Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Bannai

Nobuyuki Bannai 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: 11383541
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus providing, in a case a first type of printing material is loaded to a print unit without loading a second type of printing material, a host device with a first printing service using a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus, and in a case where at least the second type of printing material is loaded to the print unit, to provide the host device with a second printing service using a different second identifier. The host device obtains printability information when an identifier provided from the printing apparatus is an unknown identifier, the printability information being information indicating a printable condition with the printing apparatus, sets the printable condition with the printing apparatus based on the obtained printability information, and transmits a printing job based on the set condition to the printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Patent number: 11064089
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20200353762
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a carriage that can load multiple types of print heads, and is configured to print an image by causing the carriage to scan a printing sheet. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, a first printing service using a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus is provided to a host device. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a second head configuration being different from the first head configuration, a second printing service using a second identifier being different from the first identifier is provided to the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Patent number: 10773536
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus including a carriage capable of loading a plurality of types of print heads, and a connected host device. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, the host device is provided with a first printing service using a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus, and in a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a second head configuration being different from the first head configuration, the host device is provided with a second printing service using a second identifier being different from the first identifier. The host device obtains printability information indicating a printable condition with the printing apparatus, sets the printable condition with the printing apparatus based on the obtained printability information, and transmits a printing job based on the set condition to the printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Publication number: 20200244836
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Patent number: 10652426
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20200047531
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a carriage that can load multiple types of print heads, and is configured to print an image by causing the carriage to scan a printing sheet. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, a first printing service using a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus is provided to a host device. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a second head configuration being different from the first head configuration, a second printing service using a second identifier being different from the first identifier is provided to the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Patent number: 10493784
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a print unit including a carriage capable of loading a plurality of types of print heads, and configured to print an image by causing the carriage to scan a printing sheet, and a service providing unit to provide a host device with an identifier for a user to identify the printing apparatus and a printing service corresponding to the identifier. When the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, the host device is provided with a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus with a first identification name. When a second print head configuration is loaded on the carriage, the service providing unit provides the host device with a second identifier different from the first identifier to identify the printing apparatus with a second identification name which is different from the first identification name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Publication number: 20190342467
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Patent number: 10375268
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Patent number: 10169687
    Abstract: A printing apparatus determines whether or not predetermined processing in accordance with a predetermined shape of a medium is executed on an image of a printing target. In a case where it is determined that the predetermined processing is not executed on the image of the printing target, the printing apparatus executes the predetermined processing on the image of the printing target to perform printing. In a case where it is determined that the predetermined processing is executed on the image of the printing target, the printing apparatus prints the image of the printing target on which the predetermined processing is not executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Arata Miyagi, Nobuyuki Bannai, Takeshi Suzuki, Akinori Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20180338062
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20180281486
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a carriage that can load multiple types of print heads, and is configured to print an image by causing the carriage to scan a printing sheet. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a first head configuration, a first printing service using a first identifier to identify the printing apparatus is provided to a host device. In a case where the print head loaded on the carriage corresponds to a second head configuration being different from the first head configuration, a second printing service using a second identifier being different from the first identifier is provided to the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Nobuyuki Bannai, Arata Miyagi, Ruriko Mikami, Nobuo Onuma
  • Patent number: 10057456
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20170318184
    Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Bannai, Akinori Horiuchi, Arata Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20170316289
    Abstract: A printing apparatus determines whether or not predetermined processing in accordance with a predetermined shape of a medium is executed on an image of a printing target. In a case where it is determined that the predetermined processing is not executed on the image of the printing target, the printing apparatus executes the predetermined processing on the image of the printing target to perform printing. In a case where it is determined that the predetermined processing is executed on the image of the printing target, the printing apparatus prints the image of the printing target on which the predetermined processing is not executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Arata Miyagi, Nobuyuki Bannai, Takeshi Suzuki, Akinori Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 8991969
    Abstract: The present invention includes a recording control unit configured to record a recording position adjustment chart including a pattern for adjusting a recording position of a recording head for discharging ink, and a determination unit configured to determine an adjustment value for adjusting the recording position based on data of the pattern included in the recording position adjustment chart read as image data, in which the recording position adjustment chart includes a mark for detecting an inclination in reading the recording position adjustment chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Bannai, Hideyuki Kido
  • Patent number: 8619314
    Abstract: Provided is a technique that makes it possible to extract the image of a document area from a read image with better accuracy. An image processing apparatus capable of achieving this includes a reading unit for reading a document, which has been placed on a contact glass, as read image data; a first area determination unit for deciding a provisional document area by subjecting the read image data to detection processing for detecting a document area included in the read image data; and a second area determination unit for deciding a fixed document area by generating binary image data in an area corresponding to the provisional document area of the read image data, and executing detection processing for detecting a document area, which is included in the read image data, based upon the binary image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Bannai
  • Patent number: 8314980
    Abstract: A method is provided for processing image data read from a book document placed on a platen of an image reading apparatus. The method includes determining a background pixel of the image data based on a luminance difference or a color difference between neighboring pixel arrays, identifying a shadow region based on a luminance change between the neighboring background pixel arrays, discriminatively detecting a shadow of a binding portion and a shadow of a front edge in a document region with reference to a changing direction of shadow luminance, and performing a luminance correction on the shadow region according to characteristics of the shadows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoichiro Makino, Koji Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Bannai
  • Patent number: 8184902
    Abstract: An image combining apparatus and a control method for an image combining apparatus that allows a user to write a handwritten image on a writing sheet while confirming the positional relationship between the handwritten image and a photograph to be combined. When a writing sheet having a handwriting area in which a user writes the handwritten image to be combined with a photograph is printed, a reference image generated on the basis of the photograph is printed in the handwriting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masao Maeda, Seiya Fujinaga, Yoshiyuki Hirai, Nobuyuki Bannai