Patents by Inventor Michihiro Hokamura

Michihiro Hokamura 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).

  • Computer-readable recording medium storing print image generating program and print image generating method
    Patent number: 7894092
    Abstract: A print image generating program is capable of printing information that discourages fraudulent distribution of printed documents, irrespective of the type of printer. A print image generating apparatus has an application, a printer driver, a print management unit, and a virtual driver, and is designed to add tracking information that discourages distribution of printed documents when print data is printed. The print management unit monitors print requests from the application. When detecting a print request which was output from the application to the printer driver, the print management unit acquires and interrupts the print request destined for the printer driver. When the virtual driver receives a command from the print management unit, it acquires print data and tracking information, and generates tracking print image data by adding the tracking information to the print data, and gives the generated data to the printer driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Advanced Engineering Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Kasai, Michihiro Hokamura, Teruo Kumakiri, Katsutoshi Sekimoto, Hideyuki Hirano, Tomohisa Misawa, Kensuke Tsurumaki
  • COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PRINT IMAGE GENERATING PROGRAM AND PRINT IMAGE GENERATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20080239362
    Abstract: A print image generating program is capable of printing information that discourages fraudulent distribution of printed documents, irrespective of the type of printer. A print image generating apparatus has an application, a printer driver, a print management unit, and a virtual driver, and is designed to add tracking information that discourages distribution of printed documents when print data is printed. The print management unit monitors print requests from the application. When detecting a print request which was output from the application to the printer driver, the print management unit acquires and interrupts the print request destined for the printer driver. When the virtual driver receives a command from the print management unit, it acquires print data and tracking information, and generates tracking print image data by adding the tracking information to the print data, and gives the generated data to the printer driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, FFC LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Kasai, Michihiro Hokamura, Teruo Kumakiri, Katsutoshi Sekimoto, Hideyuki Hirano, Tomohisa Misawa, Kensuke Tsurumaki