Patents by Inventor Yu Kaneko
Yu Kaneko 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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Publication number: 20120215494Abstract: An equipment set generation support apparatus (a) acquires, from a plurality of equipments connected to a network, state change event information notifying a state change of each equipment and an occurrence time and date of the state change, (b) sets a detection condition including a start time and an end time of a detection period, (c) selects state change event information whose occurrence time and date of the state change falling within the detection period from the state change event information acquired, and (d) detects, from the plurality of equipments, a set of equipments whose states change in the detection period and a set of state values after the state change of each equipment based on the state change event information selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomonori MAEGAWA, Masahiro ISHIYAMA, Yusuke DOI, Yu KANEKO
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Publication number: 20120185560Abstract: There is provided a data collecting device configured to collect data from a plurality of nodes. An inquiry transmitting unit transmits inquiry messages to request transmission of the data to the nodes, respectively. A response receiving unit receives response messages including the data from the nodes, respectively. A reception scheduler generates a reception schedule of the response messages from the nodes based on request information indicating data collection condition from the nodes. A transmission scheduler generates a transmission schedule of the inquiry messages based on the reception schedule and characteristics of communication with the nodes. The inquiry transmitting unit transmits the inquiry messages to the nodes, respectively, based on the transmission schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Keisuke MERA, Shigeo MATSUZAWA, Tomonori MAEGAWA, Yu KANEKO, Toshio ITO
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Patent number: 8190721Abstract: An equipment set generation support apparatus (a) acquires, from a plurality of equipments connected to a network, state change event information notifying a state change of each equipment and an occurrence time and date of the state change, (b) sets a detection condition including a start time and an end time of a detection period, (c) selects state change event information whose occurrence time and date of the state change falling within the detection period from the state change event information acquired, and (d) detects, from the plurality of equipments, a set of equipments whose states change in the detection period and a set of state values after the state change of each equipment based on the state change event information selected.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomonori Maegawa, Masahiro Ishiyama, Yusuke Doi, Yu Kaneko
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Publication number: 20120110603Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device offering various APIs stores, for every application program, a WSDL file which indicates definition information of an API which is permitted to be used by an application program, and developer information which specifies a developer of an application program. The information processing device releases to an application program a WSDL file corresponding to the application program, receives, through a web service, a request that is a request for use of a first API, determines whether or not the definition information of the first API is indicated in a first WSDL file corresponding to the first application program, and determines whether or not the first WSDL file is leaked, using developer information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yu KANEKO, Shigeo MATSUZAWA
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Publication number: 20120011356Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication device to be connected with an external device via a network includes a connection unit, a variable resistance unit, and a control unit. The connection unit is connected to the network. The variable resistance unit is connected to the connection unit such that a resistance value is detectable from the external device, the resistance value being variable. The control unit changes the resistance value according to an operation state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takeshi ISHIHARA, Nobuhiko Sugasawa, Kenichi Taniuchi, Keisuke Mera, Yu Kaneko
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Patent number: 8085069Abstract: A starting apparatus includes: a storage unit storing an identifier; a rectifying unit rectifying a reception signal; a generating unit comparing the reception signal rectified in the rectifying unit to a reference signal and generating a digital signal from the reception signal; a judging unit judging whether or not the digital signal contains information of the identifier; a reference changing unit changing the reference signal when the judging unit judges that the reception signal does not contain information of the identifier; and a start instructing unit instructing start of an electric appliance when the judging unit judges that the reception signal contains information of the identifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shoji Otaka, Toshiyuki Umeda, Shigeyasu Iwata, Takafumi Sakamoto, Tsuyoshi Kogawa, Koji Ogura, Makoto Tsuruta, Yu Kaneko, Nobuhiko Sugasawa
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Patent number: 7984135Abstract: A gateway apparatus includes a translator connected to a first network for one or more controllers to control one or more devices, and one or more aggregators. The translator includes an acquisition unit which acquires load information concerning a load on each of the controllers, a control instruction reception unit which receives a control instruction for a device from a client via the second network, a determination unit which determines whether the instruction is an aggregation target, based on the information, a first transfer unit which transfers the instruction to the aggregator corresponding to the instruction, and a second transfer unit which receives an aggregate control instruction from the aggregator. The aggregator includes a third transfer unit which receives the instruction from the translator, an aggregation unit which aggregates the plurality of instructions into one aggregate control instruction, and a fourth transfer unit which transfers the aggregate control instruction.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yu Kaneko, Tomonori Maegawa, Yusuke Doi, Masahiro Ishiyama
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Patent number: 7812710Abstract: A wireless sensor for a wireless sensor network includes a sensor unit performing sensing to sense environment and/or circumstance, first routing to send first sensing information to a server according to routing information, and second routing to send second sensing information from another wireless sensor to the server according to the routing information, when being supplied with power from a power source, a timer including a capacitor to be charged by the power and performs a time limit operation due to self-discharge thereof, a first control switch controlling power supplying to the timer to make the timer perform the time limit operation at a set time, a rectifier converting a radio signal from the another wireless sensor into power, and a second control switch starting power supplying to the sensor unit, upon receiving the control signal of the rectifier during the time limit operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yu Kaneko, Eiji Kamagata, Toshiyuki Umeda, Masahiro Yoshikane
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Publication number: 20100183005Abstract: A relay device includes a reception unit which receives a startup packet including a first ID for starting up controllable equipment. The relay device also includes a transmission unit which transmits a first electric signal indicating the first ID to all link-downed Ethernet ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Yu Kaneko, Masahiro Ishiyama, Takeshi Ishihara, Yusuki Doi, Nobuhiko Sugasawa, Keisuke Mera, Koji Ogura
