Patents by Inventor Ryoji BAN

Ryoji BAN 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: 20240141273
    Abstract: A cell culture equipment comprising a culture component permeable member 10 that is permeable to culture components, a culture vessel 30 that covers one side of the culture component permeable member 10 and holds a cell-containing medium, and a medium holding vessel 40 that covers the other side of the culture component permeable member 10 and holds a medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: I Peace, Inc., FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji TANABE, Ryoji HIRAIDE, Kenta SUTO, Kazunori BAN, Satoshi KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 11966365
    Abstract: A terminal device may, in a case where a first association instruction is acquired, store a first association between a label file and a first database file, and, in a case where a second association instruction is acquired, store a second association between a first object area and a first field name. The terminal device may, in a case where a first print instruction is acquired, create N pieces of first print data and send the N pieces of first print data to a label printer. The terminal device may, in a case where a disassociation instruction is acquired under the state where the first association and the second association are stored, disassociate the first association between the label file and the first database file without disassociating the second association between the first object area and the first field name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Patent number: 11954375
    Abstract: The terminal device may acquire a first data association instruction for associating a label file and a first database file and acquire a second data association instruction for associating the label file and a second database. The terminal device may, in a case where the first data association instruction and the second data association instruction are acquired, store data association information in a memory. The terminal device may, in a case where a print instruction is acquired under a state where the data association information is stored in the memory, create one or more pieces of print data corresponding to one or more label images using the label file and the third database file associated with the label file, and send the one or more pieces of print data to a label printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Publication number: 20240111466
    Abstract: A program stored in a non-transitory medium and being executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus causes the computer to: execute a reading process for reading a plurality of pieces of text data arranged in one column or in one row; and be ready to accept a first operation by a user. In a case of accepting the first operation, the program causes the computer to execute: an obtaining process for obtaining a number of pieces of text objects to be included in specific label data; a generating process for extracting text data by the number of pieces obtained in the obtaining process, and for generating specific records each consisting of the number of pieces of text data; and an auto associating process for associating each text data included in each of the records with one of the text objects included in the specific label data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Fuyuko ITO, Jun KOMURA, Kazuhiko KONDO, Ryoji BAN
  • Patent number: 11915073
    Abstract: A terminal device may generate a first label file based on a specific label file. The specific label file may include one or more object regions in which a print target object is to be placed and first text information written in a first object region of the one or more object regions. The first label file may include the one or more object regions and does not include the first text information. The terminal device may generate a first database file associated with the first label file. The first database file may store a first field name corresponding to the first object region and a first text obtained by using the first text information in association with each other. The terminal device may generate first print data by using the first label file and the first database file, and send the first print data to a label printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Publication number: 20230297303
    Abstract: A terminal device may, in a case where a first template including a first object area exists and a predetermined instruction is given on the first object area, store first instruction information in a memory; in a case where a second template including a second object area exists and the predetermined instruction is given on the second object area, store second instruction information in the memory. The terminal device may, in a case where a print instruction is acquired under a state where the first and second instruction information are stored in the memory, create first print data by using a first template including the first object area indicated by the first instruction information and create second print data by using a second template including the second object area indicated by the second instruction information. The terminal device may send the first and second print data to the label printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Ryoji BAN
  • Patent number: 11762604
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores an application program causing an information processing apparatus to execute a process for printing, an operating system of the information processing apparatus has an automatic function which automatically executes a series of procedures and operations in response to satisfaction of an activation condition, the application program is activated based on a user operation, or activated by the automatic function of the operating system, the information processing apparatus includes a first communication interface. The process includes receiving a selection of data to be printed, acquiring input information in a case where the application program is activated by the automatic function of the operating system, and establishing the first wireless communication with a specific printer using the connection information and outputting the print job to the specific printer using the first wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoki Nagao, Ryoji Ban
  • Patent number: 11722618
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to provide a mobile terminal with download information, the download information being necessary information for causing the mobile terminal to download a first application into the mobile terminal and start up the first application in the mobile terminal, the first application being executed by the mobile terminal to send an instruction to the image forming apparatus, the first application being a part of a second application, the second application being operable as an independent application in the mobile terminal by being installed into the mobile terminal, and the first application being operable in the mobile terminal without being installed in the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Publication number: 20230205464
    Abstract: The terminal device may acquire a first data association instruction for associating a label file and a first database file and acquire a second data association instruction for associating the label file and a second database. The terminal device may, in a case where the first data association instruction and the second data association instruction are acquired, store data association information in a memory. The terminal device may, in a case where a print instruction is acquired under a state where the data association information is stored in the memory, create one or more pieces of print data corresponding to one or more label images using the label file and the third database file associated with the label file, and send the one or more pieces of print data to a label printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Ryoji BAN
  • Publication number: 20230094288
    Abstract: A terminal device may generate a first label file based on a specific label file. The specific label file may include one or more object regions in which a print target object is to be placed and first text information written in a first object region of the one or more object regions. The first label file may include the one or more object regions and does not include the first text information. The terminal device may generate a first database file associated with the first label file. The first database file may store a first field name corresponding to the first object region and a first text obtained by using the first text information in association with each other. The terminal device may generate first print data by using the first label file and the first database file, and send the first print data to a label printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Publication number: 20230094562
