Patents by Inventor Shoji Takayama

Shoji Takayama 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: 9030511
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus used in connection with a tape printing apparatus has a tape information acquisition section which acquires from the tape printing apparatus tape information about a tape mounted therein, a new standardized tape discrimination section which discriminates whether a new standardized tape having a standard different from an existing standard has been mounted or not based on the tape information, a printing parameter acquisition section which acquires a printing parameter corresponding to the new standardized tape in a case that it is discriminated that the new standardized tape has been mounted, and a data transmission section which transmits the printing parameter acquired by the printing parameter acquisition section to the tape printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Publication number: 20140333710
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus used in connection with a tape printing apparatus has a tape information acquisition section which acquires from the tape printing apparatus tape information about a tape mounted therein, a new standardized tape discrimination section which discriminates whether a new standardized tape having a standard different from an existing standard has been mounted or not based on the tape information, a printing parameter acquisition section which acquires a printing parameter corresponding to the new standardized tape in a case that it is discriminated that the new standardized tape has been mounted, and a data transmission section which transmits the printing parameter acquired by the printing parameter acquisition section to the tape printing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 8854643
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus used in connection with a tape printing apparatus has a tape information acquisition section which acquires from the tape printing apparatus tape information about a tape mounted therein, a new standardized tape discrimination section which discriminates whether a new standardized tape having a standard different from an existing standard has been mounted or not based on the tape information, a printing parameter acquisition section which acquires a printing parameter corresponding to the new standardized tape in a case that it is discriminated that the new standardized tape has been mounted, and a data transmission section which transmits the printing parameter acquired by the printing parameter acquisition section to the tape printing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 8587820
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus capable of printing plural paragraphs arrayed in a longitudinal direction of a tape, with each paragraph including one or more lines includes: a paragraph creating unit which creates the paragraphs; a feeding quantity setting unit which set a quantity of feeding between the paragraphs in the longitudinal direction of the tape; an arrangement deciding unit which decides an arrangement of each paragraph on the basis of the setting by the feeding quantity setting unit; and a printing unit which prints each paragraph created by the paragraph creating unit on the tape in a manner that realizes the arrangement decided by the arrangement deciding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 8534941
    Abstract: A printing apparatus has: a dot discrimination section that discriminates whether a print dot is present in a discrimination target area D including a cut position at which an elongated sheet is cut in a sheet width direction, the discrimination target area being at least either one of a front edge area D1 or a rear edge area D2 having a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction of the sheet in a print area; and a print section that prints after providing a margin area adjacent to an outer side of either one of the front edge area or the rear edge area where whether the print dot is present or not is discriminated when the dot discrimination section discriminates such that the dot is present, and that prints without providing the margin area when the dot discrimination section discriminates such that the dot is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 8368943
    Abstract: There is provided an image creating apparatus including: an inputting device for inputting creation data composed of input data and creation condition data; an image creating device for creating a two-dimensional code image based on the inputted creation data; and an informing device for informing of a print size of the created two-dimensional code image, wherein the image creating device creates the two-dimensional code image based on the creation data being inputted, in the process of inputting the creation data by the inputting device, and the informing device informs of the print size of the two-dimensional code image created by the image creating device based on the creation data being inputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, Kim Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Takayama, Takayuki Uehara
  • Publication number: 20120243927
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus used in connection with a tape printing apparatus has a tape information acquisition section which acquires from the tape printing apparatus tape information about a tape mounted therein, a new standardized tape discrimination section which discriminates whether a new standardized tape having a standard different from an existing standard has been mounted or not based on the tape information, a printing parameter acquisition section which acquires a printing parameter corresponding to the new standardized tape in a case that it is discriminated that the new standardized tape has been mounted, and a data transmission section which transmits the printing parameter acquired by the printing parameter acquisition section to the tape printing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Publication number: 20120243049
    Abstract: A printing apparatus has: a dot discrimination section that discriminates whether a print dot is present in a discrimination target area D including a cut position at which an elongated sheet is cut in a sheet width direction, the discrimination target area being at least either one of a front edge area D1 or a rear edge area D2 having a predetermined length in a longitudinal direction of the sheet in a print area; and a print section that prints after providing a margin area adjacent to an outer side of either one of the front edge area or the rear edge area where whether the print dot is present or not is discriminated when the dot discrimination section discriminates such that the dot is present, and that prints without providing the margin area when the dot discrimination section discriminates such that the dot is not present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 8085430
    Abstract: A printer includes: an area judging unit which judges whether a character printing area necessary for standard printing of an image corresponding to the character data on the printing material exceeds a definite length printing area; a printing data processing unit which creates corrected image data corresponding to a corrected printing image produced by thinning out the image corresponding the character data in the printing direction to perform compressive conversion process for fitting the character printing area to the definite length printing area when the area judging unit judges that the character printing area exceeds the definite length printing area; and a printing device which prints the corrected printing image on the printing material based on the corrected printing data created by the printing data processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Publication number: 20110236104
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes: a paragraph creating unit which creates a paragraph including plural lines of character strings; a justification setting unit which sets justification to evenly allocate other lines to the same length as a longest line, of the plural lines in the paragraph; a character mode setting unit which sets a non-target range to be a non-target of the justification, on a character basis within the paragraph, and sets a length of character spacing within the non-target range; a character arrangement deciding unit which carries out justification based on the justification setting unit in a target range excluding the non-target range set by the character mode setting unit, and thus decides an arrangement of characters in each line included in the paragraph; and a printing unit which prints the paragraph on a tape with the character arrangement decided by the character arrangement deciding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Publication number: 20110236114
