Patents by Inventor Tadashi NIWANO

Tadashi NIWANO 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).

  • Image displaying apparatus, image displaying method, and image displaying program for detecting and displaying multifeed
    Patent number: 8760678
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus includes a control unit and a display unit. The image displaying apparatus is connected to an image reading apparatus that includes a multifeed detecting mechanism. The control unit includes a display control unit that displays (i) an image of a medium which is read by the image reading apparatus and in which multifeed is detected by the multifeed detecting mechanism and (ii) a multifeed detected portion detected by the multifeed detecting mechanism on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Kazuaki Umi, Tadashi Niwano, Shinji Suzuki
  • Multifeed processing apparatus with measuring unit for multifeed detection pattern
    Patent number: 8678383
    Abstract: A multifeed processing apparatus includes a control unit and a storage unit and is connected to a multifeed detecting mechanism and an image reading mechanism. The control unit includes (i) a measuring unit that measures a multifeed detection pattern from any one or both of an output of the multifeed detecting mechanism and an image of a medium read by the image reading mechanism, (ii) a determining unit that determines whether the measured multifeed detection pattern is included in a multifeed disable pattern stored in the storage unit, (iii) a reading control unit that regards a multifeed detection performed by the multifeed detecting mechanism as invalid, and causes the image reading mechanism to continue a reading operation, and (iv) a storage control unit that stores the measured multifeed detection pattern as the multifeed disable pattern in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Tadashi Niwano, Shinji Suzuki
  • A MULTIFEED PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED IN A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH MEASURING STEP FOR MULTIFEED DETECTION PATTERN
    Publication number: 20140021676
    Abstract: A multifeed processing apparatus includes a control unit and a storage unit and is connected to a multifeed detecting mechanism and an image reading mechanism. The control unit includes (i) a measuring unit that measures a multifeed detection pattern from any one or both of an output of the multifeed detecting mechanism and an image of a medium read by the image reading mechanism, (ii) a determining unit that determines whether the measured multifeed detection pattern is included in a multifeed disable pattern stored in the storage unit, (iii) a reading control unit that regards a multifeed detection performed by the multifeed detecting mechanism as invalid, and causes the image reading mechanism to continue a reading operation, and (iv) a storage control unit that stores the measured multifeed detection pattern as the multifeed disable pattern in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadashi NIWANO, Shinji SUZUKI
  • Multifeed processing apparatus with measuring unit for multifeed detection pattern
    Patent number: 8567776
    Abstract: A multifeed processing apparatus includes a control unit and a storage unit and is connected to a multifeed detecting mechanism and an image reading mechanism. The control unit includes (i) a measuring unit that measures a multifeed detection pattern from any one or both of an output of the multifeed detecting mechanism and an image of a medium read by the image reading mechanism, (ii) a determining unit that determines whether the measured multifeed detection pattern is included in a multifeed disable pattern stored in the storage unit, (iii) a reading control unit that regards a multifeed detection performed by the multifeed detecting mechanism as invalid, and causes the image reading mechanism to continue a reading operation, and (iv) a storage control unit that stores the measured multifeed detection pattern as the multifeed disable pattern in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Tadashi Niwano, Shinji Suzuki
  • IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAYING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110279849
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus includes a control unit and a display unit. The image displaying apparatus is connected to an image reading apparatus that includes a multifeed detecting mechanism. The control unit includes a display control unit that displays (i) an image of a medium which is read by the image reading apparatus and in which multifeed is detected by the multifeed detecting mechanism and (ii) a multifeed detected portion detected by the multifeed detecting mechanism on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuaki UMI, Tadashi NIWANO, Shinji SUZUKI
  • MULTIFEED PROCESSING APPARATUS, MULTIFEED PROCESSING METHOD, AND MULTIFEED PROCESSING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110282487
    Abstract: A multifeed processing apparatus includes a control unit and a storage unit and is connected to a multifeed detecting mechanism and an image reading mechanism. The control unit includes (i) a measuring unit that measures a multifeed detection pattern from any one or both of an output of the multifeed detecting mechanism and an image of a medium read by the image reading mechanism, (ii) a determining unit that determines whether the measured multifeed detection pattern is included in a multifeed disable pattern stored in the storage unit, (iii) a reading control unit that regards a multifeed detection performed by the multifeed detecting mechanism as invalid, and causes the image reading mechanism to continue a reading operation, and (iv) a storage control unit that stores the measured multifeed detection pattern as the multifeed disable pattern in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Tadashi NIWANO, Shinji Suzuki