Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki KUMABAYASHI

Tomoyuki KUMABAYASHI 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: 11964504
    Abstract: A printer, which is configured to print information on a print medium and issue the printed print medium, includes: a storage configured to store affixing position information relating to an affixing position in affixing the print medium to an item, in association with item information for identifying the item; a reception unit configured to receive input of the item information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the storage the affixing position information associated with the item information, based on the item information received by the reception unit; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the affixing position information that is acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Kumabayashi
  • Patent number: 11513743
    Abstract: A server, which is capable of communicating with a printer or printers, each performing radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with a RFID tag, contains: a record unit configured to record, in a memory device, printer identification information for identifying a printer, tag identification information for identifying a RFID tag, and communication parameters with which the printer performs RFID communication, in an associated manner; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a printer, printer identification information and tag identification information read by the printer; an identifying unit configured to identify communication parameters associated with the printer identification information and the tag identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the communication parameters identified by the identifying unit, to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Kumabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220288949
    Abstract: A printer, which is configured to print information on a print medium and issue the printed print medium, includes: a storage configured to store affixing position information relating to an affixing position in affixing the print medium to an item, in association with item information for identifying the item; a reception unit configured to receive input of the item information; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the storage the affixing position information associated with the item information, based on the item information received by the reception unit; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the affixing position information that is acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki KUMABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210405934
    Abstract: A server, which is capable of communicating with a printer or printers, each performing radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with a RFID tag, contains: a record unit configured to record, in a memory device, printer identification information for identifying a printer, tag identification information for identifying a RFID tag, and communication parameters with which the printer performs RFID communication, in an associated manner; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a printer, printer identification information and tag identification information read by the printer; an identifying unit configured to identify communication parameters associated with the printer identification information and the tag identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the communication parameters identified by the identifying unit, to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki KUMABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11079974
    Abstract: A server, which is capable of communicating with a printer or printers, each performing radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with a RFID tag, contains: a record unit configured to record, in a memory device, printer identification information for identifying a printer, tag identification information for identifying a RFID tag, and communication parameters with which the printer performs RFID communication, in an associated manner; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a printer, printer identification information and tag identification information read by the printer; an identifying unit configured to identify communication parameters associated with the printer identification information and the tag identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the communication parameters identified by the identifying unit, to the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Kumabayashi
  • Publication number: 20200125300
    Abstract: A server, which is capable of communicating with a printer or printers, each performing radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with a RFID tag, contains: a record unit configured to record, in a memory device, printer identification information for identifying a printer, tag identification information for identifying a RFID tag, and communication parameters with which the printer performs RFID communication, in an associated manner; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a printer, printer identification information and tag identification information read by the printer; an identifying unit configured to identify communication parameters associated with the printer identification information and the tag identification information obtained by the first obtaining unit; and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the communication parameters identified by the identifying unit, to the printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoyuki KUMABAYASHI