Patents by Inventor Kota Nishida

Kota Nishida 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: 12190006
    Abstract: A distance information acquisition unit acquires distance information representing a distance between a terminal device and an image processing device, based on a radio wave arriving from the terminal device. A direction information acquisition unit acquires direction information representing a direction of the terminal device in relation to the image processing device, based on the radio wave arriving from the terminal device. A controller performs processing to perform image processing, based on the distance information and the direction information. The controller performs processing to perform image processing, when a position of the terminal device is within a predetermined range in relation to the image processing device and a rate of change in at least one of the distance from the terminal device and the direction of the terminal device is equal to or lower than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kota Nishida, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Yui Imamura
  • Patent number: 12124747
    Abstract: Electronic equipment wirelessly communicates with a terminal apparatus through a wireless communication unit and includes a direction-information acquiring unit and a processor. The direction-information acquiring unit acquires, through wireless communication with the terminal apparatus by the wireless communication unit, direction information concerning a direction of the terminal apparatus with respect to a reference position of the electronic equipment. When determining based on the direction information that the terminal apparatus is located in a predetermined direction range, the processor performs processing for displaying, on a display, a display screen based on user information of a user of the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Morimoto, Kota Nishida
  • Publication number: 20240324041
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a first communication processor that establishes a wireless communication connection of a first wireless communication system using setting information; a second communication processor that searches for at least one other wireless communication device according to an NAN standard and establishes a wireless communication connection of a second wireless communication system; and a transmission controller that performs control to transmit the setting information to the at least one other wireless communication device using the wireless communication connection of the second wireless communication system. The second communication processor disconnects the wireless communication connection of the second wireless communication system to the other wireless communication device when the other wireless communication device successfully establishes the wireless communication connection of the first wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240297941
    Abstract: A printing device includes: a connection processor configured to establish wireless communication connection with a plurality of terminal devices conforming to a NAN standard; a print information acquisition unit configured to acquire image data to be printed from any one of the plurality of terminal devices using the wireless communication connection; a printing unit configured to print the image data; and a transmission controller configured to perform control to transmit the image data to one or more terminal devices included in the plurality of terminal devices using the wireless communication connection when the image data is printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240295997
    Abstract: A terminal device includes a connection processor and a printing controller. The connection processor searches for a plurality of printing devices conforming to a NAN standard, and establishes first wireless communication connection with the plurality of printing devices conforming to the NAN standard. The printing controller performs control to distribute and transmit print jobs to the plurality of printing devices using the first wireless communication connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 12067320
    Abstract: An image processing device is communicatively connected to a terminal device. An operation panel accepts an operation from a user. A communication unit has a plurality of antennas and is used to communicate with the terminal device. A controller performs control according to direction information representing a direction of the terminal device in relation to the image processing device, acquired based on a radio wave transmitted between the terminal device and the communication unit. The communication unit is provided within a range corresponding to the operation panel, in a left-right direction as viewed from a front face side where the operation panel can be operated, of side faces of the image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kota Nishida, Hiroyuki Kuramoto, Yui Imamura
  • Patent number: 12015979
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a wireless communication section capable of executing first wireless communication, which is communication with a terminal device through an external access point and second wireless communication, which is direct connection to the terminal device and a processing section configured to perform communication control for the wireless communication section. When security strength of a second security standard of the second wireless communication is higher compared with security strength of a first security standard of the first wireless communication, the wireless communication section switches the communication with the terminal device from the first wireless communication to the second wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kota Nishida
  • Patent number: 11920674
    Abstract: In this shift device, in a case in which an external force has acted on a lever when an operating mechanism is causing the lever to pivot, a clutch mechanism permits rotation of a first detent plate with respect to a second detent plate, such that pivoting of the lever is permitted. Note that a restraining mechanism urges the lever toward a shift position. This enables to the restraining mechanism to urge the lever separately to the clutch mechanism, thereby enabling the degrees of freedom for setting a biasing load on the lever by the restraining mechanism to be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tomonori Hayase, Koji Imai, Tomoaki Asai, Kota Nishida, Yohei Nakano, Yosuke Murakami, Munetoshi Makimura
  • Publication number: 20240069840
    Abstract: A distance information acquisition unit acquires distance information representing a distance between a terminal device and an image processing device, based on a radio wave arriving from the terminal device. A direction information acquisition unit acquires direction information representing a direction of the terminal device in relation to the image processing device, based on the radio wave arriving from the terminal device. A controller performs processing to perform image processing, based on the distance information and the direction information. The controller performs processing to perform image processing, when a position of the terminal device is within a predetermined range in relation to the image processing device and a rate of change in at least one of the distance from the terminal device and the direction of the terminal device is equal to or lower than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kota NISHIDA, Hiroyuki KURAMOTO, Yui IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240069841
    Abstract: An image processing device is communicatively connected to a terminal device. An operation panel accepts an operation from a user. A communication unit has a plurality of antennas and is used to communicate with the terminal device. A controller performs control according to direction information representing a direction of the terminal device in relation to the image processing device, acquired based on a radio wave transmitted between the terminal device and the communication unit. The communication unit is provided within a range corresponding to the operation panel, in a left-right direction as viewed from a front face side where the operation panel can be operated, of side faces of the image processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kota NISHIDA, Hiroyuki KURAMOTO, Yui IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230315357
