Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Kato
Tomoyuki Kato 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: 8305768Abstract: In a lead mounting method of mounting, onto a principal surface of a printed board, a lead to be connected to a terminal, a flat lead is prepared which lead has a mounted part to be disposed on the principal surface of the printed board and a connected part to be connected to the terminal. The flat lead is bent into an L shape so that the mounted part and the connected part are perpendicular to each other to obtain an L-shaped lead. The mounted part of the L-shaped lead is connected and fixed onto the principal surface of the printed board by soldering.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Itaru Takeda, Tomoyuki Kato, Yasuo Shoji
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Patent number: 8291163Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Publication number: 20120198151Abstract: Provided are a storage apparatus and data management method with which the usage ratio of each of the storage tiers is determined beforehand for each virtual volume and data can be managed by being migrated between storage tiers within a range of predetermined usage ratios. A storage apparatus 5, comprising storage devices 30 of a plurality of types of varying performance; and a controller 31 which manages each of storage areas provided by the storage devices 30 of a plurality of types by means of storage tiers ST of a plurality of different types respectively, and which assigns the storage areas in page units to virtual volumes VVOL from any storage tier ST among the storage tiers ST of a plurality of types, the controller 31 managing usage ratios of the storage tiers ST of a plurality of types and assigning the storage areas in page units to the virtual volumes VVOL based on the usage ratio managed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Masami Maeda, Yutaka Takata
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Publication number: 20120144116Abstract: A storage system, method and program product, the system comprising: storage devices; and a controller configured to: provide virtual volumes to a host computer; manage logical units on the storage device and storage pools; allocate, in response to receiving a write request to a virtual volume, a storage region of the storage pools; and store data related to the write request in the storage region allocated, wherein the controller is further configured to: allocate first storage region in first storage pool to first virtual volume based on first size of the first storage region or the first virtual volume; allocate a second storage region in a second storage pool to a second virtual volume of the plurality of virtual volumes based on a second size of the second storage region or the second virtual volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: TOMOYUKI KATO, Kenji Yamagami
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Publication number: 20120113773Abstract: A CAN driver receives vehicle information sent onto CAN. A diagnosis information acquiring module monitors whether an operation of a diagnosis record ECU itself is normal or not and thus generates diagnosis information. A timestamp information generating module generates timestamp information A per sec and generates timestamp information B in which a time difference from the generation timing of the timestamp information A is expressed on the unit of 1/100 sec. A diagnosis record module, each time the timestamp information generating module generates the timestamp information A, transfers a first type record containing the timestamp information A and the diagnosis information generated at this point of time to a memory manager, and transfers a second type record containing the vehicle information and the timestamp information B generated at this point of time to the memory manager.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Tatsuyuki MATSUO, Masato ISHIO, Tomoyuki KATO, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Keiichi TANAKA, Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Naoki TOYOFUKU, Kenji FUKUCHI
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Publication number: 20120051743Abstract: In an optical network system a carrier light propagates along a transmission line. A control light generator included in an optical multiplexing apparatus generates a control light obtained by modulating an intensity-modulated light by a data signal. A multiplexer combines the control light with the carrier light for modulating the carrier light in a nonlinear optical medium in the transmission line by the control light. The carrier light which propagates along the transmission line is modulated in the nonlinear optical medium on the basis of the control light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Shigeki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120036323Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Patent number: 8086818Abstract: A storage apparatus is provided with a storage area for storing data sent from a host computer, and a virtual/logical volume to which a dynamically variable storage area is allocated from within the storage area, the volume being provided to the host computer, and this storage apparatus is configured to include: a pool area generation unit for generating a plurality of pool areas composed from the storage area; a setting unit for setting, for each of the plurality of pool areas generated by the pool area generation unit, an allocation unit size for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area to the virtual/logical volume; a selecting unit for selecting, when data to be stored in the storage area is sent from the host computer, a pool area from among the plurality of pool areas having the allocation unit size set by the setting unit, in accordance with the size of the sent data; and an allocation unit for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by thType: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Kenji Yamagami
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Publication number: 20110311262Abstract: An embodiment provides an image forming apparatus including: a photo conductor; a charging unit that charges the surface of the photo conductor by using corona discharge; a fixing device that fixes a toner image transferred on a recording medium from the photo conductor; a plurality of fans that discharges air containing ozone produced by charging of the charging unit to the outside of the apparatus, by generating the flow of the air from the inside of the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; an information acquiring unit that acquires at least any one of print process information, which is information on a print process, or apparatus information, which is information on the internal environment of the apparatus; a reference determining unit that determines whether the print process or the internal environment of the apparatus satisfies the reference by using the print process information or the apparatus information that is acquired by the information acquiring unit; and an operation control unit incluType: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasunari Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Kato
