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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Yusuke Tanimura, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomohiro Kudoh, Ibaraki, JP;
Isao Kojima, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshio Tanaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Yusuke Tanimura, Ibaraki, JP;
Tomohiro Kudoh, Ibaraki, JP;
Isao Kojima, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshio Tanaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A storage management system () is a system for connecting a client terminal () to a storage apparatus () via a communication network. The storage management system () includes: a communication unit () that receives a reservation request from the client terminal (); a reservation management unit () that reserves a right of use and a time slot of use of the remaining capability of the storage capability in the storage apparatus () in accordance with the reservation request, and manages reservation information indicating the result of the reservation; and a ticket issuance unit () that issues a reservation ticket showing the reservation information to the client terminal (), and transmits the reservation ticket to the client terminal (). The ticket issuance unit () issues the reservation ticket only when the remaining capability is confirmed.