Patents by Inventor Yasuhito WAKANA

Yasuhito WAKANA 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).

  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240330426
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a reception unit that receives usage reservation of a virtual machine for each usage time zone; a control unit that permits reception of the usage reservation until the number of the usage reservations in the usage time zone reaches a predetermined total number of the virtual machines that can operate simultaneously; and an assignment unit that assigns the usage reservation to any one of the virtual machines with respect to the usage time zone and enables a user to use the virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Megumi Sawada, Yasuhito Wakana, Chiho Tomizawa, Mika Otsubo, Tobiyasu Ichikawa
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 12056224
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a reception unit that receives usage reservation of a virtual machine for each usage time zone; a control unit that permits reception of the usage reservation until the number of the usage reservations in the usage time zone reaches a predetermined total number of the virtual machines that can operate simultaneously; and an assignment unit that assigns the usage reservation to any one of the virtual machines with respect to the usage time zone and enables a user to use the virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megumi Sawada, Yasuhito Wakana, Chiho Tomizawa, Mika Otsubo, Tobiyasu Ichikawa
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20220245226
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a reception unit that receives usage reservation of a virtual machine for each usage time zone; a control unit that permits reception of the usage reservation until the number of the usage reservations in the usage time zone reaches a predetermined total number of the virtual machines that can operate simultaneously; and an assignment unit that assigns the usage reservation to any one of the virtual machines with respect to the usage time zone and enables a user to use the virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Megumi SAWADA, Yasuhito WAKANA, Chiho TOMIZAWA, Mika OTSUBO, Tobiyasu ICHIKAWA