Patents by Inventor Kohei SHIRATORI

Kohei SHIRATORI 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: 11040539
    Abstract: The first printing system SY1 includes a printing apparatus 4 including an ink container and a server 2 coupled to the printing apparatus 4 via a network NW, wherein the server 2 acquires maintenance information including residual ink amount information indicating an residual amount of ink in the ink container of the printing apparatus 4, determines whether a maintenance process is configured to be performed based on the acquired maintenance information, and instructs the printing apparatus 4 to perform the maintenance process when it is determined that the maintenance process is configured to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Shiratori, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Norihiko Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210132873
    Abstract: In a print management system, a terminal device transmits a print request designating a content to be printed, a first server receives the print request, transmits a print instruction including data of the content and an e-mail address designating a printer to a second server, the second server transmits print data to the printer designated by the e-mail address, and transmits, to the first server, print result information indicating a result of the print data printed by the printer, and the first server generates, based on the print result information, billing information indicating a price for a copyright of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kohei SHIRATORI, Motoaki HARA, Tomoyuki KURATA, Hiroyuki KURAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200269583
    Abstract: The first printing system SY1 includes a printing apparatus 4 including an ink container and a server 2 coupled to the printing apparatus 4 via a network NW, wherein the server 2 acquires maintenance information including residual ink amount information indicating an residual amount of ink in the ink container of the printing apparatus 4, determines whether a maintenance process is configured to be performed based on the acquired maintenance information, and instructs the printing apparatus 4 to perform the maintenance process when it is determined that the maintenance process is configured to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kohei Shiratori, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Norihiko Yamada
  • Patent number: 9400626
    Abstract: A printing control server includes an acquisition section and a printing control section. The acquisition section is configured to acquire posting data containing a specific character string in a posted content from a service offering server which provides a posting service. The printing control section is configured to make a printing device execute printing based on the posting data acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kohei Shiratori
  • Patent number: 9367275
    Abstract: A printing control server includes an administration section, an acquisition section, and a printing control section. The administration section is configured to associate a printing device with a user of the printing device and administer the printing device as being associated with the user. The acquisition section is configured to acquire posting data from a service offering server that provides a posting service. The printing control section is configured to control the printing device associated with the user of the acquired posting data to perform printing based on the posting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kohei Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20140376039
    Abstract: A printing control server includes an administration section, an acquisition section, and a printing control section. The administration section is configured to associate a printing device with a user of the printing device and administer the printing device as being associated with the user. The acquisition section is configured to acquire posting data from a service offering server that provides a posting service. The printing control section is configured to control the printing device associated with the user of the acquired posting data to perform printing based on the posting data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kohei SHIRATORI
  • Publication number: 20140376040
    Abstract: A printing control server includes an acquisition section and a printing control section. The acquisition section is configured to acquire posting data containing a specific character string in a posted content from a service offering server which provides a posting service. The printing control section is configured to make a printing device execute printing based on the posting data acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kohei SHIRATORI