Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Ogawa

Kazuaki Ogawa 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: 20240104637
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for a terminal device. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processor of the terminal device, may cause the terminal device to: display a predetermined screen related to a printing device on a display unit of the terminal device; and in a case where a predetermined instruction for purchasing a consumable article for the printing device is received from a user while the predetermined screen is displayed on the display unit, display service-related information related to a service provided by a vendor of the printing device on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuaki OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240070564
    Abstract: A travel plan generation device according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a generation unit that generates a travel plan for traveling a plurality of points by a plurality of mobile bodies by performing, at each output step, processing of selecting any one point out of the plurality of points and any one mobile body out of the plurality of mobile bodies by using a recurrent neural network configured to output visiting probabilities at the plurality of points and use probabilities of the plurality of mobile bodies when point information regarding the plurality of points and mobile body information regarding the plurality of mobile bodies are input, and an output unit that outputs the travel plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki AKASHI, Shunsuke KANAI, Manami OGAWA, Yusuke NAKANO, Zhao WANG
  • Patent number: 11720768
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a hardware processor communicably connected with a printing device and a user interface. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform one or more printing processes. Each printing process includes, after obtaining a data selection instruction via the user interface, obtaining a print instruction corresponding to the data selection instruction via the user interface. Each printing process further includes starting generating the print data using target image data selected based on the data selection instruction, after obtaining the data selection instruction and before obtaining the print instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuaki Ogawa, Longlong Ruan
  • Publication number: 20220284248
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a hardware processor communicably connected with a printing device and a user interface. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform one or more printing processes. Each printing process includes, after obtaining a data selection instruction via the user interface, obtaining a print instruction corresponding to the data selection instruction via the user interface. Each printing process further includes starting generating the print data using target image data selected based on the data selection instruction, after obtaining the data selection instruction and before obtaining the print instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuaki OGAWA, Longlong RUAN
  • Patent number: 11405526
    Abstract: According to an information transmission app, a CPU of an information processing terminal is configured to obtain connection information of an access point of wireless network and determine whether there exists an electronic device having completed the setup. When determining that there exists an electronic device having completed the setup, the CPU determines whether to transmit the connection information to an other electronic device. Further, when determining that there exists the first electronic device having completed the setup or when determining that the connection information is to be transmitted to the other electronic device, the CPU transmits the connection information to the other electronic device, and when determining that that the connection information is not to be transmitted, the CPU does not transmits the connection information. The other electronic device completes the setup using the connection information transmitted from the information processing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuaki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11258942
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus performs: receiving a first selection operation of selecting a shot image; acquiring a first characteristic amount relating to a shape of at least one of the shot image and an object included in the shot image; acquiring a second characteristic amount relating to a shape of a frame included in each of a plurality of templates; controlling a display to display a selection screen for selecting one template, the selection screen showing, as a particular template, a template including a frame of the second characteristic amount indicative of a shape corresponding to the first characteristic amount such that the particular template is distinguishable from a template other than the particular template; receiving a second selection operation of selecting a selection template on the selection screen; creating a composite image by combining the shot image with a frame included in the selection template; and outputting the composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuaki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11252768
