Patents by Inventor Kenju Narita

Kenju Narita 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: 20250110672
    Abstract: An information processing device has an operating system including a general-purpose printing program. In a case that a print instruction to execute a printing of a target image on a printing device is issued from an application program to the general-purpose printing program and intermediate data representing the target image is received, a computer of the information processing device performs, according to a support program corresponding to the printing device, a preview process of displaying a preview image of the target image, and a settings modification process of, while the preview image is displayed, receiving a modification of a setting value for a parameter related to color balance. In a case that the setting value is modified in the settings modification process, the computer performs, according to the support program, a print control process of causing the printing device to print the target image according to the modified setting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Yoshito HOSOMIZO, Kenju NARITA, Airi EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20250085902
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a support program executable by a computer of an information processing device and conforming to a printer connected with the information processing device. The support program causes, when executed by the computer, the information processing device to obtain, from an external device, image information indicating an image for composition registered in the external device, and causes a user interface to display the image information. The support program further causes, when executed, the information processing device to perform a printing process to cause the printer to print a composite image in which the image for composition indicated by the image information is combined with a target image to be printed, in response to a print instruction with a print setting for image composition being output from an application program to a general-purpose print program incorporated in an operating system of the information processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventor: Kenju NARITA
  • Publication number: 20250077144
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a support program for an information processing device connectable to a printer. The information processing device includes: a display; a computer; and a memory. The memory stores an operating system in which a general-purpose printing program corresponding to the printer and supported by the support program is embedded. The general-purpose printing program is configured to manage data for displaying a print settings screen on the display. The support program, when executed by the computer, causes the information processing device to perform: when a request is issued from the general-purpose printing program in response to the printer being selected: acquiring; generating; and transferring. The acquiring acquires status information indicating a status of the printer. The generating generates notification data indicating a notification content to be provided to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Kenju NARITA
  • Publication number: 20250036327
    Abstract: A computer-readable instructions for a terminal device may be provided, in which the computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processor of the terminal device, cause the terminal device to obtain flag information related to a first communication device, wherein the flag information indicates either a first value or a second value, cause a display unit to display a first screen, wherein in a case where the flag information indicates the first value, the first screen including a first object related to the first communication device is displayed, and in a case where the flag information indicates the second value, the first screen not including the first object is displayed, and in a case where the first object included in the first screen is operated by a user, execute a first process for sending related information related to the first communication device to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Kenju NARITA
  • Publication number: 20250028488
    Abstract: A general-purpose printing program corresponding to a printer is embedded in an operating system. The general-purpose printing program is configured to manage data for displaying a print settings screen on a display of an information processing device. A support program supports the general-purpose printing program. The support program, when executed by a computer of the information processing device, causes the information processing device to perform, when a request to perform a process is issued from the general-purpose printing program in response to the printer being selected: an acquisition process; a generation process; and a display process. The acquisition process acquires service information related to a service corresponding to the printer. The generation process generates notification data based on the service information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Kenju NARITA, Yoshito HOSOMIZO
  • Publication number: 20250023998
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer of an information processing device and compatible with a printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Kenju NARITA, Yoshito HOSOMIZO
  • Publication number: 20250021278
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer of an information processing device and compatible with a particular printer. The computer-readable instructions realize a support program that supports a general-purpose print program incorporated in advance in an operating system of the information processing device. The support program is configured to, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing device to, in response to receiving a processing request from the general-purpose print program when the operating system has received an activation instruction to activate the support program with the particular printer selected, obtain main body information of the particular printer from the particular printer, and send to the particular printer a main body command to cause the particular printer to perform a process based on the obtained main body information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Kenju NARITA, Yoshito HOSOMIZO
  • Patent number: 12197794
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer of an information processing device and conform to a printer connected with the information processing device. The instructions cause, when executed, the information processing device to obtain, from an external device, image information indicating an image for composition registered in the external device, and cause a user interface to display the obtained image information. The instructions further cause, when executed, the information processing device to perform a printing process to cause the printer to print a composite image in which the image for composition indicated by the obtained image information is combined with a target image to be printed, in response to a print instruction with a print setting for image composition being output from an application program to a general-purpose print program incorporated in advance in an operating system of the information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Patent number: 12197799
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a support program for an information processing device connectable to a printer. The information processing device includes: a display; a computer; and a memory. The memory stores an operating system in which a general-purpose printing program corresponding to the printer and supported by the support program is embedded. The general-purpose printing program is configured to manage data for displaying a print settings screen on the display. The support program, when executed by the computer, causes the information processing device to perform: when a request is issued from the general-purpose printing program in response to the printer being selected: acquiring; generating; and transferring. The acquiring acquires status information indicating a status of the printer. The generating generates notification data indicating a notification content to be provided to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Publication number: 20250013405
    Abstract: A support program of an information processing device registers a particular file format that does not generate intermediate data in a general-purpose print program incorporated in an OS of the information processing device. In a case where a process is required from the general-purpose print program in response to a print instruction which instructs the general-use print program to cause the virtual printing device to print an image and is output by an application program of the information processing device, the support program generates print data based on the intermediate data and transmits a print job including the print data to the virtual printing device when the intermediate data is passed from the general-purpose print program. When image data in the particular file format is passed from the general-purpose print program, the support program transmits a print job including the image data to the virtual printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Yoshito HOSOMIZO, Kenju NARITA
