Patents by Inventor Ryou SHITARA

Ryou SHITARA 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: 9826118
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes: an image capturing device that reads an original document and generates image data of the original document; a color determiner that determines a color of a pixel of the image data; a blank line determiner that detects a blank line of the image data based on the color of the pixel determined by the color determiner; a parallel direction determiner that detects an extension direction of each of the character strings on the original document, based on the blank line; a character string area determiner that detects a start position and an end position of each of the character strings; and a orthogonal direction determiner that detects an orientation of the original document based on the start position and the end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ryou Shitara
  • Publication number: 20170064137
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes: an image capturing device that reads an original document and generates image data of the original document; a color determiner that determines a color of a pixel of the image data; a blank line determiner that detects a blank line of the image data based on the color of the pixel determined by the color determiner; a parallel direction determiner that detects an extension direction of each of the character strings on the original document, based on the blank line; a character string area determiner that detects a start position and an end position of each of the character strings; and a orthogonal direction determiner that detects an orientation of the original document based on the start position and the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ryou SHITARA
  • Patent number: 9474004
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a wireless communicating unit, an input unit, and a communication control module. The wireless communicating unit is configured to communicate via a plurality of kinds of wireless networks. The input unit is configured to receive an order for ranking and prioritizing one or more communicative conditions. The communication control module is configured to select a first wireless network from a plurality of available wireless network based on a the prioritization and ranking that is a result of ranking the communicative conditions, and to control the wireless communicating unit so as to transmit data via the first wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ryou Shitara
  • Publication number: 20140087730
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a wireless communicating unit, an input unit, and a communication control module. The wireless communicating unit is configured to communicate via a plurality of kinds of wireless networks. The input unit is configured to receive an order for ranking and prioritizing one or more communicative conditions. The communication control module is configured to select a first wireless network from a plurality of available wireless network based on a the prioritization and ranking that is a result of ranking the communicative conditions, and to control the wireless communicating unit so as to transmit data via the first wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Ryou SHITARA