Patents by Inventor Shigetaka Yoshida
Shigetaka Yoshida 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).
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Patent number: 10180870Abstract: A network device includes a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the network device to perform: storing a first mail address and a second mail address; generating a first email to be addressed to the first mail address and a second email to be addressed to the second mail address, the first email having a first body including a URL, the second email having a second body including the URL; detecting a specific failure occurring in the network device; transmitting the first email to the first mail address and the second email to the second mail address when the specific failure is detected.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Publication number: 20180046534Abstract: A network device includes a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the network device to perform: storing a first mail address and a second mail address; generating a first email to be addressed to the first mail address and a second email to be addressed to the second mail address, the first email having a first body including a URL, the second email having a second body including the URL; detecting a specific failure occurring in the network device; transmitting the first email to the first mail address and the second email to the second mail address when the specific failure is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka YOSHIDA, Atsushi KOJIMA, Hideto MATSUMOTO, Kiyotaka OHARA
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Patent number: 9811408Abstract: A network device includes a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the network device to perform: storing a first mail address and a second mail address; generating a first email to be addressed to the first mail address and a second email to be addressed to the second mail address, the first email having a first body including a URL, the second email having a second body including the URL; detecting a specific failure occurring in the network device; transmitting the first email to the first mail address and the second email to the second mail address when the specific failure is detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Publication number: 20140068355Abstract: A network device includes a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the network device to perform: storing a first mail address and a second mail address; generating a first email to be addressed to the first mail address and a second email to be addressed to the second mail address, the first email having a first body including a URL, the second email having a second body including the URL; detecting a specific failure occurring in the network device; transmitting the first email to the first mail address and the second email to the second mail address when the specific failure is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka YOSHIDA, Atsushi KOJIMA, Hideto MATSUMOTO, Kiyotaka OHARA
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Patent number: 8626858Abstract: In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Patent number: 8531685Abstract: A display device to display contents representing data files stored in at least one external memory device attached to the display device is provided. The display device includes at least one connection interface through which an external memory device is attached to the display device, a judging unit to judge as to whether an external memory device is attached to one of the at least one connection interface, a list creation unit to create a list of data files which are stored in the external memory device according to the judgment made by the judging unit, a timer to measure a predetermined period, and a display control unit to display the list created by the list creation unit based on the data files stored in the external memory device which is attached to the display device before the predetermined period elapses.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigetaka Yoshida
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Publication number: 20120224190Abstract: Text data corresponding to at least a part of a text contained in the file or picture data corresponding to at least a part of a picture contained in the file is extracted. Thumbnail data to be used as an index thumbnail using the extracted text data or the extracted picture data is generated. An output size of the thumbnail is set by adjusting the output size according to the characteristics of the file from which each thumbnail data is extracted. For each file, an index data is generated by using the thumbnail data of the set output size. The generated index data can be displayed or printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka YOSHIDA, Kousuke FUKAYA, Kunihiko SAKURAI
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Patent number: 8218161Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a selection section which selects a print target to be printed; an input section which inputs a print job for printing the print target selected by the selection section; an instruction section which instructs to continue the print job; and a printing section which executes a trial printing of printing a part of the print job including a plurality of pages input by the input section as a trial page, and thereafter, restarting and finishing the print job in response to that the instruction section instructs to continue the print job.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Mizutani, Kousuke Fukaya, Naoki Hashimoto, Shigetaka Yoshida
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Publication number: 20120166564Abstract: In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Patent number: 8161124Abstract: In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Patent number: 7965407Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a memory configured to store print jobs, a printing device configured to print an image based on each of the print jobs, a detector configured to determine when it is time to execute calibration to correct a printing characteristic of the printing device, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the printing device to print each monochrome print job stored in the memory prior to each color print job stored in the memory when the detector determines that it is time to execute the calibration. Also, the controller is configured to execute the calibration when the detector determines that it is time to execute the calibration, and to cause the printing device to print each color print job stored in the memory after executing the calibration.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigetaka Yoshida
