Patents by Inventor Shinji Kikuchi

Shinji Kikuchi 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: 20170154289
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a man-hour estimation program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including classifying event information items recorded for each event, the event information items each recording action information items relating to actions taken with respect to the corresponding event, the event information items being classified into a plurality of categories according to a number of the recorded action information items; calculating an occurrence frequency of each word included in the event information items for each of the plurality of categories into which the event information items are classified; and estimating one of the plurality of categories to which a new event belongs, based on words included in an event information item of the new event and the calculated occurrence frequency of each word, in response to accepting the new event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Shinji Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9542252
    Abstract: An information processing method for supporting data setting include: extracting a first feature value for each of plural parameters from first data that is data after at least one parameter value, which is included in second data that includes, for each of plural setting targets, each parameter value for each of the plural parameters, was changed; and extracting a parameter that is a candidate of an erroneously changed parameter based on a difference between a second feature value that is extracted, for each of the plural parameters, from the second data and a corresponding first feature value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuya Uchiumi, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Shinji Kikuchi, Shinya Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20160321331
    Abstract: A method for outputting a usage history of a system that includes resources having virtual machines, storage devices, networks, and a backup device, and that includes a storage device storing first usage history information, the method includes designating a usage combination of the resources, specifying clients who use the resources of the system in a combination similar to the usage combination within a range of a threshold, extracting the first usage history information corresponding to each of the clients from the storage device, categorizing one or more clients, among the clients, having similar time-series changes in the first usage history information into an identical group based on a similarity between the time-series changes in the first usage history information of the clients, and outputting second usage history information indicating a time-series change of the first usage history information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuya UCHIUMI, Shinji Kikuchi, Shinya Kitajima, Tomoki UCHIKAWA, Kazuhiko Ito
  • Patent number: 9477742
    Abstract: An update control device includes an acquiring unit, a classifying unit, and an update processing unit. The acquiring unit acquires component information that indicates a component in multiple devices. The classifying unit calculates the similarity of the component information related to the multiple devices acquired by the acquiring unit and classifies, on the basis of the calculated similarity, the multiple devices into one or multiple device groups. The update processing unit performs a process for updating systems of the devices that are classified into the same device group by the classifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Masazumi Matsubara
  • Patent number: 9477510
    Abstract: A determination method includes: receiving a request of a change from a first system configured by a first configuration to a second system configured by a second configuration, the request of the change including configuration data related to the first configuration and change data related to the change; extracting a functional requirement for a function that is realized in the first system based on the configuration data; identifying an operational requirement for realizing the first system based on the functional requirement and data about an operational process that is used for the first system; identifying a constraint condition about the second system based on configuration elements of the second configuration that are identified by the configuration data and the change data; and determining feasibility of the change to the second system based on the functional requirement, the operational requirement, and the constraint condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160269806
    Abstract: A selection method of a relaying device includes collecting, by a processing unit, sensor data which a sensor in a device detects from one or a plurality of the device; and selecting, by the processing unit, when changing relaying device which process a certain sensor from one relaying device to another relaying device among a plurality of the relaying devices which carries out the one or more processing prescribed depending on the sensor and outputs a result of the processing in each, a relaying device that a number of processing, which is not included in a set of a plurality of the processing of sensors that the relaying device targets among a plurality of the processing prescribed depending on the certain sensor, is less, as a candidate of another relaying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuya UCHIUMI, YASUHIDE MATSUMOTO, Shinji Kikuchi, Shinya Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20160186617
    Abstract: A sliding member includes: a metal substrate; an undercoat primer layer that is formed on a sliding surface of the metal substrate; and a resin layer that is formed on the undercoat primer layer. The resin layer is formed by curing a composition layer containing a bifunctional bisphenol A type epoxy resin, a leveling agent, and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ippei FUKUTOMI, Naoya IKEDA, Kazuyoshi MANABE, Shinji KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160186684
    Abstract: A sliding member includes: a metal substrate; an undercoat primer layer that is formed on a sliding surface of the metal substrate; and a resin layer that is formed on the undercoat primer layer, in which the resin layer is formed by curing a composition layer containing a bifunctional alicyclic epoxy and a polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ippei FUKUTOMI, Naoya IKEDA, Kazuyoshi MANABE, Shinji KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9378050
    Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium stores an execution control program that causes a computer to execute a process that includes receiving an execution request for a given operation for a system; detecting number of operations that are of a type identical to that of the given operation and are under execution by a computing device that is in the system and involved in the execution of the given operation for which the execution request is received; comparing the number of operations detected at the detecting and the number of operations that are of the type and simultaneously executable by the computing device such that the execution of the given operation is completed within a given period by the computing device; and assigning the given operation to the computing device, based on a result of comparison at the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Yuji Wada, Atsuji Sekiguchi, Masazumi Matsubara
  • Patent number: 9367300
    Abstract: A method of determining an installation order of multiple update programs corresponding to multiple pieces of software for updating current versions of the software on a computer to newer versions, includes applying a function outputting an index representing a degree of likelihood of existence of a version of software on the computer, to information about each piece of software existing on known computers, to calculate the index for each combination of the current and newer versions of the software; and searching for the installation order satisfying a predetermined condition based on a total of the indices corresponding to the combinations of the current and newer versions possibly realized when installing the update programs corresponding to the software one by one from a state of all the current versions to a state of all the new versions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ohtake, Shinji Kikuchi, Toshihiro Kodaka
  • Publication number: 20160155060
