Patents by Inventor Yuichi FURUWATA

Yuichi FURUWATA 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: 11350014
    Abstract: A communication system includes a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus that communicates with the transmitting apparatus over a telephone line. The transmitting apparatus includes a first facsimile transmitting section, a first voice-information transmitting section that transmits first voice information that is voice information on a first user, and a first control section. The receiving apparatus includes a second facsimile receiving section, a second voice-information communication section that receives the first voice information, and a second control section. The second control section permits or rejects reception of the image information from the transmitting apparatus via the second facsimile receiving section based on a result of authentication of the first user performed based on the received first voice information and second voice information on a user who is permitted in advance to use the receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Furuwata
  • Publication number: 20210306524
    Abstract: A communication system includes a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus that communicates with the transmitting apparatus over a telephone line. The transmitting apparatus includes a first facsimile transmitting section, a first voice-information transmitting section that transmits first voice information that is voice information on a first user, and a first control section. The receiving apparatus includes a second facsimile receiving section, a second voice-information communication section that receives the first voice information, and a second control section. The second control section permits or rejects reception of the image information from the transmitting apparatus via the second facsimile receiving section based on a result of authentication of the first user performed based on the received first voice information and second voice information on a user who is permitted in advance to use the receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yuichi FURUWATA
  • Patent number: 8922796
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that executes printing based on a print job, and a detector that detects occurrence and removal of an error in the printing apparatus. When removal of an error is detected, the printing unit continues a paused state of the print job paused by the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Furuwata, Takayuki Furumoto
  • Publication number: 20120327448
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit that executes printing based on a print job, and a detector that detects occurrence and removal of an error in the printing apparatus. When removal of an error is detected, the printing unit continues a paused state of the print job paused by the error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi FURUWATA, Takayuki FURUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120224224
    Abstract: A printing apparatus according to the invention includes a reception section configured to receive a print job; a display section configured to display information relating to the received print job; and a printing execution section configured to execute printing based on the received print job. Further, the display section is further configured to, if a print job in an execution state exists, display information relating to a print job in a first display mode, and if a print job in a pausing state exists, display information relating to a print job in a second display mode which is different from the first display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki FURUMOTO, Yuichi FURUWATA