Patents by Inventor Yu Minakuchi
Yu Minakuchi 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).
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Patent number: 11483899Abstract: A communication control device that controls a plurality of communication devices in a network system includes: a receiver, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver receives a request pertaining to use of data generated by the data generation device from a user device. The processor determines a route between the data generation device and the user device, specifies first and second communication devices that are implemented at both ends of an overlapped route between a first route corresponding to a first request and a second route corresponding to a second request, and determines, based on the first request and the second request, a function to be executed by at least one of the first and second communication devices. The transmitter transmits an instruction including information for identifying the function determined by the processor to at least one of the first and second communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda, Jo Sugino
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Patent number: 11070280Abstract: A relay device includes, a storage configured to receive distributed video data, and store the received video data, a predictor configured to predict a communication disabled period in which the terminal device is disabled to perform communication, and a transmission controller configured to start transmission of the stored video data to the terminal device after a start delay period elapses from the start of the storing, wherein the transmission controller transmits the video data, which is to be played by the terminal device in a communication enabled period in which the terminal device is predicted to be enabled to perform communication and in the communication disabled period following the communication enabled period, to the terminal device in the communication enabled period.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda
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Publication number: 20210212162Abstract: A communication control device that controls a plurality of communication devices in a network system includes: a receiver, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver receives a request pertaining to use of data generated by the data generation device from a user device. The processor determines a route between the data generation device and the user device, specifies first and second communication devices that are implemented at both ends of an overlapped route between a first route corresponding to a first request and a second route corresponding to a second request, and determines, based on the first request and the second request, a function to be executed by at least one of the first and second communication devices. The transmitter transmits an instruction including information for identifying the function determined by the processor to at least one of the first and second communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu MINAKUCHI, Hideyuki MATSUDA, Jo SUGINO
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Patent number: 10659956Abstract: A contract assignment switching apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to send a notification to switch an assignment of identification information corresponding to one contract for communication through a telephone network, at a switching time of the assignment of the identification information, to a first terminal device to which the identification information is assigned before the switching time and a second terminal device to which the identification information is assigned after the switching time, and request the first terminal device and the second terminal device to rewrite information with respect to the contract stored in the first terminal device and the second terminal device respectively so as to switch the assignment of the identification information from the first terminal device to the second terminal device in accordance with a response to the notification from each of the first terminal device and the second terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda, Jo Sugino
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Publication number: 20190273554Abstract: A relay device includes, a storage configured to receive distributed video data, and store the received video data, a predictor configured to predict a communication disabled period in which the terminal device is disabled to perform communication, and a transmission controller configured to start transmission of the stored video data to the terminal device after a start delay period elapses from the start of the storing, wherein the transmission controller transmits the video data, which is to be played by the terminal device in a communication enabled period in which the terminal device is predicted to be enabled to perform communication and in the communication disabled period following the communication enabled period, to the terminal device in the communication enabled period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda
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Patent number: 10250561Abstract: A transmission apparatus transmits a plurality of second packets obtained from a plurality of first packets, wherein each of the plurality of first packets includes a header including a first field, and a payload, and includes first information stored in the first field, and wherein each of the plurality of second packets includes second information in the first field instead of the first information, and includes the first information inserted in the payload. A reception apparatus receives the plurality of second packets, deletes the first information from the payload of the received second packet and obtains data included in the payload of the received packet when third information stored in a memory is stored in the second field of a packet received by the reception unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda
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Patent number: 10182012Abstract: A route control device controls a transfer destination in a plurality of transfer devices that are included in a network and that transfer packets flowing between a first information processing device and a second information processing device. The route control device comprises a processor. The processor detects that a session is to be newly established, on the basis of a packet of a protocol that controls establishment of a session between the first information processing device and the second information processing device, selects a route with a light load from among a plurality of routes connecting the first information processing device and the second information processing device, and makes a transfer device on a selected route establish a selected route.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda
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Publication number: 20180367457Abstract: There is provided a communication control apparatus including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to receive load information of each of a plurality of switches, when a first condition of a plurality of conditions related to a route is satisfied with the load information, receive a request for route information of a packet transmitted from a first switch of the plurality of switches, and inform the first switch of an instruction for outputting the packet to the route on which the first condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda
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Patent number: 9787592Abstract: A packet transfer system includes a transmitter apparatus, a processing apparatus, a first transfer apparatus and a second transfer apparatus. The transmitter apparatus transmits a data packet including data and quality information associated with a transfer rate of the data. The first transfer apparatus performs a transfer process of the data packet received from the transmitter apparatus. The second transfer apparatus is connected to the first transfer apparatus through first and second routes, and transfers a data packet received from the first transfer apparatus. The first route is used for transferring a data packet including first quality information associated with a first transfer rate. The second route is used for transferring a data packet including second quality information associated with a second transfer rate. The second transfer apparatus releases the first route when reception of a data packet including the first quality information has been terminated.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda, Tomotaka Endo
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Publication number: 20170289105Abstract: A transmission apparatus transmits a plurality of second packets obtained from a plurality of first packets, wherein each of the plurality of first packets includes a header including a first field, and a payload, and includes first information stored in the first field, and wherein each of the plurality of second packets includes second information in the first field instead of the first information, and includes the first information inserted in the payload. A reception apparatus receives the plurality of second packets, deletes the first information from the payload of the received second packet and obtains data included in the payload of the received packet when third information stored in a memory is stored in the second field of a packet received by the reception unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu MINAKUCHI, Hideyuki MATSUDA
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Patent number: 9742687Abstract: A management system includes an information processing apparatus; a management apparatus; and a load balancing apparatus. And the management apparatus specifies a first processing entity that relates to a first application program whose performance is not guaranteed, upon detecting that a value related to a load of a second processing entity that relates to a second application program whose performance is guaranteed is equal to or greater than a first predetermined threshold, and requests the information processing apparatus to stop the first processing entity, and the information processing apparatus requests the load balancing apparatus to stop allocating processing to the first processing entity, stops the first processing entity upon detecting that a value related to a load of the first processing entity is equal to or less than a second predetermined threshold, and causes a third processing entity to start processing for the second application program.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Masahiko Ohashi, Tomotaka Endo, Yoji Nomura, Takaaki Kawakami
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Patent number: 9652342Abstract: In this method, a first information processing apparatus in a first system identifies a second system that performs a first processing on behalf of the first system when an abnormality occurs in the first system, and transmits a first request that includes data concerning resources used to perform the first processing to a second information processing apparatus in the second system. Upon detecting an abnormality in the second system, the first information processing apparatus identifies a third system other than the second system, transmits a second request that includes data concerning resources used to perform the first processing to a third information processing apparatus in the third system, and transmits a third request to release resources secured for the first system to the second information processing apparatus in the second system, upon detecting return of the second system.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Tomotaka Endo, Hideyuki Matsuda, Yu Minakuchi
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Publication number: 20160248677Abstract: A route control device controls a transfer destination in a plurality of transfer devices that are included in a network and that transfer packets flowing between a first information processing device and a second information processing device. The route control device comprises a processor. The processor detects that a session is to be newly established, on the basis of a packet of a protocol that controls establishment of a session between the first information processing device and the second information processing device, selects a route with a light load from among a plurality of routes connecting the first information processing device and the second information processing device, and makes a transfer device on a selected route establish a selected route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda
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Publication number: 20150263963Abstract: A packet transfer system includes a transmitter apparatus, a processing apparatus, a first transfer apparatus and a second transfer apparatus. The transmitter apparatus transmits a data packet including data and quality information associated with a transfer rate of the data. The first transfer apparatus performs a transfer process of the data packet received from the transmitter apparatus. The second transfer apparatus is connected to the first transfer apparatus through first and second routes, and transfers a data packet received from the first transfer apparatus. The first route is used for transferring a data packet including first quality information associated with a first transfer rate. The second route is used for transferring a data packet including second quality information associated with a second transfer rate. The second transfer apparatus releases the first route when reception of a data packet including the first quality information has been terminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu MINAKUCHI, Hideyuki MATSUDA, Tomotaka ENDO
