Patents by Inventor Masakazu Nomoto

Masakazu Nomoto 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: 11582365
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an image processing apparatus capable of obtaining image data and a server-for-service connected with the image processing apparatus through a network. The server-for-service holds profile information, which defines processing executed on the image data uploaded from the image processing apparatus, in association with authorization information on a user. Thereafter, the server-for-service executes the processing in accordance with the profile information on the image data in response to a request from a terminal device or the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yu Tomioka
  • Patent number: 11521613
    Abstract: A communication system comprises a communication device and a server system. The communication system obtains permission to perform a function related to the communication device from a user, performs a predetermined process of obtaining permission to perform a predetermined function from the user, if the predetermined function that the user does not permit the server system to perform is added as the function, performs the function that the user permits the server system to perform in advance, if an instruction for performing the function that the user permits the server system to perform in advance is inputted into a voice control device with a voice, after the predetermined process is performed and in a state where the permission to perform the predetermined function is not obtained from the user, and performs a process corresponding to the function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakazu Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20220159145
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an image processing apparatus capable of obtaining image data and a server-for-service connected with the image processing apparatus through a network. The server-for-service holds profile information, which defines processing executed on the image data uploaded from the image processing apparatus, in association with authorization information on a user. Thereafter, the server-for-service executes the processing in accordance with the profile information on the image data in response to a request from a terminal device or the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yu Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20210005196
    Abstract: A communication system comprises a communication device and a server system. The communication system obtains permission to perform a function related to the communication device from a user, performs a predetermined process of obtaining permission to perform a predetermined function from the user, if the predetermined function that the user does not permit the server system to perform is added as the function, performs the function that the user permits the server system to perform in advance, if an instruction for performing the function that the user permits the server system to perform in advance is inputted into a voice control device with a voice, after the predetermined process is performed and in a state where the permission to perform the predetermined function is not obtained from the user, and performs a process corresponding to the function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Masakazu Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20160154550
    Abstract: An editing apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory cooperating to function as a display control unit causing a display unit to display information for processing, and a specifying unit specifying a processing area of information displayed in the display unit in accordance with a user's operation. The display control unit further causes the display unit to display a first selection portion including a plurality of selection portions, if a first processing area is specified by the specifying unit, and a second selection portion including a plurality of selection portions, if a second processing area that is different from the first processing area is specified by the specifying unit. A selection portion displayed at the top of the first selection portion is different from a selection portion displayed at the top of the second selection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Masakazu Nomoto
  • Patent number: 9317232
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus which has a display device includes a display control unit and a launching unit. The display control unit may cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus. The launching unit may input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus. In addition, the launching unit may launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshinori Kawaura, Masakazu Nomoto
  • Patent number: 9275436
    Abstract: An editing apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory that cooperate to function as a display control unit to cause a display device to display information for editing. A specifying unit specifies a processing area of the displayed information for editing the information in accordance with a user's operation. A determining unit determines an end point based on the user's operation for specifying the processing area of the displayed information. A setting unit sets an instruction portion, on the information displayed on the display device, for providing an instruction to select a type of editing to be performed on the specified area. The instruction portion is set on a position based on the determined end point. An editing unit executes the type of editing selected via the instruction portion, in accordance with a user's operation on the specified processing area of the displayed information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakazu Nomoto
  • Patent number: 8984435
    Abstract: Selected data files in folders are sorted in a designated order for each of folders that store selected data files (S204), and information associated with each of the selected data folders sorted for each folder is registered in a page list in the designated folder order (S205).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Mochizuki, Masakazu Nomoto, Keisuke Nagao
  • Publication number: 20140368881
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus which has a display device includes a display control unit and a launching unit. The display control unit may cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus. The launching unit may input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus. In addition, the launching unit may launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Toshinori Kawaura, Masakazu Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20120113137
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible to automatically defining a processing area in which image processing is to be performed according to the type of image processing, to thereby improve user friendliness. A starting point and an ending point are designated on an image displayed on a display, and coordinates as information on the designated points are acquired. A type of image processing to be performed on the displayed image is selected from among a plurality of types of image processing, and information on the selected type is acquired. An editing area on the displayed image, in which the displayed image is to be subjected to the selected type of image processing, is defined according to the information on the designated points and the selected type of image processing. The display of the image in the defined editing area can be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakazu Nomoto
  • Patent number: 8107768
