Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120079419 | GUI PROCESSING APPARATUS, GUI PROCESSING METHOD AND GUI PROCESSING PROGRAM - A GUI processing apparatus has an operational information receiver configured to receive first GUI operational information for operating a GUI window of a first GUI display apparatus, a synchronous controller configured to generate second GUI operational information for a second GUI display apparatus comprising a GUI window operated synchronously in a state of keeping consistency with display information on the GUI window of the first GUI display apparatus when the GUI window of the first GUI display apparatus is operated based on the first GUI operational information, and an operational information transmitter configured to transmit the second GUI operational information to the second GUI display apparatus. | 03-29-2012 |
20120110646 | ACCESS AUTHORIZING APPARATUS - An access authorizing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a first transmitting/receiving unit, a token issuer and a transmitting unit. A receiving unit receives first approval information indicating that access to the resource in the device has been approved by an access approver, from the first application via the network. A first transmitting/receiving unit transmits an access approval request including the first approval information to the access approving apparatus, and receives access enable/disable information indicating whether the access to the resource by the first application is permitted, from the access approving apparatus. A token issuer, when the access enable/disable information indicates that the access to the resource is permitted, issues token information that gives authority to access the resource to the first application. A transmitting unit transmits the token information issued by the token issuer, to the first application. | 05-03-2012 |
20120242301 | CONTROL APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a control apparatus communicable with a power measuring apparatus includes a communication unit, a threshold storage, and a controller. The communication unit acquires a usable power value from the power measuring apparatus. The threshold storage stores a threshold value. The controller changes a working state thereof in accordance with a comparison result of the usable power value and the threshold value. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242461 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus controls controllable nodes. The apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires at least one of a first evaluation value indicating an occurrence frequency of a control request to a target controllable node and a second evaluation value indicating an occurrence frequency of communication error at the target controllable node. The generation unit generates identification information to be assigned to control the target controllable node in a manner such that a bit length of the identification information becomes shorter as at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value increases. | 09-27-2012 |
20120249048 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE DETERMINING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a charge/discharge determining apparatus for managing a natural energy power generation facility, a power plant and a plurality of batteries in an electrical power system. The apparatus includes: a system information acquiring section configured to acquire an actual value of natural energy power that is supplied from the natural energy power generation facility to the electrical power system; a battery information acquiring section configured to acquire battery electric energy information from the respective batteries, wherein the battery electric energy information indicates charge/discharge electric energies of the respective batteries which can be discharged from or charged in the respective batteries; and a determining section configured to determine at least one battery to be charged/discharged from among the plurality of batteries, wherein when an absolute value of a difference between the actual value and a predicted value of the natural energy power is larger than a threshold value. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249152 | CHARGING/DISCHARGING DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM STORING CHARGING/DISCHARGING DETERMINATION PROGRAM - According to one exemplary embodiment, a charging/discharging determination apparatus includes: a receiving module which receives information of a rated capacity of a battery; and a determination module which determines that charging or a discharge of the battery is permitted if an absolute value of a difference between the rated capacity and a measured capacity which is an actual capacity of the battery is within a threshold value. | 10-04-2012 |
20130047216 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RESOURCE PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus which the communication unit receives a usage request of a resource described in a first format from a program providing apparatus, the conversion unit identifies a resource providing apparatus having the resource as indicated and converts the usage request described in the first format into the usage request described in a second format that can be interpreted by the resource providing apparatus identified, the communication unit transmits the usage request described in the second format to the resource providing apparatus and receives a processing result of the usage request described in the second format from the resource providing apparatus, the conversion unit converts the processing result described in the second format into the processing result described in the first format, and the program execution unit performs an operation according to the processing result described in the first format. | 02-21-2013 |
20130080994 | PROGRAM GENERATING APPARATUS, PROGRAM GENERATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In one embodiment, there is provided a program generating apparatus. The apparatus includes: a generator configured to generate a first program based on a second program and a third program. The second program includes a procedure of communicating with an operating apparatus through a network. The third program includes a procedure of allowing a first service and a function of the operating apparatus to collaborate with each other. The first program includes a procedure of realizing a collaboration service in which the first service and the function of the operating apparatus collaborate with each other through the network. | 03-28-2013 |
