Patents by Inventor Mareyuki MURATA

Mareyuki MURATA 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: 11836555
    Abstract: In an information processing device, a support program supports a printer, and a printing program is built in an operating system. The support program causes the information processing device to perform: in a case that a print instruction to execute printing by using the built-in printing program is issued, at least one of a command outputting process and an outputting instruction process. The command outputting process outputs a preceding operation command to the printer before starting transmitting print execution data to the printer. The preceding operation command commands the printer to execute a preceding operation prior to starting printing. The printer having a function to execute the preceding operation specified in the preceding operation command. The outputting instruction process instructs a command transmission program to output the preceding operation command while the outputting instruction process designates the printer as an outputting destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshito Hosomizo, Mareyuki Murata, Kenju Narita
  • Patent number: 11651178
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a plurality of instruction readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. When executed by the computer, the plurality of instruction cause the information processing apparatus to determine a generating condition such that a number of pixels of the bitmap image in a particular direction is less than or equal to a particular number, obtain the first bitmap data satisfying the generating condition by using the generating condition, determine a magnification condition for magnifying the first bitmap data based on condition information indicating a printing condition, obtain second bitmap data by using the magnification condition, and generate print data by using the second bitmap data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryota Kakitsuba, Mareyuki Murata, Yushi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220138517
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a plurality of instruction readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. When executed by the computer, the plurality of instruction cause the information processing apparatus to determine a generating condition such that a number of pixels of the bitmap image in a particular direction is less than or equal to a particular number, obtain the first bitmap data satisfying the generating condition by using the generating condition, determine a magnification condition for magnifying the first bitmap data based on condition information indicating a printing condition, obtain second bitmap data by using the magnification condition, and generate print data by using the second bitmap data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ryota KAKITSUBA, Mareyuki MURATA, Yushi ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210357712
    Abstract: In an information processing device, a support program supports a printer, and a printing program is built in an operating system. The support program causes the information processing device to perform: in a case that a print instruction to execute printing by using the built-in printing program is issued, at least one of a command outputting process and an outputting instruction process. The command outputting process outputs a preceding operation command to the printer before starting transmitting print execution data to the printer. The preceding operation command commands the printer to execute a preceding operation prior to starting printing. The printer having a function to execute the preceding operation specified in the preceding operation command The outputting instruction process instructs a command transmission program to output the preceding operation command while the outputting instruction process designates the printer as an outputting destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshito HOSOMIZO, Mareyuki MURATA, Kenju NARITA
  • Patent number: 11023792
    Abstract: Whether there exists a side area image within side areas of the recording medium is determined. When it is determined that there exists no image within the side areas, a command is transmitted to a printer. The command causes a printer to start conveying of the recording medium at an earlier timing. The side areas of the recording medium are difficult to be heated by a heater arranged at a central portion of a fixing roller. Therefore, in order to heat the side areas, a long time for heating by the heater is necessary. When there is no image within the side areas, the heating time is shortened. Thereby, it is possible to start conveying the recording medium at an early timing, and a time period for completing a printing operation can be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 10754594
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the processor to receive image data representing a target image, detect feature image data representing a feature image from the image data, determine range data based on the feature image data, the range data representing a first end position and a second end position of a feature-image including range including the feature image in a particular direction, the particular direction corresponding to a conveyance direction for conveying a printing sheet, generate print instruction data based on the range data, the print instruction data including a command for instructing the printer to print the feature-image including range with priority on print quality and print a range of the target image other than the feature-image including range with priority on a printing speed, and output the print instruction data including the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20200097784
    Abstract: Whether there exists a side area image within side areas of the recording medium is determined. When it is determined that there exists no image within the side areas, a command is transmitted to a printer. The command causes a printer to start conveying of the recording medium at an earlier timing. The side areas of the recording medium are difficult to be heated by a heater arranged at a central portion of a fixing roller. Therefore, in order to heat the side areas, a long time for heating by the heater is necessary. When there is no image within the side areas, the heating time is shortened. Thereby, it is possible to start conveying the recording medium at an early timing, and a time period for completing a printing operation can be shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Mareyuki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20190347055
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the processor to receive image data representing a target image, detect feature image data representing a feature image from the image data, determine range data based on the feature image data, the range data representing a first end position and a second end position of a feature-image including range including the feature image in a particular direction, the particular direction corresponding to a conveyance direction for conveying a printing sheet, generate print instruction data based on the range data, the print instruction data including a command for instructing the printer to print the feature-image including range with priority on print quality and print a range of the target image other than the feature-image including range with priority on a printing speed, and output the print instruction data including the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Mareyuki MURATA
  • Patent number: 10459672
    Abstract: A printer driver does not transmit a page start command for a first page of a print job to a printer at a time when the printer driver receives page start information for the first page of the print job. The printer driver transmits the page start command for the first page to the printer in a mode related to a both-side designating command, in response to receipt of the page start command for a second page. When the printer driver receives job end information for the print job without receiving the page start information for the second page, the printer driver transmits the page start command corresponding to the first page in a mode related to the one-side designating command, thereby one-side printing being performed when the number of pages of a print-target document is one and the print setting is set to the both-side printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshito Hosomizo, Mareyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20190095160
