Phases 1:
丂丂丂To develop a prototype by Java & Eclipse, of which core parts will
be developed by the end of December, 2012.
Phases 2:
丂丂丂To re-develop pure logical components based on our patents by C++,
which can be linked with user interface components developed by Eclipse.
Phases 3:
丂丂丂To re-develop all components by C++.
亙丂Patents Status丂亜
Granted Patents:
丂丂丂US 6,526,455 and JP 3906380.
Pending Patents:
丂丂丂We submitted 8 patents (5 of last year, 3 of this year) as international patent applications under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Four or five of them will be selected by the results of preliminary examination of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and by volume of effect over DB businesses. We have plans to make them grated as powerful patents.
丂丂丂The first one is PCT/JP2008/001424, "Database inconsistency dissolution system" published last December in Japanese, of which provisional English translation is now available.
亙丂FAQ丂亜
Q. Patents are powerful. But patents may not fit with licensing terms of Java and Eclipse.
A. For clear explanations, three categories are introduced.
General users, who use products by Java and Eclipse, can also use products based on our patents.
Developers, who develop products by Java and Eclipse, can also link their products with components developed based on our patents by others.
(Note) All software, including Java and Eclipse, are linking with many components arround operation systems, such as printing, communication and other device control components. It is obviously that these components have many intellectual property rights of others, such as patents.
Patent holders, Athena Telecom Lab, Inc. and other patent partners.
丂丂Athena Telecom Lab is a Developer and a Patent holder, and do not consider patent enforcements before phase 3 to re-develop all components by C++. License holders of Java and Eclipse may not infringe our patents.
丂丂Unfortunately, if infringements are found, there may be a patent litigation. At that time, Athena Telecom Lab probably loses the right to use developing environments of Java and Eclipse. However, our C++ components of Phase 2 and 3 have no relations with licensing terms of Java and Eclipse and still regal products.
Athena Telecom Lab, Inc.
4-29-15 Higashi-cho Koganei-shi Tokyo JAPAN