Patents by Inventor Yukio Kouguchi

Yukio Kouguchi 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).

  • Highly reliable online system
    Patent number: 5596706
    Abstract: A highly reliable online system is disclosed which is provided with a backup computer center (sub-online system) in addition with an original computer center (main online system) in order to improve the reliability of the online system. With respect to the database, the main online system is provided with an original database (main database) while the sub-online system is provided with a backup database (sub-database) which is a duplicate of the main database. The main online system and the sub-online system are connected through a transmission path. Information on an update performed in the main database is transferred to the sub-online system through the transmission path to thereby update the sub-database in a manner similar to the main database. Terminal units are normally connected to the main online system, wherein the main database is updated by transactions inputted from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimazaki, Masamichi Mizoguchi, Hajime Yamasaki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Shinji Tanaka, Tatsushi Yano, Takatoshi Shimizu, Yukio Kouguchi, Tetsuo Yamashita, Satoshi Murabayashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikuni Watanabe, Koichi Nakagawa, Daisuke Fukagawa, Kouji Ogino
  • Highly reliable online system
    Patent number: 5379418
    Abstract: A highly reliable online system is disclosed which is provided with a backup computer center (sub-online system) in addition with an original computer center (main online system) in order to improve the reliability of the online system. With respect to the database, the main online system is provided with an original database (main database) while the sub-online system is provided with a backup database (sub-database) which is a duplicate of the main database. The main online system and the sub-online system are connected through a transmission path. Information on an update performed in the main database is transferred to the sub-online system through the transmission path to thereby update the sub-database in a manner similar to the main database. Terminal units are normally connected to the main online system, wherein the main database is updated by transactions inputted from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimazaki, Masamichi Mizoguchi, Hajime Yamasaki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Shinji Tanaka, Tatsushi Yano, Takatoshi Shimizu, Yukio Kouguchi, Tetsuo Yamashita, Satoshi Murabayashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikuni Watanabe, Koichi Nakagawa, Daisuke Fukagawa, Kouji Ogino
  • Highly reliable online system
    Patent number: 5307481
    Abstract: A highly reliable online system is disclosed which is provided with a backup computer center (sub-online system) in addition with an original computer center (main online system) in order to improve the reliability of the online system. With respect to the database, the main online system is provided with an original database (main database) while the sub-online system is provided with a backup database (sub-database) which is a duplicate of the main database. The main online system and the sub-online system are connected through a transmission path. Information on an update performed in the main database is transferred to the sub-online system through the transmission path to thereby update the sub-database in a manner similar to the main database. Terminal units are normally connected to the main online system, wherein the main database is updated by transactions inputted from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Sanwa Bank Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimazaki, Masamichi Mizoguchi, Hajime Yamasaki, Kazuaki Ogawa, Shinji Tanaka, Tatsushi Yano, Takatoshi Shimizu, Yukio Kouguchi, Tetsuo Yamashita, Satoshi Murabayashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yoshikuni Watanabe, Koichi Nakagawa, Daisuke Fukagawa, Kouji Ogino