Patents by Inventor Naoki Tanjima
Naoki Tanjima 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).
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Patent number: 9633286Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including an operation device, a display device, and a controller. The controller executes a condition deciding process, a determining process, a first mode switching process, and a second mode switching process. In the condition deciding process, printable conditions in a length and a width direction are decided. In the determining process, it is determining whether contents after the edit operation satisfy the printable conditions. In the first mode switching process, the operation mode is switched from a real-time preview mode to a text input mode in the case that the printable conditions are not satisfied. In the second mode switching process, the operation mode is returned from the text input mode to the real-time preview mode in the case that the printable conditions are satisfied after the operation mode is switched to the text input mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minako Ishida, Naoki Tanjima, Yasunori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20160267364Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including an operation device, a display device, and a controller. The controller executes a condition deciding process, a determining process, a first mode switching process, and a second mode switching process. In the condition deciding process, printable conditions in a length and a width direction are decided. In the determining process, it is determining whether contents after the edit operation satisfy the printable conditions. In the first mode switching process, the operation mode is switched from a real-time preview mode to a text input mode in the case that the printable conditions are not satisfied. In the second mode switching process, the operation mode is returned from the text input mode to the real-time preview mode in the case that the printable conditions are satisfied after the operation mode is switched to the text input mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Minako Ishida, Naoki Tanjima, Yasunori Suzuki
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Patent number: 9423892Abstract: The information input device includes first detecting portion, second detecting portion, first positioning portion, second positioning portion, first information acquiring portion, and second information acquiring portion. The first information acquiring portion is configured to acquire information that is written on a paper sheet overlapping with a cover sheet positioned by the first positioning portion, based on the position of the writing tool detected by the first detecting portion. The second information acquiring portion is configured to acquire information that is written on a paper sheet overlapping with a cover sheet positioned by the second positioning portion, based on the position of the writing tool detected by the second detecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takehiko Inaba, Naoki Tanjima, Atsushi Kasugai
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Patent number: 9317143Abstract: The information input device includes first detecting portion, second detecting portion, first positioning portion, second positioning portion, first information acquiring portion, and second information acquiring portion. The first information acquiring portion is configured to acquire information that is written on a paper sheet overlapping with a cover sheet positioned by the first positioning portion, based on the position of the writing tool detected by the first detecting portion. The second information acquiring portion is configured to acquire information that is written on a paper sheet overlapping with a cover sheet positioned by the second positioning portion, based on the position of the writing tool detected by the second detecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takehiko Inaba, Naoki Tanjima, Atsushi Kasugai
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Patent number: 9218337Abstract: A text editing apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a display device; an operation device; a conversion candidate creating portion that creates at least one conversion candidate associated with a character and outputs a signal for displaying the created conversion candidate; a finally-determined character string output portion that outputs a signal for displaying the corresponding conversion candidate; and a learning portion that learns and storing character string data for the next creation of said conversion candidate at the time of an input of a learning instruction different from the time of the input of said selective final determination.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Tanjima, Tomoki Miyashita, Takao Kato
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Patent number: 9189710Abstract: The disclosure discloses a recorded matter producing apparatus comprising a data acquisition portion and an end adjusting portion. A printing head performs printing on a medium to be recorded and produce recorded matter where desired print based on print data is formed. The data acquisition portion acquires unit print data for periodically performing print formation per data print area and total length data. The data print area comprises a predetermined unit length. The total length data indicates a total length of a recorded matter print area on which a unit image corresponding to the unit print data is periodically printed. The end adjusting portion makes adjustments so as to match an end position both of the recorded matter print area and the data print area where the unit image is formed in a last sequence, by either print data mode adjustment or total length data adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junya Kawai, Naoki Tanjima
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Patent number: 9174472Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer comprising a take-up portion, a first memory, a consumed amount calculating portion, a first correcting portion, an operation signal input portion, and a second correcting portion. The take-up portion takes up a recording medium on which printing was performed by the printing head. The first memory stores a value related to a remaining amount or a consumed amount of the recording medium. The consumed amount calculating portion calculates a first consumed amount based on a fed amount by the feeder. The first correcting portion corrects the value stored in the first memory by the first consumed amount. The second correcting portion corrects the value r stored in the first memory by using a predetermined second consumed amount, triggered by input of the operation signal to the operation signal input portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junya Kawai, Naoki Tanjima