    Abstract: A terminal device may acquire a first identifier identifying a first AP from an OS program in a case where a first wireless connection has been established with the first AP, send a search instruction to a communication device using a second wireless connection in a case where the second wireless connection is established with the communication device, receive search result information including N identifiers identifying N access points from the communication device, and determine whether the first identifier exists in the N identifiers. The terminal device may send a first connection instruction including the first identifier to the communication device in a case where it is determined that the first identifier exists, and send a second connection instruction including a second identifier to the communication device in a case where it is determined that the first identifier does not exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoya Tsuji, Kazuaki Ogawa, Longlong Ruan
  • Publication number: 20210306521
    Abstract: According to an information transmission app, a CPU of an information processing terminal is configured to obtain connection information of an access point of wireless network and determine whether there exists an electronic device having completed the setup. When determining that there exists an electronic device having completed the setup, the CPU determines whether to transmit the connection information to an other electronic device. Further, when determining that there exists the first electronic device having completed the setup or when determining that the connection information is to be transmitted to the other electronic device, the CPU transmits the connection information to the other electronic device, and when determining that that the connection information is not to be transmitted, the CPU does not transmits the connection information. The other electronic device completes the setup using the connection information transmitted from the information processing terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuaki OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210100045
    Abstract: A terminal device may acquire a first identifier identifying a first AP from an OS program in a case where a first wireless connection has been established with the first AP, send a search instruction to a communication device using a second wireless connection in a case where the second wireless connection is established with the communication device, receive search result information including N identifiers identifying N access points from the communication device, and determine whether the first identifier exists in the N identifiers. The terminal device may send a first connection instruction including the first identifier to the communication device in a case where it is determined that the first identifier exists, and send a second connection instruction including a second identifier to the communication device in a case where it is determined that the first identifier does not exist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoya TSUJI, Kazuaki OGAWA, Longlong RUAN
  • Publication number: 20200280675
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus performs: receiving a first selection operation of selecting a shot image; acquiring a first characteristic amount relating to a shape of at least one of the shot image and an object included in the shot image; acquiring a second characteristic amount relating to a shape of a frame included in each of a plurality of templates; controlling a display to display a selection screen for selecting one template, the selection screen showing, as a particular template, a template including a frame of the second characteristic amount indicative of a shape corresponding to the first characteristic amount such that the particular template is distinguishable from a template other than the particular template; receiving a second selection operation of selecting a selection template on the selection screen; creating a composite image by combining the shot image with a frame included in the selection template; and outputting the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Kazuaki Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9124822
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Otsuka, Kazuaki Ogawa, Taichi Natori, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasunori Koshino, Hitomi Kamiya, Yoshinori Toumiya, Tadayuki Dofuku, Ina Hori, Takayuki Shoya, Yukihiro Sayama, Masaya Shimoji, Yoshikazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130235230
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Otsuka, Kazuaki Ogawa, Taichi Natori, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasunori Koshino, Hitomi Kamiya, Yoshinori Toumiya, Tadayuki Dofuku, Ina Hori, Takayuki Shoya, Yukihiro Sayama, Masaya Shimoji, Yoshikazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8432010
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Otsuka, Kazuaki Ogawa, Taichi Natori, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasunori Koshino, Hitomi Kamiya, Yoshinori Toumiya, Tadayuki Dofuku, Ina Hori, Takayuki Shoya, Yukihiro Sayama, Masaya Shimoji, Yoshikazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100289100
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including a solid-state image pickup element operable to produce an electric charge according to the amount of light received, a lens disposed on the upper side of a pixel of the solid-state image pickup element, a protective film which covers the upper side of the lens and a surface of which is flattened, and a surface film which is formed at the surface of the protective film and which is higher in hydrophilicity than the inside of the protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youichi Otsuka, Kazuaki Ogawa, Taichi Natori, Atsushi Yamamoto, Yasunori Koshino, Hitomi Kamiya, Yoshinori Toumiya, Tadayuki Dofuku, Ina Hori, Takayuki Shoya, Yukihiro Sayama, Masaya Shimoji, Yoshikazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7091463