    Abstract: A terminal device may, in a case where a first association instruction is acquired, store a first association between a label file and a first database file, and, in a case where a second association instruction is acquired, store a second association between a first object area and a first field name. The terminal device may, in a case where a first print instruction is acquired, create N pieces of first print data and send the N pieces of first print data to a label printer. The terminal device may, in a case where a disassociation instruction is acquired under the state where the first association and the second association are stored, disassociate the first association between the label file and the first database file without disassociating the second association between the first object area and the first field name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Patent number: 11579826
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions executable by a controller of an information processing apparatus. The instructions cause the controller to perform operations. The operations include: displaying an edit screen, the edit screen being configured to receive a translation instruction, the edit screen including a text area and a print area, the print area being configured to place therein a target text string to be printed; upon receiving on the edit screen an operation for inputting the target text string, displaying the target text string in a first language in the text area; upon receiving on the edit screen the translation instruction for translating the target text string displayed in the text area from the first language into a second language, translating the target text string to obtain a translation data piece representing a translated text string in the second language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoji Ban, Ryo Yasui, Satoki Nagao
  • Patent number: 11487486
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions. The instructions cause the information processing apparatus to perform operations. The operations including: displaying a preview screen that indicates a print media having a certain width in a first direction; receiving a first input for designating a first object, the first object having a first object width in the first direction; disposing the first object in the preview screen; receiving a second input for designating a second object, the second object having a second object width in the first direction; comparing the second object width with a difference between the certain width and the first object width; in response to the comparing, modifying each of the first object and the second object such that sum of the first object width and the second object width corresponds to the certain width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoji Ban, Satoki Nagao, Jun Komura
  • Patent number: 11474782
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; and a control device configured to: recognize a content of voice input by utterance of a user of an image forming apparatus from a smart speaker connected via the communication interface configured to input and output voice; and in a case the recognized content of voice includes designating a template and adding data to a template, specify the data from the recognized content of voice, add the specified data to the designated template, and transmit a command for image formation to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoji Ban, Satoki Nagao
  • Publication number: 20220317942
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores an application program causing an information processing apparatus to execute a process for printing, an operating system of the information processing apparatus has an automatic function which automatically executes a series of procedures and operations in response to satisfaction of an activation condition, the application program is activated based on a user operation, or activated by the automatic function of the operating system, the information processing apparatus includes a first communication interface. The process includes receiving a selection of data to be printed, acquiring input information in a case where the application program is activated by the automatic function of the operating system, and establishing the first wireless communication with a specific printer using the connection information and outputting the print job to the specific printer using the first wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Satoki Nagao, Ryoji Ban
  • Publication number: 20220174171
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to provide a mobile terminal with download information, the download information being necessary information for causing the mobile terminal to download a first application into the mobile terminal and start up the first application in the mobile terminal, the first application being executed by the mobile terminal to send an instruction to the image forming apparatus, the first application being a part of a second application, the second application being operable as an independent application in the mobile terminal by being installed into the mobile terminal, and the first application being operable in the mobile terminal without being installed in the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Ryoji Ban
  • Publication number: 20210303264
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; and a control device configured to: recognize a content of voice input by utterance of a user of an image forming apparatus from a smart speaker connected via the communication interface configured to input and output voice; and in a case the recognized content of voice includes designating a template and adding data to a template, specify the data from the recognized content of voice, add the specified data to the designated template, and transmit a command for image formation to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoji Ban, Satoki Nagao
  • Publication number: 20210191676
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions executable by a controller of an information processing apparatus. The instructions cause the controller to perform operations. The operations include: displaying an edit screen, the edit screen being configured to receive a translation instruction, the edit screen including a text area and a print area, the print area being configured to place therein a target text string to be printed; upon receiving on the edit screen an operation for inputting the target text string, displaying the target text string in a first language in the text area; upon receiving on the edit screen the translation instruction for translating the target text string displayed in the text area from the first language into a second language, translating the target text string to obtain a translation data piece representing a translated text string in the second language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoji BAN, Ryo Yasui, Satoki NAGAO
  • Publication number: 20210182003
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores instructions. The instructions cause the information processing apparatus to perform operations. The operations including: displaying a preview screen that indicates a print media having a certain width in a first direction; receiving a first input for designating a first object, the first object having a first object width in the first direction; disposing the first object in the preview screen; receiving a second input for designating a second object, the second object having a second object width in the first direction; comparing the second object width with a difference between the certain width and the first object width; in response to the comparing, modifying each of the first object and the second object such that sum of the first object width and the second object width corresponds to the certain width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoji BAN, Satoki NAGAO, Jun KOMURA
  • Patent number: D1004614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Komura, Kentaro Kato, Akiko Tsuboi, Ryoji Ban, Satoki Nagao, Takeshi Shiotani