Patents Assigned to Buffalo Inc.
  • Patent number: 9781234
    Abstract: An electronic device that relays an IPv4 packet includes circuitry configured to process the IPv4 packet in each of a first mode operating as a router and a second mode operating as a bridge, set one of the first mode and the second mode as a mode of the electronic device, terminate an IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel, and perform a communication test through the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel with respect to another electronic device, and the another electronic device is connected with the electronic device via the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel and terminates the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel, and set the first mode as the mode, when a result of the communication test shows that communication is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Inada
  • Publication number: 20160330192
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that retains firmware and performs processing based on the firmware, receives a command from an external device, and transmits a predetermined response to the external device as processing of the firmware in a case where the received command is a predetermined authentication command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventors: Suguru ISHII, Tsukasa Ito
  • Publication number: 20160234185
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a storage device that includes: a storage medium; and circuitry that reads identification information stored on an integrated circuit card (IC card), and performs authentication using the identification information read by the circuitry and basic identification information stored in a specific area of the storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventors: Tsukasa ITO, Suguru Ishii
  • Publication number: 20160154560
    Abstract: An information processing device that includes circuitry that: generates first image data for a first image to be displayed on a display screen of a display; causes the display to display the first image on the display screen; receives an input signal in response to a swipe input having a direction; generates second image data for a second image to be displayed on the display screen in response to the received input signal; and causes the display to display a third image on a portion of the display screen, the portion of the display screen being on a side of the display screen opposite the direction of the swipe input, while the display is generating the second image data to be displayed on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventors: Masayuki NEMOTO, Yasuyuki MANAKA
  • Patent number: 9301135
    Abstract: A device that includes circuitry configured to: perform first communication that is proximity wireless communication with a communication device; perform second communication with the communication device; perform third communication with an object device; store a first access key; send the first access key to the communication device by the first communication; receive a second access key from the communication device; receive a control command for controlling the object device from the communication device; and send the received control command to the object device in the case that the received second access key is determined to be valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Masahiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20160043765
    Abstract: A protective film composite that includes: a protective film having a first surface and a second surface; a first adhesive material provided on the second surface of the protective film; a release film having a first surface that is removably attached to the second surface of the protective film, and a second surface; and a tab film provided on the second surface of the release film, the tab film extending from one end of the release film to another end of the release film, one end of the tab film being folded back to extend to the first surface of the release film and fixed to the release film, and another end of the tab film extending out of the another end of the release film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi OZEKI
  • Publication number: 20160014201
    Abstract: A network storage device that includes a plurality of storage regions configured to store data; and circuitry that selects at least one of the storage regions in accordance with instruction information, and synchronizes data stored in the at least one of the storage regions with a server connected to the network storage device via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Takashi ISHIDOSHIRO
  • Publication number: 20150373553
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless device that includes circuitry configured to receive information from one or more devices connected with the wireless device, select specific information out of the information received from the one or more devices, generate shared information using the specific information as selected by the circuitry, and send the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices by direct wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Hayato CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150273786
    Abstract: A protective film complex that includes a peeling film; a first bonding material; a protective film having a first surface that is removably attached to the peeling film via the first bonding material and a second surface; a cover film having a first surface that is removably attached to the protective film and a second surface; and a marking film attached to the second surface of the cover film, and a shape of the marking film is set such that the shape covers only part of an entire area of the cover film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi OZEKI
  • Publication number: 20150249919
    Abstract: A device that includes circuitry configured to: perform first communication that is proximity wireless communication with a communication device; perform second communication with the communication device; perform third communication with an object device; store a first access key; send the first access key to the communication device by the first communication; receive a second access key from the communication device; receive a control command for controlling the object device from the communication device; and send the received control command to the object device in the case that the received second access key is determined to be valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Masahiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20150222734