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Publication number: 20150246561Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer comprising a take-up portion, a first memory, a consumed amount calculating portion, a first correcting portion, an operation signal input portion, and a second correcting portion. The take-up portion takes up a recording medium on which printing was performed by the printing head. The first memory stores a value related to a remaining amount or a consumed amount of the recording medium. The consumed amount calculating portion calculates a first consumed amount based on a fed amount by the feeder. The first correcting portion corrects the value stored in the first memory by the first consumed amount. The second correcting portion corrects the value r stored in the first memory by using a predetermined second consumed amount, triggered by input of the operation signal to the operation signal input portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Junya Kawai, Naoki Tanjima
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Publication number: 20150092202Abstract: The disclosure discloses a recorded matter producing apparatus comprising a data acquisition portion and an end adjusting portion. A printing head performs printing on a medium to be recorded and produce recorded matter where desired print based on print data is formed. The data acquisition portion acquires unit print data for periodically performing print formation per data print area and total length data. The data print area comprises a predetermined unit length. The total length data indicates a total length of a recorded matter print area on which a unit image corresponding to the unit print data is periodically printed. The end adjusting portion makes adjustments so as to match an end position both of the recorded matter print area and the data print area where the unit image is formed in a last sequence, by either print data mode adjustment or total length data adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Junya Kawai, Naoki Tanjima
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Publication number: 20150029160Abstract: A paper medium includes a form and a mark. The mark is disposed in an information correspondence position. The information correspondence position is a specified position that corresponds to a form information item. The information correspondence position is the same position on each one of a plurality of forms in a case where the form information item is the same on each one of the plurality of the forms. The information correspondence position is a different position on each one of a plurality of forms in a case where the form information item is different on each one of the plurality of the forms. The form information item is specified information that is related to the form.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiro Iriyama, Naoki Tanjima, Takehiko Inaba
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Patent number: 8864300Abstract: This disclosure discloses a label producing apparatus comprising: an apparatus housing; a roll holder arranged on said apparatus housing that detachably mounts thereon a tape roll winding a label producing tape; an optical detecting device that optically detects a plurality of detection mark formed at a predetermined interval along a peripheral direction of a detected body provided so as to rotate at an angular velocity in coordination with an angular velocity of said tape roll on a side of said tape roll mounted to said roll holder or on a side of said apparatus housing; a residual amount identifying portion that identifies a residual tape amount of said tape roll based on a detection result of said optical detecting device; and a residual amount related information output portion that outputs residual amount related information related to said residual tape amount identified to a display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidekazu Ishii, Takahiro Miwa, Naoki Tanjima, Tsutomu Kato
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Patent number: 8810822Abstract: An image reading device includes a reading portion and a communication portion. The reading portion reads an image. The communication portion performs communications with an external device by using a first class driver and a second class driver simultaneously. The communication portion includes a first transmission portion, a receiving portion, and a second transmission portion. The first transmission portion transmits to the external device, using the first class driver, data that are used for executing an application that enables the external device to issue a command to the image reading device. The receiving portion receives a command to read an image from the external device using the second class driver. The second transmission portion transmits to the external device, in a case where the receiving portion has received the command to read an image, using the second class driver, an image that has been read by the reading portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Naoki Tanjima
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Publication number: 20140132533Abstract: The information input device includes first detecting portion, second detecting portion, first positioning portion, second positioning portion, first information acquiring portion, and second information acquiring portion. The first information acquiring portion is configured to acquire information that is written on a paper sheet overlapping with a cover sheet positioned by the first positioning portion, based on the position of the writing tool detected by the first detecting portion. The second information acquiring portion is configured to acquire information that is written on a paper sheet overlapping with a cover sheet positioned by the second positioning portion, based on the position of the writing tool detected by the second detecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiko Inaba, Naoki Tanjima, Atsushi Kasugai
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Publication number: 20140135190Abstract: A base includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped portion including a first set and a second set, a first folding portion on a first virtual line, a second folding portion on a second virtual line, a plurality of first bottom surface portions each provided in the vicinity of each of two intersection points at which the first virtual line and each of two sides of the first set intersect, a plurality of second bottom surface portions each provided in the vicinity of each of two intersection points at which the second virtual line and each of the two sides of the first set intersect, a first side surface portion provided substantially in the center, in a reference direction, of the first virtual line on the plate-shaped portion, and a second side surface portion provided substantially in the center, in the reference direction, of the second virtual line on the plate-shaped portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihiro Takahashi, Teruo Imamaki, Naoki Tanjima
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Patent number: 8433561Abstract: A tape printing apparatus registers a word string constituting document data to be printed by depression of a print key in a learnt-contents storing region under subscribed conditions. A CPU divides the document data to be printed into letter strings based on information about constituent letters of the to-be-printed word string and a learning condition determination table. Thereafter, the CPU determines whether or not the to-be-printed word string should be registered based on registered letter string data stored in the learnt-contents storing region and the contents of the divided letter string.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiko Sugimura, Naoki Tanjima
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Patent number: 8339651Abstract: A printer includes a connection device that connects to an external device, a printing device that prints a character on a print medium, an input device that inputs the character and an instruction, and a first data acquisition device that acquires first data created in the external device via the connection device. The printer further includes a print history storage device that stores print history information of the first data and a second data used for printing by the printing device among the first data acquired by the first data acquisition device and the second data created based on the character and the instruction inputted by the input device. The printer also includes a print control device that causes the printing device to perform printing based on the print history information stored in the print history storage device.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoki Tanjima, Yoshihiko Sugimura
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Patent number: 8289548Abstract: A personal computer connected to a USB port of a printer through a management table managing writing on an ordinary storage region in FLASH ROM recognizes the ordinary storage region in the FLASH ROM of the printer as a removable drive which is a USB mass storage class device. Accordingly, an execution file of an application program stored in a portion of the ordinary storage region in the FLASH ROM can be read with a usual access from the personal computer, enabling the application program to be executed without being installed. When the application program is executed on the personal computer, periodic accesses are made to the ordinary storage region of the printer, and when an access fails, the application program is terminated.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Kato, Naoki Tanjima, Motonori Tanaka
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Patent number: 8179554Abstract: In a printer, when a file is received from a personal computer connected by way of a USB port, an ordinary storage region in a FLASH ROM is recognized as a removable drive by the personal computer, which disables the writing management by a management table for managing the writing operation into the ordinary storage region in the FLASH ROM by USB standard, the received file is stored in a temporary storage region in a RAM, the attribute of the received file is determined, and when the received file is a printing file, the received file is transferred from the temporary storage region in the RAM, and written into a position in a printing memory layout region in the FLASH ROM obtained by referring to an address table.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Kato, Naoki Tanjima
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Publication number: 20110292150Abstract: This disclosure discloses a label producing apparatus comprising: an apparatus housing; a roll holder arranged on said apparatus housing that detachably mounts thereon a tape roll winding a label producing tape; an optical detecting device that optically detects a plurality of detection mark formed at a predetermined interval along a peripheral direction of a detected body provided so as to rotate at an angular velocity in coordination with an angular velocity of said tape roll on a side of said tape roll mounted to said roll holder or on a side of said apparatus housing; a residual amount identifying portion that identifies a residual tape amount of said tape roll based on a detection result of said optical detecting device; and a residual amount related information output portion that outputs residual amount related information related to said residual tape amount identified to a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu ISHII, Takahiro MIWA, Naoki TANJIMA, Tsutomu KATO
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Patent number: 7855804Abstract: A tape creating apparatus, including a printing device that prints characters on label tape that includes a winding margin portion that is wound around a periphery of a cylindrical member and a flag portion that is uniformly formed with the winding margin portion, wherein the characters are printed on the flag portion, a first input device for inputting a diameter of the cylindrical member, and a first setting device for setting a length of the flag portion and a length of the winding margin portion on the basis of the diameter of the cylindrical member as input by the first input device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoki Tanjima, Jun Itakura, Yuichiro Suzuki