Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Murakami

Yoshifumi Murakami 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).

  • Patent number: 10319867
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component including: a base member; an electronic device fixed on the base member; and a lid member arranged over the electronic device and fixed on the base member. A primary material of the lid member is a crystal quartz, the lid member has two primary faces opposing to the electronic device and four side faces, and each of the four side faces is a wet-etched face that is not parallel to an optical axis of the crystal quartz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Katase, Tadashi Kosaka, Koichi Shimizu, Shuichi Chiba, Kazuya Notsu, Yoshifumi Murakami
  • Patent number: 10175747
    Abstract: An energy management system configured to manage operation states of load apparatuses installed in facility includes an instruction unit (14), a target evaluation unit (16), a presentation control unit (17) and a user device (60). According to a target power-saving ratio in a facility where load apparatuses (30) are installed, the instruction unit (14) controls operations of the load apparatuses (30). The user device (60) has a function for displaying information. The target evaluation unit (16) evaluates consumption of utility energy by the load apparatuses (30) with respect to a predetermined target value. The presentation control unit (17) controls so that the user device (60) displays an icon of which form varies according to an evaluation result by the target evaluation unit (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kazuno, Yoshifumi Murakami, Takeshi Sugiyama, Tomoya Sogo, Toshiaki Nakao
  • Publication number: 20180269336
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic component including: a base member; an electronic device fixed on the base member; and a lid member arranged over the electronic device and fixed on the base member. A primary material of the lid member is a crystal quartz, the lid member has two primary faces opposing to the electronic device and four side faces, and each of the four side faces is a wet-etched face that is not parallel to an optical axis of the crystal quartz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yu Katase, Tadashi Kosaka, Koichi Shimizu, Shuichi Chiba, Kazuya Notsu, Yoshifumi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20180239322
    Abstract: An information creation method for use in an information creation device includes the steps of: receiving building model data, such as BIM data, including information about architecture of a building and information about equipment, such as lighting equipment, of the building; and receiving input data in association with the building model data. The input data defines a condition for creating control data for controlling the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuo MATSUO, Satoshi TSUJIMURA, Yanfeng WANG, Yoshifumi MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10054915
    Abstract: The obtainment unit obtains information indicative of a content of manual-operation performed by a user regarding control of an intended apparatus from a group of loads, and stores it as manual-operation information including an obtaining time. The identification unit identifies a type of control of the manual-operation information. The determination unit counts the number of times of obtaining the manual-operation information within a counting period equal to two days or more, for each type and for each time period, and determines whether the number of times of obtaining the same type of manual-operation information within the same time period is equal to a predetermined threshold or more. When the number of times of obtaining the same type of manual-operation information within the same time period is determined to be equal to the predetermined threshold or more, the schedule change unit changes a control schedule based on this manual-operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kazuno, Toshiaki Nakao, Tomoya Sogo, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma, Ryuichi Maeda
  • Patent number: 9818241
    Abstract: An output limiting control is carried out for limiting an output of a driving source when an acceleration pedal as well as a brake pedal is operated at the same time. An acceleration opening degree for a malfunction diagnosis is set based on a detected acceleration opening degree. A required output value for the malfunction diagnosis is calculated based on the acceleration opening degree for the malfunction diagnosis. A malfunction determining threshold is set in accordance with the required output value. An estimated output value of the driving source is compared with the malfunction determining threshold in order to determine whether there is a malfunction in a control system for the driving source. The acceleration opening degree for the malfunction diagnosis is limited to a predetermined limiting value, when the acceleration and brake pedal are operated at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Murakami, Toshifumi Hayami
  • Patent number: 9804655
    Abstract: Apparatus control system includes control device controlling operation of apparatuses and portable mobile terminal communicable with the control device. In the control device, control unit controls each apparatus in accordance with control schedule stored in device-side storage unit and control request from the mobile terminal. In the mobile terminal, date and time setting unit sets arbitrary date and time as set date and time. Terminal-side storage unit stores terminal-side schedule in which control contents are associated with control dates and times for each apparatus. Simulation unit simulates operating state of each apparatus assuming that the apparatus is operating at the set date and time set by the date and time setting unit, using the terminal-side schedule. Apparatus state reflection unit outputs control request to the control device to cause the control device to control each apparatus such that the apparatus is in the operating state simulated by the simulation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sugiyama, Hiroki Kazuno, Toshiaki Nakao, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma
  • Patent number: 9710862
