Patents by Inventor Tomoya HATANO

Tomoya HATANO 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: 20230327756
    Abstract: Provided is a communication monitoring device and a communication monitoring system capable of monitoring a state of a connection device that forms an optical path by using an optical passive component. A communication management device (8) of a communication monitoring system (1) includes a plurality of photodetectors (11), a plurality of recognition units (14), a processing unit (15), and a transmission unit (16). The photodetectors (11) are provided in a connection device (6). The connection device (6) connects a plurality of optical communication lines (3) by using an optical passive component to form a plurality of optical paths through which optical signals pass. Each photodetector (11) detects an optical signal passing through the corresponding optical path. Each recognition unit (14) recognizes a state of detection of the optical signal by the corresponding photodetector (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya HATANO, Hirotaka UJIKAWA, Sei KOU, Yuka OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230327757
    Abstract: A plurality of optical sensors (3) are installed in an optical path control device (1) configured to control a plurality of optical paths (2) without using an electrical element. The plurality of optical sensors (3) detect optical signals each passing through at least one of the plurality of optical paths (2). A transmitter (4) simultaneously determines communication states of the plurality of optical paths (2) based on detection of the optical signals by the plurality of optical sensors (3), and transmits information on the determined communication states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sei KOU, Tomoya HATANO, Hirotaka UJIKAWA, Yuka OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230327755
    Abstract: Provided is a communication monitoring system capable of monitoring a state of a connection device that forms an optical path by using an optical passive component. A communication monitoring system (1) includes a plurality of photodetectors (9) provided in a connection device (6), a plurality of recognition units (13), a processing unit (14), a light emitting unit (15), a mixing unit (12), a separation unit (16), a collection unit (17), and a management unit (18). The photodetector (9) detects an optical signal passing through a corresponding optical path. The recognition unit (13) recognizes a state of detection by the corresponding photodetector (9). The processing unit (14) generates information regarding a communication state of the connection device (6) on the basis of the recognition by each recognition unit (13). The light emitting unit (15) converts the generated information into a monitoring signal that is an optical signal and transmits the monitoring signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka OKAMOTO, Tomoya HATANO, Hirotaka UJIKAWA, Sei KOU
  • Publication number: 20230318704
    Abstract: An optical communication system includes a plurality of optical combining/splitting units provided on a trunk fiber in series, a plurality of slave devices connected to the plurality of optical combining/splitting units, respectively, a master device connected to the trunk fiber and configured to perform optical communication with each slave device, and a monitoring apparatus. Each optical combining/splitting unit includes an optical sensor configured to detect an optical signal passing through an optical fiber and a transmitter. The transmitter determines whether or not there is an abnormality in optical communication on the basis of a detection state of the optical signal and transmits an abnormality notification including identification information of the optical combining/splitting unit to the monitoring apparatus in a case where there is an abnormality in optical communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka UJIKAWA, Tomoya HATANO, Yuka OKAMOTO, Sei KOU
  • Publication number: 20230291492
    Abstract: Provided is a multiplex transmission system capable of preventing occurrence of a mistake on connection of a client device to a multiplex transmission device. The multiplex transmission system includes: an extraction means configured to extract identification information from a signal inputted to a client port of each of a first multiplex transmission device 100 and a second multiplex transmission device 200; and a switch control unit 340 configured to control a switch unit 330 to connect the client port of the first multiplex transmission device 100 with the client port of the second multiplex transmission device 200 on the basis of a result of collation between identification information extracted from a signal inputted to the client port of the first multiplex transmission device 100 and identification information extracted from a signal inputted to the client port of the second multiplex transmission device 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Naotaka SHIBATA, Hiroko Nomura, Keita Takahashi, Tomoya HATANO
  • Patent number: 11757788
    Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses upon determining that there is a possibility that a microburst occurs according to mobile scheduling information received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request. This can prevent the occurrence of a microburst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko Nomura, Naotaka Shibata, Keita Takahashi, Tomoya Hatano
  • Publication number: 20230261779
    Abstract: Provided is a multiplex transmission system capable of preventing occurrence of a mistake on connection of a client device to a multiplex transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita TAKAHASHI, Hiroko NOMURA, Naotaka SHIBATA, Tomoya HATANO
