Patents by Inventor Naoto SHIRAGA
Naoto SHIRAGA 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: 11748042Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of an information processing device communicably connected with at least one server and a plurality of devices. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing device to obtain authentication information generated by the at least one server configured to provide a service, accept designation of the plurality of devices to be registered with the at least one server based on the authentication information and to be used for the service, and send the same authentication information as obtained to the plurality of devices designated.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoto Shiraga, Kenji Tamaki
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Patent number: 11699416Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions executable by an information processing device including an operation device and a display. The instructions cause the information processing device to: display a first image; display a cropping frame for cropping of the first image when the operation device accepts a user operation for displaying the cropping frame in a state in which the first image is displayed; rotate the first image about a center of the cropping frame when the operation device accepts a user operation for rotating the first image in a state in which the first image and the cropping frame are displayed; and rotate the first image about a center of the first image when the operation device accepts a user operation for rotating the first image in a state in which the first image is displayed, and the cropping frame is not displayed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoto Shiraga, Yuji Miyata
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Publication number: 20220317947Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a processor of an information processing device communicably connected with at least one server and a plurality of devices. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the information processing device to obtain authentication information generated by the at least one server configured to provide a service, accept designation of the plurality of devices to be registered with the at least one server based on the authentication information and to be used for the service, and send the same authentication information as obtained to the plurality of devices designated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Naoto SHIRAGA, Kenji TAMAKI
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Patent number: 11461060Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a processor connected with an information processing device including a communication interface. The program instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive status information transmitted by a printer, via the communication interface, the status information including usage information regarding use of a particular member that deteriorates with use of the printer, generate notification information based on the usage information included in the received status information, the notification information including at least one of information representing that the particular member needs to be replaced or maintained and information representing that the printer needs to be replaced, and transmit the generated notification information to a device other than the printer via the communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Naoto Shiraga
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Patent number: 11221807Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a mediation program readable by a computer of a mediation apparatus of a device management system including a management apparatus managing a first device registered as a direct management target without intervention of the mediation apparatus and managing the first device and/or the second device registered as an indirect management target via the mediation apparatus, the mediation program causing the mediation apparatus to: receive related information about the first device from the first device; determine whether the first device is registered on the management apparatus as the direct management target or the indirect management target; and when the first device is not registered as either the direct management target or the indirect management target, transmit a registration request for requesting the management apparatus to register the first device as the indirect management target.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Naoto Shiraga
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Publication number: 20210319768Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions executable by an information processing device including an operation device and a display. The instructions cause the information processing device to: display a first image; display a cropping frame for cropping of the first image when the operation device accepts a user operation for displaying the cropping frame in a state in which the first image is displayed; rotate the first image about a center of the cropping frame when the operation device accepts a user operation for rotating the first image in a state in which the first image and the cropping frame are displayed; and rotate the first image about a center of the first image when the operation device accepts a user operation for rotating the first image in a state in which the first image is displayed, and the cropping frame is not displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Naoto SHIRAGA, Yuji MIYATA
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Publication number: 20210208827Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a mediation program readable by a computer of a mediation apparatus of a device management system including a management apparatus managing a first device registered as a direct management target without intervention of the mediation apparatus and managing the first device and/or the second device registered as an indirect management target via the mediation apparatus, the mediation program causing the mediation apparatus to: receive related information about the first device from the first device; determine whether the first device is registered on the management apparatus as the direct management target or the indirect management target; and when the first device is not registered as either the direct management target or the indirect management target, transmit a registration request for requesting the management apparatus to register the first device as the indirect management target.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventor: Naoto Shiraga
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Publication number: 20200379694Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a processor connected with an information processing device including a communication interface. The program instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive status information transmitted by a printer, via the communication interface, the status information including usage information regarding use of a particular member that deteriorates with use of the printer, generate notification information based on the usage information included in the received status information, the notification information including at least one of information representing that the particular member needs to be replaced or maintained and information representing that the printer needs to be replaced, and transmit the generated notification information to a device other than the printer via the communication interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventor: Naoto SHIRAGA
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Patent number: 10620890Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20190310814Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Patent number: 10346109Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20180081607Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Patent number: 9921787Abstract: A relay apparatus executes: a first receiving process of receiving service requesting information and first identification information from an image forming apparatus through a communicator, the service requesting information being information requesting a service provided by the service providing apparatus; a first read-out process of reading out, from the memory, the first authentication information identified by the first identification information; a first transmitting process of transmitting, to the service providing apparatus through the communicator, the service requesting information and the first authentication information; a second receiving process of receiving service information corresponding to the service requesting information from the service providing apparatus through the communicator, the service information being information provided by the service providing apparatus in response to the service requesting information; and a second transmitting process of transmitting the service informatiType: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoto Shiraga, Takao Yasuda
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Patent number: 9886224Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170097799Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170060496Abstract: A relay apparatus executes: a first receiving process of receiving service requesting information and first identification information from an image forming apparatus through a communicator, the service requesting information being information requesting a service provided by the service providing apparatus; a first read-out process of reading out, from the memory, the first authentication information identified by the first identification information; a first transmitting process of transmitting, to the service providing apparatus through the communicator, the service requesting information and the first authentication information; a second receiving process of receiving service information corresponding to the service requesting information from the service providing apparatus through the communicator, the service information being information provided by the service providing apparatus in response to the service requesting information; and a second transmitting process of transmitting the service informatiType: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Naoto SHIRAGA, Takao YASUDA
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Patent number: 9542134Abstract: A terminal device may send a registration request to a print intermediation server. The registration request may cause the print intermediation server to register virtual printer related information. The terminal device may receive authentication information from the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send image data related information to the print intermediation server. The image data related information may be related to target image data representing a target image of a print target. The image data related information may be associated with the virtual printer related information and the authentication information in the print intermediation server. The terminal device may send the authentication information to an actual printer. The authentication information may be used by the actual printer to obtain target print data. The target print data may be data which is created from the target image data by the print intermediation server.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumio Okumura, Naoto Shiraga, Takeshi Miyake, Takanobu Suzuki
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Patent number: RE47875Abstract: A mobile terminal device is provided, which includes a control device configured to acquire contents data, output screen data for controlling a display unit to display thereon images based on the acquired contents data, acquire, in response to an accepting unit accepting a selecting operation of selecting one or more images from among the images displayed on the display unit based on the screen data, image selection data for identifying specific contents data, of the acquired contents data, corresponding to the one or more images selected by the selecting operation, and transmit, in response to a near field wireless communication unit establishing near field wireless communication with a printer, a print instruction to print the specific contents data corresponding to the one or more images selected by the selecting operation, based on the acquired image selection data.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoto Shiraga
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Patent number: RE49283Abstract: A mobile terminal device is provided, which includes a control device configured to acquire contents data, output screen data for controlling a display unit to display thereon images based on the acquired contents data, acquire, in response to an accepting unit accepting a selecting operation of selecting one or more images from among the images displayed on the display unit based on the screen data, image selection data for identifying specific contents data, of the acquired contents data, corresponding to the one or more images selected by the selecting operation, and transmit, in response to a near field wireless communication unit establishing near field wireless communication with a printer, a print instruction to print the specific contents data corresponding to the one or more images selected by the selecting operation, based on the acquired image selection data.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoto Shiraga
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Patent number: RE49386Abstract: A terminal device may receive print condition related information being related to an actual print condition from a printer, and register, in a print intermediation server, by using the print condition related information, printer related information including actual print condition information indicating the actual print condition. The terminal device may control a display unit to display a selection screen by using the actual print condition information in a case where file related information related to a target file is to be registered in the print intermediation server after the printer related information was registered in the print intermediation server. The selection screen may cause a user to select a print setting from among the actual print condition. The terminal device may register the file related information and print setting information in association with the printer related information in the print intermediation server.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Takeshi Miyake, Naoto Shiraga, Fumio Okumura