Patents by Inventor Okiharu Matsuda

Okiharu Matsuda 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: 11836567
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless tag attaching device includes a setting unit configured to set a tag roll sheet that includes a plurality of wireless tags wound in a roll, a head configured to write tag information to the wireless tag pulled out from the set tag roll sheet, an entry detection unit configured to detect the sheet printed with print information on a front surface thereof entering, an attaching unit configured to attach the wireless tag written with the tag information by the head to the sheet, a tag information reception unit configured to receive tag information related to the print information, and a tag control unit configured to write, using the head, the received tag information to the pulled-out wireless tag, and attach, using the attaching unit, the wireless tag completed with writing to the sheet that is detected as entering by the entry detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11718101
    Abstract: An information process device according to an embodiment includes a thermal head that prints on paper at positions along a width direction based on a reference position. The sensor is at a sensor position in the width direction and detects marks on paper being conveyed by a conveyance unit. The controller controls the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet and then detects a position of a mark on the confirmation sheet with the sensor. The detected position corresponds to the sensor position. The controller next controls the conveyance unit and the thermal head to print a line on a sheet corresponding to the sensor position. The controller is configured to receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the printed line to an edge of the sheet and update the print reference position accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20220396080
    Abstract: An information process device according to an embodiment includes a thermal head that prints on paper at positions along a width direction based on a reference position. The sensor is at a sensor position in the width direction and detects marks on paper being conveyed by a conveyance unit. The controller controls the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet and then detects a position of a mark on the confirmation sheet with the sensor. The detected position corresponds to the sensor position. The controller next controls the conveyance unit and the thermal head to print a line on a sheet corresponding to the sensor position. The controller is configured to receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the printed line to an edge of the sheet and update the print reference position accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Okiharu MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11453224
    Abstract: An information process device according to an embodiment includes a thermal head that prints on paper at positions along a width direction based on a reference position. The sensor is at a sensor position in the width direction and detects marks on paper being conveyed by a conveyance unit. The controller controls the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet and then detects a position of a mark on the confirmation sheet with the sensor. The detected position corresponds to the sensor position. The controller next controls the conveyance unit and the thermal head to print a line on a sheet corresponding to the sensor position. The controller is configured to receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the printed line to an edge of the sheet and update the print reference position accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20210255849
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a non-volatile first memory configured to store first data relating to an operation of the information processing apparatus; a main memory configured to store the first data loaded from the first memory; a receiving unit configured to receive second data from an external apparatus that manages the second data for updating the first data; a non-volatile second memory configured to store the second data received by the receiving unit; and an update unit configured to update the first data stored in the first memory using the second data stored in the second memory while the information processing apparatus is operating based on the first data loaded to the main memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Hisashi Tsujimura, Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20210206176
    Abstract: An information process device according to an embodiment includes a thermal head that prints on paper at positions along a width direction based on a reference position. The sensor is at a sensor position in the width direction and detects marks on paper being conveyed by a conveyance unit. The controller controls the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet and then detects a position of a mark on the confirmation sheet with the sensor. The detected position corresponds to the sensor position. The controller next controls the conveyance unit and the thermal head to print a line on a sheet corresponding to the sensor position. The controller is configured to receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the printed line to an edge of the sheet and update the print reference position accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Okiharu MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 10916961
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a power receiving unit configured to receive electric power transmitted from a power transmitting apparatus in a non-contact manner, and charge a battery that powers the electronic apparatus with the electric power; a temperature monitor configured to change output according to temperature; and a charge controller configured to instruct the power receiving unit to execute charge control of the battery based on the output of the temperature monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20200201622
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a non-volatile first memory configured to store first data relating to an operation of the information processing apparatus; a main memory configured to store the first data loaded from the first memory; a receiving unit configured to receive second data from an external apparatus that manages the second data for updating the first data; a non-volatile second memory configured to store the second data received by the receiving unit; and an update unit configured to update the first data stored in the first memory using the second data stored in the second memory while the information processing apparatus is operating based on the first data loaded to the main memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Hisashi Tsujimura, Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10603939
    Abstract: In accordance with an embedment, a printer comprises a sensor configured to detect a position of a paper conveyed in a conveyance path; a first setting module configured to set a plurality of start candidate positions which are candidates of a printing start position in a paper conveyance direction based on a sensing result of the sensor; a test printing module configured to carry out a test printing for specifying the start candidate position on the paper for each start candidate position set by the first setting module; a reception module configured to receive selection of one start candidate position from the start candidate positions specified by the test printing; and a second setting module configured to set the start candidate position received by the reception module as the printing start position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10500881
