Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Ema

Nobuaki Ema 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: 20220291673
    Abstract: Provided is an analysis apparatus comprising: a variation model storage unit configured to store a plurality of variation models indicating variation in characteristics of a plant corresponding to an operating condition of the plant; a model extraction unit configured to acquire structure information indicating a structure model of an analysis target plant and to extract the variation model corresponding to the structure model; and an analysis unit configured to analyze the analysis target plant, based on the structure model of the analysis target plant and the variation model extracted by the model extraction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Takahiro KAMBE, Tatenobu SEKI, Masato ANNEN
  • Patent number: 11429090
    Abstract: To manage a generation history of a dynamic model for performing a dynamic simulation of a plant to efficiently generate the dynamic model, an apparatus, a method, and a program are provided, the apparatus including a model acquiring unit configured to acquire a first dynamic model, a second dynamic model and a third dynamic model that are models calculating dynamic states of a plant, a first difference extracting unit configured to extract at least one first difference being at least one difference between the first dynamic model and the second dynamic model, and a second difference extracting unit configured to extract at least one second difference being at least one difference between the first dynamic model and the third dynamic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuri Kimura, Tatenobu Seki, Nobuaki Ema
  • Patent number: 11429089
    Abstract: To easily generate a dynamic model for performing a dynamic simulation of a plant, an apparatus, a method and a program are provided, the apparatus including a static model acquiring unit configured to acquire a static model indicating a steady state of the plant, a piping and instrumentation diagram data acquiring unit configured to acquire piping and instrumentation diagram data of the plant, and a matching unit configured to match a device included in the static model with a device included in the piping and instrumentation diagram data to identify a device-to-device correspondence relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuri Kimura, Tatenobu Seki, Nobuaki Ema
  • Patent number: 11411576
    Abstract: Provided is a data management system which includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data obtained by measuring a measurement target, a data storage unit configured to store the acquired measurement data, a data size reduction unit configured to deletes at least a part of the stored measurement data to reduce a data size of the measurement data, and a data compression unit configured to perform data compression on the measurement data reduced in data size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ema, Yoshitaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11386597
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) is for supporting work by a user who uses drawings for a plant. The information processing apparatus (10) includes a controller (15). The controller (15) is configured to generate an intermediate model, for at least one of a first drawing and a second drawing that include elements configuring the plant and are judged to have different formats, such that the format of the first drawing and the format of the second drawing are matched. The controller (15) is configured to judge whether a difference exists between the first drawing and the second drawing based on the generated intermediate model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kambe, Tatenobu Seki, Nobuaki Ema, Masato Annen
  • Patent number: 11380030
    Abstract: A drawing management apparatus is for managing various types of drawings of a plant and includes a processor and a communication interface. The processor is configured to notify, via the communication interface, a user or terminal apparatus handling a second type of drawing different from a first type of drawing of information related to a difference in the first type of drawing acquired based on a comparison between a new version and an old version of the first type of drawing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kambe, Tatenobu Seki, Nobuaki Ema, Masato Annen
  • Publication number: 20220155406
    Abstract: Provided is an equipment registration terminal comprising: a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the equipment registration terminal; a positioning means storage unit configured to store information on a positioning means to determine the position of the equipment registration terminal; an error estimation unit configured to estimate a positioning error in the position of the equipment registration terminal based on the information on the positioning means; and an equipment registration unit configured to register, in registration of a position of equipment to be registered by using the position of the equipment registration terminal, an error in the position of the equipment based on the positioning error, in an associated manner. The positioning means storage unit may store information indicating a positioning method in the positioning means, and the error estimation unit may estimate the positioning error according to the positioning method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA, Soichiro KONADA, Takaaki MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20220042829
    Abstract: Provided is a data management system including an environment data acquisition unit configured to acquire, from an environment sensor, environment data obtained by measuring a production environment where a product is produced from a raw material, a sensor selection unit configured to select a specific sensor from among measurement sensors, each of which is configured to measure a production target serving as a target of the production, according to a relevance with respect to the environment sensor, and a parameter setting unit configured to set a measurement parameter in the specific sensor based on the environment data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210405909
    Abstract: A data management system is provided comprising a data acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data obtained by measuring a measurement target, a data recording unit configured to record the measurement data, a data size reduction unit configured to generate reduced data obtained by reducing an amount of data of the measurement data, a differential generating unit configured to generate differential data indicating a difference between the measurement data and the reduced data, a differential recording unit configured to record the differential data, and a data transmission unit configured to transmit the reduced data to another data utilization apparatus utilizing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210405883
