Patents by Inventor Sho Nakamura
Sho Nakamura 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: 9168773Abstract: A printing apparatus sequentially prints a plurality of images on a first surface of a sheet, and then sequentially prints a plurality of images on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. When a state of a printing unit is determined not to be normal when printing on the first surface, the printing apparatus executes processing for maintenance by using a sheet different from the sheet used for printing on the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akiteru Naka, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Patent number: 9139026Abstract: An apparatus to cause a print unit to print data on a continuous sheet includes a reception, a determination, and a print control unit. The determination unit determines whether the received data is to be printed on a single or both sides of the continuous sheet. The print unit prints the data in a manner such that a front surface orientation of each duplex printing discharged sheet when discharged after having been printed on its both sides and a front surface orientation of each simplex printing discharged sheet when discharged after having been printed on its single side is the same. When simplex printing is performed, each page to be arranged on the front surface of a discharged sheet of simplex printing is printed first. When duplex printing is performed, each page to be arranged on the back surface of a discharged sheet of duplex printing is printed first.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sho Nakamura, Kazunari Shishido, Koji Yasuzaki, Ruriko Mikami
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Patent number: 9138984Abstract: An apparatus includes an input unit and a printing control unit to cause a printing unit to execute printing on a continuous sheet. The input unit inputs an instruction for printing by the printing unit. The printing control unit causes the printing unit to execute printing according to a second job subsequent to printing on a first surface of the continuous sheet based on a first job, wherein the instruction input by the input unit may include a first job that is a two-sided printing and a second job that is a one-sided printing, or a first job that is a one-sided printing and a second job that is a two-sided printing. A supplying unit is controlled to supply the printed continuous sheet to a reversal unit which reverses the continuous sheet to execute printing on a second surface after executing printing on a first surface of the continuous sheet.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayoshi Noguchi, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Atsushi Hirahara, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Publication number: 20150091970Abstract: A printing apparatus sequentially prints a plurality of images on a first surface of a sheet, and then sequentially prints a plurality of images on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. When a state of a printing unit is determined not to be normal when printing on the first surface, the printing apparatus executes processing for maintenance by using a sheet different from the sheet used for printing on the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Akiteru Naka, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Patent number: 8955843Abstract: An apparatus includes a print control unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The print control unit causes a printing unit to print an image on a sheet and causes one of a plurality of discharge units to discharge at least one sheet on which the image is printed by the printing unit facing downward. The determining unit determines whether some of the discharge units are to be used for discharging sheets for an input print job. In response to determining that the some of the discharge units are to be used for the input print job, the print control unit discharges the sheets to the some of the discharge units such that a former page of the sheets is discharged to a lower-level discharge unit and a latter page of the sheets is discharged to an upper-level discharge unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sho Nakamura, Koji Okabe, Kazuo Uetsuke
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Patent number: 8936407Abstract: A printing apparatus sequentially prints a plurality of images on a first surface of a sheet, and then sequentially prints a plurality of images on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. When a state of a printing unit is determined not to be normal when printing on the first surface, the printing apparatus executes processing for maintenance by using a sheet different from the sheet used for printing on the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akiteru Naka, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Patent number: 8920051Abstract: A state of a print head is checked by printing a plurality of images in order on a sheet fed from a sheet feeding unit, and reading the printed images. A region that is inappropriate for performing printing on the fed sheet is detected. When the inappropriate region has been detected, printing the images is stopped and the sheet is cut. Of the cut sheets, the sheet at an upstream is sent back to the sheet feeding unit. Subsequently, the sheet is again fed to perform printing and conduct a test.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Akiteru Naka, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Publication number: 20140195136Abstract: The invention relates to a control device of an engine, calculating a control signal (Svb) to be supplied to a controlled object (60V) for controlling the controlled amount to a target controlled amount and when a history of a change of the controlled amount does not correspond to a predetermined history, supplies the control signal to the controlled object and on the other hand, when the history of the change of the controlled amount corresponds to the predetermined history, the device corrects the control signal and then, supplies the corrected control signal to the controlled object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Sho Nakamura
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Patent number: 8746822Abstract: A print control apparatus configured to cause a printing unit to perform print processing includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a condition for executing maintenance processing of the printing unit is satisfied, a shortening unit configured to shorten redundant maintenance operations in first maintenance processing and second maintenance processing in a case where the determination unit determines that a condition for executing the second maintenance processing is satisfied before completion of the first maintenance processing, and a control unit configured to cause the first maintenance processing and the second maintenance processing to be carried out after the shortening unit shortens the redundant maintenance operations.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Yasuzaki, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Akiteru Naka, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Patent number: 8705083Abstract: A plurality of scenes included in moving image data stored in a storage medium are detected, still images included in at least two scenes among the plurality of detected scenes are extracted, and images including the extracted still images are printed on the storage medium. The printed images include the plurality of extracted still images in areas corresponding to time periods of the corresponding scenes. As a result, the content of each scene constituting the moving images recorded in a CD or a DVD and a reproducing time period of the scene can be easily figured out by looking at a result printed on the label of the CD or the DVD.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Sho Nakamura
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Publication number: 20140104338Abstract: An apparatus capable of causing a print unit to print data on a continuous sheet includes a reception unit, a determination unit, and a print control unit. The reception unit receives data of a plurality of pages to be printed by the print unit. The determination unit determines whether the data of the received plurality of pages is to be printed on a single side or on both sides of the continuous sheet. The print control unit causes printing of the data of the received plurality of pages on the continuous sheet in a manner such that an orientation of a surface of a discharged continuous sheet in a case where being discharged after having been printed on its both sides and an orientation of a surface of a discharged continuous sheet in a case where being discharged after having been printed on its single side is the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho Nakamura, Kazunari Shishido, Koji Yasuzaki, Ruriko Mikami
