Patents by Inventor Yuka Hattori

Yuka Hattori 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109328
    Abstract: In an electronic device, a controller performs: in response to a consumable being mounted, an acquisition process to acquire identification information from the mounted consumable; and when an agreement has been concluded for the electronic device and the mounted consumable satisfies a prescribed condition: a first storage process to store the acquired identification information as first identification information; and a permission process to permit a consumption process to consume the mounted consumable. The controller further performs: a reception process to receive identification information of a consumable mounted in another electronic device; and a second storage process to store the received identification information as second identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuka HATTORI, Tetsunori MORI
  • Patent number: 11853624
    Abstract: A method includes an accepting step of causing an information processing apparatus to accept a request for switching a contracted device from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus, the contracted device being an image forming apparatus allowed to use contracted consumables accommodating printing materials based on a contract, an enablement-establishing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a first enabled state in which the second image forming apparatus is allowed to use a contracted consumables, in response to acceptance of the request, and an enablement-continuing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a second enabled state in which the first image forming apparatus is allowed to continuously use the contracted consumables that has been previously used in the first image forming apparatus for a predetermined period, in response to acceptance of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Publication number: 20230409249
    Abstract: A printing device includes a display and a controller. The controller performs a counting process to increment a cumulative value of a printing count each time printing is performed by the printing device. The controller performs a first display control process to display on the display the cumulative value of the printing count which is incremented in the counting process. The controller performs a display mode modification process to modify a display mode for the cumulative value of the printing count displayed on the display when a printing agreement is established for a subscription. The printing agreement is for charging fees depending on a printing count within a specific interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Patent number: 11825054
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a communication interface, an operation interface, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a server. In a case that an agreement is not established for subscription service using the server, the controller performs an operation disabling process to disable a specific operation using the operation interface. The specific operation is to cause the communication interface to communicate with the server. In a case that the agreement is established, the controller performs an operation enabling process to enable the specific operation using the operation interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Patent number: 11782650
    Abstract: A printing device includes a display and a controller. The controller performs a counting process to increment a cumulative value of a printing count each time printing is performed by the printing device. The controller performs a first display control process to display on the display the cumulative value of the printing count which is incremented in the counting process. The controller performs a display mode modification process to modify a display mode for the cumulative value of the printing count displayed on the display when a printing agreement is established for a subscription. The printing agreement is for charging fees depending on a printing count within a specific interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Publication number: 20230280946
    Abstract: A printing device includes a mount portion, a printer, a display, and a controller. In the mount portion, a consumable is capable of being mounted. The printer is configured to print an image on a printing medium by using the consumable mounted on the mount portion. The controller performs a first display process to display on the display first type-identification information identifying a first consumable. The controller performs, in a case that a prescribed agreement for a subscription is established, a second display process to display on the display second type-identification information identifying a second consumable supported under the prescribed agreement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20230153047
    Abstract: A method includes an accepting step of causing an information processing apparatus to accept a request for switching a contracted device from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus, the contracted device being an image forming apparatus allowed to use contracted consumables accommodating printing materials based on a contract, an enablement-establishing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a first enabled state in which the second image forming apparatus is allowed to use a contracted consumables, in response to acceptance of the request, and an enablement-continuing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a second enabled state in which the first image forming apparatus is allowed to continuously use the contracted consumables that has been previously used in the first image forming apparatus for a predetermined period, in response to acceptance of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Patent number: 11625202
    Abstract: A printing device includes a mount portion, a printer, a display, and a controller. In the mount portion, a consumable is capable of being mounted. The printer is configured to print an image on a printing medium by using the consumable mounted on the mount portion. The controller performs a first display process to display on the display first type-identification information identifying a first consumable. The controller performs, in a case that a prescribed agreement for a subscription is established, a second display process to display on the display second type-identification information identifying a second consumable supported under the prescribed agreement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Patent number: 11599315
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold an expendable supply attached thereto, a print engine configured to perform printing using the supply, a display configured to display information regarding the supply, and a controller configured to determine whether a supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached a first threshold, the supply-consumed status amount representing how much the supply is consumed, and when determining that the supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached the first threshold, cause the display to show supply-related information related to a contract concluded on the supply used for the printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Patent number: 11593045
    Abstract: A method includes an accepting step of causing an information processing apparatus to accept a request for switching a contracted device from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus, the contracted device being an image forming apparatus allowed to use contracted consumables accommodating printing materials based on a contract, an enablement-establishing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a first enabled state in which the second image forming apparatus is allowed to use a contracted consumables, in response to acceptance of the request, and an enablement-continuing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a second enabled state in which the first image forming apparatus is allowed to continuously use the contracted consumables that has been previously used in the first image forming apparatus for a predetermined period, in response to acceptance of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Publication number: 20220171585
