Patents by Inventor Takahiro Minamoto

Takahiro Minamoto 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).

  • Machine adjustment device and method of adjusting machine
    Patent number: 7044576
    Abstract: The machine adjustment device of the invention displays a list of components constituting a printer in a sequential manner and asks the user to select one or multiple components to be removed or replaced. The machine adjustment device extracts adjustment parameters, which require adjustment accompanied with removal or replacement of the one or multiple selected components, and sets an adjustment order of the extracted adjustment parameters. The machine adjustment device outputs display of an adjustment window including the extracted adjustment parameters in the preset adjustment order and interactively executes adjustment of the printer with operations of the user. This arrangement enables even an unskilled user to implement easy, quick, and adequate adjustment required in the case of removal or replacement of the components in the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kune, Koichi Nishiwaki, Takahiro Minamoto
  • Machine adjustment device and method of adjusting machine
    Publication number: 20040138764
    Abstract: The machine adjustment device of the invention displays a list of components constituting a printer in a sequential manner and asks the user to select one or multiple components to be removed or replaced. The machine adjustment device extracts adjustment parameters, which require adjustment accompanied with removal or replacement of the one or multiple selected components, and sets an adjustment order of the extracted adjustment parameters. The machine adjustment device outputs display of an adjustment window including the extracted adjustment parameters in the preset adjustment order and interactively executes adjustment of the printer with operations of the user. This arrangement enables even an unskilled user to implement easy, quick, and adequate adjustment required in the case of removal or replacement of the components in the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kune, Koichi Nishiwaki, Takahiro Minamoto