Patents by Inventor Yusuke Tanimura

Yusuke Tanimura 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).

  • Performance reservation storage management system, storage management method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 8166136
    Abstract: A storage management system (10) is a system for connecting a client terminal (30) to a storage apparatus (111) via a communication network. The storage management system (10) includes: a communication unit (21) that receives a reservation request from the client terminal (30); a reservation management unit (221) that reserves a right of use and a time slot of use of the remaining capability of the storage capability in the storage apparatus (111) in accordance with the reservation request, and manages reservation information indicating the result of the reservation; and a ticket issuance unit (222) that issues a reservation ticket showing the reservation information to the client terminal (30), and transmits the reservation ticket to the client terminal (30). The ticket issuance unit (222) issues the reservation ticket only when the remaining capability is confirmed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanimura, Tomohiro Kudoh, Isao Kojima, Yoshio Tanaka
  • STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, STORAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20100169454
    Abstract: A storage management system (10) is a system for connecting a client terminal (30) to a storage apparatus (111) via a communication network. The storage management system (10) includes: a communication unit (21) that receives a reservation request from the client terminal (30); a reservation management unit (221) that reserves a right of use and a time slot of use of the remaining capability of the storage capability in the storage apparatus (111) in accordance with the reservation request, and manages reservation information indicating the result of the reservation; and a ticket issuance unit (222) that issues a reservation ticket showing the reservation information to the client terminal (30), and transmits the reservation ticket to the client terminal (30). The ticket issuance unit (222) issues the reservation ticket only when the remaining capability is confirmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yusuke TANIMURA, Tomohiro Kudoh, Isao Kojima, Yoshio Tanaka