Patents by Inventor Takashi Nishizaki

Takashi Nishizaki 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: 20240105882
    Abstract: A semiconductor-laminated substrate includes: a substrate; and a laminated structure that includes a first semiconductor laminate which is provided on the substrate and processed into a light emitting element and a second semiconductor laminate which is provided on the first semiconductor laminate and processed into at least one thyristor, in which the laminated structure is adjusted such that two resonant wavelengths due to an effect of the thyristor are located on both sides of a resonant wavelength of the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi KONDO, Michiaki MURATA, Saori NISHIZAKI, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240106195
    Abstract: A light-emitting component includes: a substrate; multiple light-emitting elements provided on the substrate, each having a light-emitting area; and multiple thyristors which are provided on each of the light-emitting elements, which include gate layers, and which cause light to be emitted, or increase an amount of light emitted, from the light-emitting areas of the light-emitting elements by being in an ON state. The substrate absorbs light emitted from the thyristors and emits light not absorbed by the gate layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saori NISHIZAKI, Takashi KONDO, Takafumi HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240106193
    Abstract: A light emitting component includes: a substrate; a plural light emitting elements that are provided on the substrate and respectively have light emission regions; and a plural thyristors that are turned on to cause the light emission regions of the respective light emitting elements to emit light, or that increase amounts of emitted light of the light emission regions, in which the light emitting elements absorb light emitted from a corresponding thyristor among the plural thyristors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicants: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Saori NISHIZAKI, Takashi KONDO, Takafumi HIGUCHI, Junichiro HAYAKAWA, Daisuke IGUCHI, Tomoaki SAKITA, Kei TAKEYAMA
  • Patent number: 11652788
    Abstract: In a communication system, a first mediation apparatus includes a first control device. The first control device stores in a memory a correlation database correlating a mediation apparatus ID of the second mediation apparatus with a first device ID of a device. The first controller requests a management server to register the first device ID, and receives a first command from the management server. The first controller transmits a second command to the second mediation apparatus through the firewall by using a series of procedures. The second command includes second instruction information based on the second command. The first controller transmits a first response to the management server. The second mediation apparatus includes a second control device to initiate the series of procedures and transmits a third command based on the second command to the device, and transmits a second response as to the first mediation apparatus through the firewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Patent number: 11558861
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a processor of a relay device via which a terminal management device is communicable with a terminal device. The program instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the relay device to transmit, to the terminal management device, an inquiry for obtainment of an instruction directed to the relay device, when receiving from the terminal management device a reply including an instruction to perform a periodic process, perform the periodic process to, each time an interval elapses, repeatedly receive the terminal information from the terminal device and transmit the received terminal information to the terminal management device even without again receiving the instruction to perform the periodic process, and when receiving from the terminal management device a reply including an instruction to change the interval, change the interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Patent number: 11533230
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a processor of a relay device communicable with a terminal management device and one or more terminal devices. The program instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the relay device to perform unicast communication with each terminal device, thereby obtaining at least one of a device name and a vendor name of each terminal device as determination information, determine, based on the determination information, whether each terminal device is a supported terminal device to be managed by the terminal management device, and perform unicast communication with one or more individual terminal devices each determined to be the supported terminal device, thereby obtaining terminal information from each supported terminal device, the terminal information regarding each supported terminal device being collected by the terminal management device via the relay device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Patent number: 11513747
    Abstract: In an information processing device, a computer executes a device list download process to download a device list from a storage server. The device list includes a plurality of pieces of identification information corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of management target devices. The computer executes a connection determination process to determine for each management target device whether or not the management target device identified by the piece of identification information is connected to the information processing device via the communication interface. The computer executes a content data download process to download content data from the storage server via the communication interface. The computer executes a transmission process to transmit, to the device that is determined to be connected to the information processing device in the connection determination process, the content data which is downloaded in the content data download process and corresponds to the target management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eriko Takahashi, Naoki Yoshida, Takashi Nishizaki, Shintaro Kunimoto
  • Patent number: 11509632
    Abstract: A communication system includes a mediation apparatus communicating with a device via a local network and an information processing apparatus communicating with the mediation apparatus through firewall. The information processing apparatus including a first control device. The mediation apparatus includes a second control device transmitting to the information processing apparatus through the firewall a first request for requesting transmission of a first command for the device, and a second request for requesting transmission of a second command for the mediation apparatus. In response to receiving the first command, the second controller transmits to the device via the local network a device command. In response to receiving the second command, the second controller performs a second-command dependent instruction. In response to receiving the first request and the second request, the first control device transmits respectively the first command and the second command to the mediation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Publication number: 20220138011
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a display control program readable by a computer of a relay apparatus of a terminal management system having a management apparatus, the relay apparatus, and a terminal apparatus, the display control program, when executed by the computer, causing the relay apparatus to perform: obtaining, from the management apparatus, execution timing information indicating an execution timing of a relay application configured to relay data between the management apparatus and the terminal apparatus via the relay apparatus, the relay application being activated by a user's activation operation performed on the relay apparatus; and based on the execution timing information obtained, setting a reservation for executing display processing of displaying, on the relay apparatus, an activation notification image prompting the user to activate the relay application when the execution timing comes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Publication number: 20220132293
    Abstract: A terminal management device in a terminal management system includes: a controller configured to perform: a first control of determining whether a first terminal device is in a state capable of transmitting information to a terminal management device via a relay device, and a second control of determining whether a second terminal device is in a state capable of transmitting information to the terminal management device, the second control being different from the first control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Patent number: 11290347
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable terminal management instructions configured to, when executed by a first processor of a first computer, cause the first computer to function as a terminal management device configured to communicate with a terminal device via a relay device, obtain terminal management device information regarding the terminal management device, and generate an installation package containing the terminal management device information and an installer, the installer being configured to, when executed by a second processor of a second computer, cause the second computer to install a relay processing program on the second computer to function as the relay device, and change communication settings for the second computer based on the terminal management device information contained in the installation package, thereby enabling the second computer functioning as the relay device to communicate with the terminal management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Patent number: 11240877
