Patents by Inventor Takao Aichi
Takao Aichi 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).
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Patent number: 10142510Abstract: This invention provides a technique which allows the user to select whether or not to make print settings without any special operation such as key operations or button operations upon printing information held by a mobile terminal using a printer. To this end, in a case where it is detected that a mobile terminal is located with an NFC communication range, an NFC communication is established to exchange information so as to prepare for transition to a BT communication, information to be printed is received via the BT communication, thus printing the information. At this time, only in a case where an established state of the NFC communication is continued for a predetermined period of time since the NFC communication is established, a detailed print setting menu is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chisei Sumita, Takao Aichi
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Publication number: 20160323477Abstract: This invention provides a technique which allows the user to select whether or not to make print settings without any special operation such as key operations or button operations upon printing information held by a mobile terminal using a printer. To this end, in a case where it is detected that a mobile terminal is located with an NFC communication range, an NFC communication is established to exchange information so as to prepare for transition to a BT communication, information to be printed is received via the BT communication, thus printing the information. At this time, only in a case where an established state of the NFC communication is continued for a predetermined period of time since the NFC communication is established, a detailed print setting menu is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Chisei Sumita, Takao Aichi
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Patent number: 9426321Abstract: This invention provides a technique which allows the user to select whether or not to make print settings without any special operation such as key operations or button operations upon printing information held by a mobile terminal using a printer. To this end, in a case where it is detected that a mobile terminal is located with an NFC communication range, an NFC communication is established to exchange information so as to prepare for transition to a BT communication, information to be printed is received via the BT communication, thus printing the information. At this time, only in a case where an established state of the NFC communication is continued for a predetermined period of time since the NFC communication is established, a detailed print setting menu is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chisei Sumita, Takao Aichi
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Patent number: 9389824Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Patent number: 8605334Abstract: A physical layer which depends on hardware of a general-purpose interface determines whether an image supply device supports a predetermined communication protocol. A transport layer which controls communication as an upper layer of the physical layer determines whether the image supply device supports the predetermined communication protocol. When either of the physical and transport layers determines that the image supply device supports the predetermined communication protocol, the image supply device is decided to support the predetermined communication protocol. When both of the physical and transport layers do not determine that the image supply device supports the predetermined communication protocol, an application layer serving as an upper layer of the transport layer determines whether the image supply device supports the predetermined communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2005Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto
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Publication number: 20130229690Abstract: This invention provides a technique which allows the user to select whether or not to make print settings without any special operation such as key operations or button operations upon printing information held by a mobile terminal using a printer. To this end, in a case where it is detected that a mobile terminal is located with an NFC communication range, an NFC communication is established to exchange information so as to prepare for transition to a BT communication, information to be printed is received via the BT communication, thus printing the information. At this time, only in a case where an established state of the NFC communication is continued for a predetermined period of time since the NFC communication is established, a detailed print setting menu is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chisei Sumita, Takao Aichi
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Patent number: 8395802Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Publication number: 20120224215Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Patent number: 8228529Abstract: An adapter capable of communicating with an image supply device and an image output device and allowing direct printing even when a plurality of images are transferred at the same time from image supply devices. The adapter transmits a print request associated with a first image to the image output device. If acquisition of a second image is completed before acquisition of the first image completed, the adapter transfers the second image instead of the first image as the image to be printed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Tetsuya Suwa, Yusuke Hashii, Kentaro Yano, Arata Miyagi, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Masao Kato, Mitsuhiro Ono, Fumitaka Goto