    Abstract: A method includes an accepting step of causing an information processing apparatus to accept a request for switching a contracted device from a first image forming apparatus to a second image forming apparatus, the contracted device being an image forming apparatus allowed to use contracted consumables accommodating printing materials based on a contract, an enablement-establishing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a first enabled state in which the second image forming apparatus is allowed to use a contracted consumables, in response to acceptance of the request, and an enablement-continuing step of causing the information processing apparatus to establish a second enabled state in which the first image forming apparatus is allowed to continuously use the contracted consumables that has been previously used in the first image forming apparatus for a predetermined period, in response to acceptance of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20220137897
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold an expendable supply attached thereto, a print engine configured to perform printing using the supply, a display configured to display information regarding the supply, and a controller configured to determine whether a supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached a first threshold, the supply-consumed status amount representing how much the supply is consumed, and when determining that the supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached the first threshold, cause the display to show supply-related information related to a contract concluded on the supply used for the printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20220103716
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a communication interface, an operation interface, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicate with a server. In a case that an agreement is not established for subscription service using the server, the controller performs an operation disabling process to disable a specific operation using the operation interface. The specific operation is to cause the communication interface to communicate with the server. In a case that the agreement is established, the controller performs an operation enabling process to enable the specific operation using the operation interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20220100438
    Abstract: A printing device includes a mount portion, a printer, a display, and a controller. In the mount portion, a consumable is capable of being mounted. The printer is configured to print an image on a printing medium by using the consumable mounted on the mount portion. The controller performs a first display process to display on the display first type-identification information identifying a first consumable. The controller performs, in a case that a prescribed agreement for a subscription is established, a second display process to display on the display second type-identification information identifying a second consumable supported under the prescribed agreement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20220100437
    Abstract: A printing device includes a display and a controller. The controller performs a counting process to increment a cumulative value of a printing count each time printing is performed by the printing device. The controller performs a first display control process to display on the display the cumulative value of the printing count which is incremented in the counting process. The controller performs a display mode modification process to modify a display mode for the cumulative value of the printing count displayed on the display when a printing agreement is established for a subscription. The printing agreement is for charging fees depending on a printing count within a specific interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI
  • Patent number: 11128769
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a reading device; a display device; an input interface; and a controller configured to: control the reading device to read an image formed on a reading medium to create read-image data; control the display device to display a preview screen containing the read image; execute a particular processing based on the read-image data when a processing executing instruction is input via the input interface after the preview screen is displayed; and when a first particular length of time has passed, without input of the processing executing instruction, from a time when the preview screen is displayed, control the display device to display a waiting screen containing a first message indicating that the particular processing has not been executed, instead of the preview screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHTKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haixia Shen, Yuka Hattori
  • Patent number: 11064080
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a tray and a sensor provided for the tray and configured to sense that a particular operation is performed for the tray. A controller is configured to: register tray relating information; when the particular operation is performed for a first tray as the tray, and first-tray information indicating a setting item associated with the first tray is registered as the registered tray relating information, display a tray-setting screen that accepts an input for a setting item for the recording medium to be placed on the first tray and that contains a related-setting-item object indicating the setting item, of the registered first-tray information, which is associated with the first tray; and when the related-setting-item object is selected, set the setting item corresponding to the related-setting-item object, to a setting item for a placing medium to be placed on the first tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Patent number: 10953661
    Abstract: When a correction request is received, a printing correction pattern is printed. Thereafter, a screen prompting to scan the printed correction pattern is displayed. When the scan notification screen is displayed, if the scanning request is received, an image is scanned. Next, the driving information is corrected based on a scanned image. When a particular standby condition is satisfied without the scanning request being received, a process of setting non-completion information is performed. When a particular standby release condition is satisfied without the scanning request is received, a screen corresponding to the satisfied standby release condition is displayed at a particular timing. When the correction request is input when a screen different from the scan notification screen is displayed, information regarding necessity determination of the pattern printing process is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Arakane, Yuka Hattori, Kenji Kawamoto, Tony Lee
  • Patent number: 10924616
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a controller configured to: set a type of a reading-related function to a first type or a second type; when the second type is set, display a procedure-selection screen prompting for selection of a first procedure or a second procedure as an execution procedure after a start of image reading; set the execution procedure to the first procedure or the second procedure; and register the reading-related function having a setting processing, a reading processing, and a particular processing. In the first procedure, the controller displays a first preview screen containing the read image, and the image processing apparatus starts the particular processing when a particular-processing start instruction is accepted. In the second procedure, the controller displays a second preview screen containing the read image, and the image processing apparatus starts the particular processing without accepting the particular-processing start instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuka Hattori
  • Publication number: 20200314266
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a tray and a sensor provided for the tray and configured to sense that a particular operation is performed for the tray. A controller is configured to: register tray relating information; when the particular operation is performed for a first tray as the tray, and first-tray information indicating a setting item associated with the first tray is registered as the registered tray relating information, display a tray-setting screen that accepts an input for a setting item for the recording medium to be placed on the first tray and that contains a related-setting-item object indicating the setting item, of the registered first-tray information, which is associated with the first tray; and when the related-setting-item object is selected, set the setting item corresponding to the related-setting-item object, to a setting item for a placing medium to be placed on the first tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuka HATTORI