Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Bando

Tatsuo Bando 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).

  • Patent number: 6330309
    Abstract: An electronic-mail receiver, a converter, a controller, a facsimile transmitter, and an output system are integrated in a body of an apparatus. The electronic-mail receiver receives an electronic-mail including image data in an electronic-mail format. The converter converts the image data in an electronic-mail format into image data in facsimile format. The controller determines whether the received electronic-mail is directed to facsimile transmission. The facsimile transmitter negotiates with a facsimile destination, and transmits the converted image data in the facsimile format to the facsimile destination via a telephone network, when the controller determines that the received electronic-mail is directed to facsimile transmission. The printer outputs the image data in the facsimile format when the controller determines that the received electronic-mail address is not directed to facsimile transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando, Toshihisa Sawada
  • Publication number: 20010038687
    Abstract: An electronic-mail apparatus is provided including an operational panel having a start-key that starts a transmission operation and input key that designates one of an electronic-mail destination address and a facsimile destination address. An acceptor accepts image data. A compressor compresses the accepted image data. A facsimile transmitter transmits the compressed image data to the designated facsimile destination address via a telephone network. A converter converts the compressed image data into an electronic-mail format. An electronic-mail transmitter transmits the electronic-mail formatted image data to the designated electronic-mail destination address. The operational panel, acceptor, compressor, facsimile transmitter, converter, and electronic-mail transmitter are integrated in a body of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando, Toshihisa Sawada
  • Publication number: 20010015819
    Abstract: A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail data, and the mail data is transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side through a LAN by an electronic mail. In the receiving side, the mail data is changed to reproduced image data, and it is judged whether or not the particular paper size of the particular paper is larger than a prescribed paper size treatable on the receiving side. In cases where the particular paper size is larger than the prescribed paper size, the reproduced image data is thinned out to produce adjusted image data, and a downsized image is printed on a prescribed paper of the prescribed paper size according to the adjusted image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: KIYOSHI TOYODA, TATSUO BANDO
  • Publication number: 20010012342
    Abstract: An electronic mail system connected to a network includes a section for converting an image of a document surface into corresponding document image data, and a section for compressing the document image data into compression-resultant image data. The electronic mail system also includes a section for converting the compression-resultant image data into corresponding image data of a given electronic-mail format, a section for receiving information of an electronic-mail destination address, and a section for transmitting the image data of the electronic-mail format toward the electronic-mail destination address via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando, Toshihisa Sawada
  • Publication number: 20010010715
    Abstract: An electronic mail system connected to a network includes a section for converting an image of a document surface into corresponding document image data, and a section for compressing the document image data into compression-resultant image data. The electronic mail system also includes a section for converting the compression-resultant image data into corresponding image data of a given electronic-mail format, a section for receiving information of an electronic-mail destination address, and a section for transmitting the image data of the electronic-mail format toward the electronic-mail destination address via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando, Toshisa Sawada
  • Patent number: 6259533
    Abstract: When facsimile data of a transmitter's facsimile is received in a facsimile apparatus, a facsimile number specifying the transmitter's facsimile and a receiver's electronic mail address included in the facsimile data are recognized in a CPU, a user's name specifying a transmitter's electronic mail address in the facsimile apparatus is generated in a mail address generating unit according to the facsimile number, an image format of the facsimile data is converted into a mail format of electronic mail data, the user's name, the facsimile number and the receiver's electronic mail address are added to the electronic mail data, and the electronic mail data is transmitted from the facsimile apparatus to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando
  • Patent number: 6208426
    Abstract: In a facsimile communication method for transmitting facsimile data to a reception terminal from a facsimile machine via a communication network, a transmission process in the facsimile machine includes the following steps: (a) a step of saving image data of an original to be transmitted as facsimile data in a storage; (b) a step of generating access information data for access to the image data, saved in the storage, from the reception terminal via the transmission network; (c) a step of sending the access information data to the reception terminal by an e-mail; and (d) a step of transmitting the image data in the storage to the reception terminal from the facsimile machine by a communication protocol of a point-to-point data transfer form upon reception of an access request for the image data from the reception terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoji Saito, Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando
  • Patent number: 6172763
    Abstract: A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail data, and the mail data is transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side through a LAN by an electronic mail. In the receiving side, the mail data is changed to reproduced image data, and it is judged whether or not the particular paper size of the particular paper is larger than a prescribed paper size treatable on the receiving side. In cases where the particular paper size is larger than the prescribed paper size, the reproduced image data is thinned out to produce adjusted image data, and a downsized image is printed on a prescribed paper of the prescribed paper size according to the adjusted image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando
  • Patent number: 6124939
    Abstract: An electronic mail system connected to a network includes a section for converting an image of a document surface into corresponding document image data, and a section for compressing the document image data into compression-resultant image data. The electronic mail system also includes a section for converting the compression-resultant image data into corresponding image data of a given electronic-mail format, a section for receiving information of an electronic-mail destination address, and a section for transmitting the image data of the electronic-mail format toward the electronic-mail destination address via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando, Toshihisa Sawada
  • Patent number: 6028982
    Abstract: A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail data, and the mail data is transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side through a LAN by an electronic mail. In the receiving side, the mail data is changed to reproduced image data, and it is judged whether or not the particular paper size of the particular paper is larger than a prescribed paper size treatable on the receiving side. In cases where the particular paper size is larger than the prescribed paper size, the reproduced image data is thinned out to produce adjusted image data, and a downsized image is printed on a prescribed paper of the prescribed paper size according to the adjusted image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando
  • Patent number: 5812278
    Abstract: A particular image written in a particular paper of a particular paper size is scanned by a scanner to produce image data, a format of the image data is changed to a mail format to change the image data to mail data, the particular paper size is added to the mail data, and the mail data is transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side through a LAN by an electronic mail. In the receiving side, the mail data is changed to reproduced image data, and it is judged whether or not the particular paper size of the particular paper is larger than a prescribed paper size treatable on the receiving side. In cases where the particular paper size is larger than the prescribed paper size, the reproduced image data is thinned out to produce adjusted image data, and a downsized image is printed on a prescribed paper of the prescribed paper size according to the adjusted image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toyoda, Tatsuo Bando