Patents by Inventor Masafumi Kawaguchi

Masafumi Kawaguchi 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: 20240069825
    Abstract: A print system has a terminal device, a printer including a printing unit, and a service server including a memory storing user identification information and a print-permitted amount. The print system has a controller to perform displaying a charge screen for receiving a charge of a printing amount to be printed by the printing unit, acquiring the received printing amount to be charged and first user identification information of a user, adding the acquired printing amount to the print-permitted amount associated with the first user identification information, acquiring a print-completed amount printed by the printing unit of the printer and second user identification information of a user who instructed the printing of the print-completed amount, subtracting the acquired print-completed amount from the print-permitted amount associated with the second user identification information stored in the memory, and determining whether printing is permitted or not based on the print-permitted amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawaguchi, Hirotaka Kubota
  • Patent number: 11836401
    Abstract: An information processing device can communicate with a printer and a server. The printer includes a printing unit which carries out printing on a sheet with using a colorant. The server includes a server memory unit which stores user identification information and a print-permitted amount of printing permitted for a user in association with those. When a program is executed by a computer of the information processing device, the program causes the information processing device to perform display processing of displaying, a display unit of the information processing device, a selection screen for prompting the user to select a printing amount, and addition processing of, in response to a user's operation of the selection screen, causing the server to add the selected printing amount to the print-permitted amount associated with the user identification information of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawaguchi, Hirotaka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20230359404
    Abstract: A recording system comprises a recording device including a recording mechanism configured to perform a recording operation on a recording medium, and a server. The server includes a communication interface, and a server memory configured to store device identification information identifying the recording device and server-side recording permission information in an associated manner. The server-side recording permission information indicates a server-side permitted recording number of recording by the recording mechanism. The server is configured to receive the device identification information and a permitted recording number of recording by the recording mechanism through the communication interface, and store, in the server memory, the received permitted recording number in an associated manner with the received device identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya OKUNO, Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11526309
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of an information processing device including a user interface. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing device to accept via the user interface an operation for performing eco-printing, obtain related information on a plurality of setting items for the eco-printing, and when accepting the operation for performing the eco-printing, automatically set print parameters for the plurality of setting items for the eco-printing, based on the obtained related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11467893
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a program readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus comprises a processing unit and a storage unit. The information processing apparatus executes a first processing and a second processing. The storage unit includes a shared storage area. The processing unit executes, in the first processing, (i) a storing processing of storing image data, as a file into a file storage area, received from an image processing apparatus capable of communicating with the information processing apparatus, and (ii) a copy processing of storing, into the shared storage area, at least a part of a path name designated to the file stored in the storing processing as data to be processed. The processing unit executes, in the second processing, a paste processing of pasting the data to be processed stored in the shared storage area to a paste target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11394839
    Abstract: A set of program instructions, when executed by a controller of an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to: display, on a display of the information processing apparatus, a scan result screen formed by sequentially arranging images of documents scanned by an image scanner at respective ones of M×N display frames, the M×N display frames including M display frames arranged vertically and N display frames arranged horizontally; display an insertion icon at a left-side position with respect to a center of a display frame in a horizontal direction, the display frame being one of the M×N display frames; and in response to an operation of the insertion icon, control the image scanner to scan an image of a new document, and insert the scanned image to a position that is immediate left of the display frame corresponding to the operated insertion icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220174163
    Abstract: A memory of a PC stores a setting application and a browser, and an MFP includes an EWS and is configured to provide a EWS page. A CPU of the PC receives a customization instruction of the EWS page through a user IF with using a setting application and stores the customization instruction. Further, when receiving a displaying instruction of the EWS page, the CPU accesses the EWS page of the MFP through a communication IF, receives a web page, generates a customized web page by applying the customization setting stored in the storing to the web page received in the receiving, and displays the customized web page on the user interface by executing the browser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220137891
    Abstract: An information processing device can communicate with a printer and a server. The printer includes a printing unit which carries out printing on a sheet with using a colorant. The server includes a server memory unit which stores user identification information and a print-permitted amount of printing permitted for a user in association with those. When a program is executed by a computer of the information processing device, the program causes the information processing device to perform display processing of displaying, a display unit of the information processing device, a selection screen for prompting the user to select a printing amount, and addition processing of, in response to a user's operation of the selection screen, causing the server to add the selected printing amount to the print-permitted amount associated with the user identification information of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawaguchi, Hirotaka Kubota
  • Patent number: 11265429
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores an application program for creating a workflow including processing for at least one image data. The application program includes instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing apparatus to: perform a search for devices connected to the information processing apparatus; receive a setting of processing of a workflow through an operation interface of the information processing apparatus; perform extraction of, from among the devices found by the search, devices capable of performing the processing of the workflow with the received setting; receive, through the operation interface, selection of a device to perform the processing of the workflow from among the devices extracted by the extraction; and create the workflow including the selected device and the received setting of the processing of the workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawaguchi, Norihiko Asai
  • Publication number: 20210382668
