Patents by Inventor Eiichi Amada
Eiichi Amada 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: 7058062Abstract: A packet switching system including at least one switching node or local unit each including a label conversion unit for accommodating a plurality of packet circuits and performing conversion into output port information of a switch based on a logic channel on a packet circuit, a self-routing switch for performing switching based on the output port information, and a control unit for terminating a control packet and performing the call processing function. A switching node or tandem unit is provided including at least one self-routing switch for interconnecting the local units. A device is provided for setting, between the tandem unit and a destination-side local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating-side local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than this local unit and a device.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6639920Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetrmined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6618372Abstract: In a packet switching system-made up of a single or a plurality of switching nodes or local units each including a label conversion unit for accommodating a plurality of packet circuits and performing conversion into output port information of a switch on the basis of a logic channel on a packet circuit, a self-routing switch for performing switching on the basis of the output port information, and a control unit for terminating a control packet and performing the call processing function, and a switching node or tandem unit including a single or a plurality of self-routing switches for interconnecting the local units, there are provided a device for setting, between the tandem unit and a destination-side local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating, side local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than this local unit and a device, operable in the originating-side local unit for information transfer, for insertingType: GrantFiled: June 28, 1999Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Publication number: 20020126649Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetrmined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2002Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Publication number: 20020057696Abstract: A packet switching system including at least one switching node or local unit each including a label conversion unit for accommodating a plurality of packet circuits and performing conversion into output port information of a switch based on a logic channel on a packet circuit, a self-routing switch for performing switching based on the output port information, and a control unit for terminating a control packet and performing the call processing function. A switching node or tandem unit is provided including at least one self-routing switch for interconnecting the local units. A device is provided for setting, between the tandem unit and a destination-side local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating-side local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than this local unit and a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2002Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6389025Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetrmined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6335934Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetermined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6314096Abstract: In a packet switching system made up of a single or a plurality of switching nodes or local units each including a label conversion unit for accommodating a plurality of packet circuits and performing conversion into output port information of a switch on the basis of a logic channel on a packet circuit, a self-routing switch for performing switching on the basis of the output port information, land a control unit for terminating a control packet and performing the call processing function, and a switching node or tandem unit including a single or a plurality of self-routing switches for interconnecting the local units, there are provided a device for setting, between the tandem unit and a destination-side local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating-side local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than this local unit and a device, operable in the originating side local unit for information transfer, for insertingType: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6304570Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetrmined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Publication number: 20010028658Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetrmined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 6256509Abstract: A broadcast information delivering system which includes a plurality of wireless terminals and a wireless base station having a transmitter for transmitting broadcast control information to a control channel, and a transmitter for transmitting a broadcast frame to a broadcast channel in accordance with a transmission condition defined in the broadcast control information. The broadcast frame includes a plurality of sub-frames containing different contents information to each other and a frame header including guidance information of the contents information. Each of the wireless terminals includes a receiver for receiving the control information from the control channel, and a receiver for receiving the broadcast frame from the broadcast channel based on the broadcast control information and selectively receiving the contents information in a specific one of said sub-frames in accordance with the guidance information of the broadcast frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Eiichi Amada, Seiki Mizutani
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Patent number: 6061389Abstract: A frequency hopping communication system having a plurality of wireless mobile stations and at least one base station. Each wireless mobile station is operated to communicate according to a communication frame format generated by a base station. The system performing slow frequency hopping by keeping a frequency hopping interval within each frame. The hopping pattern of a frequency is designated at a field located at the tail of each communication frame by the base station.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1994Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoaki Ishifuji, Eiichi Amada, Yoshihiro Takiyasu, Genichi Ishii, Hidehiko Jusa, Shuichi Adachi