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Publication number: 20100164564Abstract: A starting apparatus includes: a storage unit storing an identifier; a rectifying unit rectifying a reception signal; a generating unit comparing the reception signal rectified in the rectifying unit to a reference signal and generating a digital signal from the reception signal; a judging unit judging whether or not the digital signal contains information of the identifier; a reference changing unit changing the reference signal when the judging unit judges that the reception signal does not contain information of the identifier; and a start instructing unit instructing start of an electric appliance when the judging unit judges that the reception signal contains information of the identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shoji Otaka, Toshiyuki Umeda, Shigeyasu Iwata, Takafumi Sakamoto, Tsuyoshi Kogawa, Koji Ogura, Makoto Tsuruta, Yu Kaneko, Nobuhiko Sugasawa
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Publication number: 20100039159Abstract: This control device includes: a rectifier to rectify a received signal; an amplifier having an amplifying element to amplify the signal rectified by the rectifier and an assisting element being connected to the amplifying element to assist the amplifying element; a determination unit to determine presence or absence of the signal amplified by the amplifier; and a controller to control the connection of the assisting element with the amplifying element at a predetermined timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shoji Otaka, Toshiyuki Umeda, Takafumi Sakamoto, Makoto Tsuruta, Keisuke Mera, Yu Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090249042Abstract: A gateway apparatus includes a translator connected to a first network for one or more controllers to control one or more devices, and one or more aggregators. The translator includes an acquisition unit which acquires load information concerning a load on each of the controllers, a control instruction reception unit which receives a control instruction for a device from a client via the second network, a determination unit which determines whether the instruction is an aggregation target, based on the information, a first transfer unit which transfers the instruction to the aggregator corresponding to the instruction, and a second transfer unit which receives an aggregate control instruction from the aggregator. The aggregator includes a third transfer unit which receives the instruction from the translator, an aggregation unit which aggregates the plurality of instructions into one aggregate control instruction, and a fourth transfer unit which transfers the aggregate control instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Yu Kaneko, Tomonori Maegawa, Yusuke Doi, Masahiro Ishiyama
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Publication number: 20090234468Abstract: A control system includes a control device for controlling a plurality of actuators by executing a plurality of functions based sensor values from a plurality of external sensors and a function providing device for providing the control device with the functions to be executed by the control device. The function providing device accepts a program including a plurality of functions from a user device, finds a new function among the functions which has not been received yet and pass the same function to the control device. The control device executes functions passed from the function providing device based on values of the external sensors and controls the actuators by transmitting values of output arguments of the functions to the actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yusuke Doi, Yu Kaneko, Tomonori Maegawa, Masahiro Ishiyama
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Publication number: 20090231092Abstract: An apparatus communicating with a gateway apparatus on a control system network for facility equipment, via an information system network, includes a unit which stores not less than one piece of virtual point information defining a virtual point combined with not less than one piece of facility equipment, a user authentication unit which performs user authentication for a user associated with a client, a unit which receives a request for control on one virtual point from the client, a unit which creates a remote control command for the facility equipment associated with the request based on the virtual point information when the request has been received and the user authentication has succeeded, and a unit which transmit the remote control command to the gateway via the information system network when tenant authentication for a tenant associated with the agent apparatus which is performed by the gateway has succeeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Tomonori Maegawa, Yu Kaneko, Yusuke Doi, Masahiro Ishiyama
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Publication number: 20090063678Abstract: An equipment set generation support apparatus (a) acquires, from a plurality of equipments connected to a network, state change event information notifying a state change of each equipment and an occurrence time and date of the state change, (b) sets a detection condition including a start time and an end time of a detection period, (c) selects state change event information whose occurrence time and date of the state change falling within the detection period from the state change event information acquired, and (d) detects, from the plurality of equipments, a set of equipments whose states change in the detection period and a set of state values after the state change of each equipment based on the state change event information selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Tomonori Maegawa, Masahiro Ishiyama, Yusuke Doi, Yu Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090040039Abstract: A wireless sensor for a wireless sensor network includes a sensor unit performing sensing to sense environment and/or circumstance, first routing to send first sensing information to a server according to routing information, and second routing to send second sensing information from another wireless sensor to the server according to the routing information, when being supplied with power from a power source, a timer including a capacitor to be charged by the power and performs a time limit operation due to self-discharge thereof, a first control switch controlling power supplying to the timer to make the timer perform the time limit operation at a set time, a rectifier converting a radio signal from the another wireless sensor into power, and a second control switch starting power supplying to the sensor unit, upon receiving the control signal of the rectifier during the time limit operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Yu Kaneko, Eiji Kamagata, Toshiyuki Umeda, Masahiro Yoshikane
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Publication number: 20080300906Abstract: A facility control system for controlling devices shared in spaces, a plurality of operation units being equipped in the spaces respectively, each operation unit configured to input a operation request for operating the devices, calculates a priority level of each space during the reservation time of each space based on at least one of the use purpose of each space and the attribute information of each user of each space, detects a type of the operation request input from each operation unit provided in each space, detects, whenever the type of the operation request is detected for each space, a collision between types of the latest operation requests detected for respective spaces based on the types, and operates the devices according to one of the types which is detected for one of the spaces whose priority level is highest when the collision is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Yusuke Doi, Masahiro Ishiyama, Tomonori Maegawa, Yu Kaneko