Patents by Inventor Norito Sugawara

Norito Sugawara 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).

  • Publication number: 20240012592
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a communication unit that performs a wireless connection with a terminal device and a processing unit that generates a two-dimensional code including address information that specifies a network setting page used for performing network setting with the image processing device. When the communication unit establishes a wireless connection with the terminal device, the processing unit performs processing of outputting the generated two-dimensional code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ryo IKEDA, Norito SUGAWARA, Mark Heinrichs
  • Publication number: 20110158409
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus that establishes connection with an access point wirelessly to perform wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes: a beacon receiving section that receives a beacon that includes identification information of the access point; a key input accepting section that accepts an input of a security key that is to be used for encryption of wireless communication between the wireless communication apparatus and the access point that is a connection target; a communication method determining section that determines, on the basis of the security key, a communication method that is to be used for communication with the access point by selection out of a plurality of communication methods using encryption available for connection with the access point; and a communication controlling section that carries out control for communicating with the access point by using the received identification information of the access point and the determined communication method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norito Sugawara, Yoshihide Matsuda, Mamoru Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110138081
    Abstract: A network-connected apparatus, which performs communication using an IP address via a network connected thereto and has a fixed first IP address having been set as an own IP address used for communication performed thereby, includes a detection section configured to detect that the network-connected apparatus has been connected to a network, an IP address acquisition section configured to, when it has been detected that the network-connected apparatus has been connected to a network, not perform communication using the first IP address, but acquire a second IP address, which is not used by any one of the other apparatuses existing on the network, by using an own MAC address thereof, and an IP address setting section configured to set the second IP address as the own IP address used for communication performed by the network-connected apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihide Matsuda, Mamoru Sakai, Norito Sugawara