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Research & Development
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100
200
300 9
6
3
5.3
224.9
4.8
236.2
5.2
249.9
5.3
258.7
4.9
2008 2010 2011 20122009
238.3
As our fundamental R&D policy, we pursue initiatives to create new value
for our customers and to achieve our Corporate Vision of contributing to
the creation of a networked society that is fulfilling and secure, bringing
about a prosperous and dream-inspiring future. In order to achieve these
initiatives, our R&D of advanced technologies includes technologies for
next-generation services, computer servers and networks, as well as
various electronic devices and advanced materials which serve as build-
ing blocks for our products.
• Create and accumulate advanced technologies
• Extend our value chain globally
• Foster the creation of new businesses
• Fulfill our social responsibilities
Our Mission in R&D
Total
238.3
(billion yen)
Fiscal 2011 R&D Expenditure by
Segment
1 n Technology Solutions 49.5%
2 n Ubiquitous Solutions 18.7%
3 n Device Solutions 16.5%
4 n Other Operations/
Elimination and Corporate 15.2%
1
2
3
4
(Billions of yen) (%)
R&D Expenditure, and
Ratio to Net Sales
n n R&D expenditure (left scale)
Ratio to net sales (right scale)
(Years ended March 31)
(1) Technology for Spatiotemporal Data Processing to
Quickly and Precisely Search Areas of Interest
By gathering various real-time data from social infrastructure and
quickly and precisely searching areas of interest, it is possible to
swiftly recognize positional patterns of people and society, and
devise appropriate solutions.
GPS and other sensors generate a vast amount of positional
data concerning people and their vehicles, and Fujitsu has devel-
oped a technology that identifies within this data those areas
where the searched-for activity—for example, high demand for
taxis or for electricity—is most likely to occur. This technology
enables outstanding flexibility when searching for areas of
Major Advanced R&D Achievements for Fiscal 2011 (April 2011–March 2012)
Overview of potential areas of interest that can be searched for using spatiotemporal data processing technology
complex shapes and different sizes, so that areas of interest can
be searched with greater precision. Narrowing the search to areas
where events of interest are most likely to occur produces a boost
to speed of roughly 60 times compared to previous techniques.
Potential uses include the dispatch of taxis and delivery
vehicles, or to efficiently control electricity distribution based on
supply and demand differences between areas. Another potential
use is to support marketing based on real-time and accurate
commercial area analysis. The spatiotemporal data-processing
technology will also be rolled into SPATIOWL, Fujitsu’s cloud ser-
vice for using and managing location data, launched in July 2011.
Train station
Near station
Vacant
Area with more vacan-
cies relative to demand
Area with more demand
relative to vacant taxis
Area with lower electricity
demand relative to solar
power generated
Near department store Near Amusement Area
Residential Area
Vacant
A sudden downpour! I need a
taxi…
⇒Find a vacant taxi on a back
street and skip the long wait
near the station
My battery is low. I have to recharge…
⇒Go to charging stands in residential areas with
ample power supplies on clear days rather than at
amusement areas, where EV traffic is heavier in
rainy weather
Just dropped off a fare, now to
the next customer…
⇒Instead of long waits for fares
near the station, go to amuse-
ment areas where demand is
high in rainy weather
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