    Abstract: Each transfer electrode of a charge transfer unit is made of a main electrode layer and subsidiary electrode layers formed on the side walls of the main electrode layer. The upper surfaces of the transfer electrodes are flush with each other. A charge coupled device having a practically sufficient charge transfer efficiency can be provided. If this charge coupled device is used for an image pickup apparatus, the distance between photoelectric conversion elements and micro lenses can be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., LTD
    Inventors: Noriaki Suzuki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Tohru Hachiya, Teiji Azumi
  • Publication number: 20030132367
    Abstract: Each transfer electrode of a charge transfer unit is made of a main electrode layer and subsidiary electrode layers formed on the side walls of the main electrode layer. The upper surfaces of the transfer electrodes are flush with each other. A charge coupled device having a practically sufficient charge transfer efficiency can be provided. If this charge coupled device is used for an image pickup apparatus, the distance between photoelectric conversion elements and micro lenses can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Suzuki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Tohru Hachiya, Teiji Azumi
  • Patent number: 5664362
    Abstract: A fishing lure for largemouth bass and other fishes within the family Centrarchidae is described. The lure comprises a body member having incorporated therein a sufficient quantity of an agent in a manner such that the lure will emit effective concentrations of the agent when said lure is within the mouth of the fish. The agent comprises, L-arginine and L-lysine individually, any combinations or mixtures of L-arginine and L-lysine, any mixtures or combinations containing L-arginine and/or L-lysine, and any compounds and/or mixtures of compounds which, in combination with water, will release L-arginine and/or L-lysine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: John T. Caprio, Kazuaki Ogawa, Tine B. Valentincic
  • Patent number: 5596706
    Abstract: A highly reliable online system is disclosed which is provided with a backup computer center (sub-online system) in addition with an original computer center (main online system) in order to improve the reliability of the online system. With respect to the database, the main online system is provided with an original database (main database) while the sub-online system is provided with a backup database (sub-database) which is a duplicate of the main database. The main online system and the sub-online system are connected through a transmission path. Information on an update performed in the main database is transferred to the sub-online system through the transmission path to thereby update the sub-database in a manner similar to the main database. Terminal units are normally connected to the main online system, wherein the main database is updated by transactions inputted from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimazaki, Masamichi Mizoguchi, Hajime Yamasaki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Shinji Tanaka, Tatsushi Yano, Takatoshi Shimizu, Yukio Kouguchi, Tetsuo Yamashita, Satoshi Murabayashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikuni Watanabe, Koichi Nakagawa, Daisuke Fukagawa, Kouji Ogino
  • Patent number: 5379418
    Abstract: A highly reliable online system is disclosed which is provided with a backup computer center (sub-online system) in addition with an original computer center (main online system) in order to improve the reliability of the online system. With respect to the database, the main online system is provided with an original database (main database) while the sub-online system is provided with a backup database (sub-database) which is a duplicate of the main database. The main online system and the sub-online system are connected through a transmission path. Information on an update performed in the main database is transferred to the sub-online system through the transmission path to thereby update the sub-database in a manner similar to the main database. Terminal units are normally connected to the main online system, wherein the main database is updated by transactions inputted from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimazaki, Masamichi Mizoguchi, Hajime Yamasaki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Shinji Tanaka, Tatsushi Yano, Takatoshi Shimizu, Yukio Kouguchi, Tetsuo Yamashita, Satoshi Murabayashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikuni Watanabe, Koichi Nakagawa, Daisuke Fukagawa, Kouji Ogino
  • Patent number: 5307481
    Abstract: A highly reliable online system is disclosed which is provided with a backup computer center (sub-online system) in addition with an original computer center (main online system) in order to improve the reliability of the online system. With respect to the database, the main online system is provided with an original database (main database) while the sub-online system is provided with a backup database (sub-database) which is a duplicate of the main database. The main online system and the sub-online system are connected through a transmission path. Information on an update performed in the main database is transferred to the sub-online system through the transmission path to thereby update the sub-database in a manner similar to the main database. Terminal units are normally connected to the main online system, wherein the main database is updated by transactions inputted from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimazaki, Masamichi Mizoguchi, Hajime Yamasaki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Shinji Tanaka, Tatsushi Yano, Takatoshi Shimizu, Yukio Kouguchi, Tetsuo Yamashita, Satoshi Murabayashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikuni Watanabe, Koichi Nakagawa, Daisuke Fukagawa, Kouji Ogino