Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Takemura
Kazuyoshi Takemura 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).
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Patent number: 9098076Abstract: A management device of the emission amount or reduction amount of greenhouse gases including: a communication unit that performs communication with an IC card on which an ID and history information on activities outside of a designated area are recorded; a control unit that performs authentication by the read ID via the communication unit, and in a case when authentication is successful, reads the history information via the communication unit, and obtains information relating to the emission amount or reduction amount of greenhouse gases from the read history information; and a display unit that displays the information relating to the emission amount or reduction amount of greenhouse gases.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Eiichiro Kubota, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma
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Publication number: 20150130296Abstract: The present technique relates to a power supply device and method as well as a program which can surely perform a billing process when a device is charged. When a vehicle ID registered in advance in an external storage matches a vehicle ID acquired by a reader/writer, a control unit makes a request to input, by operating a display unit formed of a touch panel, information which determines the amount of electric power to be charged. Once the information determining the amount of electric power to be charged has been input, the control unit controls a billing part to calculate the amount of electric power, so that a billing server performs a billing process on the amount of money corresponding to the amount of electric power. The control unit then controls a communication unit and turns on a selector switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma
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Publication number: 20150028690Abstract: Devices and methods for supply or receiving electric power. A power supply method may include specifying a type of a power source, specifying a power receiving capability of a power receiving device, performing collation of the specified type of the power source with the specified power receiving capability, and controlling transmission of electric power from the power source of the specified type to the power receiving device based on the collation. A power receiving method may include specifying a type of a power source, specifying a power receiving capability of a power receiving device, performing collation of the specified type of the power source with the specified power receiving capability, and controlling, based on the collation, selective conversion of electric power transmitted from the power source of the specified type to the power receiving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Taro Tadano, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Publication number: 20150022185Abstract: There is provided a power receiving device including a connecting unit that is connected to a power line through which power is transmitted, a determining unit that determines whether transmitted power is chargeable, based on power identification information indicating whether the transmitted power is chargeable power, and a notification control unit that performs notification based on a determination result.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Publication number: 20150006343Abstract: Devices, methods, and programs for billing for electric power. A billing method may include generating billing information for an amount related to electric power transmitted by a power supply device, performing a billing process based on the billing information, and selectively transmitting electric power based on the result of the billing process. A power supply device may include a billing information generating unit, a billing processing unit, and a power control unit. Another billing method may include determining whether billing information has been received, performing a billing process after it is determined that the billing information has been received, transmitting a response signal to a power supply device, and providing notice regarding information related to the billing process. A power receiving device may include a billing processing unit, a power control unit, and a notice control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Taro Tadano, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Publication number: 20140375138Abstract: Devices, methods, and programs for providing a notice indicating whether a device supports an authentication function. A method for providing notice may include performing communication with a device, making a determination whether the device is a power supply target, selectively transmitting power to the device based on a result of the determination, and providing a notice indicating whether the device supports an authentication function based on the result of the determination. A power supply device may include a communication unit, a determining unit, a power control unit, and a notice control unit. Another method for providing notice may include performing communication with a device, and providing a notice indicating whether the power supply device supports the authentication function based on a result of the communication. A power receiving device may include a communication unit and a notifying unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Publication number: 20140114610Abstract: There is provided a management apparatus for an electrical apparatus, the management apparatus including a communication unit configured to receive conduction state information from an electrical apparatus, a storage unit configured to store reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus, and a determination unit configured to compare the conduction state information of the electrical apparatus with the reference conduction state information of the electrical apparatus to determine a state of the electrical apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro SAKO, Taro TADANO, Kayoko TANAKA, Miki SHIBUYA, Kazuyoshi TAKEMURA, Kuniya HAYASHI, Isao SOMA, Takahiro SUZUKI, Kazutoshi SERITA, Jiang WU
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Publication number: 20140097672Abstract: This technology relates to a battery device, a control method, and an electric vehicle capable of providing a highly secure anti-theft function. A battery outputs DC power through a power line, a reader/writer communicates by outputting a high-frequency signal through the power line to read authentication information of an electronic device when the electronic device is connected to the battery through the power line, a microcomputer stores the read authentication information and controls the battery when first connection to the electronic device is performed, and performs an authentication process of the electronic device based on the read authentication information and the authentication information stored in the first connection and controls the battery according to a result of the authentication process of the electronic device when second or subsequent connection to the electronic device is performed. This technology may be applied to the battery device mounted on a power-assisted bicycle, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyoshi Takemura, Takanori Washiro, Isao Soma
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Publication number: 20140088784Abstract: The present technique relates to a power supply device and method as well as a program which allow a billing process to be surely performed in charging a vehicle. When a vehicle ID registered in advance in an external storage matches a vehicle ID acquired by a reader/writer, a control unit controls a lock control part to fit a lock of an outlet into a hole in a projection of a plug and lock the connection between the outlet and the plug. The control unit in this state turns on a selector switch to charge a battery of an electric vehicle from a charger. Once charging has been completed, the control unit controls a billing part to calculate the amount of electric power so that a billing server performs a billing process for the amount of money corresponding to the amount of electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma
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Publication number: 20140074308Abstract: A control unit controls a reader/writer to generate a vehicle ID read signal that is formed of a high frequency signal and used to read a vehicle ID recorded in an ID circuit, and supply the signal to a high-pass filter. The read signal or a write signal formed of the high frequency signal is superimposed on a power supply line and supplied to the high-pass filter. The high-pass filter supplies the vehicle ID read signal formed of the high frequency signal to the ID circuit. On the basis of the read signal, the ID circuit reads the vehicle ID stored in an IC built in the own circuit and transmits it as a response signal to a charger along a reverse path. An authentication part of the control unit turns on a selector switch when the vehicle ID being the response signal is determined to be legitimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma
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Publication number: 20140044200Abstract: A power control server outputs power through a power line, outputs a high-frequency signal and communicates with an electronic device to which the power is output, through the power line, and reads out device information including at least identification information that identifies the electronic device, obtains user information related to a user who uses the electronic device, and transmits the obtained user information and the read out device information to an information management server. The information management server receives the user information and the device information transmitted from the power control server, and performs user registration related to the electronic device identified by the identification information included in the device information, based on the received user information. The present technology can be applied to a power supply control system that supplies the power to an electronic device, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Isao Soma, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Takanori Washiro
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Publication number: 20140028265Abstract: A battery control unit includes: a storage section holding remaining amount data that indicates a remaining amount of a battery; and a control section managing the battery in a fashion of separating the battery into a first region and a second region, by a way of separating the remaining amount data into first remaining amount data and second remaining data and of allowing the storage section to hold the first and second remaining amount data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Takanori Washiro, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita
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Publication number: 20140018967Abstract: There is provided a power consumption management device including a power measurement unit configured to measure power consumption of an electrical device, an environmental factor measurement unit configured to measure a factor of an environment in which the electrical device is used, a storage unit configured to store a predicted value related to the power consumption in which a value of the factor of the environment is designated as a parameter, and a calculation/control unit. The calculation/control unit obtains the predicted value related to the power consumption stored in the storage unit based on the value of the factor of the environment measured by the environmental factor measurement unit and compares the obtained predicted value related to the power consumption to an actual measurement value related to the power consumption obtained based on a power consumption value measured by the power measurement unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazutoshi Serita, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka
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Publication number: 20140008994Abstract: There is provided a power management device including a storage unit configured to hold a correspondence relationship between first identification information held by a power supply target and second identification information held by a user in advance, and a power management unit configured to issue a power supply instruction to a power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target based on the correspondence relationship between the first identification information and the second identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takanori Washiro, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita
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Publication number: 20130264888Abstract: There is provided a power supplying apparatus including a state determining unit that determines whether power supply with respect to an external apparatus of a power supply object to supply power is enabled, an information generating unit that generates evidence information regarding a power supply disabled state, when the power supply with respect to the external apparatus of the power supply object is disabled, and a transmission control unit that transmits the generated evidence information to at least one external apparatus of a transmission object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Taro Tadano, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Kazutoshi Serita
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Patent number: 8406367Abstract: An information apparatus switches a display at a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where an electromagnetic-wave emitting unit used for data communications with a data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device, and emits sound generated according to the processing at corresponding timing.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Oda, Yojiro Kamise, Hisakazu Yanagiuchi, Yakayuki Ohnishi, Yuji Morimiya, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kenji Nakada
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Publication number: 20130065552Abstract: An electric-power supplying apparatus may include a power supply configured to supply electric power to an electric device via a power supply line, and at least one processor programmed to perform acts including transmitting a command signal to the electric device via the power supply line, receiving a response signal from the electric device via load modulation on the power supply line, and registering setting information for establishing wireless communication between the electric device and the apparatus based on the received response signal. An electric apparatus may include a power plug configured to receive electric power and a command signal from an external device, and an IC chip configured to use load modulation to transmit a response signal, in response to the command signal, to the external device via the power plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Isao Soma, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Takanori Washiro
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Publication number: 20120042356Abstract: A management device of the emission amount or reduction amount of greenhouse gases including: a communication unit that performs communication with an IC card on which an ID and history information on activities outside of a designated area are recorded; a control unit that performs authentication by the read ID via the communication unit, and in a case when authentication is successful, reads the history information via the communication unit, and obtains information relating to the emission amount or reduction amount of greenhouse gases from the read history information; and a display unit that displays the information relating to the emission amount or reduction amount of greenhouse gases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Eiichiro Kubota, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma
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Publication number: 20090276357Abstract: An information apparatus switches a display at a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where an electromagnetic-wave emitting unit used for data communications with a data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device, and emits sound generated according to the processing at corresponding timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Oda, Yojiro Kamise, Hisakazu Yanagiuchi, Takayuki Ohnishi, Yuji Morimiya, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kenji Nakada
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Patent number: 7551704Abstract: An information apparatus switches a display at a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where an electromagnetic-wave emitting unit used for data communications with a data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device, and emits sound generated according to the processing at corresponding timing.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Oda, Yojiro Kamise, Hisakazu Yanagiuchi, Takayuki Ohnishi, Yuji Morimiya, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kenji Nakada