  • Publication number: 20240427538
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer of an information processing device and compatible with a particular printer. The instructions support a general-purpose print program incorporated in advance in an operating system of the information processing device and are configured to, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing device to, in response to receiving a processing request from the general-purpose print program when the operating system has accepted an instruction to activate the instructions with the particular printer selected, obtain connection information from the operating system, and perform, using the connection information, a display process to display a web page provided by a web server embedded in the particular printer. The connection information indicating a connection destination to which the particular printer is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kenju NARITA, Yoshito HOSOMIZO
  • Patent number: 12153976
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a support program readable by a computer of an information processing device, the support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device and supporting a general-purpose print program pre-installed in an operating system of the information processing device, the support program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform: based on a print instruction being output from an application program installed in the information processing device and transferred to the general-purpose print program to cause the printer to perform printing, receiving intermediate image data according to the print instruction from the operating system; generating rasterized raster data based on the received intermediate image data; compressing the generated raster data; and transmitting print data based on the compressed raster data to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Publication number: 20240362040
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are compatible with a printer connected with an information processing device and support a general-purpose print program incorporated in advance in an operating system of the information processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventor: Kenju NARITA
  • Publication number: 20240338151
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program is configured to support a printing program of an operating system of the information processing apparatus. The printing program of the operating system is configured to process data so as to display a print setting screen on a display of the information processing apparatus, Service information which is information related to a service applicable to the external printer is stored in the external printer. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to obtaining the service information, generating, based on the obtained service information, notification data indicating a notifying image to a user, and displaying the notifying image on the print setting screen displayed on the display of the information processing apparatus by outputting the generated notification data to the printing program of the operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Publication number: 20240311064
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program is configured to support a printing program of an operating system and conforms to a printer connected to the information processing apparatus. When executed by the computer, the supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to execute, when image data is inputted from the printing program in response to receiving the print instruction outputted from an application program for causing the printing program of the operating system to perform printing the image by the printer, adding header information, footer information, or both the header information and the footer information to the image data, and causing the printer to perform printing based on the image data to which the header information, the footer information, or both the header information and the footer information is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Airi EGUCHI, Yushi ICHIKAWA, Kenju NARITA, Yoshito HOSOMIZO
  • Patent number: 12056408
    Abstract: In response to a print instruction instructing a printer to print an image being made with respect to a general-use printing program implemented in an operating system of the information processing device, the information processing device uses a supporting program to obtain an image size of print data subject to printing based on the number of vertical dots, the number of horizontal dots, and print resolution of the print data. Further, the information processing device obtains second size information indicating a sheet size included in a print setting and determines, by comparing the image size the sheet size, whether the sheet size conforms to the image size. When determining that the sheet size does not conform to the image size, the information processing device performs a warning process of displaying a warning message using a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Patent number: 12050815
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program is configured to support a printing program of an operating system of the information processing apparatus. The printing program of the operating system is configured to process data so as to display a print setting screen on a display of the information processing apparatus, Service information which is information related to a service applicable to the external printer is stored in the external printer. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to obtaining the service information, generating, based on the obtained service information, notification data indicating a notifying image to a user, and displaying the notifying image on the print setting screen displayed on the display of the information processing apparatus by outputting the generated notification data to the printing program of the operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Publication number: 20240127020
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a support program readable by a computer of an information processing device, the support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device and supporting a general-purpose print program pre-installed in an operating system of the information processing device, the support program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform: based on a print instruction being output from an application program installed in the information processing device and transferred to the general-purpose print program to cause the printer to perform printing, receiving intermediate image data according to the print instruction from the operating system; generating rasterized raster data based on the received intermediate image data; compressing the generated raster data; and transmitting print data based on the compressed raster data to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Kenju NARITA
  • Patent number: 11886756
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. When executed by the computer, the supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to execute registering, in a printing program of an operating system, image data in a predetermined file format as data in a file format for which intermediate data does not need to be generated, in a case where the intermediate data is received from the printing program, generating print data based on the received intermediate data and transmitting a print job including the generated print data to a particular printer; and, in a case where the image data in the predetermined format is received from the printing program, receiving an edit of the image indicated by the received image data and transmitting the print job including the edited image data to the particular printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshito Hosomizo, Kenju Narita
  • Patent number: 11886945
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a support program readable by a computer of an information processing device, the support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device and supporting a general-purpose print program pre-installed in an operating system of the information processing device, the support program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform: based on a print instruction being output from an application program installed in the information processing device and transferred to the general-purpose print program to cause the printer to perform printing, receiving intermediate image data according to the print instruction from the operating system; generating rasterized raster data based on the received intermediate image data; compressing the generated raster data; and transmitting print data based on the compressed raster data to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenju Narita