    Abstract: A terminal device sets a beneficial use time slot for regarding the electrical consumption in the beneficial use time slot as the beneficial, a waste use time slot for regarding the electrical consumption in the waste use time slot as the waste, and an efficiency improvement time slot for regarding the electrical consumption in the efficiency improvement time slot as the electrical consumption to be reduced. On the basis of the data of an amount of the electrical consumption of the device to be monitored, calculating an amount of the electrical consumption in each the time slot and displaying an amount of the electrical consumption in each time slot are preformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Misayo Kobayashi, Ryuichi Maeda, Tomoya Sogou, Yoshifumi Murakami, Hiroki Kazuno, Hisashi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20160004297
    Abstract: An energy management system includes an instruction unit (14), a target evaluation unit (16), a presentation control unit (17) and a user device (60). According to a target power-saving ratio in a facility where load apparatuses (30) are installed, the instruction unit (14) controls operations of the load apparatuses (30). The user device (60) has a function for displaying information. The target evaluation unit (16) evaluates consumption of utility energy by the load apparatuses (30) with respect to a predetermined target value. The presentation control unit (17) controls so that the user device (60) displays an icon of which form varies according to an evaluation result by the target evaluation unit (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroki KAZUNO, Yoshifumi MURAKAMI, Takeshi SUGIYAMA, Tomoya SOGO, Toshiaki NAKAO
  • Patent number: 9170576
    Abstract: An energy conservation diagnosis system manages electrical device K which consumes electricity to operate based on control schedule information, and includes acquiring unit 14a, rule information generation unit 14b, operating determination unit 14c and display unit 12. Acquiring unit acquires operating information obtained by relating an operating condition of electrical device to a clock time. Rule information generation unit generates rule information by relating a rule on use of electrical device to a clock time, based on one or more predetermined time slots depending on a benefit of electricity consumed by electrical device. Operating determination unit acquires control schedule information of electrical device, and generates an image data by superimposing acquired control schedule information and rule information onto operating information so that each clock time is fitted to a clock time of operating information. Display unit displays the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Sogou, Misayo Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Murakami, Hiroki Kazuno, Hisashi Takayama
  • Patent number: 9131286
    Abstract: An information analysis unit of a management apparatus searches for a device existing within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal, namely a device positioned near the portable terminal, based on terminal position information received from the portable terminal by a radio communication unit and device position information stored in an information storage unit. The information analysis unit reads, from the information storage unit, energy usage information of the searched device existing near the portable terminal, and transmits it from the radio communication unit to an information acquisition unit of the portable terminal. Thus, the information acquisition unit acquires only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal, so that a display unit displays only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoya Sogo, Misayo Kobayashi, Akio Nakano, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma
  • Publication number: 20150185720
    Abstract: The obtainment unit obtains information indicative of a content of manual-operation performed by a user regarding control of an intended apparatus from a group of loads, and stores it as manual-operation information including an obtaining time. The identification unit identifies a type of control of the manual-operation information. The determination unit counts the number of times of obtaining the manual-operation information within a counting period equal to two days or more, for each type and for each time period, and determines whether the number of times of obtaining the same type of manual-operation information within the same time period is equal to a predetermined threshold or more. When the number of times of obtaining the same type of manual-operation information within the same time period is determined to be equal to the predetermined threshold or more, the schedule change unit changes a control schedule based on this manual-operation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroki Kazuno, Toshiaki Nakao, Tomoya Sogo, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma, Ryuichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20150116129
    Abstract: An information analysis unit of a management apparatus searches for a device existing within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal, namely a device positioned near the portable terminal, based on terminal position information received from the portable terminal by a radio communication unit and device position information stored in an information storage unit. The information analysis unit reads, from the information storage unit, energy usage information of the searched device existing near the portable terminal, and transmits it from the radio communication unit to an information acquisition unit of the portable terminal. Thus, the information acquisition unit acquires only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal, so that a display unit displays only the energy usage information of the device positioned near the portable terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Sogo, Misayo Kobayashi, Akio Nakano, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma
  • Publication number: 20140222169
    Abstract: Apparatus administration system includes control device that controls operation of apparatuses and display device communicable with the control device. In the control device, control unit controls each apparatus in accordance with operation schedule stored in schedule storage unit. Operation history storage unit stores operation history in which past operation states are associated with operated dates and times. In the display device, information acquisition unit acquires the operation schedule and the operation history from the control device. Date and time setting unit specifies past date and time to set as set date and time. Estimation unit estimates operation state at the set date and time through the operation schedule. Extraction unit extracts actual operation state at the set date and time from the operation history. Display unit displays the operation state under schedule control and the actual operation state adjacently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Kazuno, Toru Shimotsuma, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toshiaki Nakao, Tomoya Sogo
