Patents by Inventor Soshiro AOKI

Soshiro AOKI 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).

  • Portable terminal, printing control method, and program
    Patent number: 12447759
    Abstract: A portable terminal has a thermal head. The portable terminal includes a first sensor unit configured to detect presence or absence of a sheet, a second sensor unit configured to detect information related to a mark provided on the sheet, and a sheet determination unit configured to determine a kind of the sheet. The sheet determination unit is configured to determine a kind of the sheet based on a result of detecting information related to the mark with use of the second sensor unit after the sheet is conveyed in a reverse direction with respect to a direction of discharging the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Yohei Ishidoya, Shohei Nomura, Koki Yoshida, Soshiro Aoki
  • PORTABLE TERMINAL, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240174007
    Abstract: A portable terminal has a thermal head. The portable terminal includes a first sensor unit configured to detect presence or absence of a sheet, a second sensor unit configured to detect information related to a mark provided on the sheet, and a sheet determination unit configured to determine a kind of the sheet. The sheet determination unit is configured to determine a kind of the sheet based on a result of detecting information related to the mark with use of the second sensor unit after the sheet is conveyed in a reverse direction with respect to a direction of discharging the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Yohei ISHIDOYA, Shohei NOMURA, Koki YOSHIDA, Soshiro AOKI