Patents by Inventor Masao Maeda

Masao Maeda 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: 20200137242
    Abstract: A print apparatus registers information of the print apparatus in a server via an external access point based on an instruction provided via an operation screen of the print apparatus, obtains print data when an audio control device receives a print instruction by audio so that the server generates the print data, and executes a print process based on the obtained print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Ryohei Saito
  • Patent number: 10603683
    Abstract: An ultrasonic vibrator driving apparatus applies a sine-waveform alternating voltage as a drive voltage via a conversion circuit to an ultrasonic vibrator that has a unique resonance frequency. A first current detector that detects a first current that flows from the drive voltage generator to the conversion circuit and a second current detector that detects a second current that flows from the conversion circuit to the ultrasonic vibrator are included. A frequency controller performs control on the drive voltage generator to change the frequency of a square-waveform alternating voltage so that the difference between the first current and the second current is reduced or approaches a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Hidetaka Togo
  • Patent number: 10567602
    Abstract: A print apparatus registers information of the print apparatus in a server via an external access point based on an instruction provided via an operation screen of the print apparatus, obtains print data when an audio control device receives a print instruction by audio so that the server generates the print data, and executes a print process based on the obtained print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Ryohei Saito
  • Patent number: 10445035
    Abstract: A terminal device stores, without accepting user input of predetermined connection information, predetermined connection information without acquiring the predetermined connection information from a communication device, connects to the communication device using the stored predetermined connection information, and communicates with the communication device using the predetermined connection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Eiji Kadota
  • Patent number: 10397439
    Abstract: A server system transmits, in the case of holding a job for a processing apparatus at the time when connection to the processing apparatus has been established, a notification message indicating an occurrence of the job to the processing apparatus through the connection-established communication even in the case where no inquiry associated with the job is made from the processing apparatus through the connection-established communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Kiyoshi Katano
  • Publication number: 20190209790
    Abstract: An ultrasonic vibrator driving apparatus performs driving by applying an alternating voltage as a drive voltage to an ultrasonic vibrator that includes a piezoelectric element and has a unique resonance frequency. The drive voltage is generated with a variable frequency in a frequency range including the resonance frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator. The frequency of the drive voltage is repeatedly swept with a predetermined sweep width and a predetermined sweep period so as to include the resonance frequency, based on a reference frequency set according to the resonance frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator. The sweep period and the sweep width are restricted by being associated so as to fall within a predetermined allowed range on a two-dimensional map divided by the sweep period and the sweep width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Masao MAEDA, Hidetaka TOGO
  • Publication number: 20190210055
    Abstract: An ultrasonic vibrator driving apparatus applies a sine-waveform alternating voltage as a drive voltage via a conversion circuit to an ultrasonic vibrator that has a unique resonance frequency. A first current detector that detects a first current that flows from the drive voltage generator to the conversion circuit and a second current detector that detects a second current that flows from the conversion circuit to the ultrasonic vibrator are included. A frequency controller performs control on the drive voltage generator to change the frequency of a square-waveform alternating voltage so that the difference between the first current and the second current is reduced or approaches a minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Masao MAEDA, Hidetaka TOGO
  • Publication number: 20190156824
    Abstract: It is determined whether a first voice instruction received by a first voice control device and a second voice instruction received by a second voice control device are repetitive instructions. Output by an output apparatus is restricted if it is determined that the first voice instruction and the second voice instruction are the repetitive instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Ayumi Kabata
  • Publication number: 20190020776
    Abstract: A print apparatus registers information of the print apparatus in a server via an external access point based on an instruction provided via an operation screen of the print apparatus, obtains print data when an audio control device receives a print instruction by audio so that the server generates the print data, and executes a print process based on the obtained print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Ryohei Saito
  • Patent number: 9917959
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a job notification transmitted from a server, a control unit configured to store reception information indicating that the job notification is received in a memory, a request unit configured to request, in a case where the reception unit receives the job notification, the server to transmit job information, and an execution unit configured to execute the job using the job information transmitted from the server, in which the request unit requests the job information from the server in a case where the determination unit determines that the reception information is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Katano, Masao Maeda
