公开(公告)号：US20240311064A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18601316

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Airi EGUCHI ,  Yushi ICHIKAWA ,  Kenju NARITA ,  Yoshito HOSOMIZO

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06F40/109

CPC classification number: G06F3/125 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1256 ,  G06F40/109

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program is configured to support a printing program of an operating system and conforms to a printer connected to the information processing apparatus. When executed by the computer, the supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to execute, when image data is inputted from the printing program in response to receiving the print instruction outputted from an application program for causing the printing program of the operating system to perform printing the image by the printer, adding header information, footer information, or both the header information and the footer information to the image data, and causing the printer to perform printing based on the image data to which the header information, the footer information, or both the header information and the footer information is added.

公开(公告)号：US20240127020A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18389931

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA

IPC: G06K15/02

CPC classification number: G06K15/1865 ,  G06K15/1836

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a support program readable by a computer of an information processing device, the support program corresponding to a printer connected to the information processing device and supporting a general-purpose print program pre-installed in an operating system of the information processing device, the support program, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform: based on a print instruction being output from an application program installed in the information processing device and transferred to the general-purpose print program to cause the printer to perform printing, receiving intermediate image data according to the print instruction from the operating system; generating rasterized raster data based on the received intermediate image data; compressing the generated raster data; and transmitting print data based on the compressed raster data to the printer.

公开(公告)号：US20240004592A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18469708

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1285

Abstract: An information processing device has an operating system and a support program installed thereon. The operating system includes a general-purpose program. The support program is for acquiring, from an external device, settings information indicating whether stored printing is to be performed. The stored printing defines a sequence of printing in which, after the printer stores image data, the printer performs printing based on the stored image when a printing condition is satisfied. The support program is for setting, when the general-purpose program receives a print instruction from an editing application program, a setting value for a print job so that the setting value indicates that the stored printing is to be performed if the settings information indicates that the stored printing is to be performed. The support program is for sending the print job and identification information for the print job to the printer.

公开(公告)号：US20250013405A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18888265

申请日：2024-09-18

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Yoshito HOSOMIZO ,  Kenju NARITA

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: A support program of an information processing device registers a particular file format that does not generate intermediate data in a general-purpose print program incorporated in an OS of the information processing device. In a case where a process is required from the general-purpose print program in response to a print instruction which instructs the general-use print program to cause the virtual printing device to print an image and is output by an application program of the information processing device, the support program generates print data based on the intermediate data and transmits a print job including the print data to the virtual printing device when the intermediate data is passed from the general-purpose print program. When image data in the particular file format is passed from the general-purpose print program, the support program transmits a print job including the image data to the virtual printing device.

公开(公告)号：US20230350613A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18347037

申请日：2023-07-05

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1223

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer of an information processing device and conform to a printer connected with the information processing device. The instructions cause, when executed, the information processing device to obtain, from an external device, image information indicating an image for composition registered in the external device, and cause a user interface to display the obtained image information. The instructions further cause, when executed, the information processing device to perform a printing process to cause the printer to print a composite image in which the image for composition indicated by the obtained image information is combined with a target image to be printed, in response to a print instruction with a print setting for image composition being output from an application program to a general-purpose print program incorporated in advance in an operating system of the information processing device.

公开(公告)号：US20210084196A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US16996027

申请日：2020-08-18

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/333

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus, causing the information processing apparatus to perform: receiving a parameter from a first other program different from the program; in response to receiving the parameter from the first other program, transmitting a scan execution command including the received parameter to a scanner through a communication interface of the information processing apparatus, the parameter being indicative of a setting value that is set for executing scan processing on the scanner; receiving mode selection information from a second other program different from the program and from the first other program; and in response to receiving the mode selection information from the second other program, converting the received mode selection information into a parameter, and transmitting a scan execution command including the converted parameter to the scanner through the communication interface.

公开(公告)号：US20190253571A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16261964

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA ,  Kenji TAMAKI ,  Nobuyuki KAMIYA ,  Hiroya NOJIRI ,  Lei LI

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N1/393

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, in a case where setting values indicate to create scan data by using digital halftoning and requires execution of a prescribed process using a result of character recognition, a controller outputs an instruction to create multiple-value scan data having a pixel value represented by two or more bits. The controller executes the character recognition on the multiple-value scan data. The controller converts the multiple-value scan data into converted scan data by using digital halftoning, and executes the prescribed process on the converted scan data. In a case where the setting values indicate to create scan data by using a method different from the digital halftoning, and requires execution of the prescribed process, the controller outputs an instruction to create setting-based scan data. The controller executes the character recognition on the setting-based scan data. The controller executes the prescribed process on the setting-based scan data.

公开(公告)号：US20250028488A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18765567

申请日：2024-07-08

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA ,  Yoshito HOSOMIZO

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: A general-purpose printing program corresponding to a printer is embedded in an operating system. The general-purpose printing program is configured to manage data for displaying a print settings screen on a display of an information processing device. A support program supports the general-purpose printing program. The support program, when executed by a computer of the information processing device, causes the information processing device to perform, when a request to perform a process is issued from the general-purpose printing program in response to the printer being selected: an acquisition process; a generation process; and a display process. The acquisition process acquires service information related to a service corresponding to the printer. The generation process generates notification data based on the service information. The display process transfers the notification data to the general-purpose printing program to have a notification image based on the notification data be displayed in the print settings screen.

公开(公告)号：US20230350617A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18350070

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Kenju NARITA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1256 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1242 ,  G06F3/1293

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer of an information processing device and conform to a printer connected with the information processing device. The instructions cause, when executed by the computer, the information processing device to obtain, from an external device connected with the information processing device, an image for composition that is registered in the external device, and to cause, in response to a print instruction with a print setting for the printer to print a composite image being output from an application program to a general-purpose print program, a user interface of the information processing device to display the composite image in which a target image to be printed according to the print instruction is combined with the obtained image for composition, before performing a printing process to cause the printer to print the composite image displayed on the user interface.

公开(公告)号：US20230236770A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18156438

申请日：2023-01-19

Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Kenju NARITA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1287 ,  G06F3/1293 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/121 ,  G06F3/1273

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program is configured to support a printing program of an operating system of the information processing apparatus. The printing program of the operating system is configured to process data so as to display a print setting screen on a display of the information processing apparatus, Service information which is information related to a service applicable to the external printer is stored in the external printer. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to obtaining the service information, generating, based on the obtained service information, notification data indicating a notifying image to a user, and displaying the notifying image on the print setting screen displayed on the display of the information processing apparatus by outputting the generated notification data to the printing program of the operating system.