Patents by Inventor Kei Takarabe

Kei Takarabe 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: 20230363022
    Abstract: A communication apparatus presents information necessary for wireless setting to a user based on a condition for having entered a state in which the wireless setting for performing wireless communication with an information processing apparatus is able to be started being a first condition, displays a screen including information indicating that the wireless setting is able to be started, based on the condition for having entered the state in which the wireless setting is able to be started being a second condition, and in response to an instruction of the user via the screen, presents the information necessary for the wireless setting to the user. The communication apparatus receives a request for the wireless setting from the information processing apparatus that has obtained connection information based on the presented information presented and executes the wireless setting in response to the received request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: KEI TAKARABE
  • Patent number: 11677887
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform, in a case where the communication apparatus is operating in a connection setting mode and a predetermined process is completed, control to stop operation in the connection setting mode based on passage of a second time longer than a first time without performance of connection setting from a start of an operation of the communication apparatus in the connection setting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20230117870
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to, in a case where a start condition of a predetermined state to receive connection information from the information processing apparatus is a first condition, output a predetermined notification, and in a case where the start condition of the predetermined state is a second condition different from the first condition, not output the predetermined notification, the connection information being intended to establish a connection between the communication apparatus and an access point outside the information processing apparatus and outside the communication apparatus, and a setting unit configured to, in a case where a first input is made in response to the predetermined notification, execute predetermined processing configured to establish the connection with the access point, and in a case where a second input is made in response to the predetermined notification, not execute the predetermined processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20230016767
    Abstract: A control unit is configured to perform second control for stopping operation in a predetermined mode based on a second time shorter than a first time, the second time having elapsed with connection setting not made since the operation in the predetermined mode by a communication apparatus was started in a case where the communication apparatus is operating in the predetermined mode and the predetermined processing is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20220417380
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform, in a case where the communication apparatus is operating in a connection setting mode and a predetermined process is completed, control to stop operation in the connection setting mode based on passage of a second time longer than a first time without performance of connection setting from a start of an operation of the communication apparatus in the connection setting mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Patent number: 11212410
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including: a first communication portion configured to perform wireless communications with an external apparatus based on a Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme; and a first determiner configured to determine whether an auto power-on function of powering on the communication apparatus under a predetermined condition even when the communication apparatus is in a powered-off state is set to be enabled, wherein, when the first determiner determines that the auto power-on function is set to be enabled, the first communication portion disconnects connection to the external apparatus, which has been established based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme, in response to a power-off instruction, and transmits advertising information that allows a response based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme to be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20210099600
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including: a first communication portion configured to perform wireless communications with an external apparatus based on a Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme; and a first determiner configured to determine whether an auto power-on function of powering on the communication apparatus under a predetermined condition even when the communication apparatus is in a powered-off state is set to be enabled, wherein, when the first determiner determines that the auto power-on function is set to be enabled, the first communication portion disconnects connection to the external apparatus, which has been established based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme, in response to a power-off instruction, and transmits advertising information that allows a response based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme to be received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Patent number: 10771648
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first communication portion configured to perform wireless communications with an external apparatus based on a Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme, and at least one processor configured to cause the communication apparatus to act as a first determiner that determines whether an auto power-on function of powering on the communication apparatus under a predetermined condition even when the communication apparatus is in a powered-off state is set to be enabled. In a case where the first determiner determines that the auto power-on function is set to be enabled, the first communication portion disconnects, in response to a power-off instruction, connection to the external apparatus, which has been established based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme, and transmits advertising information that allows a response based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme to be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Patent number: 10306639
    Abstract: A communication apparatus has a communication function that can concurrently perform first communication in which communication with a partner apparatus is performed via another apparatus that decides a wireless channel to be used in the wireless communication and second communication in which communication with the partner apparatus is performed not via another apparatus by the communication apparatus deciding the wireless channel. In a state in which the first communication and the second communication are concurrently performed, if a connection for the first communication is to be established while a connection for the second communication is established, a second wireless channel used for the second communication is set so as to match the second wireless channel with a first wireless channel to be used when the connection for the first communication is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20190007574
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including: a first communication portion configured to perform wireless communications with an external apparatus based on a Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme; and a first determiner configured to determine whether an auto power-on function of powering on the communication apparatus under a predetermined condition even when the communication apparatus is in a powered-off state is set to be enabled, wherein, when the first determiner determines that the auto power-on function is set to be enabled, the first communication portion disconnects connection to the external apparatus, which has been established based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme, in response to a power-off instruction, and transmits advertising information that allows a response based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme to be received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20170339698
    Abstract: A communication apparatus has a communication function that can concurrently perform first communication in which communication with a partner apparatus is performed via another apparatus that decides a wireless channel to be used in the wireless communication and second communication in which communication with the partner apparatus is performed not via another apparatus by the communication apparatus deciding the wireless channel. In a state in which the first communication and the second communication are concurrently performed, if a connection for the first communication is to be established while a connection for the second communication is established, a second wireless channel used for the second communication is set so as to match the second wireless channel with a first wireless channel to be used when the connection for the first communication is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Kei TAKARABE
  • Patent number: 9446595
    Abstract: There is provided an ink jet printing apparatus that does not give poor usability to users and a method for controlling the same. To achieve this, in recovery processing performed multiple times to recover an ejection state, in a case where a printing instruction is inputted, the recovery processing is suspended in an amount smaller than an amount required for recovery, depending on an amount of ink in an ink tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Takarabe, Akiyoshi Sahara, Toshiyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Kosaka, Tomoyuki Tenkawa
  • Patent number: 9272522
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a main tank for containing ink; a sub tank for containing ink supplied from the main tank and containing ink to be supplied to a print head; a detection unit configured to detect an ink amount in the sub tank; and a filling unit configured to perform ink filling operation that fills the sub tank with ink from the main tank by driving a driving unit, in a case where the detection unit detects the ink amount in the sub tank that is less than a first predetermined amount, wherein in a case where the ink amount in the main tank is less than a second predetermined amount, the filling unit drives the driving unit at smaller drive amount than that in a case where the ink amount in the main tank is greater than the second predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Kosaka, Atsushi Takahashi, Tomoyuki Tenkawa, Akiyoshi Sahara, Toshiyuki Kuroda, Kei Takarabe
  • Publication number: 20160052266
    Abstract: There is provided an ink jet printing apparatus that does not give poor usability to users and a method for controlling the same. To achieve this, in recovery processing performed multiple times to recover an ejection state, in a case where a printing instruction is inputted, the recovery processing is suspended in an amount smaller than an amount required for recovery, depending on an amount of ink in an ink tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kei Takarabe, Akiyoshi Sahara, Toshiyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Kosaka, Tomoyuki Tenkawa
  • Publication number: 20160052289
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a main tank for containing ink; a sub tank for containing ink supplied from the main tank and containing ink to be supplied to a print head; a detection unit configured to detect an ink amount in the sub tank; and a filling unit configured to perform ink filling operation that fills the sub tank with ink from the main tank by driving a driving unit, in a case where the detection unit detects the ink amount in the sub tank that is less than a first predetermined amount, wherein in a case where the ink amount in the main tank is less than a second predetermined amount, the filling unit drives the driving unit at smaller drive amount than that in a case where the ink amount in the main tank is greater than the second predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kei Kosaka, Atsushi Takahashi, Tomoyuki Tenkawa, Akiyoshi Sahara, Toshiyuki Kuroda, Kei Takarabe