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of an information processing device including a user interface. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing device to accept via the user interface an operation for performing eco-printing, obtain related information on a plurality of setting items for the eco-printing, and when accepting the operation for performing the eco-printing, automatically set print parameters for the plurality of setting items for the eco-printing, based on the obtained related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11140297
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions configured to, when executed, cause an information processing device to receive a scan instruction to cause an image scanner to perform image scanning of a document sheet, the scan instruction including a scan setting indicating whether to perform monochrome scanning or color scanning, receive image data generated by the image scanning of the document sheet according to the scan instruction, obtain base color information representing whether black is set as a base color in an OS of the information processing device, determine whether an image represented by the image data includes a text, and display the image in a black-white inverted manner, when the scan instruction includes the scan setting indicating to perform the monochrome scanning, the base color information represents that black is set as the base color, and it is determined that the image includes a text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210240555
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a program readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus comprises a processing unit and a storage unit. The information processing apparatus executes a first processing and a second processing. The storage unit includes a shared storage area. The processing unit executes, in the first processing, (i) a storing processing of storing image data, as a file into a file storage area, received from an image processing apparatus capable of communicating with the information processing apparatus, and (ii) a copy processing of storing, into the shared storage area, at least a part of a path name designated to the file stored in the storing processing as data to be processed. The processing unit executes, in the second processing, a paste processing of pasting the data to be processed stored in the shared storage area to a paste target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11079980
    Abstract: An image processing program includes a set of program instructions executable on an information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210099611
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions configured to, when executed, cause an information processing device to receive a scan instruction to cause an image scanner to perform image scanning of a document sheet, the scan instruction including a scan setting indicating whether to perform monochrome scanning or color scanning, receive image data generated by the image scanning of the document sheet according to the scan instruction, obtain base color information representing whether black is set as a base color in an OS of the information processing device, determine whether an image represented by the image data includes a text, and display the image in a black-white inverted manner, when the scan instruction includes the scan setting indicating to perform the monochrome scanning, the base color information represents that black is set as the base color, and it is determined that the image includes a text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210067642
    Abstract: A set of program instructions, when executed by a controller of an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to: display, on a display of the information processing apparatus, a scan result screen formed by sequentially arranging images of documents scanned by an image scanner at respective ones of M×N display frames, the M×N display frames including M display frames arranged vertically and N display frames arranged horizontally; display an insertion icon at a left-side position with respect to a center of a display frame in a horizontal direction, the display frame being one of the M×N display frames; and in response to an operation of the insertion icon, control the image scanner to scan an image of a new document, and insert the scanned image to a position that is immediate left of the display frame corresponding to the operated insertion icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200374408
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores an application program for creating a workflow including processing for at least one image data. The application program includes instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the information processing apparatus to: perform a search for devices connected to the information processing apparatus; receive a setting of processing of a workflow through an operation interface of the information processing apparatus; perform extraction of, from among the devices found by the search, devices capable of performing the processing of the workflow with the received setting; receive, through the operation interface, selection of a device to perform the processing of the workflow from among the devices extracted by the extraction; and create the workflow including the selected device and the received setting of the processing of the workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi KAWAGUCHI, Norihiko ASAI
  • Patent number: 10838671
    Abstract: A terminal device includes an operation interface, a short-range wireless communication interface, and a processor. The terminal device receives a designating operation of designating a model of an image processing device and a setting operation of setting an execution condition to perform an imaging process. After establishing a short-range wireless communication with the image processing device, the terminal device determines whether a model of the image processing device coincides with a designated model. When the two models coincide with each other, an execution instruction is transmitted to the image processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200241814
    Abstract: An image processing program includes a set of program instructions executable on an information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10469680
    Abstract: A processor of an information processing apparatus receives a first setting for a first setting item among a plurality of setting items for an image processing function of an image processing apparatus via an each-time setting window. The processor receives a second setting for the second setting item via a detailed setting window. The processor transmits a first execution command of the image processing function to the image processing device in a case where the display instruction is received. The first execution command is based on the first setting and the second setting. The processor transmits a second execution command of the image processing function to the image processing device in a case where the display instruction is not received via the operation interface. The second execution command is based on the first setting and the default setting for the second setting item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masafumi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10425541
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a display; an operation interface; a controller, which performs: acquiring image data, through the communication interface, image data, designation information, and specific information; displaying, a notification, a notification including the specific information, the notification indicating that the image data, the designation information and the specific information are acquired; and displaying, a result obtained by performing a processing of the image data designated by the designation information, in response to receiving an operation, displaying, a second notification together with a first notification, in a case where second image data, second designation information, and second specific information are acquired during displaying of the first notification indicating that a first image data, a first designation information and a first specific information are acquired, the second notification indicating that the second image data, the second designation info
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawaguchi, Ryo Yanagawa