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Patent number: 8203741Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Patent number: 8179546Abstract: In a print system for causing a printer to print an image on the basis of image data supplied from a portable communication apparatus by direct communication between the portable communication apparatus and the printer, the print function of the printer is obtained. When print conditions input by using the UI of the portable communication apparatus cannot be implemented by the print function of the printer, the portable communication apparatus requests a server to execute corresponding processing. A result processed by the server is received, and the printer is caused to print the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Aichi, Akitoshi Yamada, Yusuke Hashii, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 8174711Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and photo-direct (PD) printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application New Camera Direct Print (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute a print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Cannon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Patent number: 8130406Abstract: When a print command that designates a layout recording function by its upper layer, and designates a frame print function by its lower layer is transmitted from a camera to a printer, the printer determines a layout print function that prints a plurality of images on a single sheet, based on the upper layer. In a case where the printer can determine the lower layer of the command, the printer acquires details of a layout. In a case where the printer cannot determine the lower layer of the command, the printer determines a normal frame print function. The printer prints a normal layout image or special frame image in accordance with the determined layout of images.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Takao Aichi, Akitoshi Yamada, Fumihiro Goto, Kazuyuki Masumoto, Ruriko Mikami, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 8102558Abstract: According to this invention, an intended image is transferred and printed even in a system which transfers image data by a handle upon reception of a print request list described by the file name of an image. In order to realize this, according to this invention, when a DPOF print request file which describes an image to be printed by the file name of the image exists in the memory card of a digital camera (3012) serving as an image supply side, a new file in which the file name in the print request file is replaced by a handle is generated and transmitted to a printer (1000).Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumihiro Goto, Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Takao Aichi, Akitoshi Yamada
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Patent number: 8085413Abstract: An adaptor which mediates between an image supply device and a printer causes the printer to print by selecting either of the first operation mode in which image data from the image supply device is received by wireless communication and before the completion of receiving the image data, a print job is issued to the printer by wired communication, and the second operation mode in which image data from the image supply device is received by wireless communication and after the completion of receiving the image data, a print job is issued to the printer by wired communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Yusuke Hashii, Takao Aichi, Kentaro Yano, Tetsuya Suwa, Masao Kato, Mitsuhiro Ono, Arata Miyagi, Fumihiro Goto, Fumitaka Goto
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Patent number: 8072640Abstract: In a recording system in which a digital still camera and a photo-direct printer are directly connected to each other via a general interface, image data is transmitted to the printer from the camera, and the data is printed. A communication procedure is established by applications installed into the printer and the camera, each of a plurality of functions serving as the printing system are assigned to either the camera or the printer, data and a command are transferred between the functions assigned to the camera and the printer, and recording is performed by the printer based on image data supplied from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada
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Patent number: 8035832Abstract: A printing system in which a DSC and a PD printer are directly connected to each other via a general interface, image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer, and the data is printed, wherein the number of offset bytes and a data amount of the image data are designated from a print controller to a storage controller to specify partial image data, the storage controller reads the partial image data from the storage device of the DSC based on the specification, the partial image data is supplied to a print controller of the PD printer, and printing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2005Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Kentaro Yano, Fumihiro Goto
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Patent number: 8022993Abstract: An image supply device is capable of transmitting image data to a recording apparatus so as to record an image, receiving status information transmitted as a code from the recording apparatus, determining the degree of interpretation of plural-level information corresponding to a device level included in the received code, determining an interpretation level for the plural-level information included in the code and interpreting the code. Then, the device determines information based on the result of the interpretation and notifies a user of the information.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2004Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Kentaro Yano, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada
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Patent number: 7961345Abstract: A sensed image is saved in a printer in an environment in which a digital camera can directly communicate with a printer, and the sensed image can be directly printed. A printer and a digital camera (DSC) can be directly connected to each other via a USB interface. Upon this direct connection, the digital camera and printer serve as a print system, and the DSC serves as a user interface in that system. When the user inputs a print instruction of a desired image on the DSC, a print process of that image is executed. When the user inputs a save instruction of a given image, that image is saved in a storage device in the printer. Even when the image is erased on the DSC side, original image data can be prevented from being lost.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Shinjiro Hori, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110122442Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro YANO, Kazuya SAKAMOTO, Takao AICHI, Fumihiro GOTO, Akitoshi YAMADA, Tatsuya TANAKA