Patents by Inventor Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu 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: 9868304Abstract: A printer, comprising: a printing part; a conveying mechanism to send out a print medium from a medium roll around which the print medium is wound, the conveying mechanism comprising a correcting mechanism to correct curl of the print medium in a winding direction by curving the print medium in a reverse direction of the winding direction; and a controller configured to: store a finish time of the printing; obtain a start time when next printing is started; determine whether an elapsed time elapsed from the finish time to the start time is longer than a particular time; when the elapsed time is longer than the particular time, cause the conveying mechanism to convey the print medium by a particular length which is longer than a length between the correcting mechanism and the printing part; and cause the printing part to perform the printing.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
-
Patent number: 9830118Abstract: A communication system may comprise an information processing device and a communication device. Communication between the communication device and the information processing device using the first wireless communication scheme may be performed. The communication device may send the connectable network identification information to the information processing device. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the second network may be executed, in case that the first network belongs is not included in one or more networks identified by the connectable network identification information. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the first network may be executed, in case that the first network is included in the one or more networks identified by the one or more connectable network identification information.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirotaka Kubota, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
-
Publication number: 20170249107Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including a first memory that stores computer-executable instructions that cause the printer to perform a terminal searching process, a job receiving process, and a coordination control process. In the terminal searching process, it is searched whether any of the operation terminals retains the printing job conforming to an accepting condition or not, by performing the mutually-recognized communication triggered by reception of a signal of an action-starting operation in a starting operation accepting process. In the job receiving process, in the case that some of the operation terminals retain the printing job conforming to the accepting condition, the printing job from the operation terminal is received. In the coordination control process, the printing head and the feeder are controlled in coordination with each other in the manner that the printed matter in accordance with print data in the printing job is produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Kazuya Nakagawa, Koichi Kondo, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
-
Publication number: 20170232766Abstract: A printer, comprising: a printing part; a conveying mechanism to send out a print medium from a medium roll around which the print medium is wound, the conveying mechanism comprising a correcting mechanism to correct curl of the print medium in a winding direction by curving the print medium in a reverse direction of the winding direction; and a controller configured to: store a finish time of the printing; obtain a start time when next printing is started; determine whether an elapsed time elapsed from the finish time to the start time is longer than a particular time; when the elapsed time is longer than the particular time, cause the conveying mechanism to convey the print medium by a particular length which is longer than a length between the correcting mechanism and the printing part; and cause the printing part to perform the printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventor: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
-
Publication number: 20160361933Abstract: A printer includes a print portion, a connection portion, a storage device, a processor and a memory. The connection portion is configured to be USB-connected with an external device. The storage device has a mass storage area accessible by the external device connected via the connection portion. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform steps of establishing a connection with the external device via the connection portion, using a mass storage class and storing image data in the mass storage area. The image data is data representing an image. The image data is transmitted from the external device via the connection portion. The computer-readable instructions further cause the printer to perform a step of printing the image on the recording medium by controlling the print portion based on the stored image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventor: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
-
Publication number: 20160253135Abstract: A communication system may comprise an information processing device and a communication device. Communication between the communication device and the information processing device using the first wireless communication scheme may be performed. The communication device may send the connectable network identification information to the information processing device. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the second network may be executed, in case that the first network belongs is not included in one or more networks identified by the connectable network identification information. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the first network may be executed, in case that the first network is included in the one or more networks identified by the one or more connectable network identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Hirotaka KUBOTA, Yoshitsugu TOMOMATSU
-
Patent number: 9377986Abstract: A storage portion stores information, which can be obtained from an image forming apparatus by a communication terminal, as a result of wireless communication with the communication terminal via a first communication portion. The processor stores setting information, the information set in the communication terminal to perform communication with the communication terminal via a second communication portion, in the storage portion. The processor stores application information, the information that can identify an application which is executed by the communication terminal in accordance with a state of the image forming apparatus, in the storage portion. The processor receives the data transmitted from the communication terminal in accordance with the application being executed in the communication terminal as a result of wireless communication, via the second communication portion, with the communication terminal in which the setting information stored in the storage portion by the first storing is set.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Michihiro Uto
-
Publication number: 20160162239Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
-
Patent number: 9350813Abstract: A communication system may comprise an information processing device and a communication device. Communication between the communication device and the information processing device using the first wireless communication scheme may be performed. The communication device may send the connectable network identification information to the information processing device. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the second network may be executed, in case that the first network belongs is not included in one or more networks identified by the connectable network identification information. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the first network may be executed, in case that the first network is included in the one or more networks identified by the one or more connectable network identification information.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirotaka Kubota, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
-
Patent number: 9274735Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
-