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which makes it possible to automatically defining a processing area in which image processing is to be performed according to the type of image processing, to thereby improve user friendliness. A starting point and an ending point are designated on an image displayed on a display, and coordinates as information on the designated points are acquired. A type of image processing to be performed on the displayed image is selected from among a plurality of types of image processing, and information on the selected type is acquired. An editing area on the displayed image, in which the displayed image is to be subjected to the selected type of image processing, is defined according to the information on the designated points and the selected type of image processing. The display of the image in the defined editing area can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masakazu Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20120013944
    Abstract: Print data containing a plurality of contents is input, and it is determined whether printing of each of the plurality of contents contained in the input print data is permitted. The user is notified of the determination result before an instruction to print the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Ehara, Masakazu Nomoto
  • Patent number: 8085411
    Abstract: It is necessary to avoid performing printing which brings about a poor printing result due to a mismatch between a medium fed by a printer and a set medium. For arbitrary paper, a paper type determining process unit 612 determines according to the information plural times detected with different timing during the process on the print data whether or not a mismatch occurred between the type of paper set on a printer and paper set by a print setting process unit 611, and the generation and output of print data by a print data generating process unit 618 is correctly controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kai, Masakazu Nomoto, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Hideo Natori, Hideki Honda
  • Patent number: 8077339
    Abstract: This invention allows the user to select files to be printed from arbitrary folders, easily designate a folder selected in the past, and confirm data files in the folder, thereby improving the operability of selecting a file to be printed. For this purpose, the display window has a folder view display area for displaying the tree structure of folders, and a file view display area for displaying a list of image data files stored in a folder selected in the folder view display area. When a new folder is selected in the folder view display area, a path representing the location position of the folder is added to the folder list. When a file having a print count of “1” or more exists in the file view display area, the file name and print count of the file are added to a file list associated with a folder list. When a selected-folder view display button is clicked, a list of folders registered in the folder list is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yasushi Mochizuki, Keisuke Nagao
  • Publication number: 20110102836
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus which has a display device includes a display control unit and a launching unit. The display control unit may cause the display device to display a device management screen corresponding to an image processing apparatus. The launching unit may input identification information indicating launching in response to an instruction via the device management screen to an application associated with the image processing apparatus. In addition, the launching unit may launch the application associated with the device management screen according to the instruction input via the device management screen displayed on the display device by the display control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshinori Kawaura, Masakazu Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20110058222
    Abstract: This invention allows the user to select files to be printed from arbitrary folders, easily designate a folder selected in the past, and confirm data files in the folder, thereby improving the operability of selecting a file to be printed. For this purpose, the display window has a folder view display area for displaying the tree structure of folders, and a file view display area for displaying a list of image data files stored in a folder selected in the folder view display area. When a new folder is selected in the folder view display area, a path representing the location position of the folder is added to the folder list. When a file having a print count of “1” or more exists in the file view display area, the file name and print count of the file are added to a file list associated with a folder list. When a selected-folder view display button is clicked, a list of folders registered in the folder list is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yasushi Mochizuki, Keisuke Nagao
  • Patent number: 7855803
    Abstract: This invention allows the user to select files to be printed from arbitrary folders, easily designate a folder selected in the past, and confirm data files in the folder, thereby improving the operability of selecting a file to be printed. For this purpose, the display window has a folder view display area for displaying the tree structure of folders, and a file view display area for displaying a list of image data files stored in a folder selected in the folder view display area. When a new folder is selected in the folder view display area, a path representing the location position of the folder is added to the folder list. When a file having a print count of “1” or more exists in the file view display area, the file name and print count of the file are added to a file list associated with a folder list. When a selected-folder view display button is clicked, a list of folders registered in the folder list is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Yasushi Mochizuki, Keisuke Nagao
  • Patent number: 7728992
    Abstract: Even a simple media sensor obtains a print result of the best print quality by applying a user-set printing condition and the determined media group by performing a print processing using the optimum print profile for any supplied paper. To solve the above-mentioned problem, a print data generating process unit sets a printing condition for print data by selecting a print profile for printing corresponding to any group stored in a print profile storage unit based on a media group determined by a paper type determining process unit and a printing condition set by a print setting process unit in an operation performed by a user according to information obtained from a printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Hideo Natori, Hideki Honda, Hiroshi Kai, Masakazu Nomoto
  • Patent number: 7573606
    Abstract: Even if the user selects a print mode for executing borderless printing, when the borderless printing is improper for a discriminated sheet type, in order to prevent the occurrence of various faults in a printing unit due to the execution of whole surface printing onto the sheet on which borderless printing is improper by outputting image information with margins on the sheet, a sense result of a media is obtained and whether or not the media type indicates the media which can be borderless-printed is discriminated on the basis of the sensed result. If it is determined that the media is not the media which can be borderless-printed, the print mode is changed to bordered printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Nomoto, Hiroshi Kai, Hideo Natori, Hideki Honda, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060287974
    Abstract: Selected data files in folders are sorted in a designated order for each of folders that store selected data files (S204), and information associated with each of the selected data folders sorted for each folder is registered in a page list in the designated folder order (S205).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Mochizuki, Masakazu Nomoto, Keisuke Nagao