    Abstract: Electronic equipment wirelessly communicates with a terminal apparatus through a wireless communication unit and includes a direction-information acquiring unit and a processor. The direction-information acquiring unit acquires, through wireless communication with the terminal apparatus by the wireless communication unit, direction information concerning a direction of the terminal apparatus with respect to a reference position of the electronic equipment. When determining based on the direction information that the terminal apparatus is located in a predetermined direction range, the processor performs processing for displaying, on a display, a display screen based on user information of a user of the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Keiichi MORIMOTO, Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230305095
    Abstract: An electronic device for wirelessly communicating with a terminal device by a wireless communicator includes a direction information acquisition unit and a processor. The direction information acquisition unit acquires, based on a beacon signal received by the wireless communicator from the terminal device, direction information related to a direction of the terminal device with respect to a reference position of the electronic device. The processor performs image formation based on an image forming job corresponding to terminal identification information in the beacon signal when the processor determines that, based on the direction information, the terminal device is positioned in a first range which is a direction range of a predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230308997
    Abstract: An electronic device wirelessly communicates with a terminal device by a wireless communicator, and includes a direction information acquisition unit and a processor. The direction information acquisition unit acquires, based on a beacon signal received by the wireless communicator from the terminal device, direction information related to a direction of the terminal device with respect to a reference position of the electronic device. The processor performs wireless connection of wirelessly connecting to the terminal device when the processor determines that, based on the direction information, the terminal device is positioned in a predetermined direction range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230236277
    Abstract: An electronic device wirelessly communicates with an information processing device via a wireless communication unit and can operate at least in a first mode and in a second mode that is a state where power consumption is higher than in the first mode. The electronic device includes a direction information acquisition unit and a processor. The direction information acquisition unit acquires direction information about a direction of the information processing device in relation to a reference location of the electronic device by the wireless communication with the information processing device via the wireless communication unit. The processor performs at least one of a transition from the first mode to the second mode and a transition from the second mode to the first mode, based on the direction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230239674
    Abstract: An information processing device wirelessly communicates with an electronic device via a wireless communication unit and includes a search result acquisition unit, an input information acquisition unit, a direction information acquisition unit, and a controller. The search result acquisition unit acquires information of a search result about the electronic device. The input information acquisition unit acquires input information inputted as a direction of the electronic device that is a connection target, in relation to the information processing device. The direction information acquisition unit acquires direction information representing a direction in which the electronic device exists, by short-range wireless communication with the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kota NISHIDA, Hiroyuki KURAMOTO, Yui IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220307590
    Abstract: In this shift device, in a case in which an external force has acted on a lever when an operating mechanism is causing the lever to pivot, a clutch mechanism permits rotation of a first detent plate with respect to a second detent plate, such that pivoting of the lever is permitted. Note that a restraining mechanism urges the lever toward a shift position. This enables to the restraining mechanism to urge the lever separately to the clutch mechanism, thereby enabling the degrees of freedom for setting a biasing load on the lever by the restraining mechanism to be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomonori HAYASE, Koji IMAI, Tomoaki ASAI, Kota NISHIDA, Yohei NAKANO, Yosuke MURAKAMI, Munetoshi MAKIMURA
  • Patent number: 11354070
    Abstract: A wireless communication system including: a first processing device configured to function as a first access point; a terminal device configured to be wirelessly connected to the first access point; and a second processing device, wherein the first processing device transmits first connection information used for a connection to the first access point to the second processing device, and the second processing device starts a second access point using second connection information identical to the first connection information received from the first processing device and performs wireless communication with the terminal device using the second access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kota Nishida
  • Publication number: 20210306944
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a wireless communication section capable of executing first wireless communication, which is communication with a terminal device through an external access point and second wireless communication, which is direct connection to the terminal device and a processing section configured to perform communication control for the wireless communication section. When security strength of a second security standard of the second wireless communication is higher compared with security strength of a first security standard of the first wireless communication, the wireless communication section switches the communication with the terminal device from the first wireless communication to the second wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210306924
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a wireless communication section configured to perform first wireless communication through an access point and second wireless communication, which is short-range wireless communication, and a processing section configured to perform communication control for the wireless communication section. When a connection destination by the first wireless communication is switched from a first access point to a second access point, the processing section performs transmission processing for transmitting connection information for connecting to the second access point to another electronic apparatus using the second wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210141573
    Abstract: A wireless communication system including: a first processing device configured to function as a first access point; a terminal device configured to be wirelessly connected to the first access point; and a second processing device, wherein the first processing device transmits first connection information used for a connection to the first access point to the second processing device, and the second processing device starts a second access point using second connection information identical to the first connection information received from the first processing device and performs wireless communication with the terminal device using the second access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Kota NISHIDA