  • Patent number: 11722363
    Abstract: A replacement management apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect, for both a communication apparatus to be replaced and a communication apparatus for replacement, communication speeds of physical ports used for connection, in units of communication apparatuses that are connection destinations, and a replacement determination unit configured to derive, for both the communication apparatus to be replaced and the communication apparatus for replacement, a communication capacity that is a sum of the communication speeds for each of the communication apparatuses that are connection destinations, and determine, for all of the communication apparatuses that are connection destinations, in a case in which the communication capacity of the communication apparatus for replacement is equal to or greater than the communication capacity of the communication apparatus to be replaced, that the communication apparatus to be replaced is replaceable with the communication apparatus for replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sei Kou, Tomoya Hatano
  • Publication number: 20230247335
    Abstract: A plurality of optical sensors (3) are each installed in an optical path control device (1) that controls a corresponding one of the plurality of optical paths (2) without using an electrical element. Each of the plurality of optical sensors (3) detects an optical signal passing through the corresponding one of the plurality of optical paths (2). A transmitter (4) determines a communication state of the corresponding one of the plurality of optical paths (2) based on detection of the optical signal by the corresponding one of the plurality of optical sensors (3), and transmits information on the determined communication state. A power supplying optical signal generation unit (11) generates a power supplying optical signal. An optical signal synthesizing device (12) synthesizes the power supplying optical signal with the optical signal and transmits a signal obtained by the synthesis to the optical path control device (1). A storage battery (13) supplies electric power to the transmitter (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sei KOU, Tomoya HATANO, Hirotaka UJIKAWA, Yuka OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230239216
    Abstract: A topology detection unit (11) detects a physical connection status between adjacent devices (A, C) and a replaced device group (B) as a first topology and detects a physical connection status between the adjacent devices (A, C) and a replacement device group (D) as a second topology. A setting information acquisition unit (13) acquires setting information of each of the adjacent devices (A, C) and the replaced device group (B). A replaced-device-group information arrangement unit (14) uses the first topology to extract the setting information of each of the adjacent devices (A, C) related to the setting information of the replaced device group (B). A configuration generation unit (15) generates the configuration of the replacement device group (D), the configuration adapting to the second topology, based on the extracted setting information of each of the adjacent devices (A, C) The configuration setting unit (16) sets the generated configuration in the replacement device group (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sei KOU, Tomoya HATANO
  • Publication number: 20230232215
    Abstract: A location information transmitter transmits location information within a prescribed area. An IoT terminal receives the location information and transmits the location information and a device identifier. An address setting management device receives the location information and the device identifier and sets an IP address to be assigned to the IoT terminal on the basis of the location information and the device identifier and transmits the IP address to the IoT terminal. The IoT terminal sets the IP address received from the address setting management device for itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Sei KOU, Tomoya HATANO, Tetsuya SUZUKI, Yasutaka KIMURA, Tomohiro TANIGUCHI, Shinya TAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20230156382
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a communication system for a passive optical network that includes: an OLT (optical line terminal); a first splitter configured to output an optical signal that is output from the OLT, to optical communication channels from a first port and a second port; a plurality of second splitters that are connected between the first port and second port of the first splitter using optical communication channels; and ONUs (optical network units) that are connected to the respective second splitters using optical communication channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya HATANO, Keita TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230146851
    Abstract: A communication system of a passive optical communication network includes an optical line terminal (OLT) system including a first OLT, a second OLT, and an OLT control device that controls the first OLT and the second OLT, a plurality of splitters that connect the first OLT and the second OLT with an optical communication path, and an ONU that is connected to each of the splitters with an optical communication path. The splitter distributes and outputs an optical signal transmitted from the OLT system to the ONU connected to the splitter and a succeeding device that is another splitter or the OLT system, and the OLT control device determines a distribution ratio at the splitter, the distribution ratio indicating a ratio between the intensity of the optical signal distributed to the succeeding device and the intensity of the optical signal distributed to the ONU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya HATANO, Keita TAKAHASHI, Naotaka SHIBATA, Hiroko NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20230133100
