Hirofumi Kita

Title: Hirofumi Kita and His Network-Connecting Invention

Introduction

Hirofumi Kita is an inventor associated with Nara, Japan, and Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation. His work includes an invention addressing communication between devices on different networks.

Latest Patents

Kita is credited with 1 patent, titled “Mutual Connecting Apparatus Between Networks.” The invention describes a gateway that can virtually provide a miniMAP device’s address to a mechatronics network (ME-NET) device, allowing the miniMAP device to identify that ME-NET device uniquely. This arrangement enables devices on their respective networks to exchange data when an ME-NET device connects to a miniMAP device or another ME-NET device.

The patent also describes the reverse arrangement, in which an ME-NET device’s address is virtually provided to a miniMAP device. In a network made up of ME-NET devices, one device can identify another by virtually assigning it an unused station address.

Career Highlights

Kita’s listed patent reflects work on interoperability across network types and on virtual addressing as a way to support device identification and data exchange. He is associated with Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation.

Collaborations

Kita’s listed coworkers include Noriyuki Takao and Kouiti Matuo.

Conclusion

Hirofumi Kita’s patent describes a practical approach to connecting devices across ME-NET and miniMAP networks through virtual address assignment, supporting identification and communication between networked devices.