Patents by Inventor Marie Abe

Marie Abe 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).

  • Publication number: 20130046945
    Abstract: A selector calculates a difference between the number of write operations of a first storage medium and that of a second storage medium and takes the difference as a first difference. Further, the selector calculates a difference between the number of write operations of the first storage medium and that of a third storage medium after copying the data within the second storage medium to the third storage medium and takes the difference as a second difference. Then, the selector selects the second storage medium as a target of replacement with which the second difference is larger than the first difference. A setting changer copies the data stored in the second storage medium selected as a target of replacement to the third storage medium, and changes the setting of the second storage medium to a spare and the setting of the third storage medium to a data write destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Marie ABE, Koutarou Nimura
  • Patent number: 8234472
    Abstract: A storage system, a storage managing device, and a storage managing method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ochi, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Naohiro Takeda, Tsukasa Makino, Marie Abe
  • Patent number: 8195847
    Abstract: A storage control apparatus for transmitting data to and receiving data from a plurality of storage devices connected to the same interface, the storage control apparatus includes a memory configured to store a management table registering a burst transfer length of each of the plurality of storage devices, the plurality of storage devices including a first storage device having a first burst transfer length that is a minimum in the management table and a second device having a second burst transfer length; an adjusting controller configured to adjust the second burst transfer length in input and/or output processing if the second burst transfer length registered in the management table is different from the first burst transfer length; and a data transfer controller configured to issue a command for a data transfer to the second storage device on the basis of the adjusted second burst transfer length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Ogawa, Tsukasa Makino, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Marie Abe, Naohiro Takeda
  • Patent number: 8145834
    Abstract: The storage apparatus of the present invention includes a disk controller (CM) that issues a command to a disk via a fabric device. The CM controls the number of commands to be issued to the disk based on the structure of the storage apparatus and the operation state of the storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishii, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Tsukasa Makino, Marie Abe, Masanori Itou, Koji Ohtsuki
  • Publication number: 20110246687
    Abstract: A storage control apparatus for transmitting data to and receiving data from a plurality of storage devices connected to the same interface, the storage control apparatus includes a memory configured to store a management table registering a burst transfer length of each of the plurality of storage devices, the plurality of storage devices including a first storage device having a first burst transfer length that is a minimum in the management table and a second device having a second burst transfer length; an adjusting controller configured to adjust the second burst transfer length in input and/or output processing if the second burst transfer length registered in the management table is different from the first burst transfer length; and a data transfer controller configured to issue a command for a data transfer to the second storage device on the basis of the adjusted second burst transfer length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuichi Ogawa, Tsukasa Makino, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Marie Abe, Naohiro Takeda
  • Patent number: 8015434
    Abstract: There is provided a management apparatus of a storage apparatus. The management apparatus includes an acquisition determination section that determines whether predetermined identification information can be acquired or not from a mounting apparatus that mounts at least one storage apparatus and has at least one predetermined identification information assigned thereto, and a failure determination section that determines, based on a determination result of the acquisition determination section, an access failure to the storage apparatus mounted in the mounting apparatus has been caused due to a failure of the storage apparatus itself or an interruption of a power supply to the mounting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Tsukasa Makino, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Marie Abe, Masanori Ito, Koji Ohtsuki, Atsushi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20100235571
    Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a disk controller that issues commands to disks connected in loops, and a relay device that relays the commands issued from the disk controller to the disks. The relay device includes a supervisory control unit that monitors the number of commands to be issued to each of the loops including the disks and controls the number of commands to be issued by the disk controller on the basis of the monitored results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishii, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Tsukasa Makino, Marie Abe, Masanori Ito, Koji Ohtsuki
  • Publication number: 20100153668
    Abstract: A storage system, a storage managing device, and a storage managing method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hiroaki OCHI, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Naohiro Takeda, Tsukasa Makino, Marie Abe
  • Publication number: 20090290249
    Abstract: There is provided a management apparatus of a storage apparatus. The management apparatus includes an acquisition determination section that determines whether predetermined identification information can be acquired or not from a mounting apparatus that mounts at least one storage apparatus and has at least one predetermined identification information assigned thereto, and a failure determination section that determines, based on a determination result of the acquisition determination section, an access failure to the storage apparatus mounted in the mounting apparatus has been caused due to a failure of the storage apparatus itself or an interruption of a power supply to the mounting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsukasa MAKINO, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Marie Abe, Masanori Ito, Koji Ohtsuki, Atsushi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20090292867
    Abstract: The storage apparatus of the present invention includes a disk controller (CM) that issues a command to a disk via a fabric device. The CM controls the number of commands to be issued to the disk based on the structure of the storage apparatus and the operation state of the storage apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishii, Tomoaki Tsuruta, Hiroaki Ochi, Tsukasa Makino, Marie Abe, Masanori Itou, Koji Ohtsuki