Patents by Inventor Michihei Murayama

Michihei Murayama 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: 6023716
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus having communicating and recording functions. This apparatus comprises: a communication control unit to communicate an image; a memory to store image information received from the communication control unit; a CRT display to display the image information stored; a designating device to designate a desired area in the image displayed on the CRT display; a printer to print only the area designated by the designating device from the image information stored; and, preferably, a second designating device to designate the number of copies of the image information which as to be printed by the printer. With this apparatus, the necessary area in the received image information can be printed alone, in just the necessary number of copies. Thus, losses of the paper and printing time can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujita, Michihei Murayama
  • Patent number: 5805297
    Abstract: A multifunctional information processing apparatus includes a selection unit consisting of a CRT display and a touch panel, for selecting a desired function of a plurality of executable functions, a plurality of function programs for executing different functions, respectively, a memory for storing data formed upon execution of the function program selected by the selecting unit so as to allow subsequent use of the data by other function programs, and a CPU for controlling to cause another function program selected by the selecting unit to utilize the data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Furuya, Kenichiro Sugiura, Toshio Sugino, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Michihei Murayama, Shigehiro Kadota, Hiroo Teraichi, Naoshi Inoue, Masanao Yasuda
  • Patent number: 5764815
    Abstract: There is disclosed an image communication apparatus, such as a facsimile apparatus, with function of displaying the received image. The apparatus is provided with a memory unit and a control unit, and is capable of storing the received image and displaying it upside down by the unit of a page, in order to facilitate the viewing of the image in case it is erroneously sent upside down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Sugiura, Masanao Yasuda, Naoshi Inoue, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Michihei Murayama
  • Patent number: 5742846
    Abstract: A multifunctional information processing apparatus includes a selection unit consisting of a CRT display and a touch panel, for selecting a desired function of a plurality of executable functions, a plurality of function programs for executing different functions, respectively, a memory for storing data formed upon execution of the function program selected by the selecting unit so as to allow subsequent use of the data by other function programs, and a CPU for causing another function program selected by the selecting unit to utilize the data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Furuya, Kenichiro Sugiura, Toshio Sugino, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Michihei Murayama, Shigehiro Kadota, Hiroo Teraichi, Naoshi Inoue, Masanao Yasuda
  • Patent number: 5706104
    Abstract: An image receiving apparatus is disclosed which has a printer for printing image data, an interface device for storing received image data into an outside memory detachable to the apparatus and for reading out the image data from the outside memory, and a selector for selecting whether received image data is to be printed by the printer or is to be stored into the outside memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichiro Sugiura, Masanao Yasuda, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Naoshi Inoue, Michihei Murayama
  • Patent number: 5321802
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for performing a plurality of functions includes an auxiliary memory for receiving document data, a main memory for storing the document data received by the auxiliary memory, and a display for displaying the document data stored in the main memory. Icons for designating various edit operations for the document data displayed on the display. A CPU performs edit processing of the document data stored in the main memory in accordance with designation made by the icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Furuya, Michihei Murayama, Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kenichiro Sugiura
  • Patent number: 5305397
    Abstract: There is disclosed an image communication apparatus, such as a facsimile apparatus, having the function of displaying the received image. The apparatus is provided with a storage unit and a control unit, and is capable of storing the received image. The control unit is capable of displaying the image information upside down by the unit of a page in order to facilitate the viewing of the image in case the image information is erroneously sent upside down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamaguchi, Kenichi Sugiura, Masanao Yasuda, Naoshi Inoue, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Michihei Murayama
  • Patent number: 5153829
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a unit for displaying on a screen a musical score, keyboard and tone time information to be inputted; a unit for designating the position of the keyboard, and tone time information, respectively displayed on the display unit; a unit for storing musical information produced through designation by the designating unit of the position of the keyboard and tone time information displayed on the display unit; a unit for controlling the display of the musical score, keyboard and tone time information on the screen of the display unit, and for controlling the display of a pattern of musical tone or rest on the musical score on the display unit in accordance with the position of the keyboard and tone time information respectively designated by the designating unit; and a unit for generating a musical tone by reading the musical information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoji Furuya, Kenichiro Sugiura, Toshio Sugino, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Michihei Murayama, Shigehiro Kadota, Hiroo Teraichi, Mutsumi Miyata