    Abstract: A tape printing apparatus capable of printing plural paragraphs arrayed in a longitudinal direction of a tape, with each paragraph including one or more lines includes: a paragraph creating unit which creates the paragraphs; a feeding quantity setting unit which set a quantity of feeding between the paragraphs in the longitudinal direction of the tape; an arrangement deciding unit which decides an arrangement of each paragraph on the basis of the setting by the feeding quantity setting unit; and a printing unit which prints each paragraph created by the paragraph creating unit on the tape in a manner that realizes the arrangement decided by the arrangement deciding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 7978363
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: an image creating device which creates a plurality of two-dimensional code images; an interval setting device which sets an interval between the plurality of two-dimensional code images; and a printing device which prints the plurality of two-dimensional code images having the interval set therebetween by the interval setting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shoji Takayama
  • Patent number: 7695203
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input device which allows input of a plurality of information so as to allow performance of a plurality of processes, an input information display device that displays input information that is the input one or more kinds of information, a delete menu storage device that stores a delete menu having a plurality of delete options, and a delete menu display device that displays only delete options corresponding to the information input by the input device from among the plurality of delete options, as the delete menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Takayama, Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Takayuki Uehara
  • Patent number: 7625145
    Abstract: A data display method of a data display apparatus includes displaying a cursor for scrolling the preview display on an input character display region having an ink character region and a Braille character region while moving the displayed cursor; and previewing the label image on the basis of a cursor position of the cursor. The previewing of the label image previews the label image to display an image of the ink character indicated by the cursor positioned in a predetermined position of the preview region when the cursor is positioned on the ink character notation, and previews the label image to display an image of the Braille characters indicated by the cursor or an image of the Braille character corresponding to a translation of the Braille characters into the ink characters positioned in a predetermined position of the preview region when the cursor is positioned on the Braille character notation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation, King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Tanaka, Makoto Takada, Shoji Takayama, Takayuki Uehara
  • Publication number: 20080165370
    Abstract: A printer includes: an area judging unit which judges whether a character printing area necessary for standard printing of an image corresponding to the character data on the printing material exceeds a definite length printing area; a printing data processing unit which creates corrected image data corresponding to a corrected printing image produced by thinning out the image corresponding the character data in the printing direction to perform compressive conversion process for fitting the character printing area to the definite length printing area when the area judging unit judges that the character printing area exceeds the definite length printing area; and a printing device which prints the corrected printing image on the printing material based on the corrected printing data created by the printing data processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20070195337
    Abstract: There is provided an image creating apparatus including: an inputting device for inputting creation data composed of input data and creation condition data; an image creating device for creating a two-dimensional code image based on the inputted creation data; and an informing device for informing of a print size of the created two-dimensional code image, wherein the image creating device creates the two-dimensional code image based on the creation data being inputted, in the process of inputting the creation data by the inputting device, and the informing device informs of the print size of the two-dimensional code image created by the image creating device based on the creation data being inputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, KING JIM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji TAKAYAMA, Takayuki UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20070187508
    Abstract: There is provided a printing apparatus including: an image creating device which creates a plurality of two-dimensional code images; an interval setting device which sets an interval between the plurality of two-dimensional code images; and a printing device which prints the plurality of two-dimensional code images having the interval set therebetween by the interval setting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji TAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 7241062
    Abstract: A method controls a tape processing apparatus which performs, on a tape to be sent from a tape inlet to a tape outlet along a tape travel passage through an embossing section, a series of tape processing operations of incoming-feed operation to feed the tape from the tape inlet to the embossing section, embossing operation in the embossing section, and of outgoing-feed operation to feed the tape from the embossing section to the tape outlet in an order as mentioned above, and which also indicates in an indicator that the apparatus is in the tape processing operations. The method indicates in the indicator a pre-embossing feed indication to indicate the incoming-feed operation and a post-embossing feed indication to indicate the outgoing-feed operation in an indicating mode which is different from an embossing indication to indicate that the apparatus is in the embossing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Takada, Shoji Takayama, Takayuki Uehara
  • Publication number: 20060228678
    Abstract: A data display method of a data display apparatus includes displaying a cursor for scrolling the preview display on an input character display region having an ink character region and a Braille character region while moving the displayed cursor; and previewing the label image on the basis of a cursor position of the cursor. The previewing of the label image previews the label image to display an image of the ink character indicated by the cursor positioned in a predetermined position of the preview region when the cursor is positioned on the ink character notation, and previews the label image to display an image of the Braille characters indicated by the cursor or an image of the Braille character corresponding to a translation of the Braille characters into the ink characters positioned in a predetermined position of the preview region when the cursor is positioned on the Braille character notation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Seiji Tanaka, Makoto Takada, Shoji Takayama, Takayuki Uehara
  • Publication number: 20060228146
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an input device which allows input of a plurality of information so as to allow performance of a plurality of processes, an input information display device that displays input information that is the input one or more kinds of information, a delete menu storage device that stores a delete menu having a plurality of delete options, and a delete menu display device that displays only delete options corresponding to the information input by the input device from among the plurality of delete options, as the delete menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Shoji Takayama, Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Takayuki Uehara