Patents by Inventor Kodai MIZUNO
Kodai MIZUNO 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).
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Patent number: 11960948Abstract: In a printing device, a head ejects ink on each of a plurality of printing media. Each of the plurality of printing media is classified into one of a plurality of media types. A control device acquires image data, and performs a halftone process to convert the image data to print data for controlling the head to eject the ink. The control device controls the head to eject the ink to print the image on the basis of the print data. Before the controlling, the control device acquires media information indicating, as an indicated media type, a media type from among the plurality of media types; and performs a decision process to decide a target conversion method from among a plurality of conversion methods on the basis of the indicated media type. The halftone process converts the image data to the print data according to the target conversion method.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shota Morikawa, Kodai Mizuno, Hitomi Miwa
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Publication number: 20230316027Abstract: In a printing device, a head ejects ink on each of a plurality of printing media. Each of the plurality of printing media is classified into one of a plurality of media types. A control device acquires image data, and performs a halftone process to convert the image data to print data for controlling the head to eject the ink. The control device controls the head to eject the ink to print the image on the basis of the print data. Before the controlling, the control device acquires media information indicating, as an indicated media type, a media type from among the plurality of media types; and performs a decision process to decide a target conversion method from among a plurality of conversion methods on the basis of the indicated media type. The halftone process converts the image data to the print data according to the target conversion method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Shota MORIKAWA, Kodai MIZUNO, Hitomi MIWA
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Publication number: 20220315349Abstract: A conveyance control device includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to control a conveyor. The conveyor is configured to convey a platen from a conveyance start position of the platen to one of a plurality of printers via a pretreatment device. The pretreatment device is configured to perform pretreatment on a recording medium placed on the platen. The conveyor is configured to convey the platen to one of a first lane including a first printer group formed of a plurality of the printers or a second lane including a second printer group formed of a plurality of the printers. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that instruct the processor to perform determination processing of determining whether to convey the platen to the first lane or to convey the platen to the second lane, based on the recording medium placed on the platen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Kodai MIZUNO, Takeshi WATANABE, Shuichi TAMAKI, Akira SHINODA, Kenji SATO
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Patent number: 11392439Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a program stored thereon and readable by a processor of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus. The program, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving an execution request to cause the image processing apparatus to perform the image processing, the execution request corresponding to a job; acquiring status information indicating a status of the image processing apparatus; and providing notification, during a notification time period, of error information based on the status information when the status information is acquired during the notification time period, which starts at a time when the execution request is received.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno
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Publication number: 20220212477Abstract: A printing apparatus performs a circulation of ink and a cleaning operation for an inkjet head. In a case where it is determined that a circulation timing for performing the circulation of the ink comes to be arrived, a controller of the printing apparatus determines whether or not to arrive at a print timing. In a case where it is determined that the print timing comes to be arrived, the controller performs the circulation and the cleaning operation. On the other hand, in a case where it is not determined that the print timing comes to be arrived, the controller performs the circulation and does not perform the cleaning operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Toshiaki MIZUTANI, Kodai MIZUNO
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Publication number: 20210198062Abstract: A conveyance control device of the present disclosure is provided with a CPU that controls a platen conveyance mechanism that conveys a platen from a preparation position of the platen to one of a plurality of printers via a pretreatment device that performs pretreatment on a cloth placed on the platen. The CPU performs determination processing of determining which of the plurality of printers the platen is to be conveyed to. Thus, conveyance destinations of the platens are allocated to the plurality of printers. Thus, the conveyance of the platens to a specific printer only is avoided, and a print processing volume in a certain period is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Kodai MIZUNO, Shuichi TAMAKI, Takeshi WATANABE, Akira SHINODA, Kenji SATO
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Publication number: 20210198063Abstract: A conveyance control device of the present disclosure is provided with a CPU that controls a platen conveyance mechanism that conveys a platen from a preparation position of the platen to one of a plurality of printers via a pretreatment device that performs pretreatment on a cloth placed on the platen. The CPU performs determination processing of determining, on a basis of the recording medium placed on the platen, which of the plurality of printers the platen is to be conveyed to. Thus, conveyance destinations of the platens are allocated to the plurality of printers. Thus, the platen is conveyed to the printer suited to the recording medium, and a print processing volume in a certain period is therefore increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Kodai MIZUNO, Takeshi WATANABE, Shuichi TAMAKI, Akira SHINODA, Kenji SATO
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Publication number: 20200159608Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a program stored thereon and readable by a processor of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus. The program, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving an execution request to cause the image processing apparatus to perform the image processing, the execution request corresponding to a job; acquiring status information indicating a status of the image processing apparatus; and providing notification, during a notification time period, of error information based on the status information when the status information is acquired during the notification time period, which starts at a time when the execution request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno
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Patent number: 10579456Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a program stored thereon and readable by a processor of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus. The program, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving an execution request to cause the image processing apparatus to perform the image processing, the execution request corresponding to a job; acquiring status information indicating a status of the image processing apparatus; and providing notification, during a notification time period, of error information based on the status information when the status information is acquired during the notification time period, which starts at a time when the execution request is received.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno
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Patent number: 10379930Abstract: A terminal device may send first setting information to a plurality of devices as destinations, specify M success devices and N failure devices from among the plurality of devices, and display a device screen including a plurality of device information including M success device information and N failure device information. In the device screen, each of the M success device information is displayed in an unselected form, and each of the N failure device information is displayed in a selected form. In response to accepting a change instruction, the terminal device may display a changed screen. In the changed screen, each of N1 failure device information is displayed in the unselected form, and each of N2 failure device information other than the N1 failure device information is displayed in the selected form. The terminal device may send second setting information to N2 failure devices as destinations.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kodai Mizuno, Hirotaka Kubota
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Publication number: 20180329772Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a program stored thereon and readable by a processor of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus. The program, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving an execution request to cause the image processing apparatus to perform the image processing, the execution request corresponding to a job; acquiring status information indicating a status of the image processing apparatus; and providing notification, during a notification time period, of error information based on the status information when the status information is acquired during the notification time period, which starts at a time when the execution request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno
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Patent number: 10037236Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a program stored thereon and readable by a processor of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus. The program, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving an execution request to cause the image processing apparatus to perform the image processing, the execution request corresponding to a job; acquiring status information indicating a status of the image processing apparatus; and providing notification, during a notification time period, of error information based on the status information when the status information is acquired during the notification time period, which starts at a time when the execution request is received.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno
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Publication number: 20180095992Abstract: A terminal device may send first setting information to a plurality of devices as destinations, specify M success devices and N failure devices from among the plurality of devices, and display a device screen including a plurality of device information including M success device information and N failure device information. In the device screen, each of the M success device information is displayed in an unselected form, and each of the N failure device information is displayed in a selected form. In response to accepting a change instruction, the terminal device may display a changed screen. In the changed screen, each of N1 failure device information is displayed in the unselected form, and each of N2 failure device information other than the N1 failure device information is displayed in the selected form. The terminal device may send second setting information to N2 failure devices as destinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kodai MIZUNO, Hirotaka KUBOTA
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Patent number: 9176683Abstract: An image information processing device has a controller which is configured to display images represented by the image files included in a target image group selected by a user on the display unit sequentially at particular switching intervals. The controller detects whether one of a plurality of specific flick operations is performed during execution of the switching-displaying process. When it is determined that one of a plurality of specific flick operations is performed, one of the plurality of associated processes to be applied to an image which is currently displayed on the display unit is executed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno, Eriko Takahashi
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Publication number: 20150212762Abstract: An image information processing device has a controller which is configured to display images represented by the image files included in a target image group selected by a user on the display unit sequentially at particular switching intervals. The controller detects whether one of a plurality of specific flick operations is performed during execution of the switching-displaying process. When it is determined that one of a plurality of specific flick operations is performed, one of the plurality of associated processes to be applied to an image which is currently displayed on the display unit is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoki NAKAMURA, Kodai MIZUNO, Eriko TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 9058185Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including an information processing apparatus, at least one device, and a mobile terminal, the information processing apparatus being configured to perform a data communication with the at least one device in accordance with a first communication method, the mobile terminal being configured to perform the data communication with the information processing apparatus in accordance with the first communication method, and a data communication with the at least one device in accordance with a second communication method. If there exists device information, among a plurality of pieces of the device information the information processing apparatus obtained from the devices, coincides with the particular device information, the device corresponding to the piece of information that is identical to the particular device information is set as the device subjected to the installation.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kodai Mizuno
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Publication number: 20140298115Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium has a program stored thereon and readable by a processor of an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image processing apparatus. The program, when executed by the processor, causes the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving a execution request to cause the image processing apparatus to perform the image processing, the execution request being corresponding to a job; acquiring status information indicating a status of the image processing apparatus; and notifying, during a notification time period, error information based on the status information when the status information is acquired during the notification time period, which starts at a time when the execution request is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tomoki Nakamura, Kodai Mizuno
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Publication number: 20140089535Abstract: There is provided an information processing system including an information processing apparatus, at least one device, and a mobile terminal, the information processing apparatus being configured to perform a data communication with the at least one device in accordance with a first communication method, the mobile terminal being configured to perform the data communication with the information processing apparatus in accordance with the first communication method, and a data communication with the at least one device in accordance with a second communication method. If there exists device information, among a plurality of pieces of the device information the information processing apparatus obtained from the devices, coincides with the particular device information, the device corresponding to the piece of information that is identical to the particular device information is set as the device subjected to the installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kodai MIZUNO