  • Patent number: 9917958
    Abstract: A processing apparatus transmits a request to an external apparatus server for a job on a condition that a predetermined time has elapsed from detection of a predetermined event by a detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Kiyoshi Katano
  • Publication number: 20170361345
    Abstract: An ultrasonic nebulizer includes a tank unit configured to be detachable with respect to a main body. The tank unit includes a working tank in which an ultrasonic vibrator is incorporated, a medicine tank, and a medicine tank cover, which are arranged overlaid in the stated order. The output of an oscillation circuit in the main body is applied to the ultrasonic vibrator through a main body-side contact electrode and a tank-side contact electrode when the tank unit is mounted on the main body. The main body includes an air fan that blows air into the medicine tank through an air duct of the medicine tank cover, and a medicine tank cover detection unit that detects whether or not the air duct of the medicine tank cover is adjacent to the main body so as to detect whether or not the tank unit is mounted on the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao MAEDA, Takaaki OKANISHI, Makoto TABATA
  • Publication number: 20170308338
    Abstract: A terminal device stores, without accepting user input of predetermined connection information, predetermined connection information without acquiring the predetermined connection information from a communication device, connects to the communication device using the stored predetermined connection information, and communicates with the communication device using the predetermined connection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Eiji Kadota
  • Publication number: 20170288676
    Abstract: The communication apparatus includes a logical device, a wiring line, and a changing unit; the logical device is a programmable device; the wiring line supplies a voltage to the logical device; and the changing unit changes a frequency characteristic of the wiring line based on an operating characteristic obtained by monitoring of the operating characteristic of the logical device for operating by receiving supply of the voltage. According to this, occurrence of voltage drop can be suppressed even if a circuit configured in a programmable logical device is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryuta Hoshi, Masato KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiro OBA, YUKI MURAKAMI, Takao YASUI, Masao MAEDA, Masato Hashizume, Yusuke Tanaka, Tatsuru MISAKI, YUUTAROU TATEISHI
  • Publication number: 20170223221
    Abstract: A server system transmits, in the case of holding a job for a processing apparatus at the time when connection to the processing apparatus has been established, a notification message indicating an occurrence of the job to the processing apparatus through the connection-established communication even in the case where no inquiry associated with the job is made from the processing apparatus through the connection-established communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Kiyoshi Katano
  • Publication number: 20170223199
    Abstract: A processing apparatus transmits a request to an external apparatus server for a job on a condition that a predetermined time has elapsed from detection of a predetermined event by a detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Kiyoshi Katano
  • Publication number: 20170223200
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a job notification transmitted from a server, a control unit configured to store reception information indicating that the job notification is received in a memory, a request unit configured to request, in a case where the reception unit receives the job notification, the server to transmit job information, and an execution unit configured to execute the job using the job information transmitted from the server, in which the request unit requests the job information from the server in a case where the determination unit determines that the reception information is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Katano, Masao Maeda
  • Patent number: 9641961
    Abstract: A system includes a mobile terminal apparatus and an electronic apparatus perform near-field communication, where the mobile terminal apparatus obtains information from a near-field communication tag chip installed in the electronic apparatus. The mobile terminal apparatus reads first information from the tag chip and writes, in the tag chip, second information representing a request for replacement of information stored in the tag chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Maeda
  • Publication number: 20160166779
    Abstract: With a nebulizer mesh selection method it is possible to achieve optimal treatment which fits a medicine and a patient. A nebulizer mesh selection method includes a step of acquiring a medicine attribute, by a computer, a step of acquiring a patient breathing ability, a step of selecting a mesh that corresponds to the acquired medicine attribute and patient breathing ability based on a mesh selection table in which a predetermined mesh corresponds to a combination of a medicine attribute and a patient breathing ability, and a step of outputting the selected mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto TABATA, Takao TERADA, Kei ASAI, Masao MAEDA, Yusuke KATO
  • Patent number: 9335896
    Abstract: This invention relates to a display control apparatus and method capable of appropriately, easily selecting a display item the user wants on a display of a plurality of display items. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of display items are arranged on a display screen to cause the display screen having a touch panel to display the plurality of display items as selectable candidates. A first display item is selected among the plurality of display items displayed on the display screen. In a case where the first display item is selected and a touch area in the touch panel is designated by a user, a second display item which is closer to the first display item than the touch area in the display screen is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Maeda