Patents by Inventor Yoichi Hine
Yoichi Hine 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).
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Patent number: 8767099Abstract: An imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and despite damage to a corner portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Patent number: 8705068Abstract: An imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and even when there is damage to a corner portion of the paper.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Patent number: 8654218Abstract: An imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and despite damage to a corner portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Patent number: 8368781Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Publication number: 20120218446Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Publication number: 20120200742Abstract: An imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and despite damage to a corner portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: KING JIM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Publication number: 20120069383Abstract: An imaging technology having high reproducibility of a document and making image correction possible, without being influenced by a way of placing the document or a position of a camera, and irrespective of paper color and despite of damage of a corner portion. By printing positioning symbols on document paper in advance when the document is photographed by a digital camera or a portable phone with a camera, such as a smart phone, and by processing the image based on these positioning symbols, image processing having high reproducibility of the document and making image correction (keystone correction) possible can be implemented irrespective of paper color and even when there is damage to a corner portion of the paper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: KING JIM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
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Patent number: 7357324Abstract: Misunderstanding is not caused among users such that the user misconstrues a special digit character of barcode data which is not directly input by the user as an input character or misconstrues the input character as the special digit character. In the invention, the input character string is displayed in a first display area and information on the special digit character is displayed in a second display area. At this point, it is preferable to notify the user that a position of a cursor in the first display area is located at the position of the special digit character by displaying the information displayed in the second display area in a mode which is different from the display mode of other cursor positions.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignees: King Jim Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoichi Hine, Toshinori Nojima, Takeshi Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7278792Abstract: In displaying cell images of raised letters under editing on a display screen together with a notation character string corresponding to the cell images, the maximum continuous embossing amount that can be embossed on a single processing sheet when embossing the raised letters on the processing sheet, is predetermined. A continuous embossing amount of the raised letters is determined, and when the continuous embossing amount is in excess of the maximum continuous embossing amount, the excess cell images corresponding to the portion exceeding the maximum continuous embossing amount out of the cell images and the notation character string, or excess notation characters corresponding to the excess cell images are displayed so as to be distinguishable from the remaining portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Yoichi Hine
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Patent number: 7264164Abstract: User can flexibly increase in setting a bar code margin and easily confirm a bar code image relative position. Operability is improved in inputting a character string regarding the bar code. For the margin, a bar code guide giving a target size of a bar code image area is displayed in an input print preview. When the character string regarding the bar code has been already input and a bar code type is changed, the character string already input is checked against character input conditions defined by the post-change type of bar code. In inputting the characters regarding the bar code, the input characters are checked against the character input conditions, such as the character type and the defined number of characters defined by the set bar code type. Therefore, the input character is ignored or displayed in a mode in which the input character is different from other characters.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignees: King Jim Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Yoichi Hine, Takanobu Kameda, Toshinori Nojima
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Patent number: 7195409Abstract: An apparatus, method and program produce small print including character string information in a plurality of languages together with a logo. A language converting function converts an input character string into another language. A multi-language printing function converts the input character string into a specified number and types of languages. A layout function allows specifying one piece of information of the logo, specifying one record, specifying one type of character string information and printing the specified layout as the small print inclusive of the logo and character string.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Ko Kojima, Takanobu Kameda, Yoichi Hine, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Sumio Honda, Toshinori Nojima, Aiko Tanaka, Takashi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20060102020Abstract: In displaying cell images of raised letters under editing on a display screen together with a notation character string corresponding to the cell images, the maximum continuous embossing amount that can be embossed on a single processing sheet when embossing the raised letters on the processing sheet, is predetermined. A continuous embossing amount of the raised letters is determined, and when the continuous embossing amount is in excess of the maximum continuous embossing amount, the excess cell images corresponding to the portion exceeding the maximum continuous embossing amount out of the cell images and the notation character string, or excess notation characters corresponding to the excess cell images are displayed so as to be distinguishable from the remaining portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Yoichi Hine
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Publication number: 20060034647Abstract: In character-information processing, upon selectively setting a layout for printing ink characters and embossing raised letters on a common process sheet, sample images of a plurality of alternatives of layouts are displayed on a display screen of character-information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Yoichi Hine
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Patent number: 6979139Abstract: A printing apparatus which enables a user to verify a tape information at any selected time, including immediately before printing, thereby optimizing printing processes, and also prevents performing printing contrary to the intentions of the user, caused by, for example, cartridge mounting mistakes. Further, a technology for controlling the printing apparatus is also provided. A printing apparatus 1 for printing a printing data on a tape is provided with a tape identification sensor 142 for detecting the width of a tape mounted in the printing apparatus 1, an operating portion 11 for setting a tape width setting value that is reflected in the printing data, and a display 306 that outputs the tape width information in a state that is recognizable to a user before printing commences, and after the tape width information is output, the operating portion 11 accepts a user's operation for designating execution of printing that reflects the tape width setting value or cancellation of the printing designation.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2004Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Takanobu Kameda, Toshinori Nojima
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Publication number: 20050281600Abstract: An apparatus for processing a sheet is made up of an embossing unit for embossing a Braille character string on the sheet in accordance with inputted information while feeding the sheet, a Braille embossing area setting unit for arbitrarily setting the position of the Braille embossing area in which to emboss the Braille character string on the sheet, and a control unit for controlling the embossing unit in accordance with a result of the setting made by the Braille embossing area setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Masao Akaiwa, Yoichi Hine
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Publication number: 20050178837Abstract: Misunderstanding is not caused among users such that the user misconstrues a special digit character of barcode data which is not directly input by the user as an input character or misconstrues the input character as the special digit character. In the invention, the input character string is displayed in a first display area and information on the special digit character is displayed in a second display area. At this point, it is preferable to notify the user that a position of a cursor in the first display area is located at the position of the special digit character by displaying the information displayed in the second display area in a mode which is different from the display mode of other cursor positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Toshinori Nojima, Takeshi Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20050083394Abstract: The invention provides a system, an apparatus, and a program for processing character information, which have high versatility and are applicable to various types of small print producing apparatus registration functions. In the character information processing system of the invention, a small print producing apparatus having a function of producing and registering predetermined types of registration data and a character information processing apparatus are connected. In the character information processing apparatus, a character information processing program is incorporated in a computer. The character information processing apparatus includes a unit for capturing the registration data from the small print producing apparatus, a unit for supplying the registration data to the small print producing apparatus to register the registration data, and a unit for newly producing the registration data or correcting the registration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Hiroshi Ono, Yoichi Hine, Seiji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20050077361Abstract: User can flexibly increase in setting a bar code margin and easily confirm a bar code image relative position. Operability is improved in inputting a character string regarding the bar code. For the margin, a bar code guide giving a target size of a bar code image area is displayed in an input print preview. When the character string regarding the bar code has been already input and a bar code type is changed, the character string already input is checked against character input conditions defined by the post-change type of bar code. In inputting the characters regarding the bar code, the input characters are checked against the character input conditions, such as the character type and the defined number of characters defined by the set bar code type. Therefore, the input character is ignored or displayed in a mode in which the input character is different from other characters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2004Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Yoichi Hine, Takanobu Kameda, Toshinori Nojima
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Publication number: 20050073715Abstract: In a printing system which causes a printing apparatus to perform printing based on print data generated by a data-generating apparatus, plural types of printing apparatuses which can be connected to the printing system include model information inherent in each model. The data-generating apparatus includes: editing functions for generating print data by editing input data; a database which correlates all model information with the editing functions possessed by the plurality of types of printing apparatuses based on printing functions; a model-information acquiring device for acquiring model information of the connected printing apparatuses; a function-specifying device for specifying an editing function not supported by the printing apparatus in view of the acquired model information based on the database; and a function-limiting device for limiting use of the unsupported editing function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Hiroshi Ono, Yoichi Hine
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Publication number: 20050057761Abstract: In an outputting apparatus, when a set tape width whose setting has been made in advance and a mounted tape width as reported by a tape printing apparatus are different from each other, a basic image data prepared (stored) to suit the set tape width is deformed to suit the mounted tape width, thereby preparing a deformed image data. When the tape width is different, the deformed image data is outputted as the print image data to the tape printing apparatus through an interface. The print image based on the print image data is printed on a tape. In a separate type of printing system, even when the set tape width as set in the outputting apparatus which outputs the data and the mounted tape width as mounted on the tape printing apparatus are different from each other, printing can be forcibly executed without giving rise to particular problems.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Yoichi Hine, Toshinori Nojima, Takanobu Kameda