20130326252 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, there is provided with a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute steps including: calculating an access load on a memory area including a plurality of segment areas and determining, for each of the segment areas, one of a plurality of power states including a first power state and a second power state with its power consumption being lower than that of the first power state in accordance with the access load; and setting each of the segment areas to the power state determined therefor. | 12-05-2013 |
20140029495 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication terminal, including: a communication device, a communication managing unit and a device power managing unit. The communication device forms an association with communication equipment and communicates with the communication equipment based on the association. The communication managing unit decides an operational mode of the communication device. The device power managing unit controls power state of the communication device in accordance with an operational mode decided by the communication managing unit. The device power managing unit sets, when a first operational mode is decided by the communication managing unit, the communication device in a first power state where transmission is not allowed and then transitions a power state of the communication device from the first power state to a second power state at a first cycle temporarily where transmission is allowed. The communication device transmits a presence notification frame when set in the second power state. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029496 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to some embodiments, there is provided a communication terminal, including: a communication device, a connection processing unit, a device power managing unit and a device power managing unit. The communication device communicates with a network. The connection processing unit establishes a connection with a first communication terminal on the network. The communication managing unit detects a start and an end of a session on the connection. The device power managing unit controls feeding of power to the communication device in accordance with a detected result by the communication managing unit. | 01-30-2014 |
20140042978 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE INSTRUCTING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In one embodiment, there is provided a charge-discharge instructing apparatus. The apparatus includes: an acquiring module configured to acquire specific information and location information for each of a plurality of battery energy storage systems, wherein the specific information represents an electrical characteristic of a battery of each of the battery energy storage systems, and the location information represents an installation position of each of the battery energy storage systems; a group determining module configured to select some of the battery energy storage systems from among the plurality of battery energy storage systems to make a group composed of the selected battery energy storage systems, based on the specific information and the location information; and a managing module configured to send a charge-discharge control instruction to the battery energy storage systems belonging to the group. | 02-13-2014 |
20140077596 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE, COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD, COOPERATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a power electronics device including: a first connection unit, a second connection unit, a power conversion unit and a control unit. The first connection unit and the second connection unit are connected to a first power line and a second power line of plural power lines. The power conversion unit converts power from one of the first and second connection units outputs converted power from the other of the first and second connection units. The control unit selects a master device from power electronics devices connected to a third power line that is one of the power lines including the first power line and the second power line, based on power conversion characteristic information of the power electronics devices. The master device controls other power electronics devices except the master device out of the power electronics devices, regarding output of power to the third power line. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077597 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE, COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD, COOPERATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A power electronics device includes: first and second connection units, a power conversion unit and a control unit. The first and second connection units are connected to a first power line and a second power line, respectively. The power conversion unit converts power input from one of the first and second connection units and output the converted power to the other of the first and second connection units. The control unit identifies, based on power connection information indicative of a connection relationship between a plurality of power electronics devices through the plurality of power lines, picks up a group of power electronics devices on the same power line, decides the master power electronics device from the group, and orders the master power electronics device to control other power electronics devices among the group with respect to at least one of power output to or power input from the power line. | 03-20-2014 |
20140084686 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In one embodiment, there is provided a power converting apparatus that includes: a power receiver configured to receive a first power from a first apparatus; a power converter configured to convert the first power into a second power; a power output module configured to output the second power to the second apparatus; a communication module configured to receive a first identifier of a main controller, wherein the main controller belongs to a first group and the main controller is configured to send a first power output instruction to at least one of the apparatuses belonging to the first group; a conversion information storage module configured to store the first identifier; and a power conversion controller configured to cause the power converter to convert the first power into the second power, when the communication module receives the first power output instruction from the main controller. | 03-27-2014 |