    Abstract: Provided a data management system which includes a data acquisition unit that acquires measurement data obtained by measuring a fluid flowing in a flow path from each of a plurality of sensors, a data recording unit that records the acquired measurement data, and a data volume reduction unit that reduces a data volume to be recorded for a target sensor based on the measurement data acquired from another sensor installed in either an upstream or a downstream from itself in the flow path among the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210400362
    Abstract: A data management system is provided, which includes a data acquiring unit that acquires measurement data generated by measuring a measurement target from each of a plurality of sensors; a data storage unit that stores the acquired measurement data; and a data-amount reducing unit that deletes part of the measurement data acquired from a target sensor based on the measurement data acquired from another sensor among the plurality of sensors to reduce an amount of data to be stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210305998
    Abstract: Provided is a data management system which includes a data acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data obtained by measuring a measurement target, a data storage unit configured to store the acquired measurement data, a data size reduction unit configured to deletes at least a part of the stored measurement data to reduce a data size of the measurement data, and a data compression unit configured to perform data compression on the measurement data reduced in data size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210295212
    Abstract: A data management system is provided. The data management system includes: a data acquisition unit for acquiring measurement data on a measurement target; a data storage unit for storing the measurement data; a data transmission unit for transmitting training data in the measurement data, used for training a model, to a learning unit for training the model; and a data deletion unit for deleting the training data from the stored measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210294312
    Abstract: A quality stabilization system stabilizes quality of a third product to be produced in an industrial process having a first production process, a second production process, and a third production process which are independent of each other. A first product is produced in the first production process. A second product is produced in the second production process. The third product is produced using the first product and the second product in the third production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masayasu OHASHI, Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210286519
    Abstract: A data management system is provided, which includes a data acquiring unit for acquiring, from each of a plurality of sensors, measurement data generated by measuring a measurement target, a data storage unit for recording the measurement data, a priority setting unit for setting a priority to be given to each of the plurality of sensors, based on the measurement data acquired from each of the plurality of sensors, a data selecting unit for selecting data to be deleted from among the measurement data, according to the priority for each of the plurality of sensors, and a data deleting unit for deleting the data to be deleted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuaki EMA, Yoshitaka YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210279921
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) is for supporting work by a user who uses drawings for a plant. The information processing apparatus (10) includes a controller (15). The controller (15) is configured to generate an intermediate model, for at least one of a first drawing and a second drawing that include elements configuring the plant and are judged to have different formats, such that the format of the first drawing and the format of the second drawing are matched. The controller (15) is configured to judge whether a difference exists between the first drawing and the second drawing based on the generated intermediate model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KAMBE, Tatenobu SEKI, Nobuaki EMA, Masato ANNEN
  • Publication number: 20210279925
    Abstract: A drawing management apparatus is for managing various types of drawings of a plant and includes a processor and a communication interface. The processor is configured to notify, via the communication interface, a user or terminal apparatus handling a second type of drawing different from a first type of drawing of information related to a difference in the first type of drawing acquired based on a comparison between a new version and an old version of the first type of drawing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KAMBE, Tatenobu SEKI, Nobuaki EMA, Masato ANNEN
  • Publication number: 20210279922
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) is for supporting work by a user who uses drawings for a plant. The information processing apparatus (10) includes a controller (15). The controller (15) is configured to convert a drawing including elements configuring the plant into an abstract model represented by element information indicating the elements and connection information indicating a connection relationship between the elements. The controller (15) is configured to generate display information, when it is judged that a difference exists between one abstract model based on one drawing and another abstract model based on another drawing, for displaying the differing portion in a different form than another portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KAMBE, Tatenobu SEKI, Nobuaki EMA, Masato ANNEN
  • Publication number: 20210279924
    Abstract: A drawing management apparatus of the present disclosure includes a processor that generates a virtual plant based on various types of drawings of a plant, updates the virtual plant, when a change is made to a drawing among the various types of drawings, based on the change, and notifies a predetermined recipient, via a communication interface, of information related to a change made to the virtual plant by updating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KAMBE, Tatenobu SEKI, Nobuaki EMA, Masato ANNEN
  • Patent number: 11016473
    Abstract: A process control system includes: one or a plurality of field devices configured to be placed in a plant; and a control apparatus configured to perform at least one of input and output on the field device to control the plant; and a change trend calculation device configured to calculate a change trend in time-series data including an observed value at each point in time of the field device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Fujita, Kimikazu Takahashi, Nobuaki Ema