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Patent number: 7929158Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller that is operable to: access files that is created by an external device and stored in the external storage device, the files containing images that are to be formed on the sheet by the image forming unit; generate auxiliary identification information including character string that is uniquely assigned for each of the files and for each of folders containing the files by using character information stored in a storage; control at least one of the display and the image forming unit to display file specifying information including filenames of each of the files and the auxiliary identification information so as that the auxiliary identification information is displayed preferentially from the filenames; and allow a user to select a target file that contains an image to be formed on the sheet based on the file specifying information.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2007Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigetaka Yoshida
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Publication number: 20090097050Abstract: A display device to display contents representing data files stored in at least one external memory device attached to the display device is provided. The display device includes at least one connection interface through which an external memory device is attached to the display device, a judging unit to judge as to whether an external memory device is attached to one of the at least one connection interface, a list creation unit to create a list of data files which are stored in the external memory device according to the judgment made by the judging unit, a timer to measure a predetermined period, and a display control unit to display the list created by the list creation unit based on the data files stored in the external memory device which is attached to the display device before the predetermined period elapses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigetaka YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20090027711Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a selection section which selects a print target to be printed; an input section which inputs a print job for printing the print target selected by the selection section; an instruction section which instructs to continue the print job; and a printing section which executes a trial printing of printing a part of the print job including a plurality of pages input by the input section as a trial page, and thereafter, restarting and finishing the print job in response to that the instruction section instructs to continue the print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Norio MIZUTANI, Kousuke Fukaya, Naoki Hashimoto, Shigetaka Yoshida
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Publication number: 20080250277Abstract: In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Publication number: 20080239400Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a memory configured to store print jobs, a printing device configured to print an image based on each of the print jobs, a detector configured to determine when it is time to execute calibration to correct a printing characteristic of the printing device, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the printing device to print each monochrome print job stored in the memory prior to each color print job stored in the memory when the detector determines that it is time to execute the calibration. Also, the controller is configured to execute the calibration when the detector determines that it is time to execute the calibration, and to cause the printing device to print each color print job stored in the memory after executing the calibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shigetaka Yoshida
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Patent number: 7398306Abstract: In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the administrator terminal accesses the information based on the link information appended to the email. As such, when a problem occurs in the printer, operations for resolving the problem can be quickly undertaken by the administrator.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Atsushi Kojima, Hideto Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Ohara
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Publication number: 20070222802Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller that is operable to: access files that is created by an external device and stored in the external storage device, the files containing images that are to be formed on the sheet by the image forming unit; generate auxiliary identification information including character string that is uniquely assigned for each of the files and for each of folders containing the files by using character information stored in a storage; control at least one of the display and the image forming unit to display file specifying information including filenames of each of the files and the auxiliary identification information so as that the auxiliary identification information is displayed preferentially from the filenames; and allow a user to select a target file that contains an image to be formed on the sheet based on the file specifying information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shigetaka Yoshida
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Publication number: 20070201115Abstract: A data generating apparatus being provided with: an extracting unit that extracts text image which is a part of the text of a file stored in a storage medium and picture image which is a part of the picture of the same; a setting unit that, for each file, sets a text thumbnail arranging region to which the text image is outputted and a picture thumbnail arranging region to which the picture image is outputted in accordance with file specifying information for specifying each file; and an index data generating unit that arranges the text image and the picture image in the set text thumbnail arranging region and the picture thumbnail arranging region, respectively, as thumbnails together with the file specifying information. Therefore, generated index data can be displayed on a display unit and can be printed by a printing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigetaka YOSHIDA, Norio MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20070203948Abstract: Text data corresponding to at least a part of a text contained in the file or picture data corresponding to at least a part of a picture contained in the file is extracted. Thumbnail data to be used as an index thumbnail using the extracted text data or the extracted picture data is generated. An output size of the thumbnail is set by adjusting the output size according to the characteristics of the file from which each thumbnail data is extracted. For each file, an index data is generated by using the thumbnail data of the set output size. The generated index data can be displayed or printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Inventors: Shigetaka Yoshida, Kousuke Fukaya, Kunihiko Sakurai