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Publication number: 20150254139Abstract: In this method, a first information processing apparatus in a first system identifies a second system that performs a first processing on behalf of the first system when an abnormality occurs in the first system, and transmits a first request that includes data concerning resources used to perform the first processing to a second information processing apparatus in the second system. Upon detecting an abnormality in the second system, the first information processing apparatus identifies a third system other than the second system, transmits a second request that includes data concerning resources used to perform the first processing to a third information processing apparatus in the third system, and transmits a third request to release resources secured for the first system to the second information processing apparatus in the second system, upon detecting return of the second system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tomotaka ENDO, Hideyuki MATSUDA, Yu MINAKUCHI
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Publication number: 20140258540Abstract: A management system includes an information processing apparatus; a management apparatus; and a load balancing apparatus. And the management apparatus specifies a first processing entity that relates to a first application program whose performance is not guaranteed, upon detecting that a value related to a load of a second processing entity that relates to a second application program whose performance is guaranteed is equal to or greater than a first predetermined threshold, and requests the information processing apparatus to stop the first processing entity, and the information processing apparatus requests the load balancing apparatus to stop allocating processing to the first processing entity, stops the first processing entity upon detecting that a value related to a load of the first processing entity is equal to or less than a second predetermined threshold, and causes a third processing entity to start processing for the second application program.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu MINAKUCHI, Masahiko OHASHI, Tomotaka ENDO, Yoji NOMURA, Takaaki KAWAKAMI
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Publication number: 20140244844Abstract: A control device includes a collecting unit that collects load information representing load at execution of an application from an information processing device which executes the application, a determining unit that determines whether or not the load represented in the load information collected by the collecting unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a deciding unit that obtains an increase/decrease amount of the load at the execution of the application using the load information collected by the collecting unit and load information collected in past by the collecting unit, and decides an amount of resource to be allocated at the execution of the application based on the obtained increase/decrease amount, when the determining unit determines that the load exceeds the predetermined threshold value, and an allocation unit that allocates the amount of resource decided by the deciding unit to the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yu MINAKUCHI, Masahiko Ohashi, Tomotaka Endo, Mitsuhiko Miwa
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Patent number: 8776148Abstract: In an inherited communication management apparatus, a storage unit stores viewing information relating to the content viewing state of a user of a terminal. On a request from the user of the terminal for content viewing, a requesting unit requests another inherited communication management apparatus to examine whether or not the other inherited communication management apparatus stores viewing information including information relating to interruption of the content viewing by the user. A receiving unit receives a result of the examination requested by the requesting unit. When the examination result received by the receiving unit includes the viewing information including information relating to the interruption of the content viewing, a transmitting unit transmits information relating to interrupted content based on the viewing information to the terminal of the user that has requested the content viewing.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tomotaka Endo, Yu Minakuchi
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Publication number: 20140101320Abstract: A management apparatus of a sub-system receives, from a main system, management information including information about each resource of processor resource, storage resource, network resource, which are used by a user with the main system. The management apparatus of the sub-system reserves, in the sub-system, the storage resource for storing data of the user held by the main system and the minimum network resource for receiving the data, on the basis of the management information received. The management apparatus of the sub-system uses the reserved network resource to receive the data from the main system, and stores the data to the reserved storage resource. The management apparatus of the sub-system reserves, in the sub-system, the network resource and the processor resource used by the user with the main system, on the basis of the received management information when the user is allowed to use the second system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: TOMOTAKA ENDO, YU MINAKUCHI, MASAHIKO OHASHI
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Patent number: 8555401Abstract: The second content provision system determines, in response to a request by a user from a second terminal belonging to a second network, a second content being a same content as a first content, which is provided to the first terminal belonging to a first network or an alternative content for the first content and matching rights of the user. The second content is provided from the second network to the second terminal and can be used by the second terminal. The second content is determined by using content information specifying the first content which is in-use or which the use has interrupted and ownership information indicating the rights of the user and the content provision system acquires the content information and the ownership information from the first content provision system in response to the request from the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Kinji Kawaguchi, Masahiko Ohashi, Yu Minakuchi, Tomotaka Endo