Patents by Inventor Ken OOUTI

Ken OOUTI 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).

  • Information processing device performing software license authentication, communication system, and software license authentication method
    Patent number: 8800060
    Abstract: An information processing device performs software license authentication while sharing the license between an operational system and a standby system in a closed network. A license file and a license key are installed in the operational system. License synchronization starts between the operational system and the standby system. When the operational system fails, the operational system is separated from the closed network, and when a different device is provided, license synchronization is performed between the different device serving as a new standby system and a new operational system (old standby system). When the standby system fails, the standby system is separated from the closed network, and license synchronization is performed between a different device serving as a new standby system and the operational system. A device which retains the license monitors whether or not an unauthorized use of the license is conducted in the closed network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Nozue, Ken Oouti, Takanori Yaginuma
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE PERFORMING SOFTWARE LICENSE AUTHENTICATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SOFTWARE LICENSE AUTHENTICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20130305394
    Abstract: An information processing device performs software license authentication while sharing the license between an operational system and a standby system in a closed network. A license file and a license key are installed in the operational system. License synchronization starts between the operational system and the standby system. When the operational system fails, the operational system is separated from the closed network, and when a different device is provided, license synchronization is performed between the different device serving as a new standby system and a new operational system (old standby system). When the standby system fails, the standby system is separated from the closed network, and license synchronization is performed between a different device serving as a new standby system and the operational system. A device which retains the license monitors whether or not an unauthorized use of the license is conducted in the closed network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki NOZUE, Ken OOUTI, Takanori YAGINUMA