Patents by Inventor Seiji Suzuki

Seiji Suzuki 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: 9278555
    Abstract: In the case of performing duplex printing on a continuous sheet, by setting a length of a non-image area to an optimum length, both of mark detection having high reliability and the suppression of a sheet consumption amount are achieved. For this purpose, when duplex printing of a plurality of images on front and back surfaces of the continuous sheet is performed, on the basis of a length of the image to be printed precedently to a non-image area W3 on the second surface, the length of the non-image area common to the front and back surface is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Toriihara, Masahito Yoshida, Masahiro Sugimoto, Seiji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9274689
    Abstract: A method is provided for enabling sharing of data. The method comprises defining a sharing region corresponding to a portion of a surface of an apparatus. The method further comprises enabling sharing of data with an external device in response to user input associating the data with the sharing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Shigeta, Shunichi Kasahara, Yasuyuki Koga, Seiji Suzuki, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9242470
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a recording head arranged so as to oppose a sheet moving in a first direction, in which a plurality of first nozzle chips and a plurality of second nozzle chips each having a nozzle array are arranged as different arrays in a second direction crossing the first direction, and in which the first nozzle chips and the second nozzle chips adjacent to each other are shifted from each other in the second direction, a first suction unit opposed to the first nozzle chips and configured to suction ink from a part of the nozzle arrays included in the first nozzle chips, a second suction unit opposed to the second nozzle chips and configured to suction ink from a part of the nozzle arrays included in the second nozzle chips, a suction holder configured to retain the first suction unit and the second suction unit, and a movement mechanism configured to cause relative movement between the recording head and the suction holder in the second direction, wherein the first suction unit and the second suct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Yuji Kanome, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Masahiro Sugimoto, Susumu Hirosawa, Takeaki Nakano
  • Patent number: 9218781
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation detecting unit detecting an operation of a subject that has been captured, and a display control unit controlling at least one of wearing or removal of at least one of virtual clothing or accessories to be displayed overlaid on the subject in accordance with the operation detected by the operation detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150338948
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, a touch panel, a sensor, and a controller. The display has a screen. The touch panel is configured to detect contact. The sensor is configured to detect an inclination. The controller is configured to determine whether contact is detected by the touch panel, and control display of an image displayed on the screen based on the inclination detected by the sensor in a period of time from detection of contact by the touch panel to release of the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji SUZUKI, Yusuke MIYAZAWA, Yasushi OKUMURA
  • Patent number: 9193169
    Abstract: The method of this invention for discharging a shipping ink from a newly installed print head filled with that ink minimizes the amount of shipping ink that may remain in the print head after the ink discharging process is performed. The shipping ink discharging method according to this invention comprises: a print head; an ink tank; a first pump; a second pump; a switch valve; and a cleaning mechanism; wherein the switch valve is closed and the first pump is operated to discharge the shipping ink from the ink ejection nozzles and the cleaning mechanism is operated to clean the print head, after which the switch valve is opened and the second pump is operated to supply ink from the ink tank to the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunya Sunouchi, Seiji Suzuki, Takaya Sato
  • Patent number: 9162507
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first circulation pump which is provided in a channel between a print head and a first storage tank and which supplies ink from a second storage tank to the print head. The printing apparatus further includes a second circulation pump which is provided in a channel between the first storage tank and the second storage tank which supplies ink from the first storage tank to the second storage tank. The printing apparatus further includes a control unit which controls the driving of the first circulation pump and second circulation pump, and a detecting unit which detects the amount of ink stored in the second storage tank. The control unit controls the driving of the second circulation pump on the basis of a detection result by the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Shunya Sunouchi, Seiji Suzuki, Takaya Sato
  • Publication number: 20150266306
    Abstract: The method of this invention for discharging a shipping ink from a newly installed print head filled with that ink minimizes the amount of shipping ink that may remain in the print head after the ink discharging process is performed. The shipping ink discharging method according to this invention comprises: a print head; an ink tank; a first pump; a second pump; a switch valve; and a cleaning mechanism; wherein the switch valve is closed and the first pump is operated to discharge the shipping ink from the ink ejection nozzles and the cleaning mechanism is operated to clean the print head, after which the switch valve is opened and the second pump is operated to supply ink from the ink tank to the print head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Shunya Sunouchi, Seiji Suzuki, Takaya Sato
  • Patent number: 9126441
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus including a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, wherein the conveyance unit includes a slanting surface having an inclination with respect to a horizontal surface and a conveyance surface that forms, together with the slanting surface, a space that becomes narrower downward in the vertical direction and which moves in a predetermined direction, and conveys the sheet in a predetermined direction by the movement of the conveyance surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Toriihara, Masahito Yoshida, Masahiro Sugimoto, Seiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150246564
    Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus including a conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet, wherein the conveyance unit includes a slanting surface having an inclination with respect to a horizontal surface and a conveyance surface that forms, together with the slanting surface, a space that becomes narrower downward in the vertical direction and which moves in a predetermined direction, and conveys the sheet in a predetermined direction by the movement of the conveyance surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Shigeru Toriihara, Masahito Yoshida, Masahiro Sugimoto, Seiji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150234461
