Patents by Inventor Masashi Kamada

Masashi Kamada 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: 7633649
    Abstract: A print apparatus which receives image data from a digital camera, PC card, or PC to print an image on a storage medium outputs print data based on image data from the PC to a printer engine via a USB hub, and prints an image. The apparatus has a DSP which receives compressed image data from the digital camera or PC card, decodes the received data, and parallelly executes, for the decoded image data, at least color space conversion processing, size change processing, and color conversion processing. The apparatus generates print data on the basis of the image data processed by the DSP, outputs the generated print data to the printer engine, and prints an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Masumoto, Masashi Kamada, Kentaro Yano, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7430054
    Abstract: A photo-direct printer apparatus which prints an image on the basis of image data from a digital camera, memory card, or PC serving as an image data source receives a control command from the image data source, interprets the control command, and receives image data from the image data source on the basis of the command. The printer apparatus decodes and processes the received image data, and generates and prints print data and print an image based on the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Masumoto, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Masashi Kamada, Kentaro Yano, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7392706
    Abstract: A sensor substrate 1 having on its lower surface a surface acoustic wave element 2 for detecting pressure is mounted on a supporting substrate 6 through a sealing member 4 surrounding a sensor section 2. A sealing space S is formed by the sensor substrate 1, the supporting substrate 6, and the sealing member 4, and the surface acoustic wave element 2 for detecting pressure is sealed hermetically in the sealing space S. Reliability can be enhanced by protecting the surface acoustic wave element 2 from the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Momose, Kaoru Matsuo, Shinichi Shimokihara, Hisayuki Inoue, Masashi Kamada, Hiroshi Tachioka, Kouichi Maruta, Hiroshi Oka
  • Publication number: 20080030754
    Abstract: A print apparatus which receives image data from a digital camera, PC card, or PC to print an image on a storage medium outputs print data based on image data from the PC to a printer engine via a USB hub, and prints an image. The apparatus has a DSP which receives compressed image data from the digital camera or PC card, decodes the received data, and parallelly executes, for the decoded image data, at least color space conversion processing, size change processing, and color conversion processing. The apparatus generates print data on the basis of the image data processed by the DSP, outputs the generated print data to the printer engine, and prints an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Masumoto, Masashi Kamada, Kentaro Yano, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7298523
    Abstract: A print apparatus which receives image data from a digital camera, PC card, or PC to print an image on a storage medium outputs print data based on image data from the PC to a printer engine via a USB hub, and prints an image. The apparatus has a DSP which receives compressed image data from the digital camera or PC card, decodes the received data, and parallelly executes, for the decoded image data, at least color space conversion processing, size change processing, and color conversion processing. The apparatus generates print data on the basis of the image data processed by the DSP, outputs the generated print data to the printer engine, and prints an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Masumoto, Masashi Kamada, Kentaro Yano, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20040196484
    Abstract: A photo-direct printer apparatus which prints an image on the basis of image data from a digital camera, memory card, or PC serving as an image data source receives a control command from the image data source, interprets the control command, and receives image data from the image data source on the basis of the command. The printer apparatus decodes and processes the received image data, and generates and prints print data and print an image based on the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Masumoto, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Masashi Kamada, Kentaro Yano, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 6798538
    Abstract: Multi-resolution halftoning to process image data by determining whether the image data corresponds to black image data or color image data, performing a halftoning process of a first resolution on the black image data, performing a halftoning process of a second resolution on the color image data, and performing a smoothing process on the black image data. The first resolution may be a low resolution and the second resolution may be a high resolution and the black image data may be expanded into high resolution data. Image data subjected to multi-resolution halftoning may be printed by a print head with black nozzles having a faster printing speed than color nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Masashi Kamada, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 6771378
    Abstract: A host computer acquires information about an amount of remaining ink of a printer. In response to the acquired information about the amount of remaining ink, the host computer displays a message on a display screen so that a user can select whether an ink cartridge is to be replaced with a new one or the process is to return to a previous routine without replacing the ink cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Akiyama, Masashi Kamada, Toshiharu Inui, Takayuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Morimura
  • Patent number: 6604803
    Abstract: Control of an ink ejection frequency to compensate for recording medium unevenness in printing by inducing a predetermined unevenness pattern into a recording medium, adjusting an ink ejection frequency of a print head based on the induced unevenness pattern, and controlling ink ejection based on the adjusted frequency. A plurality of print heads may be employed that may correspond to different color inks and may be controlled by a same control signal or individually. Control may also be varied for bi-directional printing based on a printing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadashi Hanabusa, Akitoshi Yamada, Akihiko Hamamoto, Masashi Kamada, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20030112457
    Abstract: A host computer acquires information about an amount of remaining ink of a printer. In response to the acquired information about the amount of remaining ink, the host computer displays a message on a display screen so that a user can select whether an ink cartridge is to be replaced with a new one or the process is to return to a previous routine without replacing the ink cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: YUJI AKIYAMA, MASASHI KAMADA, TOSHIHARU INUI, TAKAYUKI NINOMIYA, KAZUHIKO MORIMURA
  • Patent number: 6551185
    Abstract: An air intake and blowing device, comprising a blowing fan (11) such as a turbo fan capable of blowing air in all directions which is installed inside a main casing (2) provided with an air intake port (5) and an air blowing port (9) enclosing the air intake port (5), the air blowing port (9) being provided with a vortex flow creating member which creates a spiral blowing vortex air flow to form a spirally swirl-blowing air flow, and air surrounded by the blowing air flow being formed in a stable tornado flow and sucked strongly into the air intake port (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Miyake, Yoshimasa Kikuchi, Toru Iwata, Masashi Kamada
