Patents by Inventor Yukinori MINAMIYAMA

Yukinori MINAMIYAMA 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: 11876943
    Abstract: A server includes a controller The controller acquires device-usage information, which indicates a status of use of a subscribed device which is a device subscribing to a service, from the subscribed device, generates service-usage information indicating a status of use of the service, based on the acquired usage information, acquires an exchange request for changing the subscribed device from a first device currently subscribing to the service to a second device different from the first device, and changes the subscribed device from the first device to the second device, in response to the acquired exchange request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yukinori Minamiyama
  • Patent number: 11526311
    Abstract: A communication system may include a printer and a terminal device. The printer may, in a case where a predetermined operation is accepted, execute a communication process and, in a case where sending of start information to a server fails in the communication process, execute an output process for causing an output unit to output communication information for communicating with the server and start related information obtained by using the start information. The terminal device may obtain the communication information and the start related information outputted by the printer and, in a case where the communication information and the start related information are obtained, send the start related information to the server using the communication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yukinori Minamiyama
  • Publication number: 20220321728
    Abstract: A server includes a controller The controller acquires device-usage information, which indicates a status of use of a subscribed device which is a device subscribing to a service, from the subscribed device, generates service-usage information indicating a status of use of the service, based on the acquired usage information, acquires an exchange request for changing the subscribed device from a first device currently subscribing to the service to a second device different from the first device, and changes the subscribed device from the first device to the second device, in response to the acquired exchange request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Yukinori Minamiyama
  • Publication number: 20210303238
    Abstract: A communication system may include a printer and a terminal device. The printer may, in a case where a predetermined operation is accepted, execute a communication process and, in a case where sending of start information to a server fails in the communication process, execute an output process for causing an output unit to output communication information for communicating with the server and start related information obtained by using the start information. The terminal device may obtain the communication information and the start related information outputted by the printer and, in a case where the communication information and the start related information are obtained, send the start related information to the server using the communication information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yukinori MINAMIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9729751
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing apparatus printing an image acquired from a providing apparatus which provides a service for sharing the image; and a communication apparatus. The printing apparatus includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire service information; a first transmitting unit configured to transmit the service information; a first receiving unit configured to receive print setting information; a second transmitting unit configured to transmit a command to request the image; a second receiving unit configured to receive the image from the providing apparatus; and a first printing unit configured to print the image on the basis of the print setting information, and the communication apparatus includes: a third receiving unit configured to receive the service information; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire the print setting information corresponding to the service information; and a third transmitting unit configured to transmit the print setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yukinori Minamiyama
  • Publication number: 20160316095
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing apparatus printing an image acquired from a providing apparatus which provides a service for sharing the image; and a communication apparatus. The printing apparatus includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire service information; a first transmitting unit configured to transmit the service information; a first receiving unit configured to receive print setting information; a second transmitting unit configured to transmit a command to request the image; a second receiving unit configured to receive the image from the providing apparatus; and a first printing unit configured to print the image on the basis of the print setting information, and the communication apparatus includes: a third receiving unit configured to receive the service information; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire the print setting information corresponding to the service information; and a third transmitting unit configured to transmit the print setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Yukinori MINAMIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9383948
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing apparatus printing an image acquired from a providing apparatus which provides a service for sharing the image; and a communication apparatus. The printing apparatus includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire service information; a first transmitting unit configured to transmit the service information; a first receiving unit configured to receive print setting information; a second transmitting unit configured to transmit a command to request the image; a second receiving unit configured to receive the image from the providing apparatus; and a first printing unit configured to print the image on the basis of the print setting information, and the communication apparatus includes: a third receiving unit configured to receive the service information; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire the print setting information corresponding to the service information; and a third transmitting unit configured to transmit the print setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yukinori Minamiyama
  • Publication number: 20120162713
    Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing apparatus printing an image acquired from a providing apparatus which provides a service for sharing the image; and a communication apparatus. The printing apparatus includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire service information; a first transmitting unit configured to transmit the service information; a first receiving unit configured to receive print setting information; a second transmitting unit configured to transmit a command to request the image; a second receiving unit configured to receive the image from the providing apparatus; and a first printing unit configured to print the image on the basis of the print setting information, and the communication apparatus includes: a third receiving unit configured to receive the service information; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire the print setting information corresponding to the service information; and a third transmitting unit configured to transmit the print setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yukinori MINAMIYAMA