Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Hino

Yasuhiro Hino 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: 20020036788
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed which processes a document described in a structured description language to generate an image. The apparatus analyzes the document and recognizes the size of a font contained in the document. The user is allowed to enter a desired font size for output of the document. The apparatus then executes a drawing process with the entered font size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Publication number: 20020035582
    Abstract: To collect optimal data to an image processing capacity of an output section in an image processing apparatus. Therefore, a method of the present invention includes the steps of: selecting a resource from among conditional branch resources linked in analyzed document information on the basis of an image processing capacity value of a printer engine; and acquiring the selected resource from a server device, analyzing link information in the document information described in the structured description language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 6288793
    Abstract: A plurality of plotting data generated for image output by an application program of a host computer are subjected to buffering; it is determined whether or not the plurality of buffered plotting data can be described by a smaller number of plotting data; and, when determined as capable of being described by a smaller number of plotting data, the plurality of buffered plotting data are converted into a smaller number of plotting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino
  • Patent number: 5832192
    Abstract: A plurality of plotting data generated for image output by an application program of a host computer are subjected to buffering; it is determined whether or not the plurality of buffered plotting data can be described by a smaller number of plotting data; and, when determined as capable of being described by a smaller number of plotting data, the plurality of buffered plotting data are converted into a smaller number of plotting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hino