  • Publication number: 20030067620
    Abstract: A print apparatus which receives image data from a digital camera, PC card, or PC to print an image on a storage medium outputs print data based on image data from the PC to a printer engine via a USB hub, and prints an image. The apparatus has a DSP which receives compressed image data from the digital camera or PC card, decodes the received data, and parallelly executes, for the decoded image data, at least color space conversion processing, size change processing, and color conversion processing. The apparatus generates print data on the basis of the image data processed by the DSP, outputs the generated print data to the printer engine, and prints an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Masumoto, Masashi Kamada, Kentaro Yano, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 6529981
    Abstract: A bus arbiter capable of avoiding needless increase in circuit scale is provided. The bus arbiter controls a bus shared by a CPU (central processing unit) and a plurality of apparatuses for generating addresses. The bus arbiter includes a determination unit for determining if a request of an address is a request of an address where no corresponding device is present, and a processor for passing the request by transmitting an ACK signal without performing a writing operation for a request of a writing operation, and transmitting dummy data and an ACK signal without performing a reading operation for a request of a reading operation, when the determination unit has determined that the request is a request of an address where no corresponding device is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Midori Yasuda, Masashi Kamada, Takayuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Morimura
  • Patent number: 6503060
    Abstract: A frame (4a) is provided around the perimeter of the air outlet (2a) of the fan (6). The frame (4a) includes a plurality of board-shaped ribs (41, 41 . . . ) extending radially outward from the vicinity of the center of the frame (4a) in the direction of the radius of the fan (6). The frame (4a) also includes a plurality of cylindrical ribs (42, 42 . . . ) integrated with the plurality of board-shaped ribs (41, 41 . . . ), and arranged concentrically around the rotation axis (O-O′) of the fan (6) at predetermined intervals in the direction of the radius of the fan (6). The board-shaped ribs (41) are curved outward in the direction of rotation of the fan (6) and inclined in the direction of air flowing from the fan (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Kamada, Tadashi Ohnishi, Manabu Kato, Hiroki Ishihara, Tatsuo Fujiwara, Masaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6339480
    Abstract: A color printer driver binarizes continuous tone color print data stored in raster form and stores the binarized data directly into column form, without the intermediary of storage in horizontal raster form, for printout by a print engine having vertically-arranged print elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Takao Aichi, Kazuyuki Masumoto, Akihiko Sukigara, Tetsuya Kawanabe, Masashi Kamada, Osamu Hirata
  • Patent number: 6128098
    Abstract: A printer controller in a printer having at least one detachable print device sends data to a host processor that is representative of the characteristics of a presently attached detachable print device and receives commands from the host processor. In response to the received commands, the printer controller controls a printer function according to the characteristics of the attached print device. The received commands include print head driving parameters corresponding to the characteristics of the attached print device. The print head driving parameters may include parameters that modify values of pre-stored print head driving parameters loaded into the printer at the time of manufacture, or the print head driving parameters may include actual parameter values that are registered for use by the printer during actual printout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Kamada, Akihiko Sukigara, Kazuyuki Masumoto, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Akitoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 6070963
    Abstract: A recording apparatus records at a higher density than the density of arranged recording elements of a recording head by interlace recording. A scanning section makes the recording head sub-scan in order to enable the recording head to interlace record between lines of dots recorded in main scannings. A read-out section reads out the same recording data from a memory two or more times. With every reading of the recording data, a selector complementarily selects recording data from the recording data read out from the memory and supplies the selected recording data to the recording head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Kamada, Takayuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Morimura
  • Patent number: 6070212
    Abstract: A bus arbiter capable of avoiding needless increase in circuit scale is provided. The bus arbiter controls a bus shared by a CPU (central processing unit) and a plurality of apparatuses for generating addresses. The bus arbiter includes a determination unit for determining if a request of an address is a request of an address where no corresponding device is present, and a processor for passing the request by transmitting an ACK signal without performing a writing operation for a request of a writing operation, and transmitting dummy data and an ACK signal without performing a reading operation for a request of a reading operation, when the determination unit has determined that the request is a request of an address where no corresponding device is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Midori Yasuda, Masashi Kamada, Takayuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Morimura
  • Patent number: 5975665
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an ink jet recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium by discharging ink to the surface of the recording medium, wherein ink is reserved in an ink tank including a negative pressure generating member, such as an absorber and a foaming member, and a function of accurately detecting the residual quantity such that depletion to a predetermined level can be detected is realized. Light emitted by a photointerrupter is allowed to pass through a portion of a wall surface of the ink tank made of transparent plastic or the like which is transmissible with respect to detection light emitted by the photointerrupter to detect change in the light reflectance in the boundary portion between the wall surface and the ink absorber. In accordance with reflectance obtained in a case where no ink exists in the detected portion and that obtained in a case where ink exists, the residual quantity of ink can be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Torigoe, Masashi Kamada, Noribumi Koitabashi, Toshiharu Inui, Fumiyuki Mikami, Takayuki Ninomiya, Yasuhiro Unosawa, Kazuhiko Morimura, Hitoshi Nishikori, Masaya Uetuki
  • Patent number: 5966149
    Abstract: When a position deviation of more than 1/2 pitch of ejection port pitch is generated by a difference in thermal expansion between ejection ports of a low temperature line head and ejection ports of high temperature line head, a dummy data is inserted in part of ejection data arrangement, so that ejection data inherent in the arrangement is shifted by one ejection port unit to be assigned to other ejection ports This reduces position deviation between dots formed by individual heads according to the data to less than 1/2 pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Kamada, Takayuki Ninomiya, Kazuhiko Morimura