    Abstract: Provided is a display control device including a display controller configured to display a predetermined image on a display part, a gaze detection part configured to detect a user's gaze, a determination part configured to determine whether to perform unlocking, based on a plurality of setting positions set to the predetermined image and a gaze while the predetermined image is displayed, and a calibration part configured to perform calibration of the gaze based on the gaze while the predetermined image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: SEIJI SUZUKI, KAZUYUKI YAMAMOTO, TAKURO NODA, SAYAKA WATANABE, EISUKE NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20150227197
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation detecting unit configured to detect an operation of an operator to an object that is displayed in a display screen image for performing a predetermined input, a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a movement of a sight line of the operator on the display screen image, and a correction coefficient acquiring unit configured to acquire a correction coefficient for correcting an error of a case where the operator performs sight line input, on the basis of the movement of the sight line detected during the operation of the operator to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: EISUKE NOMURA, MAKOTO SATO, KAZUYUKI YAMAMOTO, TAKURO NODA, SAYAKA WATANABE, SEIJI SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150227789
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a sight line detecting unit configured to detect a sight line of an operator on a display screen, a detection accuracy determining unit configured to determine a detection accuracy of the sight line detected by the sight line detecting unit, and a display control unit configured to differentiate a display form of a display object displayed on the display screen, depending on the detection accuracy determined by the detection accuracy determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sayaka WATANABE, Takuro NODA, Eisuke NOMURA, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Seiji SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9098248
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, a touch panel, a sensor, and a controller. The display has a screen. The touch panel is configured to detect contact. The sensor is configured to detect an inclination. The controller is configured to determine whether contact is detected by the touch panel, and control display of an image displayed on the screen based on the inclination detected by the sensor in a period of time from detection of contact by the touch panel to release of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Yusuke Miyazawa, Yasushi Okumura
  • Patent number: 9096065
    Abstract: To provide an ink jet printing apparatus which can reduce waste ink as much as possible and shorten the amount of time spend on the following wiping process, and a recovery operation method therefor, whereby a first process and a second process are carried out, the first process for discharging ink that does not contribute to the printing from the print head while supplying ink from the ink reservoir portion to the print head by way of the first ink passage connected to one end of the print head, and the second process for discharging ink that does not contribute to the printing from the print head while supplying ink from the ink reservoir portion to the print head by way of the second ink passage connected to the other end of the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatoshi Nakano, Minoru Teshigawara, Susumu Hirosawa, Seiji Suzuki, Kentarou Muro
  • Patent number: 9085163
    Abstract: The method of this invention for discharging a shipping ink from a newly installed print head filled with that ink minimizes the amount of shipping ink that may remain in the print head after the ink discharging process is performed. The shipping ink discharging method according to this invention comprises: a print head; an ink tank; a first pump; a second pump; a switch valve; and a cleaning mechanism; wherein the switch valve is closed and the first pump is operated to discharge the shipping ink from the ink ejection nozzles and the cleaning mechanism is operated to clean the print head, after which the switch valve is opened and the second pump is operated to supply ink from the ink tank to the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shunya Sunouchi, Seiji Suzuki, Takaya Sato
  • Patent number: 9079408
    Abstract: Even when a pressurizing operation is performed, degradation of the quality of a printing head due to wiping of a nozzle surface is suppressed. In an ink jet printing apparatus including a printing head, an ink tank, a first pump arranged in an ink supplying path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the printing head, a second pump arranged in an ink collecting path for collecting ink from the printing head to the ink tank, a switch valve arranged between the printing head and the second pump, and a cleaning mechanism, by driving the first pump in a state where the switch valve is closed, the ink is discharged from the nozzle row, and after driving of the second pump in a state where the switch valve is opened, the cleaning mechanism is caused to clean the printing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Shunya Sunouchi, Takaya Sato
  • Publication number: 20150186002
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation detection unit configured to detect a user's operation, and a display control unit configured to display content in a part including a middle of a display screen and display thumbnails corresponding to content belonging to one category in one direction along one side of the display screen in a region located separately from the middle of the display screen. The display control unit moves the displayed thumbnails in a vertical direction with respect to the one direction according to an operation which is detected by the operation detection unit and is an operation of switching the one category to which the content corresponding to the displayed thumbnails belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Naoki Saito, Kazuto Nishizawa, Masao Kondo
  • Publication number: 20150123994
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including a control section configured to execute control to generate a superimposed image by superimposing on a background image a human body image that depicts at least a part of a human body and moves in response to gestural operation of a user, in order to display the superimposed image, while adjusting a display state of the superimposed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Seiji Suzuki, Reiko Miyazaki, Yasuyuki Koga, Takuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20150086074
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image, a parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire a parameter associated with a user of a portable terminal, a specification unit configured to specify the user from the captured image on the basis of the parameter, and a display control unit configured to perform control in a manner that, in a case where the user is not specified by the specification unit, information indicating a movement of the user necessary to specify the user is displayed in the portable terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Shunichi Kasahara, Osamu Shigeta, Seiji Suzuki, Ryo Fukazawa, Maki Mori