Patents by Inventor Tadahiro Kunii

Tadahiro Kunii 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).

  • Publication number: 20090153885
    Abstract: An output control device includes an output unit configured to output information externally received or to be transmitted outside, a display unit configured to display a predetermined image, a position detecting unit configured to detect a position specified on the predetermined image displayed on the display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display the predetermined image when the output unit outputs the information, an area specifying unit configured to specify a predetermined area on the predetermined image as an output control area for controlling an output condition of the information to be outputted from the output unit, and an output control unit configured to control the output condition of the information when the specified position on the predetermined image detected by the position detecting unit is within the output control area specified by the area specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoji YAMAGUCHI, Tetsuya KATO, Tadahiro KUNII
  • Publication number: 20090153903
    Abstract: An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kunii, Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20090154677
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device, comprising: a display screen; a communication unit; an image data storage unit storing of image data; a registration information storage unit to store registration information and area information in such a manner that the area information is associated with the registration information; and an output control unit to display an image corresponding to image data associated with registration information corresponding to a source which transmitted a communication request such that an area corresponding to the source is distinguished from other areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kunii, Tetsuya Kato, Hirofumi Oguri, Ryoji Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080207231
    Abstract: There is disclosed a communication apparatus including a first communication portion, a second communication portion, a speech detecting portion, and a communication control portion. The first communication portion wirelessly sends and receives audio data to and from a first other communication apparatus by using a frequency channel within a frequency band. The second communication portion wirelessly sends and receives general data to and from a second other communication apparatus by using a frequency channel within the frequency band. The speech detecting portion detects, on the basis of the audio data received from the first other communication apparatus, that a user at the first other communication apparatus is speaking. The communication control portion interrupts the wireless communication implemented by the second communication portion when it is detected by the speech detecting portion that the user at the first other communication apparatus is speaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadahiro Kunii
  • Publication number: 20080204801
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes: a first communication unit which wirelessly communicates with a first device using a channel in a frequency band; a determination unit which determines a number of times by which the first communication unit transmits data to the first device before transmitting the data; and a communication controller which controls the first communication unit to transmit the data to the first device by the number of times determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadahiro Kunii
  • Publication number: 20080207130
    Abstract: A communication apparatus including a first communicator which communicates with a first other communication apparatus by using a plurality of frequency channels defined within a frequency band such that the frequency channels are switched from one to another, a detector which detects, with respect to each of the frequency channels, a value of a parameter for evaluating a quality of a communication between the communication apparatuses, a determiner which determines, on the basis of the value of the parameter detected with respect to a corresponding one of the frequency channels by the detector, whether the quality of the communication between the communication apparatuses made by using each of the frequency channels is not poorer than a first threshold, and a communication controller which sends the first other communication apparatus data by means of the first communicator, once when a good-quality frequency channel is used, and repeatedly a plurality of times when a poor-quality frequency channel is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadahiro Kunii
  • Patent number: 6863459
    Abstract: A medium-edge setting device detects edges of a paper (S110) and acquires data for left and right edge candidate positions (S120). The medium-edge setting device determines whether the difference between left and right center-edge distances is less than or equal to a predetermined value (S150). If so (S150: YES), the right edge position is set to the right edge candidate position and the left edge position is set to the left edge candidate position (S160). If not (S150: NO), the paper is conveyed a predetermined amount (S190) and the paper edge detection is repeated. If the repetitions of the paper-edge detecting process exceed a predetermined number (S180: NO), then the larger of the left and right center-edge distances is set as the distance from the center of the paper to each edge position, and the left and right edge positions are set according to this distance (S200, S210, S220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Ikeno, Tadahiro Kunii
  • Publication number: 20040109718
    Abstract: A medium-edge setting device detects edges of a paper (S111) and acquires data for left and right edge candidate positions (S120). The medium-edge setting device determines whether the difference between left and right center-edge distances is less than or equal to a predetermined value (S150). If so (S150: YES), the right edge position is set to the right edge candidate position and the left edge position is set to the left edge candidate position (S160). If not (S150: NO), the paper is conveyed a predetermined amount (S190) and the paper edge detection is repeated. If the repetitions of the paper-edge detecting process exceed a predetermined number (S180; NO), then the larger of the left and right center-edge distances is set as the distance from the center of the paper to each edge position, and the left and right edge positions are set according to this distance (S200, S210, S220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Ikeno, Tadahiro Kunii