Patents by Inventor Shunji Kawamura

Shunji Kawamura 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).

  • Patent number: 11886294
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11675756
    Abstract: A data complementing system stores cell-region characteristic data that includes values of a plurality of data items regarding a cell region that is a region obtained by dividing the region into a mesh, information indicating a missing data item that is the data item of missing data being data missed in the cell-region characteristic data, external region characteristic data that includes values of a plurality of data items regarding an external region that is different from the region, and an external cell-region characteristic data that includes values of a plurality of data items regarding an external cell region obtained by dividing the external region into a mesh, generates a complement model for generating complement data indicating a value of the missing data item based on the external region characteristic data and the external cell-region characteristic data, and generates the complement data based on the complement model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aya Obinata, Kay Kitahara, Shunji Kawamura, Natsuki Tsukano
  • Publication number: 20230066084
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220382724
    Abstract: A data reliability calculation device holds a data user score for each data user, a data provider score for each data provider, and data reliability for each data, and when calculating the data reliability of certain data, the data reliability of the data is calculated on the basis of the data user score of the data user using the data, the data provider score using the data, and the data reliability of the original data. When calculating the data reliability of certain data, a value obtained by adding the sum of the data user scores of the data users using the data, the data provider scores of the data providers of the data, and the arithmetic average of the reliability of the original data is calculated as the data reliability of the data. Accordingly, it is possible to present a quantitative index of how reliable the data is.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Natsuki TSUKANO, Dan YAMAMOTO, Shunji KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11487619
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20220138339
    Abstract: A computer system including a plurality of systems, in which the plurality of systems include a plurality of provision systems that provide data and a platform system that controls access to the data, the platform system receives, from a user, an acquisition request including a data acquisition condition, a quality condition, and a provider condition related to providers of data provided by the provision systems, and in a case where data satisfying the data acquisition condition satisfies the quality condition and a provider of the data satisfying the data acquisition condition satisfies the provider condition, the platform system performs control such that the user is allowed to access the data satisfying the data acquisition condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunji KAWAMURA, Masaaki TANIZAKI, Tetsuhiro HATOGAI
  • Publication number: 20210286782
    Abstract: A data complementing system stores cell-region characteristic data that includes values of a plurality of data items regarding a cell region that is a region obtained by dividing the region into a mesh, information indicating a missing data item that is the data item of missing data being data missed in the cell-region characteristic data, external region characteristic data that includes values of a plurality of data items regarding an external region that is different from the region, and an external cell-region characteristic data that includes values of a plurality of data items regarding an external cell region obtained by dividing the external region into a mesh, generates a complement model for generating complement data indicating a value of the missing data item based on the external region characteristic data and the external cell-region characteristic data, and generates the complement data based on the complement model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Aya OBINATA, Kay KITAHARA, Shunji KAWAMURA, Natsuki TSUKANO
  • Publication number: 20210271551
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 11036585
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10592268
    Abstract: The management computer has a memory which stores management information and management programs, and a CPU which refers to the management information and executes the management programs; the management information includes storage management information for allowing determination as to whether the plurality of storage resources can be paired in a redundant configuration, and couplable configuration management information for determining whether the plurality of storage resources and the plurality of server resources can be connected to each other; and when the CPU deploys a virtual machine, the CPU first determines, by reference to the storage management information, storage resources to be paired in a redundant configuration, then selects, by reference to the couplable configuration management information, server resources each of which can be connected to a respective one of the storage resources that are to be paired in a redundant configuration, and pairs the selected server resources in the redundant c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nasu, Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Yoshinori Ohira, Shunji Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20200081781
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10503440
    Abstract: In a computer system, when a first high availability (HA) pair is configured with a first logical device of a first storage apparatus and a second logical device of a second storage apparatus, the first logical device is virtualized on a third storage apparatus and is set to correspond with a third logical device of the third storage apparatus. A fourth storage apparatus virtualizes the second logical device and sets the second logical device to correspond with a fourth logical device of the fourth storage apparatus. After a second HA pair is configured with the third logical device and the fourth logical device, the data on the first logical device is migrated to the third storage apparatus and managed as data on the third logical device. The data on the second logical device is migrated to the fourth storage apparatus and managed as data on the fourth logical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Saito, Hiroshi Nasu, Shunji Kawamura, Tomohiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 10496479
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10346082
    Abstract: A storage system manages control information, which is information related to responses corresponding to prescribed types of commands, for each of a plurality of logical units associated with a logical device, said logical units being provided to one or more host systems. The prescribed types of commands indicating the logical units provided to a first host system, which is one of the one or more host systems, are received from the first host system by the storage system. Responses based on the control information corresponding to the logical units indicated by the received prescribed types of commands are returned to the first host system by the storage system as responses to the received prescribed types of commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI LTD.
    Inventors: Azusa Jin, Hideo Saito, Shunji Kawamura, Kenji Muraoka, Kunihiko Nashimoto
  • Patent number: 10185624
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akutsu, Shunji Kawamura, Kota Yasunaga, Takahiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20180357127
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Patent number: 10067882
    Abstract: A storage system manages correspondence relationships between physical addresses and logical addresses inside a storage device, as well as logical spaces provided by a plurality of storage devices, and when a determination is made as to whether first data and second data are stored in the same storage device in a case in which the first data and the second data are exchanged inside a logical space, and the determination is found to be affirmative, the storage device replaces the logical address corresponding to the first data with the logical address corresponding to the second data without changing the physical address of the physical area in which the first data is stored and the physical address of the physical area in which the second data is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miho Imazaki, Akira Yamamoto, Yusuke Nonaka, Tomohiro Yoshihara, Shunji Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20180046404
    Abstract: A storage system manages control information, which is information related to responses corresponding to prescribed types of commands, for each of a plurality of logical units associated with a logical device, said logical units being provided to one or more host systems. The prescribed types of commands indicating the logical units provided to a first host system, which is one of the one or more host systems, are received from the first host system by the storage system. Responses based on the control information corresponding to the logical units indicated by the received prescribed types of commands are returned to the first host system by the storage system as responses to the received prescribed types of commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Azusa JIN, Hideo SAITO, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kenji MURAOKA, Kunihiko NASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180011764
    Abstract: A first node group including at least three nodes is predefined in a distributed storage system. Each node of the first node group is configured to send data blocks stored in storage devices managed by the node to other nodes belonging to the first node group. A first node is configured to receive data blocks from two or more other nodes in the first node group. The first node is configured to create a redundant code using a combination of data blocks received from the two or more other nodes and store the created redundant code to a storage device different from storage devices holding the data blocks used to create the redundant code. Combinations of data blocks used to create at least two redundant codes in redundant codes created by the first node are different in combination of logical addresses of constituent data blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki AKUTSU, Shunji KAWAMURA, Kota YASUNAGA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Atsushi KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180011728
    Abstract: The management computer has a memory which stores management information and management programs, and a CPU which refers to the management information and executes the management programs; the management information includes storage management information for allowing determination as to whether the plurality of storage resources can be paired in a redundant configuration, and couplable configuration management information for determining whether the plurality of storage resources and the plurality of server resources can be connected to each other; and when the CPU deploys a virtual machine, the CPU first determines, by reference to the storage management information, storage resources to be paired in a redundant configuration, then selects, by reference to the couplable configuration management information, server resources each of which can be connected to a respective one of the storage resources that are to be paired in a redundant configuration, and pairs the selected server resources in the redundant c
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi NASU, Tomohiro KAWAGUCHI, Yoshinori OHIRA, Shunji KAWAMURA