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Patent number: 6005867Abstract: In a packet switching system made up of a single or a plurality of switching nodes or local units each including a label conversion unit for accommodating a plurality of packet circuits and performing conversion into output port information of a switch on the basis of a logic channel on a packet circuit, a self-routing switch for performing switching on the basis of the output port information, and a control unit for terminating a control packet and performing the call processing function, and a switching node or tandem unit including a single or a plurality of self-routing switches for interconnecting the local units, there are provided a device for setting, between the tandem unit and a destination-side local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating, side local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than this local unit and a device, operable in the originating-side local unit for information transfer, for insertingType: GrantFiled: May 11, 1995Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 5999537Abstract: A packet switching system which includes a device for setting, between a tandem unit and a destination local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than the originating local unit and a device, operable in the originating-side local unit for information transfer, for inserting output port information of a self-routing switch inside the tandem unit into a packet destined for the local unit other than this local unit; in the tandem unit, setting of logic channel conversion information is not required to be done and even when any control signal packet from the originating local unit arrives at the tandem unit, the packet is transferred to the destination local unit without undergoing termination of packet and concomitant call processing control.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1997Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 5995510Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetermined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 5862142Abstract: In a wireless communication system having a plurality of base stations connected through a control line and a plurality of mobile terminals, one of base stations (a master base station) informs a carrier frequency hop timing to the other base stations (slave base stations) through the control line. Each slave base station generates a wireless communication frame used inside of each cell and switches the carrier frequency of the wireless communication frame in synchronous to the timing indicated by the master base station. Each movable terminal receives an identifier of a frequency hopping sequence from a control information field of the wireless communication frame, hops to one carrier frequency selected among a frequency hopping sequence corresponding to this identifier, and transmit or receive the data through the field following the control information field of the wireless communication frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Takiyasu, Eiichi Amada, Tomoaki Ishifuji, Genichi Ishii, Hidehiko Jusa, Shuichi Adachi
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Patent number: 5745495Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetermined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1995Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 5740156Abstract: A packet switching system which includes a device for setting, between a tandem unit and a destination local unit, the same logic channel as that between an originating local unit operative for information transfer and the tandem unit in respect of a call destined for a local unit other than the originating local unit and a device, operable in the originating-side local unit for information transfer, for inserting output port information of a self-routing switch inside the tandem unit into a packet destined for the local unit other than this local unit. In the tandem unit, setting of logic channel conversion information is not required to be done and even when any control signal packet from the originating local unit arrives at the tandem unit, the packet is transferred to the destination local unit without undergoing termination of packet and concomitant call processing control.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1991Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shirou Tanabe, Taihei Suzuki, Shinobu Gohara, Yoshito Sakurai, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 5734655Abstract: A switching system for integratedly switching voice, data, image information and the like. The switching system comprises a plurality of front-end modules each adapted to perform a switching processing in association with a subscriber line or a trunk line, and a single or a plurality of central modules for interconnecting the plurality of front-end modules in star-type fashion and switching information prevailing between the front-end modules, in unit of block accommodating the information and a header added thereto to contain connection control information and in accordance with the contents of the header. The front-end modules are connected to the central module via inter-module highways each having frames occurring at a predetrmined period and time slots contained in each frame to carry blocks.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1995Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sakurai, Shinobu Gohara, Kenichi Ohtsuki, Takao Kato, Hiroshi Kuwahara, Eiichi Amada
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Patent number: 5655219Abstract: A wireless network is provided for restricting the number of mobile terminal devices which are managed by the base station device for wireless communication with one another. The base station device has a mobile terminal confirming database for registering mobile terminal devices allowed to be subscribers to the wireless network, and a mobile terminal managing database for registering presently-managed mobile terminal devices. The wireless transfer request from one of the mobile terminal devices is tested to determine whether the request-issuing mobile terminal device is one of the subscribers. If the request is accepted, then the identification of the request-issuing mobile terminal device is registered into the managing database.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1994Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hidehiko Jusa, Eiichi Amada, Yoshihiro Takiyasu, Tomoaki Ishifuji, Genichi Ishii, Shuichi Adachi