What is claimed is:
1. A method for operating a storage system including a plurality of storage networks, a gateway device to which said storage networks are connected, and a server device connected to said gateway device,
the method comprising:
providing a management computer that is connected to said server device and that is for getting hold of a usage state of storages connected to the respective storage networks; and
changing a path setting of said gateway device in accordance with information notified from said management computer.
2. A method for operating a storage system according to claim 1, wherein
said management computer transmits to said server device a rental request requesting to borrow a storage area in accordance with said usage state, and
said server device responds to said rental request and changes said path setting of said gateway device to enable a host computer connected to one of said storage networks provided with said management computer to use a storage area provided by a storage connected to another storage network.
3. A method for operating a storage system according to claim 2, wherein
said server device stores and manages a specification, such as a total capacity and processing performance, of said storages connected to the respective storage networks in a database,
said management computer attaches a specification required of a storage area to be rented to said rental request sent to said server device,
said server device responds to said rental request and retrieves from said database a storage that matches said specification required of the storage area to be rented, which is attached to said rental request, and
said server device changes said path setting of said gateway device to enable the host computer connected to the storage network provided with said management computer to use that storage.
4. A method for operating a storage system according to claim 3, further comprising:
displaying a screen showing information about said storage retrieved from said database; and
displaying a screen for approvingdisapproving rental of said storage retrieved from said database.
5. A method for operating a storage system according to claim 2, wherein
when said path setting of said gateway device is changed to enable the host computer connected to one of said storage networks provided with said management computer to use said storage connected to said other storage network, said server device gets hold of an amount of communication data that is exchanged between said host computer and said storage and that passes through said gateway device, and calculates a usage fee for using said storage by using said amount of communication data as a parameter.
6. A method for operating a storage system according to claim 2, wherein
when said path setting of said gateway device is changed to enable the host computer connected to one of said storage networks provided with said management computer to use said storage connected to said other storage network, said server device manages an elapsed time from when said change was made, and calculates a usage fee for using said storage by using said elapsed time as a parameter.
7. A method for operating a storage system according to claim 3, wherein
when said path setting of said gateway device is changed to enable the host computer connected to the storage network provided with said management computer to use that storage, said server device calculates a usage fee in accordance with said specification of that storage.
8. A method for operating a storage system including a plurality of storage networks, a gateway device to which said storage networks are connected, and a server device connected to said gateway device,
the method comprising:
in said storage system, connecting to said server device a host computer connected to said storage networks;
executing an agent program on said host computer to collect a usage state of storages connected to said storage networks;
notifying said usage state collected by said agent program to said server device; and
changing with said server device a path setting of said gateway device in accordance with said notified usage state.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel, the conductor pattern structure comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of first-axis conductor assemblies, each first-axis conductor assembly comprising a plurality of first-axis conductor cells arranged on the surface of the substrate along a first axis;
a plurality of first-axis conduction lines respectively connecting between adjacent first-axis conductor cells of each first-axis conductor assembly so that the first-axis conductor cells of each respective first-axis conductor assembly are electrically connected with each other;
a plurality of second-axis conductor assemblies, each second-axis conductor assembly comprising a plurality of second-axis conductor cells arranged on the surface of the substrate along a second axis;
a plurality of second-axis conduction lines respectively connecting between adjacent second-axis conductor cells of each second-axis conductor assembly so that the second-axis conductor cells of each respective second-axis conductor assembly are electrically connected with each other;
a plurality of insulation layers, each insulation layer of the insulation layers insulating the electronic connection between the first-axis conductive assemblies and the second-axis conductive assemblies without encompassing the adjacent first-axis conductor cells;
wherein each of the second-axis conduction lines overlay at least a part of the adjacent first-axis conductor cell respectively, and each insulation layer of the insulation layers is disposed between the second-axis conduction line and the adjacent first-axis conductor cell for insulating the electronic connection between them; and
wherein a capacitance between a first cell of the plurality of first-axis conductor cells and a second cell of the plurality of second-axis conductor cells is measured to detect a position of touch.
2. The conductor pattern stricture as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of electric connecting elements disposed on the plurality of insulation layers respectively.
3. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the second-axis conduction lines comprises at least two separated branches connecting the adjacent second-axis conductor cells, and the branches are electronically connected with each other by connecting through to the electric connecting elements.
4. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two of the second-axis conduction lines are connected to the adjacent second-axis conductor cells.
5. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least two second-axis conduction lines overlay the same adjacent first-axis conductor cell, and are adjacent to the adjacent first-axis conduction line.
6. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least two of the second-axis conduction lines overlay different adjacent first-axis conductor cells and the adjacent first-axis conduction line is between the two second-axis conduction lines.
7. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the second-axis conductions line overlays at least a part of the adjacent second-axis conductor cells.
8. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first-axis conduction lines and the second-axis conduction lines do not cross each other.
9. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein first-axis conductor cells and the second-axis conductor cells are made of transparent conductive material.
10. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of first-axis signal transmission lines and a plurality of second-axis signal transmission lines formed on the surface of the substrate, each first-axis signal transmission line respectively connecting each first-axis conductor assembly and each second-axis signal transmission line connecting each second-axis conductor assembly respectively.
11. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductor pattern structure is capable of being disposed on a display panel and a figure shown on the display is visible through the conductor pattern structure.
12. A conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel, the conductor pattern structure comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of first-axis conductor assemblies, each first-axis conductor assembly comprising a plurality of first-axis conductor cells arranged on the surface of the substrate along a first axis; wherein each first-axis conductor cell comprises a window formed thereinside;
a plurality of first-axis conduction lines respectively connecting between adjacent first-axis conductor cells of each first-axis conductor assembly so that the first-axis conductor cells of each respective first-axis conductor assembly are electrically connected with each other;
a plurality of second-axis conductor assemblies, each second-axis conductor assembly comprising a plurality of second-axis conductor cells arranged on the surface of the substrate along a second axis;
a plurality of electric connecting elements, each electric connecting element placed in the corresponding window of the first-axis conductor cell;
a plurality of second-axis conduction lines respectively connecting between adjacent second-axis conductor cell and the electric connecting element, so that the second-axis conductor cells of each respective second-axis conductor assembly are electrically connected with each other;
a plurality of insulation layers, each insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers insulating the electronic connection between the first-axis conductive assemblies and the second-axis conductive assemblies without encompassing the adjacent first-axis conductor cells; and
wherein each of the second-axis conduction lines overlay at least a part of the adjacent first-axis conductor cell respectively, and each insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers is disposed between the second-axis conduction line and the adjacent first-axis conductor cell for insulating the electronic connection between them.
13. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least two of the second-axis conduction lines are connected to the adjacent second-axis conductor cell and the electric connecting element formed in the window.
14. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least two second-axis conduction lines overlay the same adjacent electric connecting element in the window of the first-axis conductor cell, and are adjacent to the adjacent first-axis conduction line.
15. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least two second-axis conduction lines overlay different adjacent electric, connecting element in the window of the first-axis conductor cells and the adjacent first-axis conduction line is between the two second-axis conduction lines.
16. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein first-axis conductor cells and the second-axis conductor cells are made of transparent conductive material.
17. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein a capacitance between a first cell of the plurality of first-axis conductor cells and a second cell of the plurality of second-axis conductor cells is measured to detect a position of touch.
18. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein the substrate is a substrate.
19. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a plurality of first-axis signal transmission lines and a plurality of second-axis signal transmission lines formed on the surface of the substrate, each first-axis signal transmission line respectively connecting each first-axis conductor assembly and each second-axis signal transmission line respectively connecting each second-axis conductor assembly.
20. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein the conductor pattern structure is capable of being disposed on a display panel and a figure shown on the display is visible through the conductor pattern structure.
21. The conductor pattern structure as claimed in claim 12, wherein there is a gap between the first-axis conductor cell and the electric connecting element in the window so that they are not electronically connected.