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is a communication system for a passive optical network that includes: an OLT system including a first OLT (Optical Line Terminal), a second OLT, and an OLT control apparatus that controls the first OLT and the second OLT; a plurality of splitters that are connected between the first OLT and the second OLT using optical communication channels; and ONU systems that are connected to the respective splitters using optical communication channels, and each include a first session establishing unit that establishes a session with the first OLT, a second session establishing unit that establishes a session with the second OLT, and a signal processing unit that executes signal processing of an ONU (Optical Network Unit) based on an optical signal output from the first session establishing unit or the second session establishing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya HATANO, Keita TAKAHASHI, Naotaka SHIBATA, Hiroko NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20230135477
    Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side when discard of a signal received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side has been detected or when an amount of traffic of a plurality of signals received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naotaka SHIBATA, Hiroko NOMURA, Keita TAKAHASHI, Tomoya HATANO
  • Publication number: 20230120429
    Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses upon determining that there is a possibility that a microburst occurs according to mobile scheduling information received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request. This can prevent the occurrence of a microburst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko NOMURA, Naotaka SHIBATA, Keita TAKAHASHI, Tomoya HATANO
  • Publication number: 20230113911
    Abstract: In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages that form a network between distribution station apparatuses and a central station apparatus, a first signal transfer apparatus directly connected to a distribution station apparatus among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses acquires the amount of data of a high priority signal that will be output next from the distribution station apparatus, measures the amount of traffic of the high priority signal received from the distribution station apparatus, calculates opening and closing timings of a gate for transferring a low priority signal based on the amount of data and the amount of traffic, and opens and closes the gate for transferring the low priority signal. This enables efficient use of the network bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko NOMURA, Naotaka SHIBATA, Keita TAKAHASHI, Tomoya HATANO
  • Publication number: 20230104386
    Abstract: A signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between distribution station apparatuses and a central station apparatus, wherein a first signal transfer apparatus directly connected to a distribution station apparatus acquires the amount of data of a high priority signal that is to be output next from the distribution station apparatus, measures and transmits the amount of traffic of a signal received from the distribution station apparatus to the signal transfer management apparatus, receives a result of determination as to whether the amount of data acquired from the distribution station apparatus is to be discarded from the signal transfer management apparatus based on the amount of traffic, and when the amount of data is not to be discarded according to the result of the determination, calculates opening and closing timings of a gate transferring a low priority signal based on the a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko NOMURA, Naotaka SHIBATA, Keita TAKAHASHI, Tomoya HATANO
  • Patent number: 11611470
    Abstract: A communication device including a first communication device and a plurality of second communication devices in an optical access system in which a first communication device and the plurality of second communication devices perform communications with each other under a time division multiple access scheme includes an Ethernet controller configured to implement the communications as Ethernet (registered trademark) communications, and a link failure processing unit configured to output, in response to reception of a link failure notification for notifying occurrence of a link failure in the communications from the first communication device, a termination instruction to terminate data transmission when the communication device is performing the data transmission to the first communication device, and a start instruction to start the data transmission after recovery from the link failure when the communication device is not performing the data transmission to the first communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu Tochino, Takashi Mitsui, Tomoya Hatano
  • Publication number: 20230084976
    Abstract: A communication system of a passive optical communication network includes an optical line terminal (OLT) system including a first OLT, a second OLT, and an OLT control device that controls the first OLT and the second OLT, a plurality of splitters that connects between the first OLT and the second OLT with an optical communication path, and an optical network unit (ONU) that is connected to each of the plurality of splitters with an optical communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya HATANO, Keita TAKAHASHI, Naotaka SHIBATA, Hiroko NOMURA