Patents by Inventor Munehiro Ando

Munehiro Ando 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: 7021538
    Abstract: A form processing system makes it easier to handle forms generated in conjunction with product sales and thereby improves overall productivity. This form processing system processes forms generated in conjunction with product sales using a form printer 4 as a form printing unit for printing forms using a form format suitable to the product purchased by a customer and specific form configuration data that is added to the form format. A receipt generator 5 used as a form reading unit then reads a completed form and generates form image data from the completed form. The completed form is a form that was printed by the form printer and then had additional information relating to the product sale recorded on the form. A form management database 20 used as a form image storage unit then stores the form image data generated by the receipt generator 5. The productivity of forms processing and management is thus improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Munehiro Ando, Tadashi Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20040118908
    Abstract: A form processing system makes it easier to handle forms generated in conjunction with product sales and thereby improves overall productivity. This form processing system processes forms generated in conjunction with product sales using a form printer 4 as a form printing unit for printing forms using a form format suitable to the product purchased by a customer and specific form configuration data that is added to the form format. A receipt generator 5 used as a form reading unit then reads a completed form and generates form image data from the completed form. The completed form is a form that was printed by the form printer and then had additional information relating to the product sale recorded on the form. A form management database 20 used as a form image storage unit then stores the form image data generated by the receipt generator 5. The productivity of forms processing and management is thus improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Munehiro Ando, Tadashi Igarashi