Patents by Inventor Kuniya Hayashi
Kuniya Hayashi 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: 10546281Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Taro Tadano, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Patent number: 10372088Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazutoshi Serita, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka
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Patent number: 10097244Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Isao Soma, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Taro Tadano, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Patent number: 9804208Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichiro Sako, Takanori Washiro, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Satoshi Higano, Kazutoshi Serita
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Patent number: 9672663Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: 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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Patent number: 9581977Abstract: There is provided an appliance management apparatus including a connection state acquiring unit acquiring information generated due to an appliance terminal of an electronic appliance being positioned close to or connected to a power supplying terminal that supplies power, and a connection state management unit managing a connection state of the appliance terminal to the power supplying terminal using the information acquired by the connection state acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Takanori Washiro, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita, Satoshi Higano
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Patent number: 9268924Abstract: There is provided a transmission apparatus including a terminal electrically connected to a terminal of another apparatus, a body information acquiring unit acquiring body information of a user holding the transmission apparatus, and a transmission unit operable, by carrying out load modulation in accordance with the terminal contacting or being positioned close to the terminal of the other apparatus, to transmit, via the terminal, information on which the body information acquired by the body information acquiring unit is superimposed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Takanori Washiro, Isao Soma, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita, Satoshi Higano
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Patent number: 9219374Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Washiro, Taro Tadano, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kuniya Hayashi, Kayoko Tanaka, Yoichiro Sako, Kazutoshi Serita
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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: 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: 7480456Abstract: An image pickup apparatus and recording method that can further improve ease-of-use for the user creates directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations, assigns image data produced as a result of photographing a subject to the directories according to the selected shooting situations, attaches identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations, and stores the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with an application program of one or more specified applications, so as to associate the image data with the applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiharu Yanagida, Kuniya Hayashi, Yuko Aoki
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Publication number: 20060110153Abstract: An image pickup apparatus and recording method that can further improve ease-of-use for the user creates directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations, assigns image data produced as a result of photographing a subject to the directories according to the selected shooting situations, attaches identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations, and stores the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with an application program of one or more specified applications, so as to associate the image data with the applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Toshiharu Yanagida, Kuniya Hayashi, Yuko Aoki