Patents by Inventor Shoji Shima

Shoji Shima 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: 9766848
    Abstract: A first printer 60 has a connection unit to which data is input and which outputs print data based on the input data; a first printer print unit 71 that prints; a detection unit 62B that detects if the input printing result contains an error when the printing result of the print data output from the connection unit is input; a reprint storage unit 65A that stores print data when the detection unit 62B detects an error; and a reprint control unit 62F that outputs print data stored in the reprint storage unit 65A from the connection unit when a predetermined specific condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20150339089
    Abstract: A first printer 60 has a connection unit to which data is input and which outputs print data based on the input data; a first printer print unit 71 that prints; a detection unit 62B that detects if the input printing result contains an error when the printing result of the print data output from the connection unit is input; a reprint storage unit 65A that stores print data when the detection unit 62B detects an error; and a reprint control unit 62F that outputs print data stored in the reprint storage unit 65A from the connection unit when a predetermined specific condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 9156279
    Abstract: A first printer 60 has a connection unit that receives print data input from a POS terminal 10, and outputs the print data to and receives the result of printing the output print data from a second printer 20, and a first printer print unit 71 that prints the received print data or data based on the received print data. When the result of printing the print data input to the connection unit is an error, the first printer 60 uses the first printer print unit 71 to print the print data, and outputs the result of printing by the first printer print unit 71 from the connection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno, Akio Takamoto
  • Patent number: 9129206
    Abstract: A printer can be connected to a computer or other host device without being limited by the type of data processed by the printer. A POS system 1 has a POS terminal 10 connected to a first printer 60 that has a print unit 71. The print data acquisition unit 66 of the first printer 60 acquires data output by the POS terminal 10. A conversion unit 67 applies at least one of a process of converting graphic data to text data, and a process of converting text data to graphic data, to the data acquired by the data acquisition unit 66, and the conversion unit 67 outputs the resulting converted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Furuhata, Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 9030685
    Abstract: A POS system 1 includes a POS terminal 10, first printer 60, and second printer 20. The first printer 60 includes a USB interface 64 to which a POS terminal 10 connects, and a first printer print unit 71 that prints, and can output information related to the second printer 20 through the USB interface 64 to the POS terminal 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 8836738
    Abstract: A drive control method for a media processing device prevents increasing the media production time even when a printhead cleaning process is performed before the printing process. When a media production command is input, the preprocessing time required until the printing process starts is calculated based on the media production command. If the total of the preprocessing time plus the time passed since the last cleaning process is greater than or equal to a specified time, the cleaning process is started. If the elapsed time will reach the specified time after the media production command is output and before the printing process starts, the cleaning process runs parallel to the write process. Increasing the media production time by the time required for the cleaning process is thus prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yokoyama, Shoji Shima, Koji Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20140092422
    Abstract: A first printer 60 has a connection unit to which data is input and which outputs print data based on the input data; a first printer print unit 71 that prints; a detection unit 62B that detects if the input printing result contains an error when the printing result of the print data output from the connection unit is input; a reprint storage unit 65A that stores print data when the detection unit 62B detects an error; and a reprint control unit 62F that outputs print data stored in the reprint storage unit 65A from the connection unit when a predetermined specific condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20140084049
    Abstract: A first printer 60 has a connection unit that receives print data input from a POS terminal 10, and outputs the print data to and receives the result of printing the output print data from a second printer 20, and a first printer print unit 71 that prints the received print data or data based on the received print data. When the result of printing the print data input to the connection unit is an error, the first printer 60 uses the first printer print unit 71 to print the print data, and outputs the result of printing by the first printer print unit 71 from the connection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno, Akio Takamoto
  • Publication number: 20140022581
    Abstract: A printer can be connected to a computer or other host device without being limited by the type of data processed by the printer. A POS system 1 has a POS terminal 10 connected to a first printer 60 that has a print unit 71. The print data acquisition unit 66 of the first printer 60 acquires data output by the POS terminal 10. A conversion unit 67 applies at least one of a process of converting graphic data to text data, and a process of converting text data to graphic data, to the data acquired by the data acquisition unit 66, and the conversion unit 67 outputs the resulting converted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Furuhata, Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20140022580
    Abstract: A POS system 1 includes a POS terminal 10, first printer 60, and second printer 20. The first printer 60 includes a USB interface 64 to which a POS terminal 10 connects, and a first printer print unit 71 that prints, and can output information related to the second printer 20 through the USB interface 64 to the POS terminal 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20140022576
    Abstract: A first printer 30 in a printing system 1 has USB interfaces 40, 45. A first printer print unit 60 operates as a target device to the device connected to USB interface 40 and operates as a host to the device connected to the USB interface 45. The first printer print unit 60 prints based on the data received when operating as either a target or host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Shoji Shima, Katsutoshi Terashima, Tadashi Furuhata, Akio Takamoto
  • Publication number: 20120007932
    Abstract: A drive control method for a media processing device prevents increasing the media production time even when a printhead cleaning process is performed before the printing process. When a media production command is input, the preprocessing time required until the printing process starts is calculated based on the media production command (steps ST11, ST12). If the total of the preprocessing time plus the time passed since the last cleaning process is greater than or equal to a specified time (step ST13), the cleaning process is started (step ST16). If the elapsed time will reach the specified time after the media production command is output and before the printing process starts, the cleaning process (step ST16) runs parallel to the write process (step ST18). Increasing the media production time by the time required for the cleaning process (step ST16) is thus prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yokoyama, Shoji Shima, Koji Hashimoto