  • Patent number: 8798886
    Abstract: If it is determined that a brake pedal is pressed while an accelerator pedal is pressed, accelerator position limit control for bringing an accelerator position for engine control to a limit value corresponding to vehicle speed is performed, thereby securing safety at the time when both of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal are pressed. If it is determined that the accelerator pedal is pressed after the brake pedal is pressed, the accelerator position limit control is prohibited, thereby responding to driver's intention to accelerate. If it is determined that the pressing of the brake pedal is cancelled during execution of the accelerator position limit control, accelerator position recovery control for returning the accelerator position for the engine control to an actual accelerator position is performed, thereby recovering normal running corresponding to the driver's intention to accelerate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Nodera, Yoshifumi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20140088775
    Abstract: Apparatus control system includes control device controlling operation of apparatuses and portable mobile terminal communicable with the control device. In the control device, control unit controls each apparatus in accordance with control schedule stored in device-side storage unit and control request from the mobile terminal. In the mobile terminal, date and time setting unit sets arbitrary date and time as set date and time. Terminal-side storage unit stores terminal-side schedule in which control contents are associated with control dates and times for each apparatus. Simulation unit simulates operating state of each apparatus assuming that the apparatus is operating at the set date and time set by the date and time setting unit, using the terminal-side schedule. Apparatus state reflection unit outputs control request to the control device to cause the control device to control each apparatus such that the apparatus is in the operating state simulated by the simulation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Sugiyama, Hiroki Kazuno, Toshiaki Nakao, Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma
  • Publication number: 20130253726
    Abstract: The apparatus management system includes a plurality of environmental control apparatuses, a power supply regulation device and a mobile terminal. Each of the environmental control apparatuses is assigned first identification information for physically distinguishing and logical second identification information. The power supply regulation device regulates the respective power supply to the environmental control apparatuses according to apparatus operation information. The mobile terminal includes a terminal-side storage section for storing a conversion table indicative of the correspondence between the first identification information and the second identification; and a conversion section for extracting, from the conversion table, the second identification information corresponding to the inputted first identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Murakami, Toru Shimotsuma, Hiroki Kazuno, Toshiaki Nakao
  • Publication number: 20120290231
    Abstract: An energy conservation diagnosis system manages electrical device K which consumes electricity to operate based on control schedule information, and comprises acquiring unit 14a, rule information generation unit 14b, operating determination unit 14c and display unit 12. Acquiring unit acquires operating information obtained by means of relating an operating condition of electrical device to a clock time. Rule information generation unit generates rule information by means of relating a rule on use of electrical device to a clock time, based on one or more predetermined time slots depending on a benefit of electricity consumed by electrical device. Operating determination unit acquires control schedule information of electrical device, and generates an image data by means of superimposing acquired control schedule information and rule information onto operating information so that each clock time is fitted to a clock time of operating information. Display unit displays the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Sogou, Misayo Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Murakami, Hiroki Kazuno, Hisashi Takayama
  • Patent number: 8311700
    Abstract: In a microcomputer, a signal processing device computes a control signal, such as an accelerator position, a throttle position, based on a sensor output signal, such as an output signal of an accelerator position sensor, an output signal of a throttle position sensor. A torque control device executes a torque control operation to coincide an actual torque with a requested torque based on the control signal. Furthermore, a torque monitor device determines whether a torque increase abnormality exists based on the control signal. A signal abnormality diagnosis device determines whether an operational abnormality of the signal processing device exists based on a relationship between the sensor output signal and the control signal. A monitor IC monitors operational states of the torque monitor device and of the signal abnormality diagnosis device and determines whether an operational abnormality of the torque monitor device or of the signal abnormality diagnosis device exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20120277924
    Abstract: A terminal device sets a beneficial use time slot for regarding the electrical consumption in the beneficial use time slot as the beneficial, a waste use time slot for regarding the electrical consumption in the waste use time slot as the waste, and an efficiency improvement time slot for regarding the electrical consumption in the efficiency improvement time slot as the electrical consumption to be reduced. On the basis of the data of an amount of the electrical consumption of the device to be monitored, calculating an amount of the electrical consumption in each the time slot and displaying an amount of the electrical consumption in each time slot are preformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misayo Kobayashi, Ryuichi Maeda, Tomoya Sogou, Yoshifumi Murakami, Hiroki Kazuno, Hisashi Takayama