Patents by Inventor Kazunori Chihara

Kazunori Chihara 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: 10757224
    Abstract: A system in which a terminal device communicates with a server and processes data enables the terminal device to continue processing data even when a communication fault occurs. A data processing system includes a server that stores a POS application; a processing device that stores a POS application; and a tablet that connects to the server and executes the POS application through a web browser when a terminal communication path satisfies a terminal communication condition, and when a terminal communication path does not satisfy the terminal communication condition, connects to the processing device through a process communication path based on information indicated by the POS application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yoshizawa, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Kazunori Chihara, Takashi Kawamori
  • Patent number: 10536531
    Abstract: A system in which a terminal device communicates with a server and processes data enables the terminal device to continue processing data even when a communication fault occurs. A data processing device has a data storage unit storing data processing device-side master data, connects through a server communication path to a server, updates the data processing device-side master data stored in the data storage unit based on server-side master data stored by the server, connects to a tablet through a process communication path, responds based on the data processing device-side master data stored by the data storage unit to a master data transmission request sent by the tablet, and receives the process information sent by the tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yoshizawa, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Kazunori Chihara, Takashi Kawamori
  • Patent number: 10469350
    Abstract: A POS terminal has a server-function unit with a server function, and a client-function unit. When able to communicate normally with the control server, the client-function unit communicates with the control server as a client of the control server, and executes processes with the control server. When unable to communicate normally with the control server 15, the client-function unit communicates with the server-function unit as a client of the server-function unit, and executes processes with the server-function unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Chihara, Junichi Yoshizawa, Koichiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 9824345
    Abstract: To appropriately execute a receipt generating process based on whether or not an application is installed on a mobile terminal as the target communication device. A printer driver according to the invention has an installation decision unit that determines if a specific application is installed on a mobile device targeted for communication; a receipt generation decision unit that determines whether or not to generate a paper receipt and/or electronic receipt based on the decision of the installation decision unit; and receipt generating process units that execute paper receipt and/or electronic receipt generating processes according to the decision of the receipt generation decision unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Chihara
  • Publication number: 20170223111
    Abstract: A system in which a terminal device communicates with a server and processes data enables the terminal device to continue processing data even when a communication fault occurs. A data processing device has a data storage unit storing data processing device-side master data, connects through a server communication path to a server, updates the data processing device-side master data stored in the data storage unit based on server-side master data stored by the server, connects to a tablet through a process communication path, responds based on the data processing device-side master data stored by the data storage unit to a master data transmission request sent by the tablet, and receives the process information sent by the tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi YOSHIZAWA, Koichiro TSUTSUMI, Kazunori CHIHARA, Takashi KAWAMORI
  • Publication number: 20170214769
    Abstract: A system in which a terminal device communicates with a server and processes data enables the terminal device to continue processing data even when a communication fault occurs. A data processing system includes a server that stores a POS application; a processing device that stores a POS application; and a tablet that connects to the server and executes the POS application through a web browser when a terminal communication path satisfies a terminal communication condition, and when a terminal communication path does not satisfy the terminal communication condition, connects to the processing device through a process communication path based on information indicated by the POS application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi YOSHIZAWA, Koichiro TSUTSUMI, Kazunori CHIHARA, Takashi KAWAMORI
  • Publication number: 20160323419
    Abstract: A POS terminal has a server-function unit with a server function, and a client-function unit. When able to communicate normally with the control server, the client-function unit communicates with the control server as a client of the control server, and executes processes with the control server. When unable to communicate normally with the control server 15, the client-function unit communicates with the server-function unit as a client of the server-function unit, and executes processes with the server-function unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori CHIHARA, Junichi YOSHIZAWA, Koichiro TSUTSUMI
  • Publication number: 20150262157
    Abstract: To appropriately execute a receipt generating process based on whether or not an application is installed on a mobile terminal as the target communication device. A printer driver according to the invention has an installation decision unit that determines if a specific application is installed on a mobile device targeted for communication; a receipt generation decision unit that determines whether or not to generate a paper receipt and/or electronic receipt based on the decision of the installation decision unit; and receipt generating process units that execute paper receipt and/or electronic receipt generating processes according to the decision of the receipt generation decision unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Chihara
  • Patent number: 8662393
    Abstract: Accidents such as mistakenly delivering products belonging to a different buyer to the wrong person can be prevented. A receipt and claim ticket printing device that issues to a buyer of a product a receipt showing the product name and price and the total purchase amount, and a claim ticket for the product purchased by the buyer, has a product image storage unit that stores product images of the products that are sold; a product image extraction unit that extracts the product image of at least one of the purchased products from the product image storage unit when the receipt is issued; and a print unit that prints the claim ticket on which the extracted product image is printed with the receipt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunori Chihara
  • Publication number: 20120187183
    Abstract: Accidents such as mistakenly delivering products belonging to a different buyer to the wrong person can be prevented. A receipt and claim ticket printing device that issues to a buyer of a product a receipt showing the product name and price and the total purchase amount, and a claim ticket for the product purchased by the buyer, has a product image storage unit that stores product images of the products that are sold; a product image extraction unit that extracts the product image of at least one of the purchased products from the product image storage unit when the receipt is issued; and a print unit that prints the claim ticket on which the extracted product image is printed with the receipt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazunori Chihara
  • Patent number: 6665088
    Abstract: A host sends each page of image data to a page printer in band units and the page printer writes the received each band data into a reception buffer in DRAM by DMA and transfers the band data from the reception buffer to an image formation section made up of members. The host gets an available buffer capacity from the printer just before transmitting each band data, and transmits the band data only when the printer can receive the band data. In the printer, a CPU permits transfer DMA to be started after reception data as much as the data amount calculated based on the data reception speed and the transfer rate is stored in the buffer to prevent an underrun error from occurring. If an underrun error occurs, the CPU sets an error flag, and sends the error flag to the host just before the host starts transmitting each band data. When receiving the error flag, the host drops image resolution and resends the page data with the resolution dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Chiba, Tetsuya Suzuki, Kazuyuki Onuma, Michio Maruyama, Sunao Murata, Hiroyasu Ogata, Kazunori Chihara
  • Patent number: 5821529
    Abstract: There is provided a measuring board, in which an I/O switch is formed in the vicinity of an I/O terminal on the board and no deformation occurs in the wave form of an input signal. In the vicinity of the I/O terminal on the measuring board, on which a device to be measured (DUT) is mounted and in which testing is performed for the I/O terminal, there are provided a plurality of optically driven switches, each of which is composed of a photoconductive switch having electrodes with an electrode gap of a specified width on a semi-insulating semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor laser provided so as to irradiate the electrode gap. By these optically driven switches, input and output switching is performed for the I/O terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Chihara, Koji Sasaki, Takashi Sekino
  • Patent number: 5184072
    Abstract: A magnetic field measurement system including a pick-up coil is not moved but fixed. Strips of superconducting material are arranged in a plane with narrow slits between the strips. The strips are moved very near the pick-up coil along the plane. From output variations of a SQUID magnetometer during the movement, a magnitude of a static field perpendicular to the plane of the strips is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignees: Research Development Corporation, Junpei Yuyama, Qiquan Geng
    Inventors: Junpei Yuyama, Qiquan Geng, Kazunori Chihara, Hirofumi Minami, Eiichi Goto