    Abstract: A thermal printer comprises a sheet conveyance mechanism configured to convey a sheet formed by attaching labels on a mount; a ribbon conveyance mechanism configured to convey a ribbon; a thermal head configured to heat the ribbon to carry out printing of printing data on the sheet contacted with the ribbon; and a head moving mechanism configured to control the thermal head if a non-printing area is longer than a first distance based on the printing data to separate the ribbon from the sheet; wherein the ribbon conveyance mechanism stops the conveyance of the ribbon if the non-printing area is longer than the first distance; and the sheet conveyance mechanism controls, if the non-printing area is longer than the first distance, the sheet conveyance speed to a second speed slower than a first speed applied in a case of conveying a printing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20190173308
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a power receiving unit configured to receive electric power transmitted from a power transmitting apparatus in a non-contact manner, and charge a battery that powers the electronic apparatus with the electric power; a temperature monitor configured to change output according to temperature; and a charge controller configured to instruct the power receiving unit to execute charge control of the battery based on the output of the temperature monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20190135005
    Abstract: In accordance with an embedment, a printer comprises a sensor configured to detect a position of a paper conveyed in a conveyance path; a first setting module configured to set a plurality of start candidate positions which are candidates of a printing start position in a paper conveyance direction based on a sensing result of the sensor; a test printing module configured to carry out a test printing for specifying the start candidate position on the paper for each start candidate position set by the first setting module; a reception module configured to receive selection of one start candidate position from the start candidate positions specified by the test printing; and a second setting module configured to set the start candidate position received by the reception module as the printing start position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10243391
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a power receiving unit configured to receive electric power transmitted from a power transmitting apparatus in a non-contact manner, and charge a battery that powers the electronic apparatus with the electric power; a temperature monitor configured to change output according to temperature; and a charge controller configured to instruct the power receiving unit to execute charge control of the battery based on the output of the temperature monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10201995
    Abstract: In accordance with an embedment, a printer comprises a sensor configured to detect a position of a paper conveyed in a conveyance path; a first setting module configured to set a plurality of start candidate positions which are candidates of a printing start position in a paper conveyance direction based on a sensing result of the sensor; a test printing module configured to carry out a test printing for specifying the start candidate position on the paper for each start candidate position set by the first setting module; a reception module configured to receive selection of one start candidate position from the start candidate positions specified by the test printing; and a second setting module configured to set the start candidate position received by the reception module as the printing start position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20190004761
    Abstract: A printer apparatus configured for communication with an external apparatus, includes a storage device including a first storage region in which a control program for controlling the printer apparatus is stored, a second storage region in which parameters related to the control program are stored, and a third storage region in which a flag that specifies one of a plurality of methods for updating values of the parameters is stored, a communication interface through which a new program that is an update of the control program is received from the external apparatus, and a processor configured to update the control program stored in the first storage region with the new program and to update the values of the parameter stored in the second storage region according to one of the plurality of method specified by the flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10142508
    Abstract: A battery-powered printer includes a printing head that has a plurality of heat generating elements arranged along a direction orthogonal to a transport direction of a recording medium and is configured to print on the recording medium, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the printer, and a processor configured to determine whether the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold, determine a constant printing speed at the time of printing under a condition where the temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold, and control the printing head and a transporting speed of the recording medium so as to cause each line of the print data to be printed on the recording medium at the constant printing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20180332180
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a maintenance system includes an image pickup unit and a control unit. The image pickup unit picks up images of respective regions of a target apparatus defined beforehand. The control unit acquires image data picked up by the image pickup unit and calculates parameters of the target apparatus on the basis of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10071573
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit configured to unwind a portion of a rolled sheet and convey the unwound sheet, a ribbon conveying unit configured to convey a ribbon having thereon a coloring layer that is not visible up to a predetermined temperature and becomes visible above the predetermined temperature, a thermal head configured to transfer the coloring layer on the ribbon to a portion of the unwound sheet, and a cutter configured to cut off a portion of the unwound sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10063715
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a maintenance system includes an image pickup unit and a control unit. The image pickup unit picks up images of respective regions of a target apparatus defined beforehand. The control unit acquires image data picked up by the image pickup unit and calculates parameters of the target apparatus on the basis of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Okiharu Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20180167530
    Abstract: A battery-powered printer includes a printing head that has a plurality of heat generating elements arranged along a direction orthogonal to a transport direction of a recording medium and is configured to print on the recording medium, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the printer, and a processor configured to determine whether the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold, determine a constant printing speed at the time of printing under a condition where the temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold, and control the printing head and a transporting speed of the recording medium so as to cause each line of the print data to be printed on the recording medium at the constant printing speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Okiharu MATSUDA