    Abstract: An electronic device that relays an IPv4 packet includes circuitry configured to process the IPv4 packet in each of a first mode operating as a router and a second mode operating as a bridge, set one of the first mode and the second mode as a mode of the electronic device, terminate an IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel, and perform a communication test through the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel with respect to another electronic device, and the another electronic device is connected with the electronic device via the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel and terminates the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel, and set the first mode as the mode, when a result of the communication test shows that communication is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Tetsuya INADA
  • Publication number: 20150222542
    Abstract: An electronic device that relays an Internet Protocol (IP) packet compliant with one of a plurality of IP versions includes circuitry configured to process the IP packet in each of a first mode operating as a router and a second mode operating as a bridge; and set, as a mode of the electronic device, one of the first mode or the second mode, based on which of the plurality of IP versions the IP packet to be processed is compliant with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Tetsuya INADA
  • Publication number: 20140317218
    Abstract: A communication device that communicates with a plurality of different target devices compliant with different specifications of data communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Hayato Chiba
  • Publication number: 20140313992
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that selects a channel recommended to be used upon receiving a notification of a detection result indicating that a first wireless communication device among a plurality of wireless communication devices has detected a specific radio wave; and transmits channel information indicating the recommended channel a second wireless communication device among the plurality of wireless communication devices located near the first wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140287790
    Abstract: A radio wave monitoring apparatus that communicates with a wireless communication device which is separately provided from the radio wave monitoring apparatus and is configured to perform wireless communication via a channel selected from a plurality of channels; detects a specific radio wave at the plurality of channels; selects a channel for the wireless communication in response to a request from the wireless communication device and based on a result of the detecting; and sends channel information indicating the selected channel to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventors: Goki ICHIKAWA, Nagahiro Matsuura, Tomoaki Ohara, Daisuke Yamada
  • Publication number: 20140286253
    Abstract: A channel for which connection has been established is classified into an unavailable channel or an available channel. When there are a plurality of available channels, one or more channels among the plurality of available channels is selected as a channel for which connection is to be maintained for communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventors: Nagahiro MATSUURA, Daisuke Yamada, Tomoaki Ohara, Goki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20140286249
    Abstract: A wireless communication device that obtains a current degree of interference at each of a plurality of available channels; determines whether a wireless communication is susceptible to interference based on whether a condition corresponding to implementation of the wireless communication is satisfied; and sets a channel for the wireless communication among the plurality of available channels based on the current degree of interference at each of the plurality of available channels when it is determined that the wireless communication is susceptible to interference
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: BUFFALO INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke YAMADA, Nagahiro MATSUURA, Tomoaki OHARA, Goki ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8819160
    Abstract: A network-connectable device is configured to communicate with one or more computer-related devices via a network. The network-connectable device includes a list management unit and a shutdown unit. When the list management unit receives a start command signal instructing an activation of the network-connectable device which is transmitted from a computer-related device, the list management unit registers the computer-related device on a list. When the computer-related device registered on the list is switched to or is to be switched to a disconnected state disconnected from the network-connectable device, the list management unit deletes the computer-related device from the list. The shutdown unit shuts down power to a part of the network-connectable device when none of the computer-related devices is registered on the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Buffalo Inc.
    Inventors: Makoto Oya, Satoru Goto
  • Patent number: 8762700
    Abstract: The NAS 20 to which the removable hard disks 251 and 252 each storing an operating system are connected, assumes that the removable hard disk storing the signature of the NAS 20 stores an operating system executable on the NAS 20. Thus, the NAS 20 selects as a boot drive the removable hard disk storing the signature of the NAS 20 and then boots up the operating system stored in the boot drive thus selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Buffalo Inc.
    Inventors: Yukihito Hara, Jumpei Shimada, Satoru Goto
  • Patent number: 8743798
    Abstract: When radar/radio signals are detected by one of two access points establishing communication in a WDS mode, the one access point notifies the other access point of a change of a communication channel to a newly allocated channel and actually changes the communication channel to the newly allocated channel. The other access point notified of the newly allocated channel performs a passive scan at the notified newly allocated channel to detect a beacon broadcasted by the one access point. In response to detection of the beacon, the other access point resets the communication channel to the notified newly allocated channel. The two access points can accordingly reestablish communication in the WDS mode within a short time period. This arrangement allows for a quick channel change in response to detection of radar/radio signals, such as a weather radar, during communication of a 5 GHz frequency band in the WDS mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Buffalo Inc.
    Inventor: Daisuke Yamada