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Patent number: 8065483Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Publication number: 20110188882Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of suppressing the variance of image density. The image forming apparatus includes a cleaning blade that removes a developer attached on a surface of a photoconductive drum; a case that receives the developer removed from the photoconductive drum by the cleaning blade; a first seal member that seals a gap between an edge of the case and the cleaning blade; and a second seal member that seals a gap between the case and the photoconductive drum at a position located at an upper stream side in a rotational direction of the photoconductive drum in relation to a position where the cleaning blade comes into contact with the photoconductive drum, in which at least one of the first and second seal members has a plurality of holes for ventilation between an inner space and an external space of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tomoyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20110176202Abstract: An optical amplifier amplifies signal light and includes a pump light source that outputs pump light of a wavelength different from that of the signal light; a combining unit that combines the signal light and the pump light output by the pump light source, to output combined light; an amplifying unit that has non-linear optical media that transmit the combined light to amplify the signal light, the amplifying unit further removing, in the non-linear optical media, idler light generated from the signal light and the pump light, and outputting light that results; and an extraction filter that extracts the signal light from the light output by the amplifying unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Tomoyuki KATO, Fumio Futami, Shigeki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20110167233Abstract: This invention proposes a computing system and a backup method capable of improving the backup efficiency. In accordance with copy requests from the host, the data written to the first logical volume in the first storage system is copied to the second logical volume in the relevant first storage system, the data copied to the second logical volume is transferred to the second storage system asynchronously from writing of data from the host to the first logical volume and, in the second storage system, the data transferred from the first storage system is written to the third logical volume in the relevant second storage system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Sekine, Tomoyuki Kato, Kazuhide Sano
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Publication number: 20100266308Abstract: An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a transfer medium with a developer includes: an image bearing member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, the developer is supplied to develop the electrostatic latent image, and an image to be transferred onto the transfer medium is formed, the image bearing member having surface hardness of 150 N/mm to 220 N/mm in a universal hardness value (HU); a developing device configured to supply the developer to the image bearing member; a cleaner configured to be brought into press-contact with the image bearing member at press-contact linear pressure x in a range of 16.7?x?22.0 [mN/mm]) and collect components of the developer remaining on the image bearing member after the image is transferred onto the transfer medium; and a lubricant containing fatty acid metal salt arranged at a distal end of the cleaner being in contact with the image bearing member, at an arrangement amount y in a range of 25?y?100 [ng/mm] to satisfy a condition y?12.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro Meguro, Toshimi Yamashita, Tomoyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20100138629Abstract: A storage apparatus is provided with a storage area for storing data sent from a host computer, and a virtual/logical volume to which a dynamically variable storage area is allocated from within the storage area, the volume being provided to the host computer, and this storage apparatus is configured to include: a pool area generation unit for generating a plurality of pool areas composed from the storage area; a setting unit for setting, for each of the plurality of pool areas generated by the pool area generation unit, an allocation unit size for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area to the virtual/logical volume; a selecting unit for selecting, when data to be stored in the storage area is sent from the host computer, a pool area from among the plurality of pool areas having the allocation unit size set by the setting unit, in accordance with the size of the sent data; and an allocation unit for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by thType: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Kenji Yamagami
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Patent number: 7664926Abstract: A storage apparatus is provided with a storage area for storing data sent from a host computer, and a virtual/logical volume to which a dynamically variable storage area is allocated from within the storage area, the volume being provided to the host computer, and this storage apparatus is configured to include: a pool area generation unit for generating a plurality of pool areas composed from the storage area; a setting unit for setting, for each of the plurality of pool areas generated by the pool area generation unit, an allocation unit size for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area to the virtual/logical volume; a selecting unit for selecting, when data to be stored in the storage area is sent from the host computer, a pool area from among the plurality of pool areas having the allocation unit size set by the setting unit, in accordance with the size of the sent data; and an allocation unit for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by thType: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Kenji Yamagami
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Publication number: 20090240883Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Publication number: 20090216989Abstract: A storage apparatus is provided with a storage area for storing data sent from a host computer, and a virtual/logical volume to which a dynamically variable storage area is allocated from within the storage area, the volume being provided to the host computer, and this storage apparatus is configured to include: a pool area generation unit for generating a plurality of pool areas composed from the storage area; a setting unit for setting, for each of the plurality of pool areas generated by the pool area generation unit, an allocation unit size for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area to the virtual/logical volume; a selecting unit for selecting, when data to be stored in the storage area is sent from the host computer, a pool area from among the plurality of pool areas having the allocation unit size set by the setting unit, in accordance with the size of the sent data; and an allocation unit for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by thType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Inventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Kenji Yamagami
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Patent number: 7555600Abstract: This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kashie Araki, Masanobu Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Kato, Kei Sato
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Patent number: 7543129Abstract: A storage apparatus is provided with a storage area for storing data sent from a host computer, and a virtual/logical volume to which a dynamically variable storage area is allocated from within the storage area, the volume being provided to the host computer, and this storage apparatus is configured to include: a pool area generation unit for generating a plurality of pool areas composed from the storage area; a setting unit for setting, for each of the plurality of pool areas generated by the pool area generation unit, an allocation unit size for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by the pool area to the virtual/logical volume; a selecting unit for selecting, when data to be stored in the storage area is sent from the host computer, a pool area from among the plurality of pool areas having the allocation unit size set by the setting unit, in accordance with the size of the sent data; and an allocation unit for allocating a storage area from within the storage area provided by thType: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Kato, Kenji Yamagami