Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Sakano

Toshikazu Sakano 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).

  • Packet transfer device, packet transfer method, and program
    Patent number: 8091136
    Abstract: A packet transfer apparatus is provided with: storage means configured to store a predetermined search pattern and an address identifying a predetermined apparatus; determination means configured to determine whether predetermined data in a packet received from a network interface matches the search pattern; determination means configured to determine a network interface for outputting the packet using the determination result; replacement means configured to replace an address identifying a destination apparatus of the packet with an address identifying the predetermined apparatus when outputting the packet from a network interface connected to the predetermined apparatus; and packet sending means configured to send the packet to the determined network interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: NTT Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sakano, Takanori Mizuguchi, Haruhiko Nishida
  • PACKET TRANSFER DEVICE, PACKET TRANSFER METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20090126004
    Abstract: A packet transfer apparatus is provided with: storage means configured to store a predetermined search pattern and an address identifying a predetermined apparatus; determination means configured to determine whether predetermined data in a packet received from a network interface matches the search pattern; determination means configured to determine a network interface for outputting the packet using the determination result; replacement means configured to replace an address identifying a destination apparatus of the packet with an address identifying the predetermined apparatus when outputting the packet from a network interface connected to the predetermined apparatus; and packet sending means configured to send the packet to the determined network interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: NTT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sakano, Takanori Mizuguchi, Haruhiko Nishida