    Abstract: An information processing method includes, when receiving a workflow including a conditional branch and procedures, obtaining branch probability information corresponding to a classification of the conditional branch, the branch probability information being calculated for each piece of classification information defined for the conditional branch and indicating a probability that a condition has been satisfied in an executed conditional branch; obtaining cost information and availability information that correspond to the procedure, the cost information indicating a cost needed for a service provided by the procedure, and the availability information indicating availability of the service; calculating an execution probability of the procedure on the basis of the obtained branch probability information; and calculating a probability that the received workflow properly or improperly terminates, and a cost needed to execute the received workflow by using the calculated execution probability of the procedure, th
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Shinji Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9356836
    Abstract: An administration device in a system in which a first device group and a second device group are connected to a network. The administration device acquires first communication history of the first device group and second communication history of the second device group, compares first specific information which specifies communication source and communication destination of the first communication history and second specific information which specifies communication source and communication destination of the second communication history while referring to relating information and detects a setting error of the second specific information set in the devices of the second device group based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Kitajima, Tetsuya Uchiumi, Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Toshihiro Kodaka
  • Publication number: 20160142513
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a dependency information provision program for causing a computer to execute a process includes: acquiring history information of an amount of data associated with realization of a service by using first software and information regarding second software that can be used to realize the service, specifying information relating to the second software that is substitutable for the first software, from the acquired information relating to the second software, and providing information for determining whether or not to migrate from the first software, which is being used to realize the service, to the second software that is substitutable for the first software, based on the acquired history information and the specified information relating to the second software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Tetsuya UCHIUMI, Shinji Kikuchi, YASUHIDE MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160098390
    Abstract: A computer obtains a command history and a plurality of file histories. The command history includes command logs of executed commands. The plurality of file histories each include timing information and a character string indicating a storage location of each file. The computer extracts key commands from the command history on basis of contents of the executed commands. The computer extracts first file histories corresponding to each of the key commands on basis of timing information included in a command log of each of the key commands and timing information included in the plurality of file histories. The computer stores the first file histories in association with a first key command corresponding to the first file histories. The computer selects characteristic words from first character strings included in the first file histories. The computer stores the characteristic words in association with the first key command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinya KITAJIMA, Tetsuya Uchiumi, Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160092260
    Abstract: A determination method includes: receiving a request of a change from a first system configured by a first configuration to a second system configured by a second configuration, the request of the change including configuration data related to the first configuration and change data related to the change; extracting a functional requirement for a function that is realized in the first system based on the configuration data; identifying an operational requirement for realizing the first system based on the functional requirement and data about an operational process that is used for the first system; identifying a constraint condition about the second system based on configuration elements of the second configuration that are identified by the configuration data and the change data; and determining feasibility of the change to the second system based on the functional requirement, the operational requirement, and the constraint condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji KIKUCHI, Yasuhide MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160032139
    Abstract: Provided is a hard coat film including a hard coat layer that has high pencil hardness and high scratch resistance and still offers excellent transparency. The present invention relates to a hard coat film including a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer disposed on or over at least one surface of the plastic substrate. The hard coat layer is formed from a curable composition including 3,4,3?,4?-diepoxybicyclohexyl, at least one selected from the group consisting of hydroxy-containing silicon compounds and silica fillers, and an acid generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji KIKUCHI, Daisuke ITO
  • Publication number: 20160026637
    Abstract: A search method includes: extracting processes from a target operation manual from which automation software that is obtained by converting, into commands, the processes included in the target operation manual describing a procedure for configuring settings in an information processing device is generated; comparing the processes extracted from the target operation manual with a plurality of processes included in each of a plurality of existing operation manuals in a storage storing the existing operation manuals and automation software generated from the existing operation manuals and associated with the existing operation manuals while maintaining the orders of the processes; calculating first similarities that are similarities between the existing operation manuals and the target operation manual based on the comparing; and searching, based on the calculated first similarities, an existing operation manual similar to the target operation manual and automation software associated with the existing operation
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shinya Kitajima, Shinji Kikuchi, YASUHIDE MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9239770
    Abstract: A restriction condition extraction apparatus specifies operation targets including a first target and another target related thereto that are operated based on first procedure information in a first execution environment, extracts first procedures related to the specified operation targets from the first procedure information, generates first relation information indicating an execution order on related operation targets regarding the extracted first procedures, specifies operation targets including a second target and another target related thereto that are operated based on second procedure information in a second execution environment, extracts second procedures related to the specified operation targets from the second procedure information, generates second relation information indicating an execution order on related operation targets regarding the extracted second procedures, compares the first and the second relation information, and extracts relations of an execution order on related operation target
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9237071
    Abstract: On the basis of a possible value of a variable that is specified by a conditional sentence extracted from a script that is used for the first system configuration and on the basis of a possible value of an item in configuration information on the first system configuration, a verification device creates a first association relationship that indicates the relationship between the variable and the item. On the basis of a possible value of a variable that is specified by a conditional sentence extracted from a script that is used for a second system configuration and on the basis of a possible value of an item in configuration information on the second system configuration, the verification device creates a second association relationship between the variable and the item. The verification device extracts a difference between the first association relationship and the second association relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kikuchi, Yasuhide Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150275043
    Abstract: A curable composition comprises a cationic curable silicone resin and a leveling agent, the cationic curable silicone resin comprises a silsesquioxane unit, has a monomer unit having an epoxy group in a proportion of not less than 50% by mol in a total monomer unit, and has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji KIKUCHI, Nobuhiko HARADA