Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Okuno

Tetsuya Okuno 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: 11095792
    Abstract: An information-processing device includes: a storage storing setting information including an operation setting for the information-processing device; a controller configured to operate according to the setting information stored in the storage; and an input-output interface to which a removable storage medium is connectable, the removable storage medium storing import setting information and import instruction information on importation of the import setting information, the import setting information being setting information for importation, the import setting information including a plurality of setting items. The controller is further configured to perform: (a) importing, while the removable storage medium is connected to the input-output interface, a designated setting item of the plurality of setting items into the storage in accordance with the import instruction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Publication number: 20210096835
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided with a display, a communication interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform obtaining an access destination information from a storage, wherein one or more access destinations is to be included in the access destination information. When the controller receives, through the communication interface, an installation request to request to install software, the controller is configured to determine whether a new access destination is included in the software based on the obtained access destination information. Further, when it is determined that the new access destination is included in the software, the controller is configured to display an approval screen used to approve installation of the software. When it is determined that the new access destination is not included in the software, the controller is configured to omit the displaying of the approval screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210099588
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a user interface, a notification device, and a controller including a network driver performing communication via a network, a non-network driver performing communication with a terminal device connected to the image forming apparatus in a wired manner, without via the network, and a processor configuring a web server generating web screen data. The processor performs: determining whether a request of the web screen data is transmitted via the network driver or the non-network driver; when the request is transmitted via the network driver, notification processing, confirmation processing, and limitedly transmitting the web screen data to the terminal device; and when the request is transmitted via the non-network driver, unlimitedly transmitting the web screen data to the terminal device, without the notification processing and the confirmation processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20210096836
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a communication interface, a user interface and a controller. The controller is configured to perform, in response to receipt of a request for installation of software in the information processing apparatus via the communication interface, determining whether the information processing apparatus is in a first status or a second status. When it is determined that information processing apparatus is in the first status, the controller is configured to obtain user approval of installation through the user interface and installing the software in accordance with the request for installation when the user approval is obtained. When it is determined that the information processing apparatus is in the second status, the controller is configured to install the software in accordance with the request for installation without obtaining the user approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Patent number: 10809951
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided with a user interface, a wireless communication interface and a controller. The controller is configured to perform transmitting UI information via the wireless communication interface to a mobile device, the UI information being configured to cause the mobile device to display a first text input field, and transmitting a first address via the wireless communication interface to the mobile device, the first address being an address to obtain candidates of input text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Publication number: 20200310715
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus configured to execute: either of: encryption determination processing of determining whether a connection request is encrypted, in a case where the connection request has been transmitted via a network driver; and non-network receipt processing of operating a recording driver based on the connection request without determining whether the connection request is encrypted, in a case where the connection request has been transmitted via a non-network driver; and in a case where the encryption determination processing is executed, either of: decryption processing of decrypting the connection request which is encrypted and network receipt processing of operating the recording driver based on the decrypted connection request, in a case where the connection request is encrypted; and rejection processing of not operating the recording driver based on the connection request, in a case where the connection request is not encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20200296247
    Abstract: An information-processing device includes: a storage storing setting information including an operation setting for the information-processing device; a controller configured to operate according to the setting information stored in the storage; and an input-output interface to which a removable storage medium is connectable, the removable storage medium storing import setting information and import instruction information on importation of the import setting information, the import setting information being setting information for importation, the import setting information including a plurality of setting items. The controller is further configured to perform: (a) importing, while the removable storage medium is connected to the input-output interface, a designated setting item of the plurality of setting items into the storage in accordance with the import instruction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Patent number: 10659633
    Abstract: An image processing device is provided with a user interface, a wireless communication interface and a controller. The controller is configured to transmit UI information via the wireless communication interface to a mobile device, the UI information being to cause the mobile device to assume a function of the user interface, and lock the user interface when the UI information has been transmitted to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 10616433
    Abstract: An information processing device may activate a first application program for providing a first function corresponding to a first item image, in a case where the first item image is selected from among N1 pieces of item images in a first item selection screen, under a non-connection state in which a storage device that stores program control data is not connected to the information processing device. The information processing device may activate a second application program for providing a second function, in a case where a second item image is selected from among N2 pieces of item images in a second item selection screen, under a connection state in which a second storage device that stores first program control data is connected to the information processing device, and display a function related screen which is related to the second function in accordance with the first program control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sadaaki Miyazaki, Tetsuya Okuno, Toyoshi Adachi, Katsunori Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20200106901
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-function peripheral including: a scanner; one of a printer and an image transmitting part; a data communicating part; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute: scanning of an object by controlling the scanner; obtaining of network information regarding communication which is performed by the data communicating part and terminal identification information as identification information of a mobile terminal, from image data generated by scanning, performed by the scanner, of an image as the object displayed on a display of the mobile terminal; and controlling of the data communicating part so as to transmit, based on the obtained network information, self-identification information which is identification information of the multi-function peripheral, as information addressed to a device having the obtained terminal identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 10326893
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a controller is configured to receive an e-mail stored in a mail server through a network interface, generate identification information corresponding to image data attached to the received e-mail, store, in a storage, the identification information, a transmission source address of the e-mail to which to the image data corresponding to the identification information is attached, and the image data corresponding to the identification information, in an associated manner, cause a printer to print a particular image corresponding to the identification information, identify the identification information in the particular image read by an image reader, retrieve, from the storage, the transmission source address of the e-mail to which the image data corresponding to the identification information identified in the identifying process, and transmit an e-mail addressed to the transmission source address retrieved in the address retrieval step to the mail server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okuno, Hironori Takasaki, Tony Lee, Katsunori Enomoto, Toyoshi Adachi, Yuqing Liu
  • Patent number: 10320993
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-function peripheral including: a body including a recording section; a memory; and a controller. The memory is configured to store: first to third basic information. The controller is configured to execute: controlling the memory to store first extended information; extracting second extended information from the first extended information; generating third extended information; generating fourth extended information; and controlling the memory to store the fourth extended information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Publication number: 20190129666
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided with a user interface, a wireless communication interface and a controller. The controller is configured to perform transmitting UI information via the wireless communication interface to a mobile device, the UI information being configured to cause the mobile device to display a first text input field, and transmitting a first address via the wireless communication interface to the mobile device, the first address being an address to obtain candidates of input text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20190132458
    Abstract: An image processing device is provided with a user interface, a wireless communication interface and a controller. The controller is configured to transmit UI information via the wireless communication interface to a mobile device, the UI information being to cause the mobile device to assume a function of the user interface, and lock the user interface when the UI information has been transmitted to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20190104223
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-function peripheral including: a body including a recording section; a memory; and a controller. The memory is configured to store: first to third basic information. The controller is configured to execute: controlling the memory to store first extended information; extracting second extended information from the first extended information; generating third extended information; generating fourth extended information; and controlling the memory to store the fourth extended information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 10244138
    Abstract: A content processing apparatus includes a content processing device, a controller and an apparatus memory storing therein a program including an analysis module, a first obtaining module and a second obtaining module. The analysis module causes the apparatus to perform an extraction processing, a first determination processing, a first obtaining processing, a second obtaining processing, a second determination processing, a display processing, a reception processing and an operation instruction processing. The first obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform a transmission processing, a reception processing and a first transfer processing. The second obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform an obtaining processing and a second transfer processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno
  • Patent number: 10182172
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs: acquiring instruction data including notification data and location information indicative of a location of next instruction data; controlling at least one of a display and an image processor to perform an operation instructed by the instruction data acquired most recently; when controlling the at least one of the display and the image processor, connecting a first communication interface with a mobile terminal within a particular distance range from the image processing apparatus, in accordance with a near-field wireless communication protocol; when controlling, transmitting the notification data extracted from the instruction data acquired most recently, to the mobile terminal through the first communication interface, the notification data being data for specifying an operation to be performed by the mobile terminal; and acquiring the next instruction data based on the location information extracted from the instruction data acquired most recently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyoshi Adachi, Tetsuya Okuno
  • Publication number: 20180338058
    Abstract: A content processing apparatus includes a content processing device, a controller and an apparatus memory storing therein a program including an analysis module, a first obtaining module and a second obtaining module. The analysis module causes the apparatus to perform an extraction processing, a first determination processing, a first obtaining processing, a second obtaining processing, a second determination processing, a display processing, a reception processing and an operation instruction processing. The first obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform a transmission processing, a reception processing and a first transfer processing. The second obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform an obtaining processing and a second transfer processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Tetsuya OKUNO
  • Patent number: 10136005
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a scanner, memory storing instructions; and a controller, when executing the instructions, causing the image processing apparatus to execute: a first reception processing of receiving instruction data, a first determination processing of determining whether the instruction data is screen instruction data or action instruction data. If the instruction data is the screen instruction data, the image processing apparatus executes: a display processing of displaying a setting screen, an acceptance processing of accepting a user operation designating the parameter; a first storage processing of storing the parameter designated by the acceptance processing. If the instruction data is the action instruction data, the image processing apparatus executes: a scan instruction processing of causing the scanner to execute the scanning action; a generation processing of generating the metadata, with using the parameter stored in the memory, and a second transmission processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okuno, Toyoshi Adachi
  • Patent number: 10057447
    Abstract: A content processing apparatus includes a content processing device, a controller and an apparatus memory storing therein a program including an analysis module, a first obtaining module and a second obtaining module. The analysis module causes the apparatus to perform an extraction processing, a first determination processing, a first obtaining processing, a second obtaining processing, a second determination processing, a display processing, a reception processing and an operation instruction processing. The first obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform a transmission processing, a reception processing and a first transfer processing. The second obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform an obtaining processing and a second transfer processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Okuno