    Abstract: A printer driver does not transmit a page start command for a first page of a print job to a printer at a time when the printer driver receives page start information for the first page of the print job. The printer driver transmits the page start command for the first page to the printer in a mode related to a both-side designating command, in response to receipt of the page start command for a second page. When the printer driver receives job end information for the print job without receiving the page start information for the second page, the printer driver transmits the page start command corresponding to the first page in a mode related to the one-side designating command, thereby one-side printing being performed when the number of pages of a print-target document is one and the print setting is set to the both-side printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshito Hosomizo, Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9690529
    Abstract: A device selecting apparatus is provided, which includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to connect the device selecting apparatus communicably with one or more devices therethrough, a controller configured to display, on the display unit, a list of one or more identifiers of the one or more devices, to receive, from a specified device, device information for identifying the specified device via the communication unit, and to perform a selection process to put, into a selected state, an identifier of the specified device identified by the device information received via the communication unit, on the list displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9639786
    Abstract: A medium stores computer executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus being capable of data communication with an image recording apparatus to perform: generating image data of an image to be recorded; in a case of receiving manual double-sided printing instruction based on the generated image data, transmitting first image data of an image to be recorded on a first surface of a recording medium, together with a recording instruction based on the first image data and identification information to the image recording apparatus; and transmitting second image data of an image to be recorded on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the recording medium, together with a recording instruction based on the second image data and the same identification information as that transmitted with the first image data to the image recording apparatus, after transmitting the first image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9406007
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a printing apparatus, and a first controller configured to generate a first print job designating one of a plurality of sheet trays of the printing apparatus, and a second print job not designating any one of the plurality of sheet trays of the printing apparatus. A printing apparatus includes an image forming unit, an operation unit, and a second controller configured to determine whether a print job received from the image processing apparatus is the first print job or the second print job. When the first print job is received, the second controller controls the image forming unit to execute the first print job using the sheet tray designated by the first print job, while when the second print job is received, it is executed using a sheet tray designated through the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9323481
    Abstract: A preview display device is provided that includes a display unit, and a controller configured to determine whether a print-requested page requested to be printed is permitted to be printed, based on print restriction information, and control the display unit to display a preview image showing a print result of the print-requested page in advance of printing of the print-requested page, in a manner to distinguish the preview image showing the print-requested page determined to be permitted to be printed from the preview image showing the print-requested page determined to be not permitted to be printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9256814
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, provide processes including (1) receiving a print job including draw commands, (2) generating original image data representing original image, the original image including a plurality of objects, the objects being generated in respective rectangular areas determined by the draw commands, the original image being constituted by a plurality of lines each represented by each line data, (3) determining whether each line data is subjected to be printed across the respective rectangular area, (4) determining the line data is object-including line data when the line data is subjected to be printed across the respective rectangular area, (5) determining the line data is object-excluding line data when the line data is not subjected to be printed across the respective rectangular area, and (6) generating print data by eliminating the object-excluding line data from the original image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Patent number: 9182929
    Abstract: A computer readable medium has a browser-openable language file stored thereon. The language file includes a first description concerning a first object, a second description concerning a second object, the first and second descriptions being configured to set the first object with the second object specified as a link destination thereof and to display the second object in a display area of a browser in response to the first object being selected on the browser when the language file is opened with the browser, and a third description provided under the second description so as to display a third object with a vertical size substantially equal to or larger than a vertical size of the display area of the browser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20150278648
    Abstract: A medium stores computer executable programs. The programs cause an information processing apparatus being capable of data communication with an image recording apparatus to perform: generating image data of an image to be recorded; in a case of receiving manual double-sided printing instruction based on the generated image data, transmitting first image data of an image to be recorded on a first surface of a recording medium, together with a recording instruction based on the first image data and identification information to the image recording apparatus; and transmitting second image data of an image to be recorded on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the recording medium, together with a recording instruction based on the second image data and the same identification information as that transmitted with the first image data to the image recording apparatus, after transmitting the first image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mareyuki MURATA
  • Patent number: 9001375
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed by a processor, the instructions cause an information processing apparatus, to perform: a first receiving process for receiving a setting of a first allocation number; a size determining process for determining a size of an allocation area which is to be allocated to one image on the sheet; a judging process for judging whether it is possible to arrange the allocation areas of the size determined in the size determining process, according to a second allocation number which is greater than the first allocation number; and a guiding process for guiding that it is possible to allocate the image according to the second allocation number while maintaining the size of the allocation area determined in the size determining process for each of the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20150092238
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, provide processes including (1) receiving a print job including draw commands, (2) generating original image data representing original image, the original image including a plurality of objects, the objects being generated in respective rectangular areas determined by the draw commands, the original image being constituted by a plurality of lines each represented by each line data, (3) determining whether each line data is subjected to be printed across the respective rectangular area, (4) determining the line data is object-including line data when the line data is subjected to be printed across the respective rectangular area, (5) determining the line data is object-excluding line data when the line data is not subjected to be printed across the respective rectangular area, and (6) generating print data by eliminating the object-excluding line data from the original image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Mareyuki MURATA
  • Patent number: 8958115
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a desired number of pages to fit to a single sheet and determine whether the received desired number of pages is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference number of pages. The controller may be further configured to set a number of pages to fit to a single sheet to the received desired number of pages if the received desired number of pages is equal to or greater than the predetermined reference number of pages and display an error screen if the received desired number of pages is smaller than the predetermined reference number of pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mareyuki Murata