Publication number: 20150331648Abstract: A storage portion stores information, which can be obtained from an image forming apparatus by a communication terminal, as a result of wireless communication with the communication terminal via a first communication portion. The processor stores setting information, the information set in the communication terminal to perform communication with the communication terminal via a second communication portion, in the storage portion. The processor stores application information, the information that can identify an application which is executed by the communication terminal in accordance with a state of the image forming apparatus, in the storage portion. The processor receives the data transmitted from the communication terminal in accordance with the application being executed in the communication terminal as a result of wireless communication, via the second communication portion, with the communication terminal in which the setting information stored in the storage portion by the first storing is set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Michihiro Uto
-
Patent number: 9174468Abstract: The disclosure discloses a recording apparatus comprising a take-up body, a recording speed determining portion, a total length acquiring portion, and a take-up time determining portion. The take-up body sequentially takes up a recorded medium around a predetermined axis and produces a roll-shaped recorded matter. The recording speed determining portion determines a recording speed by a recording head based on a medium information acquired by a medium information acquiring portion. The total length acquiring portion acquires a total recording length by the recording head. The take-up time determining portion predicts and determines a take-up time by the take-up body before the take-up body starts take-up of the recorded medium, based on the total recording length acquired by the total length determining portion and the recording speed determined by the recording speed determining portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Junya Kawai
-
Patent number: 9152358Abstract: This disclosure discloses a printer comprising a USB port, memory, a printing device, and a processor configured to control the printing device and the memory, wherein the regular storage area includes a first memory area, and at least a second memory area in which at least an instruction file including the print data, and wherein, the processor executes a plurality of processing while concurrently performing at least one processing thereof, the plurality of processing including file write processing for updating a content of original instruction file stored in the second memory area by writing the instruction file in the second memory area, update preparation processing for enabling to be updated later a content of the instruction file stored in the second memory area, and print processing for making the printing device execute printing of print data corresponding to the instruction file written in the second memory area.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Junya Kawai, Nako Yoshimura
-
Publication number: 20150248266Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
-
Publication number: 20150202901Abstract: The disclosure discloses a recording apparatus comprising a take-up body, a recording speed determining portion, a total length acquiring portion, and a take-up time determining portion. The take-up body sequentially takes up a recorded medium around a predetermined axis and produces a roll-shaped recorded matter. The recording speed determining portion determines a recording speed by a recording head based on a medium information acquired by a medium information acquiring portion. The total length acquiring portion acquires a total recording length by the recording head. The take-up time determining portion predicts and determines a take-up time by the take-up body before the take-up body starts take-up of the recorded medium, based on the total recording length acquired by the total length determining portion and the recording speed determined by the recording speed determining portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Junya Kawai
-
Publication number: 20150189023Abstract: A communication system may comprise an information processing device and a communication device. Communication between the communication device and the information processing device using the first wireless communication scheme may be performed. The communication device may send the connectable network identification information to the information processing device. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the second network may be executed, in case that the first network belongs is not included in one or more networks identified by the connectable network identification information. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the first network may be executed, in case that the first network is included in the one or more networks identified by the one or more connectable network identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Hirotaka KUBOTA, Yoshitsugu TOMOMATSU
-
Patent number: 9063689Abstract: A first communication apparatus may comprise a first type of interface configured to function as an IC tag, a second type of interface, and a controller. The controller may cause the first type of interface to execute a sending operation. The sending operation may be executed by using a first wireless connection established between the first and second communication apparatuses. The sending operation may include an operation of the first type of interface to send network identification information to the second communication apparatus. The network identification information may be information to be used in a first wireless network to which both the first and second communication apparatuses belong. The controller may execute, after the first type of interface has executed the sending operation, a wireless communication of target data with the second communication apparatus via the second type of interface by using the first wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takanobu Suzuki, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Hajime Okochi
-
Patent number: 9044962Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including a first memory, a color detecting portion, a color identification information determining portion, and a transmitting portion. The first memory stores color correlations between a plurality of color types and a plurality of color identification information. The color detecting portion detects first color information of a print-receiving tape and second color information of an ink ribbon, of a tape cartridge mounted to a cartridge holder. The color identification information determining portion determines first color identification information of a color type corresponding to the first color information, and second color identification information of a color type corresponding to the second color information, by referring to color correlations.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Koichi Kondo, Keigo Kako
-
Patent number: 9016964Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including a feeder, a printing head configured to form desired print and producing a print, a discharge port disposed on one side of a housing, a display portion configured to display a print image, an operation portion disposed above the display portion, a detecting device configured to detect the operation input through contact to the operation portion, a first trajectory determining portion configured to determine whether or not a contact trajectory with a first predetermined pattern along a first direction has been input in a state where the print image is displayed on the display portion, and a printing control portion configured to control the feeder and the printing head when it is determined that the contact trajectory has been input so as to produce the print corresponding to the print image displayed and to discharge the print.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu, Junya Kawai, Zhi Yuan, Yoshiyuki Kaneno
-
Patent number: 8994766Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including a controller. The controller executes a first control, a second control and a switching control. In the first control, it is achieved that a first coordinated state wherein a pulse/dot ratio when a pulse motor rotates at a first rotation speed is set to a first ratio. In the second control, it is achieved that a second coordinated state wherein the pulse/dot ratio when the pulse motor rotates at a second rotation speed is set to a second ratio that is smaller than the first ratio. In the switching control, the pulse/dot ratio is gradually decreased from the first ratio to the second ratio when the first coordinated state is switched to the second coordinated state, and is gradually increased from the second ratio to the first ratio when the second coordinated state is switched to the first coordinated state.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keigo Kako, Tomoki Miyashita, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu