Patents by Inventor Kou Hiraike

Kou Hiraike 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: 20240111228
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that performs image formation by rotating a developing device in such a manner that a relative speed of the developing device with respect to a photosensitive drum is set to a first speed, the image forming apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a predetermined mode in which the relative speed of the developing device with respect to the photosensitive drum is set to a second speed higher than the first speed, a storage unit configured to store, in a recording medium disposed in a toner cartridge containing the toner, information on a number of pages printed in the image formation performed in the predetermined mode, and a printing unit configured to print information on the number of pages stored in the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: KOU HIRAIKE
  • Patent number: 11601565
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller to set one of a first print mode, in which, after starting printing on a first number of sheets per unit time, a printer decreases a number of sheets on which the printer performs printing per unit time from the first number of sheets per unit time so as to avoid a rise in temperature of a fixing device to a predetermined temperature value, and a second print mode. In the second print mode the printer performs printing on a second number of sheets per unit time without changing, based on a rise in temperature of the fixing device, a number of sheets on which the printer performs printing per unit time, where the second number is smaller than the first number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20220191342
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of setting an appropriate print speed according to a printing status. A print mode is selected from a first print mode in which the temperature of a fixing device of the image forming apparatus is adjusted while a print speed is maintained at a constant speed, and a second print mode in which the temperature of the fixing device is adjusted while the print speed is kept higher than the constant speed for a predetermined time period after the start of printing and is decreased as time passes. Printing is performed according to the print mode selected from the first print mode and the second print mode. A display unit of the image forming apparatus is operable by a user and is controlled to display a screen for selecting the first print mode or the second print mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 11210038
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus, a second information processing apparatus, and a server configured to provide import data based on backup data of the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus transmits identification information regarding the backup data to a mobile terminal through wireless communication. The second information processing apparatus receives the identification information from the mobile terminal through the wireless communication, acquires, based on the identification information, the import data from the server via a network, and executes an import process based on the import data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 11181965
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 11095795
    Abstract: A printing apparatus of the present invention has a printer unit, a display unit for displaying a screen, and a setting unit for setting either of a first setting for displaying the screen by standard color information and a second setting for displaying the screen by color information different to the standard color information. If the second setting is set, the color information of the screen displayed by the display unit is changed, and if a code image to be read by an external apparatus is included in the screen displayed by the display unit, the code image is made to not be displayed in a state in which color information of the code image is changed even if the second setting is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 10827100
    Abstract: A printing apparatus of the present invention has a printer unit, a display unit for displaying a screen, and a setting unit for setting either of a first setting for displaying the screen by standard color information and a second setting for displaying the screen by color information different to the standard color information. If the second setting is set, the color information of the screen displayed by the display unit is changed, and if a code image to be read by an external apparatus is included in the screen displayed by the display unit, the code image is made to not be displayed in a state in which color information of the code image is changed even if the second setting is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20200341695
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus, a second information processing apparatus, and a server configured to provide import data based on backup data of the first information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus transmits identification information regarding the backup data to a mobile terminal through wireless communication. The second information processing apparatus receives the identification information from the mobile terminal through the wireless communication, acquires, based on the identification information, the import data from the server via a network, and executes an import process based on the import data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20200041944
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus acquires a remaining amount of a consumable part that is detachably mounted to the image forming apparatus and is used for image forming. The apparatus predicts a remaining number of days, which is a number of days remaining in which the consumable part can be used, based on a change of the acquired remaining amount, and notifies a server apparatus, which performs processing for delivering a consumable part to be used for replacement of the consumable part, of the acquired remaining amount and the predicted remaining number of days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20190379803
    Abstract: A printing apparatus of the present invention has a printer unit, a display unit for displaying a screen, and a setting unit for setting either of a first setting for displaying the screen by standard color information and a second setting for displaying the screen by color information different to the standard color information. If the second setting is set, the color information of the screen displayed by the display unit is changed, and if a code image to be read by an external apparatus is included in the screen displayed by the display unit, the code image is made to not be displayed in a state in which color information of the code image is changed even if the second setting is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 10432823
    Abstract: A printing apparatus of the present invention has a printer unit, a display unit for displaying a screen, and a setting unit for setting either of a first setting for displaying the screen by standard color information and a second setting for displaying the screen by color information different to the standard color information. If the second setting is set, the color information of the screen displayed by the display unit is changed, and if a code image to be read by an external apparatus is included in the screen displayed by the display unit, the code image is made to not be displayed in a state in which color information of the code image is changed even if the second setting is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20190272022
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 10345886
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 9900464
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a holding unit that holds destination information as a data sending destination of a data sending apparatus; an obtaining unit that obtains data of a setting screen from the data sending apparatus; a determination unit that determines whether a program for displaying the destination information on the setting screen is included in the data of the setting screen obtained by the obtaining unit; a display unit that, based on that the determination unit determining that the program is included, obtains the destination information from the holding unit and selectably displays the destination information on the setting screen by executing the program; and a sending unit that sends the selected destination information to the data sending apparatus by accepting selection of the destination information via the setting screen displayed by the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20170339313
    Abstract: A printing apparatus of the present invention has a printer unit, a display unit for displaying a screen, and a setting unit for setting either of a first setting for displaying the screen by standard color information and a second setting for displaying the screen by color information different to the standard color information. If the second setting is set, the color information of the screen displayed by the display unit is changed, and if a code image to be read by an external apparatus is included in the screen displayed by the display unit, the code image is made to not be displayed in a state in which color information of the code image is changed even if the second setting is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 9813586
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a storage unit for storing information indicating an orientation of a sheet stacked in a sheet stacking unit, a determination unit that determines whether to print an image in a first orientation corresponding to a case where the sheet is conveyed with a short side thereof as a leading edge from the sheet stacking unit, or to print the image in a second orientation corresponding to a case where the sheet is conveyed with a long side thereof as the leading edge from the sheet stacking unit, according to a setting value based on an operation of a user in a case where the information indicating the orientation of the sheet stacked in the sheet stacking unit is not stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20170090553
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20170094110
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a storage unit for storing information indicating an orientation of a sheet stacked in a sheet stacking unit, a determination unit that determines whether to print an image in a first orientation corresponding to a case where the sheet is conveyed with a short side thereof as a leading edge from the sheet stacking unit, or to print the image in a second orientation corresponding to a case where the sheet is conveyed with a long side thereof as the leading edge from the sheet stacking unit, according to a setting value based on an operation of a user in a case where the information indicating the orientation of the sheet stacked in the sheet stacking unit is not stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Publication number: 20160301826
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a holding unit that holds destination information as a data sending destination of a data sending apparatus; an obtaining unit that obtains data of a setting screen from the data sending apparatus; a determination unit that determines whether a program for displaying the destination information on the setting screen is included in the data of the setting screen obtained by the obtaining unit; a display unit that, based on that the determination unit determining that the program is included, obtains the destination information from the holding unit and selectably displays the destination information on the setting screen by executing the program; and a sending unit that sends the selected destination information to the data sending apparatus by accepting selection of the destination information via the setting screen displayed by the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike
  • Patent number: 9411401
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of executing power ON processing for activating a program for storing information in a volatile memory or power OFF processing for stopping the program according to start or stop of power supply includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, a transfer unit configured to transfer a first mode for supplying power to a volatile memory and the communication unit to a second mode for supplying power to the volatile memory while not supplying power to the communication unit according to a data processing state, and a control unit configured to cause a first program to execute power saving processing for saving information stored in the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory and to cause a second program to execute the power OFF processing and the power ON processing when the mode is transferred from the first mode to the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kou Hiraike