Patents by Inventor Yosuke Ushigome

Yosuke Ushigome 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: 9457590
    Abstract: There are provided a printing apparatus, a method for controlling the printing apparatus, and a storage medium. The printing apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a print medium; a print head that applies a color material on the print medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, in the case where a first surface of the print medium on which a first image is printed comes in contact with the conveying unit, information on a printing condition of the first surface that becomes a factor of changing a conveying speed of the print medium in the predetermined direction; and a control unit configured to control timing of applying a color material on a second surface of the print medium that is a surface at the opposite to the first surface according to the printing condition indicated by the information obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Koizumi, Yasutaka Mitani, Yosuke Ushigome, Yoshiaki Kaburagi, Takayuki Tanabe, Atsushi Takahashi, Yusuke Kadokura, Keiji Harada, Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Hideo Horigome, Susumu Hirosawa, Atsushi Sakamoto, Satoshi Masuda, Toshiki Takeuchi, Kengo Nieda
  • Publication number: 20150273896
    Abstract: There are provided a printing apparatus, a method for controlling the printing apparatus, and a storage medium. The printing apparatus includes a conveying unit conveys a print medium; a print head applies a color material on the print medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, in the case where a first surface of the print medium on which a first image is printed comes in contact with the conveying unit, information on a printing condition of the first surface that becomes a factor of changing a conveying speed of the print medium in the predetermined direction; and a control unit configured to control timing of applying a color material on a second surface of the print medium that is a surface at the opposite to the first surface according to the printing condition indicated by the information obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuya KOIZUMI, Yasutaka Mitani, Yosuke Ushigome, Yoshiaki Kaburagi, Takayuki Tanabe, Atsushi Takahashi, Yusuke Kadokura, Keiji Harada, Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Hideo Horigome, Susumu Hirosawa, Atsushi Sakamoto, Satoshi Masuda, Toshiki Takeuchi, Kengo Nieda
  • Patent number: 8240803
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to scan a recording medium and record an image on the recording medium. The recording apparatus includes a recording buffer to store image data representing one pixel with a plurality of bits, a reading unit to read, from a storage area of the recording buffer, image data corresponding to a region including a boundary between two regions recorded on the recording medium in successive scanning and recording operations, a thinning unit to thin out image data based on a thinning rate corresponding to the image data read by the reading unit, a storage unit to store image data thinned out by the thinning unit in the storage area of the recording buffer, a quantization unit to perform quantization processing on the image data stored in the recording buffer when the image data is transferred to the recording head, and a recording unit to perform recording based on the image data quantized by the quantization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosuke Ushigome
  • Publication number: 20110018924
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to scan a recording medium and record an image on the recording medium. The recording apparatus includes a recording buffer to store image data representing one pixel with a plurality of bits, a reading unit to read, from a storage area of the recording buffer, image data corresponding to a region including a boundary between two regions recorded on the recording medium in successive scanning and recording operations, a thinning unit to thin out image data based on a thinning rate corresponding to the image data read by the reading unit, a storage unit to store image data thinned out by the thinning unit in the storage area of the recording buffer, a quantization unit to perform quantization processing on the image data stored in the recording buffer when the image data is transferred to the recording head, and a recording unit to perform recording based on the image data quantized by the quantization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yosuke Ushigome
  • Patent number: 7823999
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to scan a recording medium and record an image on the recording medium. The recording apparatus includes a recording buffer to store image data representing one pixel with a plurality of bits, a reading unit to read, from a storage area of the recording buffer, image data corresponding to a region including a boundary between two regions recorded on the recording medium in successive scanning and recording operations, a thinning unit to thin out image data based on a thinning rate corresponding to the image data read by the reading unit, a storage unit to store image data thinned out by the thinning unit in the storage area of the recording buffer, a quantization unit to perform quantization processing on the image data stored in the recording buffer when the image data is transferred to the recording head, and a recording unit to perform recording based on the image data quantized by the quantization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosuke Ushigome
  • Publication number: 20090109251
    Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to scan a recording medium and record an image on the recording medium. The recording apparatus includes a recording buffer to store image data representing one pixel with a plurality of bits, a reading unit to read, from a storage area of the recording buffer, image data corresponding to a region including a boundary between two regions recorded on the recording medium in successive scanning and recording operations, a thinning unit to thin out image data based on a thinning rate corresponding to the image data read by the reading unit, a storage unit to store image data thinned out by the thinning unit in the storage area of the recording buffer, a quantization unit to perform quantization processing on the image data stored in the recording buffer when the image data is transferred to the recording head, and a recording unit to perform recording based on the image data quantized by the quantization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yosuke Ushigome
  • Patent number: 7052105
    Abstract: A battery residual capacity detection method capable of accurately detecting a battery residual capacity while minimizing reduction of throughput of a printing apparatus. In a printing apparatus, to which the method is applied, operable with at least a battery power source, during printing on a printing medium by reciprocate-scanning a printhead mounted on the printing apparatus, a battery voltage is detected, thereby a battery residual capacity is detected. It is determined whether or not the detected battery residual capacity is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. In accordance with the result of determination, driving of a carriage motor to reciprocate-scan the printhead and that of a conveyance motor to convey the printing medium are controlled so as to provide a time zone where loads on the carriage motor and the conveyance motor do not overlap, and the battery residual capacity is detected in the time zone where the loads do not overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosuke Ushigome
  • Publication number: 20040183840
    Abstract: A battery residual capacity detection method capable of accurately detecting a battery residual capacity while minimizing reduction of throughput of printing apparatus. In a printing apparatus, to which the method is applied, operable with at least a battery power source, during printing on a printing medium by reciprocate-scanning a printhead mounted on the printing apparatus, a battery voltage is detected, thereby a battery residual capacity is detected. It is determined whether or not the detected battery residual capacity is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. In accordance with the result of determination, driving of a carriage motor to reciprocate-scan the printhead and that of a conveyance motor to convey the printing medium are controlled so as to provide a time zone where loads on the carriage motor and the conveyance motor do not overlap, and the battery residual capacity is detected in the time zone where the loads do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosuke Ushigome