Patents by Inventor Takao Matsuzaki

Takao Matsuzaki 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).

  • Charge/discharge control apparatus
    Patent number: 8330415
    Abstract: A charge/discharge control apparatus includes: a charge/discharge reward information receiving unit for receiving charge/discharge reward information representing a reward given to a charge/discharge action of a customer and a restriction in conducting a charging/discharging from a charge management central server; a computing unit for creating a charge/discharge plan including a total charging quantity in a time zone and an estimated use start time of an electric vehicle such that a reward is maximized, based on the charge/discharge reward information; a charge/discharge instruction transmitting unit for instructing the electric vehicle to start or finish a charging/discharging according to the charge/discharge plan; a charge/discharge quantity monitoring unit for monitoring the charging/discharging; and a charge/discharge results transmitting unit for transmitting results of monitored charging/discharging including contents of the conducted charging/discharging and individual identification information for
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Sato, Takao Matsuzaki, Masahiro Watanabe, Yasushi Tomita
  • CHARGE/DISCHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100076825
    Abstract: A charge/discharge control apparatus includes: a charge/discharge reward information receiving unit for receiving charge/discharge reward information representing a reward given to a charge/discharge action of a customer and a restriction in conducting a charging/discharging from a charge management central server; a computing unit for creating a charge/discharge plan including a total charging quantity in a time zone and an estimated use start time of an electric vehicle such that a reward is maximized, based on the charge/discharge reward information; a charge/discharge instruction transmitting unit for instructing the electric vehicle to start or finish a charging/discharging according to the charge/discharge plan; a charge/discharge quantity monitoring unit for monitoring the charging/discharging; and a charge/discharge results transmitting unit for transmitting results of monitored charging/discharging including contents of the conducted charging/discharging and individual identification information for
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuo SATO, Takao Matsuzaki, Masahiro Watanabe, Yasushi Tomita