamoto