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).

  • Patent number: 8767099
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Patent number: 8705068
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Patent number: 8654218
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Patent number: 8368781
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Publication number: 20120218446
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Publication number: 20120200742
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: KING JIM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Publication number: 20120069383
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: KING JIM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Shin Endo
  • Patent number: 7357324
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignees: King Jim Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Toshinori Nojima, Takeshi Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 7278792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Yoichi Hine
  • Patent number: 7264164
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignees: King Jim Co., Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Yoichi Hine, Takanobu Kameda, Toshinori Nojima
  • Patent number: 7195409
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Horii, Ko Kojima, Takanobu Kameda, Yoichi Hine, Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Sumio Honda, Toshinori Nojima, Aiko Tanaka, Takashi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20060102020
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Yoichi Hine
  • Publication number: 20060034647
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Makoto Takada, Seiji Tanaka, Yoichi Hine
  • Patent number: 6979139
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Takanobu Kameda, Toshinori Nojima
  • Publication number: 20050281600
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Masao Akaiwa, Yoichi Hine
  • Publication number: 20050178837
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Yoichi Hine, Toshinori Nojima, Takeshi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20050083394
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Hiroshi Ono, Yoichi Hine, Seiji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050077361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Yoichi Hine, Takanobu Kameda, Toshinori Nojima
  • Publication number: 20050073715
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Hiroshi Ono, Yoichi Hine
  • Publication number: 20050057761
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Sakai, Mikihiro Kajihara, Yoichi Hine, Toshinori Nojima, Takanobu Kameda