    Abstract: A terminal management system includes a first system including a terminal management apparatus, a relay apparatus, and a first terminal apparatus, and a second system including the terminal management apparatus and a second terminal apparatus. In a case where the terminal management apparatus receives an instruction to a primary communication target apparatus, which enables to communicate with the terminal management apparatus, from an external apparatus, the terminal management apparatus determines whether the received instruction is a determination target instruction, transfers the received instruction to the primary communication target apparatus in a case where it is determined that the received instruction is the determination target instruction, and transfers the received instruction to the relay apparatus in a case where it is determined that the received instruction is not the determination target instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Publication number: 20210224006
    Abstract: In an information processing device, a computer executes a device list download process to download a device list from a storage server. The device list includes a plurality of pieces of identification information corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of management target devices. The computer executes a connection determination process to determine for each management target device whether or not the management target device identified by the piece of identification information is connected to the information processing device via the communication interface. The computer executes a content data download process to download content data from the storage server via the communication interface. The computer executes a transmission process to transmit, to the device that is determined to be connected to the information processing device in the connection determination process, the content data which is downloaded in the content data download process and corresponds to the target management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eriko TAKAHASHI, Naoki Yoshida, Takashi Nishizaki, Shintaro Kunimoto
  • Patent number: 11061632
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions configured to, when executed, cause a processor to transmit, to a terminal device via a communication interface, screen data representing a screen including specific identification information specifying one or more printers and being configured to receive a change instruction to change one or more setting values for the one or more printers to a specific setting value, after receiving the change instruction via the communication interface, transmit a change request including the change instruction and the specific identification information via the communication interface, obtain execution status information including the specific identification information and success-failure information each piece of which represents whether a setting value for a corresponding printer has been changed to the specific setting value, and transmit, to the terminal device via the communication interface, screen data representing a screen in
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Publication number: 20210212164
    Abstract: A terminal management system includes a first system including a terminal management apparatus, a relay apparatus, and a first terminal apparatus, and a second system including the terminal management apparatus and a second terminal apparatus. In a case where the terminal management apparatus receives an instruction to a primary communication target apparatus, which enables to communicate with the terminal management apparatus, from an external apparatus, the terminal management apparatus determines whether the received instruction is a determination target instruction, transfers the received instruction to the primary communication target apparatus in a case where it is determined that the received instruction is the determination target instruction, and transfers the received instruction to the relay apparatus in a case where it is determined that the received instruction is not the determination target instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki
  • Patent number: 11029899
    Abstract: In a maintenance system, a controller of an information processing device is configured to perform receiving; storing; determining; and transmitting. The receiving receives a set of input information including device information, time information, and setting information via an input interface. The device information specifies a target image forming device. The time information specifies access time to access the target image forming device. The setting information relates to control data to be set in the target image forming device. The storing stores correlation information correlating the device information with the time information and setting information in a memory. The determining determines whether the access time has come. The transmitting transmits, in response to determining that the access time has come, the control data to the target image forming device via a network interface. The target image forming device is specified by the device information correlated by the correlation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Yoshida, Eriko Takahashi, Shintaro Kunimoto, Takashi Nishizaki
  • Publication number: 20210099993
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a processor of a relay device via which a terminal management device is communicable with a terminal device. The program instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the relay device to transmit, to the terminal management device, an inquiry for obtainment of an instruction directed to the relay device, when receiving from the terminal management device a reply including an instruction to perform a periodic process, perform the periodic process to, each time an interval elapses, repeatedly receive the terminal information from the terminal device and transmit the received terminal information to the terminal management device even without again receiving the instruction to perform the periodic process, and when receiving from the terminal management device a reply including an instruction to change the interval, change the interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi NISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210099358
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable terminal management instructions configured to, when executed by a first processor of a first computer, cause the first computer to function as a terminal management device configured to communicate with a terminal device via a relay device, obtain terminal management device information regarding the terminal management device, and generate an installation package containing the terminal management device information and an installer, the installer being configured to, when executed by a second processor of a second computer, cause the second computer to install a relay processing program on the second computer to function as the relay device, and change communication settings for the second computer based on the terminal management device information contained in the installation package, thereby enabling the second computer functioning as the relay device to communicate with the terminal management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi NISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210099346
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable program instructions executable by a processor of a relay device communicable with a terminal management device and one or more terminal devices. The program instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the relay device to perform unicast communication with each terminal device, thereby obtaining at least one of a device name and a vendor name of each terminal device as determination information, determine, based on the determination information, whether each terminal device is a supported terminal device to be managed by the terminal management device, and perform unicast communication with one or more individual terminal devices each determined to be the supported terminal device, thereby obtaining terminal information from each supported terminal device, the terminal information regarding each supported terminal device being collected by the terminal management device via the relay device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Takashi NISHIZAKI
  • Patent number: 10917383
    Abstract: A management system includes: a first information-processing apparatus connected with the Internet; and a second information-processing apparatus connected with a local network connected to the Internet via a firewall. The first information-processing apparatus transmits communication information and an installer to a request source that has transmitted an installer request. After the mediation program is installed on the second information-processing apparatus, a specific communication mode in which the firewall allows transmission of a specific command from the first information-processing apparatus to the second information-processing apparatus is started using the communication information. The specific command includes a specific instruction for a device connected with the second information-processing apparatus via the local network. The specific command is generated independently of requests that the second information-processing apparatus transmits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Nishizaki