Hitachi, Ltd.

Oki Data Corporation

Nobuyuki Muranaka

Yuji Ogata

Masaki Yamada

Daisuke Ishii

Yuji Tsushima

Keitaro Uehara

Jun Okitsu

Takashige Baba

Eriko Takeda

May Takada

Hajime Kanzaki

Toshimitsu Hayashi

Koki Nakashiro

Daisuke Ito

A work support apparatus, which assigns an operator to an operation performed in a workplace, includes a communication device used for the operation in the workplace, and holds information on a relationship between a process, an operation, and each of divided areas of the workplace and the communication device used for the operation, information on a predicted communication throughput by the communication device in each of the divided areas, and information on an operator-requested communication throughput for a combination of the operation and an operator. For each operation corresponding to the process, the apparatus determines assignment of an operator to the operation, referring to the predicted communication throughput by the communication device and the operator-requested communication throughput, and outputs a result of the operator assignment.

Work support apparatus and work support method

Example implementations described herein are directed to a change over detection system and method. Such example implementations facilitate updating the information of the production line in an Internet of Things (IoT) system to the latest version. Through the example implementations described herein, device rearrangement in manufacturing field can thereby be detected.

System and method for detecting change over in manufacturing field

Example implementations described herein involve a device rearrangement detection system and method. Example implementations maintain the structure of devices in manufacturing field stored in an information technology (IT) system to the latest version, even if the IT system is on a network that is isolated from the devices in the manufacturing field.

Method and system of detecting device rearrangement in manufacturing field

After an IP address of a concentrator is changed by a management server (management platform), a server and the concentrator acquire the changed IP address of the concentrator at each communication, and changes encryption settings so that a set encryption key will be associated with the changed IP address.

Communication system, management server, server, concentrator, and encryption setting method

In a network system in which a large number of terminals that transmit information exist and data extraction is performed via a wide area network, when data filtering is performed by using terminals called entrance nodes, existing in front of the wide area network, efficient operation of the entrance nodes is a goal to achieve. In one implementation, when an entrance node has detected an alteration to a configuration of diverse resources attached to it, it updates management information by communicating with other entrance nodes existing in the neighborhood. In a further implementation, through a query and reply exchange about allocations of filtering and quick response processes to be executed by entrance nodes, reallocating process items, pre-filtering of necessary data, and relaying data between entrance nodes are performed.

Network system

Provided is a monitoring system which can perform priority control in accordance with the wideband limitation. A priority/filter type selection processing unit () of a network interconnection device (), which connects a local network () and a wide area network (), selects a transmission data selection processing unit () on the basis of the priority level definitions of a transmission data in accordance with an event status, and a data compression method in association with the event status and the wide area network communication status, and selects and controls a filtering processing unit (). As a consequence, the communication bandwidth in a wide area network is reduced.

Monitoring system, device, and method

In order to select a synchronization signal higher in accuracy, thereby increasing the accuracy of the time synchronization, it is provided a network node for transferring data in a network, comprising: a network interface having a plurality of ports; a transfer control module; a time synchronizing module; a fluctuation measurement module; and a clock. The time synchronization module uses a received time synchronization packet to synchronize the clock. The fluctuation measurement module determines an accuracy of a time contained in the received time synchronization packet based on a result of comparison between the time contained in the received time synchronization packet and a time of the clock.

Network node, time synchronization method and network system

An image processing apparatus is capable of using a replacement component. The image processing apparatus includes a storage unit for storing self apparatus identification information; an obtaining unit for obtaining component apparatus identification information registered in a data carrier disposed in the replacement component; and a control unit. The control unit includes a first comparing unit for comparing the self apparatus identification information stored in the storage unit with the component apparatus identification information obtained with the obtaining unit; a determining unit for determining that the replacement component is allowed to use when the self apparatus identification information matches the component apparatus identification information.

Image processing apparatus capable of using replacement component, image forming apparatus capable of using replacement component, and method of administrating replacement component

The consistency between an application output destination and a permitted user for an I/O device section is ensured when a user deploys an application for processing and outputting input data onto an entrance node. The entrance node includes an output destination/user table that manages correspondence between an application output destination and a user. The output destination/user table stores information about the output destination used for each user who uses the entrance node. An application deployment management function of a processing section in the entrance node determines whether application deployment can be accepted from a user. To do this, the application deployment management function specifies a user corresponding to the output destination for the application from the output destination/user table and verifies that the user is consistent with a user permitted for an I/O device in the I/O device section used by the application.

Network node, information processing system, and method

Disclosed herewith is a composite type computer system that can assure that a PCI tree to be allocated to a computer is configured completely before the computer is powered. The composite type computer system includes a PCI switch that connects plural computers through PCI interfaces; plural PCI devices connected to the PCI switch; a system controller that controls the computers; and a PCI manager that controls allocation of the PCI devices to the computers. The system controller carries out processings in the steps of (a) powering an object computer to start up its OS; (b) acquiring the identifier of a PCI tree allocated by the system controller to the computer and PCI tree management information denoting the status of the PCI tree; (c) retrying the powering or canceling the powering of the computer if the acquired PCI tree management information denotes the status 'not initialized'; and (d) carrying out the powering for the computer if the acquired PCI management information denotes the status 'initialized'.

Computer system and management method thereof

An image forming apparatus is supplied which is able to eliminate redundant item in checking and adjusting print quality before executing print process and only perform item check being really necessary so as to reduce waiting time of user. In the image forming apparatus, a non-operation time calculating sectionsets an end of last print process as a start point and calculates a non-operation time; a print controlling sectioncontrols an adjustment of print quality on the basis of an acquirement of the print quality corresponding to quality item previously set and an acquirement result of the print quality, according to a length of the non-operation time.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming system includes a printer and a personal computer coupled via through a communication line. The printer includes an inquiry section that sends an inquiry to request apparatus information on the image forming apparatus. The printer includes a status detection section, a status storage section, a notification information storage section, and an information response section. The status detection section detects the status of the printer. The status storage section stores the detected status. The notification information storage section stores notification information that should be sent to the information processing apparatus. The information response section generates the apparatus information. The apparatus information includes the status and the notification information when the image forming apparatus receives the inquiry from the information processing apparatus.

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Tokyo, Japan

Nobuyuki Muranaka