Patents by Inventor Tomitsugu Sugimoto

Tomitsugu Sugimoto 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: 9350626
    Abstract: The communication management apparatus includes a network-presence-check processing unit that performs network presence check processing for generating network presence information, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order using the network presence information, a setup processing unit that notifies each of communication nodes in the network of token circulation destination information, a token-frame processing unit that, after transmission of a data frame by a data-frame-communication processing unit, transmits, based on the token circulation order, a token frame including information concerning a transmission right acquiring apparatus that acquires a transmission right next and determines whether the transmission right acquiring apparatus of the transmission right acquiring apparatus information of the received token frame is the own apparatus, and the data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception processing for a data frame for a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9049097
    Abstract: The communication management apparatus includes a network-presence-check processing unit that performs network presence check processing for generating network presence information, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order using the network presence information, a setup processing unit that notifies each of communication nodes in the network of token circulation destination information, a token-frame processing unit that, after transmission of a data frame by a data-frame-communication processing unit, transmits, based on the token circulation order, a token frame including information concerning a transmission right acquiring apparatus that acquires a transmission right next and determines whether the transmission right acquiring apparatus of the transmission right acquiring apparatus information of the received token frame is the own apparatus, and the data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception processing for a data frame for a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8971179
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus that manages transmission of data in a network in which plural communication nodes are connected via a transmission line in a ring shape, the apparatus including: a network-presence checking unit that transmits a network-presence-check frame in broadcast and generates network connection information indicating a connection state among the connection nodes from a received network-presence-check acknowledge frame, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order; a setup processing unit that performs setup processing for notifying each of the communication nodes of a token circulation destination; a data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception of a data frame using a token frame; and a line-connection managing unit that disables, when the network has a ring configuration, any one of ports of any one of the communication nodes to prevent a connection state of the network from becoming a ring shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8908566
    Abstract: The communication management device includes a logical-ring configuring unit that determines a transmission order of a token frame in a network and configures a logical ring; a multicast-address generating unit that generates a multicast address from a MAC address of the communication management device; a multicast-address notifying unit that notifies a slave station configuring the logical ring of the multicast address; and a token-frame processing unit and a data-frame-communication processing unit that transmit a frame having a destination address to which the multicast address is set, and not performing a receiving process of a frame when a destination address of the received frame does not coincide with the multicast address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8842521
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus that manages transmission of data in a network in which plural communication nodes are connected via a transmission line in a ring shape, the apparatus including: a network-presence checking unit that transmits a network-presence-check frame in broadcast and generates network connection information indicating a connection state among the connection nodes from a received network-presence-check acknowledge frame, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order; a setup processing unit that performs setup processing for notifying each of the communication nodes of a token circulation destination; a data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception of a data frame using a token frame; and a line-connection managing unit that disables, when the network has a ring configuration, any one of ports of any one of the communication nodes to prevent a connection state of the network from becoming a ring shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20130148496
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus that manages transmission of data in a network in which plural communication nodes are connected via a transmission line in a ring shape, the apparatus including: a network-presence checking unit that transmits a network-presence-check frame in broadcast and generates network connection information indicating a connection state among the connection nodes from a received network-presence-check acknowledge frame, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order; a setup processing unit that performs setup processing for notifying each of the communication nodes of a token circulation destination; a data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception of a data frame using a token frame; and a line-connection managing unit that disables, when the network has a ring configuration, any one of ports of any one of the communication nodes to prevent a connection state of the network from becoming a ring shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Masato NAKAMURA, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8452843
    Abstract: A data communication system performs transmission and reception of data by token passing and updates data by an arithmetic process of data transmitted to and received from a slave station. The data communication system includes a management master station that updates data of slave stations, and a local station that updates data of slave stations. The management master station performs a data update when a token frame destined to the management master station is received, and the local station determines a destination of token frames transmitted from the slave stations, and performs a data update when a destination is the management master station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20120106387
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus that manages transmission of data in a network in which plural communication nodes are connected via a transmission line in a ring shape, the apparatus including: a network-presence checking unit that transmits a network-presence-check frame in broadcast and generates network connection information indicating a connection state among the connection nodes from a received network-presence-check acknowledge frame, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order; a setup processing unit that performs setup processing for notifying each of the communication nodes of a token circulation destination; a data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception of a data frame using a token frame; and a line-connection managing unit that disables, when the network has a ring configuration, any one of ports of any one of the communication nodes to prevent a connection state of the network from becoming a ring shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20120099480
    Abstract: The communication management apparatus includes a network-presence-check processing unit that performs network presence check processing for generating network presence information, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order using the network presence information, a setup processing unit that notifies each of communication nodes in the network of token circulation destination information, a token-frame processing unit that, after transmission of a data frame by a data-frame-communication processing unit, transmits, based on the token circulation order, a token frame including information concerning a transmission right acquiring apparatus that acquires a transmission right next and determines whether the transmission right acquiring apparatus of the transmission right acquiring apparatus information of the received token frame is the own apparatus, and the data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception processing for a data frame for a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP.
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20110292837
    Abstract: The communication management apparatus includes a network-presence-check processing unit that performs network presence check processing for generating network presence information, a token-circulation-order determining unit that determines token circulation order using the network presence information, a setup processing unit that notifies each of communication nodes in the network of token circulation destination information, a token-frame processing unit that, after transmission of a data frame by a data-frame-communication processing unit, transmits, based on the token circulation order, a token frame including information concerning a transmission right acquiring apparatus that acquires a transmission right next and determines whether the transmission right acquiring apparatus of the transmission right acquiring apparatus information of the received token frame is the own apparatus, and the data-frame-communication processing unit that performs transmission and reception processing for a data frame for a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20110261725
    Abstract: The communication management device includes a logical-ring configuring unit that determines a transmission order of a token frame in a network and configures a logical ring; a multicast-address generating unit that generates a multicast address from a MAC address of the communication management device; a multicast-address notifying unit that notifies a slave station configuring the logical ring of the multicast address; and a token-frame processing unit and a data-frame-communication processing unit that transmit a frame having a destination address to which the multicast address is set, and not performing a receiving process of a frame when a destination address of the received frame does not coincide with the multicast address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20110093559
    Abstract: A data communication system performs transmission and reception of data by token passing and updates data by an arithmetic process of data transmitted to and received from a slave station. The data communication system includes a management master station that updates data of slave stations, and a local station that updates data of slave stations. The management master station performs a data update when a token frame destined to the management master station is received, and the local station determines a destination of token frames transmitted from the slave stations, and performs a data update when a destination is the management master station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsumi Yabusaki, Tomitsugu Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 5896509
    Abstract: A programmable controller network system having station data for each of a number of remote stations set in a response frame of a test frame in an initial cycle. The station data is then sent in the initial cycle to the programmable controller and link data including the number of remote modules, the type of input/output to and from each remote module, and the number of input or output data units is automatically set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tomitsugu Sugimoto