Patents by Inventor Masahito ENDOU
Masahito ENDOU 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: 10050929Abstract: In a connection setting information managing system which is configured to set connection setting information using a setting tool, wherein the connection setting information allows a network device connected to an IP network to perform a communication over the IP network, the system includes: a connection setting information storage unit configured to store the connection setting information therein, wherein the connection setting information comprises a tag name that is assigned to and is unique to the network device. The setting tool sets the connection setting information to the network device, based on the tag name that is unique to the network device.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventor: Masahito Endou
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Patent number: 9503312Abstract: It is to realize a network management system which can suppress to a minimum a time during which it is impossible to make a communication when a trouble occurs in any of field wireless management stations formed to be redundant. In a network management system in which field wireless management stations 11, 12 having gateway functions and system management functions incorporated are redundantly connected together, the field wireless management stations 11, 12 include at least switch modules 11b, 12b, and the plurality of field wireless management stations 11, 12 are connected to each other through a synchronizing cable 30 and synchronizing connectors CNa, CNb provided in the synchronizing cable 30, and switches SWm are connected in series to a synchronizing system which connects the switch modules 11b, 12b to each other to turn on and off the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Endou, Tomomi Shimamura
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Patent number: 9439160Abstract: It is to realize a network management system excellent in its reliability which can prevent a wrong connection when a field wireless management station having a redundant structure is installed, and can make a backbone network redundant so as to improve a trouble resistance. In a network management system in which filed wireless management stations having gateway functions and system management functions incorporated are redundantly connected together, the plurality of field wireless management stations 11, 12 are connected to each other through a synchronizing cable 30 and synchronizing connectors Can, CNb provided in the synchronizing cable 30.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Endou
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Patent number: 9055024Abstract: A communication system may include a first network connected to lower-layer equipment, a second network connected to a higher-layer application, a gateway device connected to the first network and the second network, and a tunnel device connected to the first network and the second network, the tunnel device bypassing the gateway device.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Endou
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Publication number: 20140233554Abstract: It is to realize a network management system excellent in its reliability which can prevent a wrong connection when a field wireless management station having a redundant structure is installed, and can make a backbone network redundant so as to improve a trouble resistance. In a network management system in which filed wireless management stations having gateway functions and system management functions incorporated are redundantly connected together, the plurality of field wireless management stations 11, 12 are connected to each other through a synchronizing cable 30 and synchronizing connectors Can, CNb provided in the synchronizing cable 30.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Endou
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Publication number: 20140233371Abstract: It is to realize a network management system which can suppress to a minimum a time during which it is impossible to make a communication when a trouble occurs in any of field wireless management stations formed to be redundant. In a network management system in which field wireless management stations 11, 12 having gateway functions and system management functions incorporated are redundantly connected together, the field wireless management stations 11, 12 include at least switch modules 11b, 12b, and the plurality of field wireless management stations 11, 12 are connected to each other through a synchronizing cable 30 and synchronizing connectors CNa, CNb provided in the synchronizing cable 30, and switches SWm are connected in series to a synchronizing system which connects the switch modules 11b, 12b to each other to turn on and off the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Endou, Tomomi Shimamura
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Publication number: 20140019599Abstract: In a connection setting information managing system which is configured to set connection setting information using a setting tool, wherein the connection setting information allows a network device connected to an IP network to perform a communication over the IP network, the system includes: a connection setting information storage unit configured to store the connection setting information therein, wherein the connection setting information comprises a tag name that is assigned to and is unique to the network device. The setting tool sets the connection setting information to the network device, based on the tag name that is unique to the network device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito Endou
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Publication number: 20120287938Abstract: A communication system may include a first network connected to lower-layer equipment, a second network connected to a higher-layer application, a gateway device connected to the first network and the second network, and a tunnel device connected to the first network and the second network, the tunnel device bypassing the gateway device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Masahito ENDOU