20140143573 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor is switchable to a sleep state having low power consumption. The second processor performs operations related to information acquisition via a network. The second processor includes a networking unit, an information obtaining unit, and a start-up control unit. Based on first information which indicates a connection destination of the network as specified in the first processor, the networking unit performs communication with the connection destination and notify a permission of switching the first processor to the sleep state. The information obtaining unit obtains second information which is associated to the first information. The start-up control unit switches the first processor back to an operating state from the sleep state when the information obtaining unit finishes obtaining the second information associated to the first information specified by the first processor. | 05-22-2014 |
20140244790 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, there is provided a communication apparatus including: a first acquiring unit, a determining unit and a second acquiring unit. The first acquiring unit acquires first data from a first acquisition destination upon receiving an acquisition request of the first data from a requester. The determining unit determines second data required for the requester by analyzing the first data acquired by the first acquiring unit and then determines whether the second data exists in a data storage accessible from the requester, the data storage being arranged inside or outside the communication apparatus. The second acquiring unit acquires the second data from a second acquisition destination when it is determined the second data does not exist in the data storage. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244960 | COMPUTING DEVICE, MEMORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a computing device managing a first memory region and a second memory region, a power consumption to hold data stored in the second memory region being smaller than that of the first memory region, including: a data manager and a data processor. The data manager manages a referring number, which is a number of processes referring to first data existing in either one of the first memory region or the second memory region. The data processor moves the first data to the second memory region when the first data exists in the first memory region and the referring number to the first data satisfies a first condition. | 08-28-2014 |
20140288718 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to some embodiments, there is provided a power electronics device including: a controlling unit, a determining unit, a confirming unit and a determining unit. The controlling unit performs surveillance/control concerning an input/output of power to a power line with other power electronics devices connected via the power line. The determining unit determines a master device which is a subject of the surveillance/control and a slave device which is controlled by the master device, based on power characteristic information of the other power electronics devices from among the other power electronics devices and the power electronics device. The confirming unit confirms whether the master device and the slave device determined by the determining unit are matched with the master device and the slave device determined by the other power electronics devices. The determining unit permits a start of the surveillance/control when matching is determined by the confirming unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140288719 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE, POWER CONNECTION INSPECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power electronics device including: a connection unit connected to a first power line; a communication unit; at least one unit of an electricity change unit and an electricity detection unit; and a control unit. The communication unit performs communication with other power electronics devices. The electricity change unit changes an energization state of the first power line and the electricity detection unit detects a change in the energization state of the first power line. The control unit specifies a power electronics device connected to the first power line out of the other power electronics devices using the communication unit and said at least one unit of the electricity change unit and the electricity detection unit. | 09-25-2014 |
20140304168 | DATA MANAGING APPARATUS, METER APPARATUS AND DATA MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided a data managing apparatus including: a storage, a power consumption acquiring unit, an information generating unit and a sending unit. The storage stores information on an electricity unit price applied to a customer for each of a plurality of periods of time. The power consumption acquiring unit acquires a history of power consumption for the customer, from a meter apparatus of the customer. The information generating unit sums up the power consumption for ones of the periods of time for which same electricity unit price is applied to generate first information indicating an integrated value of the power consumption for each electricity unit price. The sending unit sends the first information to an external system. | 10-09-2014 |
20140309799 | REQUEST CONTROL DEVICE, REQUEST CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a request control device includes a receiving unit, a generating unit, and a sending unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a first electric power control request issued for purpose of controlling electric power usage. The generating unit is configured to generate a second electric power control request, which is different than the first electric power control request, at least using the first electric power control request. The sending unit is configured to send the second electric power control request. | 10-16-2014 |
20150063473 | POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE, COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a power electronics device in which a controlling unit selects a first power electronics device and a second power electronics device from power electronics devices, based on power attribute information and communication attribute information of each power electronics device, and the first power electronics device is a master of power allocation control of electric energy that the power electronics devices connected to one power line of power lines perform input and output on the one power line, and the second power electronics device is a master of output power phase synchronization control of power which the power electronics devices connected to the one power line outputs to the one power line. | 03-05-2015 |