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Patent number: 8636430Abstract: In printing data of a plurality of pages on a continuous sheet, it is determined whether the data is to be printed on a single side of the continuous sheet or on both sides thereof. A first sequence of pages arranged on a first side of the continuous sheet occurring when it is determined that the data is to be printed on the single side and a second sequence of pages arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet occurring when it is determined that the data is to be printed on the both sides such that the first and second sequences are opposite to each other. Each of the first and second sequences indicates whether the pages are arranged in descending order or in ascending order.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sho Nakamura, Kazunari Shishido, Koji Yasuzaki, Ruriko Mikami
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Publication number: 20130336698Abstract: An apparatus includes an input unit and a printing control unit to cause a printing unit to execute printing on a continuous sheet. The input unit inputs an instruction for printing by the printing unit. The printing control unit causes the printing unit to execute printing according to a second job subsequent to printing on a first surface of the continuous sheet based on a first job, wherein the instruction input by the input unit may include a first job that is a two-sided printing and a second job that is a one-sided printing, or a first job that is a one-sided printing and a second job that is a two-sided printing. A supplying unit is controlled to supply the printed continuous sheet to a reversal unit which reverses the continuous sheet to execute printing on a second surface after executing printing on a first surface of the continuous sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayoshi Noguchi, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Atsushi Hirahara, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Patent number: 8540441Abstract: A printing control apparatus may execute printing on a continuous sheet by using a printing unit. The printing control apparatus includes a reversal unit, an input unit, and a printing control unit. In executing printing by the printing unit on both surfaces of the continuous sheet, the reversal unit reverses the continuous sheet to execute printing on a second surface after executing printing on a first surface. If the printing on the first surface currently is being executed by the printing unit to execute two-sided printing of a preceding job based on a preceding job in a case where an instruction for interruption printing is input by the input unit, the printing control unit executes the interruption printing according to the instruction subsequent to the printing on the first surface of the continuous sheet based on the preceding job, and supplies the printed continuous sheet to the reversal unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayoshi Noguchi, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Atsushi Hirahara, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Patent number: 8360428Abstract: When printing is to be executed on the basis of an input print job, and a group of sheets having undergone the printing on the basis of the input print job are discharged to a first one of multiple discharging destinations, the first discharging destination is switched to a second discharging destination in the course of the discharging process, and the second discharging destination is selected in accordance with an arranged order of the group of sheets.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Sho Nakamura, Koji Okabe, Kazuo Uetsuke
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Publication number: 20120199026Abstract: A printing apparatus sequentially prints a plurality of images on a first surface of a sheet, and then sequentially prints a plurality of images on a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface. When a state of a printing unit is determined not to be normal when printing on the first surface, the printing apparatus executes processing for maintenance by using a sheet different from the sheet used for printing on the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akiteru Naka, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Publication number: 20120199022Abstract: A state of a print head is checked by printing a plurality of images in order on a sheet fed from a sheet feeding unit, and reading the printed images. A region that is inappropriate for performing printing on the fed sheet is detected. When the inappropriate region has been detected, printing the images is stopped and the sheet is cut. Of the cut sheets, the sheet at an upstream is sent back to the sheet feeding unit. Subsequently, the sheet is again fed to perform printing and conduct a test.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Ruriko Mikami, Atsushi Hirahara, Takayoshi Noguchi, Akiteru Naka, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Publication number: 20110243637Abstract: In printing data of a plurality of pages on a continuous sheet, it is determined whether the data is to be printed on a single side of the continuous sheet or on both sides thereof. A first sequence of pages arranged on a first side of the continuous sheet occurring when it is determined that the data is to be printed on the single side and a second sequence of pages arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet occurring when it is determined that the data is to be printed on the both sides such that the first and second sequences are opposite to each other. Each of the first and second sequences indicates whether the pages are arranged in descending order or in ascending order.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho Nakamura, Kazunari Shishido, Koji Yasuzaki, Ruriko Mikami
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Publication number: 20110236105Abstract: A printing control apparatus may execute printing on a continuous sheet by using a printing unit. The printing control apparatus includes a reversal unit, an input unit, and a printing control unit. In executing printing by the printing unit on both surfaces of the continuous sheet, the reversal unit reverses the continuous sheet to execute printing on a second surface after executing printing on a first surface. If the printing on the first surface currently is being executed by the printing unit to execute two-sided printing of a preceding job based on a preceding job in a case where an instruction for interruption printing is input by the input unit, the printing control unit executes the interruption printing according to the instruction subsequent to the printing on the first surface of the continuous sheet based on the preceding job, and supplies the printed continuous sheet to the reversal unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayoshi Noguchi, Kazunari Shishido, Sho Nakamura, Atsushi Hirahara, Tatsuhiko Tomita
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Publication number: 20110211211Abstract: A print control apparatus to discharge sheets printed by a printing unit to discharging destinations. The print control apparatus includes a first determination unit, a second determination unit, and a selecting unit. When an input print job is to be executed by the printing unit, the first determination unit determines how many sheets are to be discharged, corresponding to a single copy based on the print job. The second determination unit determines how many discharging destinations are required for discharging the determined number of sheets. If the determined number of discharging destinations is a multiple value, the selecting unit selects multiple discharging destinations located closest to each other as discharging destinations for the sheets printed. The multiple discharging destinations are selected by the selecting unit before the printing unit begins printing operation based on the print job.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Sho Nakamura