Patents by Inventor Shinichiro OTANI

Shinichiro OTANI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240135468
    Abstract: A CPU performs multiple regression analysis using a first regression model to calculate a tentative degree of contribution of each target facility to the total power consumption. The CPU calculates tentative power consumption of the target facility using the tentative degree of contribution of the target facility. The CPU calculates power consumption of a non-monitored facility by subtracting the total value of the tentative power consumption of the target facility from the total power consumption. The CPU classifies time-series data of the power consumption of the non-monitored facility into a plurality of clusters. The CPU performs multiple regression analysis using a second regression model to determine the degree of contribution of each of the target facilities. The CPU determines the power consumption of the target facility using the determined degree of contribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Fuyuki SATO, Shinichiro OTANI
  • Publication number: 20240119190
    Abstract: An area evaluation unit (51) acquires for each area of a plurality of areas, a predictive value of each area which is predicted to be measured when a device operates in a space that includes the plurality of areas. A building evaluation unit (52) acquires an overall predictive value which is a predictive value of the entire space calculated using a plurality of predictive values of the plurality of areas. Further, the area evaluation unit (51) evaluates the predictive value of each area, using a partial evaluation criterion which is an evaluation criterion applied to each area. Further, the building evaluation unit (52) evaluates the overall predictive value, using an overall evaluation criterion which is an evaluation criterion applied to the entire space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kawasaki, Shinichiro Otani, Risa Murakami, Yoshihiro Ohta, Masanori Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20240104266
    Abstract: An occupancy model selection apparatus (100) includes an occupancy model selection unit (103). The occupancy model selection unit (103) evaluates each of a plurality of occupancy models which predict occupancy situation in a simulation target area during a simulation period, based on a power consumption value corresponding to each of the plurality of occupancy models and on a past input condition; and based on a result of evaluation of each of the plurality of occupancy models, selects an occupancy model that generates a simulation result relatively close to an actual power consumption value in the simulation period corresponding to the past input condition in the simulation target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Risa MURAKAMI, Shinichiro OTANI
  • Publication number: 20230418988
    Abstract: A number-of-allowable-users calculation unit (212) calculates, as the number of allowable users of a room, the number of persons with which a distance equal to or greater than a limit distance can be secured in the room, based on limit distance data indicating the limit distance defined as a distance to be kept between persons and room data indicating information on the room to be used by one or more persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro OTANI, Jin KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230040665
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit (211) acquires a photographed image obtained by photographing an air-conditioning indoor unit including a plurality of air outlets. An image collation unit (212) collates a template image wherein an air-conditioning indoor unit of a same type as the air-conditioning indoor unit is shown with the photographed image. An air outlet identification unit (213) determines an air outlet identifier of each air outlet in the photographed image based on a collation result, and on air outlet identification data indicating an air outlet identifier to be associated with each air outlet in the template image. An identification result display unit (214) displays the photographed image by superimposing the air outlet identifier on each air outlet in the photographed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Keita SAITO, Shinichiro OTANI, Tomooki UKIANA, Masanori NAKATA
  • Patent number: 11215651
    Abstract: A power consumption estimation device (10) which estimates power consumption of each of one object facility (100) or more whose operation statuses can be monitored includes: a total power vector generation unit (32) to acquire time-series data of total power consumption; a status matrix generation unit (34) to acquire time-series data of an operation parameter of the one object facility (100) or more; a reference signal generation unit (36) to generate one reference signal or more; a contribution degree estimation unit (38) to perform multiple regression analysis by taking the total power consumption as an objective variable, and the operation parameter of the one object facility (100) or more and a component value of the one reference signal or more, as explanatory variables, to thereby calculate a contribution degree of each of the one object facility (100) or more; and a breakdown calculation unit (42) to multiply the contribution degree of the object facility (100) and the operation parameter of the objec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuyuki Sato, Shinichiro Otani, Genta Yoshimura, Hiroki Kawano, Toshihiro Mega, Yoshinori Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20210116876
    Abstract: An apparatus control unit (54) executes baseline judgment control of canceling power consumption limitation for a management target apparatus (20) throughout a predetermined judgement period within a demand term. A demand control execution judgment unit (48) judges whether or not a value of a baseline BL, which is an estimated value based on an integrated value of power consumption per building in the judgment period, exceeds a demand control execution value P_Dmd by a demand-term end point. When it is judged that the value of the baseline BL exceeds the demand control execution value P_Dmd by the demand-term end point, the apparatus control unit (54) executes demand control of limiting power consumption of the management target apparatus (20), after the judgment period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro OTANI, Fuyuki SATO, Yoshinori NAKAJIMA, Hiroki KAWANO, Toshihiro MEGA
  • Publication number: 20210073451
    Abstract: A monitoring system (10) includes an operation record information storage unit (21) to accumulate operation record information about an operating state of equipment (2) collected by an operation record information collection unit (11); an operation model generation unit (12) to generate, for each piece of the equipment, an operation model indicating an operating state of each piece of the equipment (2) based on the operation record information; and an equipment selection processing unit (13) to cause a user interface unit (14) to display operation models, and select the equipment (2) corresponding to an operation model selected by an administrator from the displayed operation models, as control target equipment to be a target of demand control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro OTANI, Fuyuki SATO, Hiroki KAWANO, Toshihiro MEGA
  • Publication number: 20210041487
    Abstract: A power consumption estimation device (10) which estimates power consumption of each of one object facility (100) or more whose operation statuses can be monitored includes: a total power vector generation unit (32) to acquire time-series data of total power consumption; a status matrix generation unit (34) to acquire time-series data of an operation parameter of the one object facility (100) or more; a reference signal generation unit (36) to generate one reference signal or more; a contribution degree estimation unit (38) to perform multiple regression analysis by taking the total power consumption as an objective variable, and the operation parameter of the one object facility (100) or more and a component value of the one reference signal or more, as explanatory variables, to thereby calculate a contribution degree of each of the one object facility (100) or more; and a breakdown calculation unit (42) to multiply the contribution degree of the object facility (100) and the operation parameter of the objec
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fuyuki SATO, Shinichiro OTANI, Genta YOSHIMURA, Hiroki KAWANO, Toshihiro MEGA, Yoshinori NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10026019
    Abstract: In a method to detect a stationary person by a tracking method using images, image feature quantities of objects, other than persons, are registered in advance, and when the image feature quantity of a stationary region of an image does not resemble the preregistered ones, the stationary region is recognized as a person. Hence, there has been a problem that it requires a large volume of image feature quantities to be collected and registered in advance. A person detecting device and a person detecting method which relate to the present invention determine a stationary region on the basis of the distance between the position of a first moving-object region extracted from an image and the position of a second moving-object region extracted from an image previous to the image of the first moving-object region. The presence or absence of a person is determined by using the image feature variation of the stationary region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Okumura, Shinichiro Otani, Fumio Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20170169312
    Abstract: In a method to detect a stationary person by a tracking method using images, image feature quantities of objects, other than persons, are registered in advance, and when the image feature quantity of a stationary region of an image does not resemble the preregistered ones, the stationary region is recognized as a person. Hence, there has been a problem that it requires a large volume of image feature quantities to be collected and registered in advance. A person detecting device and a person detecting method which relate to the present invention determine a stationary region on the basis of the distance between the position of a first moving-object region extracted from an image and the position of a second moving-object region extracted from an image previous to the image of the first moving-object region. The presence or absence of a person is determined by using the image feature variation of the stationary region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji OKUMURA, Shinichiro OTANI, Fumio IGARASHI