Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Hidaka

Hiroyuki Hidaka 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: 20230221681
    Abstract: A management system includes a first receiver receiving, at a predetermined time interval, a reference value of a reference power meter, a second receiver receiving, at an interval shorter than the time interval, a first measurement value of a first power meter closer to a power system than a merging point of a power line connected to a distributed power supply and a power line connected to a load device, a third receiver receiving, at an interval shorter than the time interval, a second measurement value of a second power meter for measuring power consumption of the load device, and a controller executing a first calibration process related to the first power meter based on a comparison between the reference value and the first measurement value and subsequently executing a second calibration process related to the second power meter based on the first measurement value and the second measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Patent number: 11537743
    Abstract: An equipment management system comprises a first database configured to store equipment information about an equipment, a second database configured to store user information about a user, and a controller configured to collect the equipment information from a control apparatus controlling the equipment. The controller is configured to allow access to the first database from the control apparatus. The controller is configured to prohibit access to the second database from the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Patent number: 11258259
    Abstract: A power control system includes a storage cell and a power control apparatus. The storage cell is configured to allow allocation of predetermined storage capacities to a plurality of consumer facilities each including a load apparatus. The power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the storage cell. The controller receives a charging or discharging instruction for the storage cell from the plurality of consumer facilities. The controller accepts a charging or discharging instruction newly received from one of the plurality of consumer facilities when an aggregated charging and discharging amount falls within a storage capacity allocated to the one of the plurality of consumer facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Patent number: 11230204
    Abstract: A power management apparatus is provided with a power supply control unit for controlling the supply of power from a system to a facility load. In a state in which a storage cell mounted in a vehicle is electrically connected to the system, the power supply control unit acquires information relating to the storage cell status, and on the basis of the information and vehicle operation input, supplies power stored in the storage cell to at least one of the system and the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20210344221
    Abstract: A power management system for providing a mechanism of power transaction between two or more facilities connected to a power grid, the system includes a controller configured to extract, from the two or more facilities, a power selling facility other than a power purchasing facility by an input from a user terminal corresponding to the power purchasing facility which is one of the two or more facilities, and calculate a score indicating a value of the power transaction based on a communication time in a communication path between the power selling facility and the power purchasing facility, and a notification unit configured to notify the user terminal of the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Publication number: 20200265160
    Abstract: An equipment management system comprises a first database configured to store equipment information about an equipment, a second database configured to store user information about a user, and a controller configured to collect the equipment information from a control apparatus controlling the equipment. The controller is configured to allow access to the first database from the control apparatus. The controller is configured to prohibit access to the second database from the control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Publication number: 20200099225
    Abstract: A power control system includes a storage cell and a power control apparatus. The storage cell is configured to allow allocation of predetermined storage capacities to a plurality of consumer facilities each including a load apparatus. The power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the storage cell. The controller receives a charging or discharging instruction for the storage cell from the plurality of consumer facilities. The controller accepts a charging or discharging instruction newly received from one of the plurality of consumer facilities when an aggregated charging and discharging amount falls within a storage capacity allocated to the one of the plurality of consumer facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Patent number: 10535999
    Abstract: A power control system includes a storage cell and a power control apparatus. The storage cell is configured to allow allocation of predetermined storage capacities to a plurality of consumer facilities each including a load apparatus. The power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the storage cell. The controller receives a charging or discharging instruction for the storage cell from the plurality of consumer facilities. The controller accepts a charging or discharging instruction newly received from one of the plurality of consumer facilities when an aggregated charging and discharging amount falls within a storage capacity allocated to the one of the plurality of consumer facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Patent number: 10496060
    Abstract: In a power management system, a server determines a planned value of demand for power in a consumer's facility, and a controller adjusts a supply/demand balance of power in the consumer's facility by charging/discharging a storage battery in accordance with the planned value. The server provides the planned value to the controller, and the controller calculates a predicted value of actual power usage in the consumer's facility at a unit time expiration, calculates an extent of fluctuation of the planned value and the predicted value, and selects a charging/discharging control algorithm to use for the storage battery for the following day based on the extent of fluctuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20190111805
    Abstract: A power management apparatus is provided with a power supply control unit for controlling the supply of power from a system to a facility load. In a state in which a storage cell mounted in a vehicle is electrically connected to the system, the power supply control unit acquires information relating to the storage cell status, and on the basis of the information and vehicle operation input, supplies power stored in the storage cell to at least one of the system and the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Publication number: 20190052095
