Patents by Inventor Tomoshi Otsuki
Tomoshi Otsuki 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: 11702120Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a diagram processor configured to calculate, based on a first diagram of first to n-th train lines including at least one time of: times of departure of a vehicle from stop positions, times of arrival of the vehicle at the stop positions, and times of pass of the vehicle through the stop positions, an adjustment amount of the time; and an output diagram creator configured to create a second diagram based on the calculated adjustment amount and the first diagram.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoshi Otsuki, Hideki Kubo, Hideyuki Aisu, Takufumi Yoshida
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Patent number: 11590970Abstract: According to one embodiment, a deadlock detection device includes a combining calculator and a deadlock determiner. The combining calculator performs selecting a mobile vehicle or combined mobile vehicles from among mobile vehicles, based on a traveling path configuration graph and first state information, going forward the selected mobile vehicle to go forward on traveling path configuration graph and combining the selected mobile vehicle to another mobile vehicle or another combined mobile vehicles at a back of the other mobile vehicle or the other combined mobile vehicles, iterating a process of the selecting, the going and combining. The deadlock determiner determines that a deadlock occurs if not all the mobile vehicles have been combined by the combining calculator, and determines that no deadlock occurs if all the mobile vehicles have been combined.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shigeta Kuninobu, Hideyuki Aisu, Tomoshi Otsuki
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Patent number: 11592202Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control device for an air conditioner which is communicably connected to first and second terminal devices to be used by first and second users is provided. The control device includes a processor. The processor configured to receive a first personal set temperature which is a temperature set by the first user by operating the first terminal device, receive a second personal set temperature which is a temperature set by the second user by operating the second terminal device, and determine a set value of the air conditioner based on the first personal set temperature and the second personal set temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoshi Otsuki, Kenichi Fujiwara, Miho Sako
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Patent number: 11274848Abstract: According to one embodiment, a terminal device used by a user in an indoor space in which an air conditioner is installed includes a processor. The processor is configured to input position information indicating a position of the user in the indoor space, input first bodily sensation information indicating an air conditioning state felt by the user, and output the input position information and the input first bodily sensation information to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kenichi Fujiwara, Tomoshi Otsuki, Miho Sako, Takahiro Yamamoto, Eiichi Sunagawa, Shusaku Tsuge
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Patent number: 11132616Abstract: A characteristic value estimation device has a sensor data input unit to input sensor data detected by one or more sensors, a model input unit to input a first calculation model, a model learning unit to perform learning on a second calculation model, a model switch to select any one of the first calculation model and the second calculation model, a predictive value calculation unit to calculate an error of the calculation model, a probability distribution correction unit to correct the probability distribution of the uncertain parameter, a virtual sensor value estimation unit to estimate sensor data of a virtual sensor arranged virtually, a characteristic value distribution estimation unit to estimate a detailed distribution of the characteristic value, the sensor data of the virtual sensor, and the sensor data of the sensor, and a reliability calculation unit to calculate a reliability of the precise characteristic value distribution.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Mikito Iwamasa, Takuro Moriyama, Tomoshi Otsuki
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Publication number: 20210224702Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a platform selector configured to select a platform occupied by a vehicle from a plurality of platforms based on platform information including the plurality of platforms and occupation information including a time period in which at least one vehicle occupies at least one of the platforms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoshi OTSUKI, Hideki KUBO
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Publication number: 20210190363Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control device for an air conditioner which is communicably connected to first and second terminal devices to be used by first and second users is provided. The control device includes a processor. The processor configured to receive a first personal set temperature which is a temperature set by the first user by operating the first terminal device, receive a second personal set temperature which is a temperature set by the second user by operating the second terminal device, and determine a set value of the air conditioner based on the first personal set temperature and the second personal set temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoshi OTSUKI, Kenichi FUJIWARA, Miho SAKO
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Publication number: 20210081860Abstract: According to one embodiment, a task schedule creation apparatus includes a task schedule creator configured to create a task schedule including a plurality of tasks for a target task based on a first restriction condition concerning a number of times of implementation of a task per unit period and a second restriction condition concerning length of a period between the tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Tomoshi OTSUKI
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Publication number: 20200391775Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a diagram processor configured to calculate, based on a first diagram of first to n-th train lines including at least one time of: times of departure of a vehicle from stop positions, times of arrival of the vehicle at the stop positions, and times of pass of the vehicle through the stop positions, an adjustment amount of the time; and an output diagram creator configured to create a second diagram based on the calculated adjustment amount and the first diagram.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoshi OTSUKI, Hideki Kubo, Hideyuki Aisu, Takufumi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200156679Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry reads out diagram information indicating a schedule of at least one vehicle tripping along a trip path, wherein the diagram information includes a plurality of events and the events include stop places and departure times from and/or arrival times at the stop places, and calculates a delay probability distribution for a first event of the plurality of events included in the diagram information. The processing circuitry calculates the delay probability distribution for the first event based on: event-to-event delay time information between the first event and a second event preceding the first event; and a required time interval between the first event and the second event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomoshi OTSUKI, Hideo SAKAMOTO, Hideyuki AISU, Takufumi YOSHIDA, Hideki KUBO
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Publication number: 20200139964Abstract: According to one embodiment, a deadlock detection device includes a combining calculator and a deadlock determiner. The combining calculator performs selecting a mobile vehicle or combined mobile vehicles from among mobile vehicles, based on a traveling path configuration graph and first state information, going forward the selected mobile vehicle to go forward on traveling path configuration graph and combining the selected mobile vehicle to another mobile vehicle or another combined mobile vehicles at a back of the other mobile vehicle or the other combined mobile vehicles, iterating a process of the selecting, the going and combining. The deadlock determiner determines that a deadlock occurs if not all the mobile vehicles have been combined by the combining calculator, and determines that no deadlock occurs if all the mobile vehicles have been combined.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shigeta KUNINOBU, Hideyuki AISU, Tomoshi OTSUKI
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Patent number: 10641512Abstract: An air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus as an aspect of the present invention generates trial conditions for multiple air conditioners associated with a target space of air-conditioning control, evaluates a trial performed by coordination of the plurality of air conditioners under the trial conditions, and generates actual operation conditions for the plurality of air conditioners to achieve a targeted state in the target space on the basis of evaluation of the trial.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoshi Otsuki, Kenichi Fujiwara, Mamiko Abe, Takahiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20200072487Abstract: According to one embodiment, a terminal device used by a user in an indoor space in which an air conditioner is installed includes a processor. The processor is configured to input position information indicating a position of the user in the indoor space, input first bodily sensation information indicating an air conditioning state felt by the user, and output the input position information and the input first bodily sensation information to an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kenichi FUJIWARA, Tomoshi Otsuki, Miho Sako, Takahiro Yamamoto, Eiichi Sunagawa, Shusaku Tsuge
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Patent number: 10389118Abstract: A power demand and supply control apparatus includes a target value acquiring unit, an information collecting unit, an adjustment amount determining unit, and a communication unit. The acquiring unit acquires a target value of a total adjustment amount. The collecting unit collects information of registered power amount of each of the requesting targets. The determining unit determines an adjustment amount for each of the requesting targets based on the registered power amount of each of the requesting targets and the target value of the total adjustment amount. The communication unit notifies each of the requesting targets of the adjustment amount determined. The information of the registered power amount includes information of an executable time and date. The determining unit extracts a requesting target that has the executable time and date included in the power adjustment execution time and date, and determines the adjustment amount.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hideyuki Aisu, Tomoshi Otsuki
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Patent number: 10289763Abstract: According to one embodiment, an estimation device includes a first parameter generator, an energy simulator, a cost calculator, and a parameter selector. The first parameter generator determines values of one or more constituents of one or more first parameters to generate the one or more first parameters, the one or more constituents representing an operation status of a facility. The energy simulator calculates estimation information of energy consumption related to the first parameters by simulating energy consumption of the facility based on the first parameters. The cost calculator calculates evaluation values of the first parameters based on the estimation information of the energy consumption of the facility and actual performance information of the energy consumption of the facility. The parameter selector selects one of the plural first parameters based on the evaluation values.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoshi Otsuki, Hideyuki Aisu, Mikito Iwamasa
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Patent number: 10257720Abstract: An access point placement optimization device includes processing circuitry configured to: determine possibilities of communication between respective pairs of nodes in a wireless multi-hop network including a plurality of wireless terminals and a plurality of access points as the nodes; calculate, on basis of the possibilities of communication, a covering range of the wireless terminals with which each of the access points is allowed to make communications within a predetermined number of hops; generate one or more combinations of the access points; calculate, on basis of the covering range, a cost and a redundancy in case of placing the access points in accordance with each of the one or more combinations; and select the combination from the one or more combinations on basis of the redundancy and the cost.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoshi Otsuki, Hideyuki Aisu
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Publication number: 20190017720Abstract: An air-conditioning operation condition generation apparatus as an aspect of the present invention generates trial conditions for multiple air conditioners associated with a target space of air-conditioning control, evaluates a trial performed by coordination of the plurality of air conditioners under the trial conditions, and generates actual operation conditions for the plurality of air conditioners to achieve a targeted state in the target space on the basis of evaluation of the trial.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoshi OTSUKI, Kenichi Fujiwara, Mamiko Abe, Takahiro Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20180203961Abstract: An operation-draft-plan creation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an acquirer, a simulator, and an operation-draft-plan creator. The acquirer acquires a deterioration model regarding performance of a similar measurement target. The similar measurement target is a measurement target considered to be similar to an operation target. The deterioration model is calculated on the basis of a measurement value of the similar measurement target. The simulator performs a simulation concerning deterioration of the performance of the operation target on the basis of the deterioration model regarding the performance of the similar measurement target and a use case example assumed for the operation target. The creator creates an operation draft plan on the basis of a result of the simulation. The operation draft plan indicates an implementation period of maintenance work performed on the operation target.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hideyuki Aisu, Mikito Iwamasa, Gaku Ishii, Shinichi Nagano, Tomoshi Otsuki
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Publication number: 20180082204Abstract: A characteristic value estimation device has a sensor data input unit to input sensor data detected by one or more sensors, a model input unit to input a first calculation model, a model learning unit to perform learning on a second calculation model, a model switch to select any one of the first calculation model and the second calculation model, a predictive value calculation unit to calculate an error of the calculation model, a probability distribution correction unit to correct the probability distribution of the uncertain parameter, a virtual sensor value estimation unit to estimate sensor data of a virtual sensor arranged virtually, a characteristic value distribution estimation unit to estimate a detailed distribution of the characteristic value, the sensor data of the virtual sensor, and the sensor data of the sensor, and a reliability calculation unit to calculate a reliability of the precise characteristic value distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Mikito IWAMASA, Takuro MORIYAMA, Tomoshi OTSUKI
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Publication number: 20170167741Abstract: An air conditioning parameter generation apparatus as one aspect of the present invention includes a processor configured to execute a program to provide at least a heat flow detector and a parameter value determiner. The heat flow detector detects a heat flow flowing into or flowing out from a first region where an air conditioner adjusts air conditioning. The parameter value determiner determines a value of a parameter for calculating a magnitude of a heat flow rate of the heat flow on the basis of change in measurement temperature of the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Tomoshi OTSUKI, Mitsunobu YOSHIDA