    Abstract: This power management server includes a controller that is configured to be communicably connected to a first power generation apparatus that supplies power to a load of a customer facility that is connected to a power grid, and to a power supply server that manages supply of power to the power grid from a second power generation apparatus that is different from the first power generation apparatus. The controller is configured to acquire information specifying a state of the first power generation apparatus, and, if the controller has acquired information that the first power generation apparatus will change over to a maintenance mode, to output to the power supply server a supply command to cause the second power generation apparatus to supply power corresponding to a reduction in output of the first power generation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Publication number: 20180041037
    Abstract: A power control system includes a storage cell and a power control apparatus. The storage cell is configured to allow allocation of predetermined storage capacities to a plurality of consumer facilities each including a load apparatus. The power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the storage cell. The controller receives a charging or discharging instruction for the storage cell from the plurality of consumer facilities. The controller accepts a charging or discharging instruction newly received from one of the plurality of consumer facilities when an aggregated charging and discharging amount falls within a storage capacity allocated to the one of the plurality of consumer facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Patent number: 9887548
    Abstract: A power management apparatus (EMS 200) activates an acquisition function when it is determined at each time point in a predetermined period that an integral power consumption exceeds a predetermined power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Patent number: 9812094
    Abstract: A display device for a measuring instrument, includes: a display screen of a graphic display module; and a processing unit for drawing on the display screen a figure changed in position or shape in response to change in measured value, the processing unit is configured to: calculate first coordinates on the display screen based on a pre-changed value of the measured value; draw at least a part of the figure on the display screen based on the first coordinate; calculate second coordinates on the display screen based on a post-changed value of the measured value; acquire as a redrawing region a region on the display screen based on the first coordinates and the second coordinates; and redraw the redrawing region based on a redrawing function for redrawing only a specified region on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20170102677
    Abstract: A power management system, power management method, and controller can perform power control that further reduces compensatory payment. In a power management system, a server determines a planned value of demand for power in a consumer's facility, and a controller adjusts a supply/demand balance of power in the consumer's facility by charging/discharging a storage battery in accordance with the planned value. The server provides the planned value to the controller, and the controller calculates a predicted value of actual power usage in the consumer's facility at a unit time expiration, calculates an extent of fluctuation of the planned value and the predicted value, and selects a charging/discharging control algorithm to use for the storage battery for the following day based on the extent of fluctuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Patent number: 9372595
    Abstract: A surface texture measurement device displays in a display an operation screen based on display information of a current operation screen, and displays in the display a guidance screen when guidance display is requested by pressing a guidance screen display button on the operation screen. The operation screen has icon display for one or more buttons that activate predetermined functions. The guidance screen has a button list field that displays a list of icon display and function name display for the buttons included in the current operation screen and a description display field that displays a function description for any of the buttons included in the current operation screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megumi Fukuda, Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Patent number: 9291442
    Abstract: A contour measuring apparatus includes: an arm including a stylus in a distal end and being swingable with respect to a cabinet; an attitude change mechanism configured to change an attitude of the arm within a swing range; a stopper configured to make contact with the arm when the arm moves nearer to an installation part of an object to be measured within the swing range; and a controller configured to operate the attitude change mechanism based on a power-off command and return the arm to a mechanical limit position in which the arm makes contact with the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hidaka, Mitsuhisa Nakano, Hideki Kai
  • Publication number: 20160081007
    Abstract: A radio terminal according to a present invention comprising a communication judgment unit (131) configured to judge whether or not the direct communication with the radio base station is possible to continue; a message processor (132) configured to transmit an inquiry message inquiring whether or not a direct communication with the radio base station is possible, to a lower-level radio terminal in the tree structure network, when the continuation judgment unit judges that the direct communication with the radio base station is not possible to continue; and a master manager configured to register the lower-level radio terminal as an upper-level radio terminal in the tree structure network, upon receipt of a response message indicating that a direct communication with the radio base station is possible, from the lower-level radio terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA
  • Patent number: 9226331
    Abstract: A radio terminal according to a present invention comprising a communication judgment unit (131) configured to judge whether or not the direct communication with the radio base station is possible to continue; a message processor (132) configured to transmit an inquiry message inquiring whether or not a direct communication with the radio base station is possible, to a lower-level radio terminal in the tree structure network, when the continuation judgment unit judges that the direct communication with the radio base station is not possible to continue; and a master manager configured to register the lower-level radio terminal as an upper-level radio terminal in the tree structure network, upon receipt of a response message indicating that a direct communication with the radio base station is possible, from the lower-level radio terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20150326018
    Abstract: A power management apparatus (EMS 200) activates an acquisition function when it is determined at each time point in a predetermined period that an integral power consumption exceeds a predetermined power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HIDAKA