Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080222494 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided with a communication method including: attempting to receive a media packet from a network; storing a received media packet in a first buffering unit; receiving an FEC packet including redundant data to recover a lost media packet and information which specifies a plurality of media packets associated with the redundant data; storing a received FEC packet in a second buffering unit; selecting the FEC packet from the second buffering unit; dividing FEC operation processing to be carried out using the redundant data included in selected FEC packet and the media packets related to the redundant data into a plurality of processes and sequentially carrying out each process so that one process is carried out every time the receiving of a media packet is attempted; and inserting a media packet recovered through the FEC operation processing in the first buffering unit. | 09-11-2008 |
20110066758 | Scheduling apparatus and method - According to one embodiment, a scheduling apparatus sends queries to communication modules in buildings and receives facility information measured at monitor-control points from the communication modules. As for each communication module, a network address, a waiting time to receive the facility information after sending a query, and a connection with the monitor-control points, are stored. When a service request indicating at least one monitor-control point is received, queries each including the network address of a communication module connected with a monitor-control point indicated by the service request, are generated. A priority of each query is decided based on the waiting time corresponding to the communication module. Each query is added to a first send queue or a second send queue based on the priority. When queries are sent, a timing to send from the first send queue is same as or earlier than a timing to send from the second send queue. | 03-17-2011 |
20120084457 | RELAY DEVICE, RELAY METHOD AND RELAY SYSTEM - A relay device includes a screen information receiving unit that receives screen information from the application server, a cycle screen storage unit that stores screen information, a cycle detecting unit that detects a cycle of a change as first cycle information when the screen information cyclically changes, a cycle converting unit that converts the first cycle information into second cycle information, and a screen, information transmitting unit that acquires screen information from the cycle screen storage unit and transmits the screen information to the client terminal at a timing based on the second cycle information. | 04-05-2012 |
20120110603 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - 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. | 05-03-2012 |
20120185560 | DATA COLLECTING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND DATA COLLECTING SYSTEM - 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. | 07-19-2012 |
20120233203 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE - Certain embodiments provide a Web server, which is provided with a request reception unit for receiving a picture request including a picture ID for identifying a picture from a browser, and an information collection unit for finding the point ID corresponding to the picture ID included in the picture display request, and collecting the value of the point identified by the point ID from an IP controller. The information collection unit calculates the predictive starting time at which the value of the point is collected before the next picture display request is made from the current time, the collection time and the previous picture display request. The information collection unit collects the value of a point from the IP controller at the predictive starting time. | 09-13-2012 |
20120254350 | REMOTE INFORMATION COLLECTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A building-facility information storage stores data sizes of process data to be collected from building-side communicating devices. A schedule generating unit generates a collection schedule of the process data from the building-side communicating devices so that, in a collection period including a plurality of unit periods continuous in terms of time, a first communication load representing a total data volume received from the building-side communicating devices per unit period and second communication loads each representing a data volume transmitted from each of the building-side communicating devices per unit period are balanced among the unit periods. A network communicating unit collects the process data from the building-side communicating devices in accordance with the collection schedule. | 10-04-2012 |
20120311158 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LOAD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a load distribution apparatus includes a receiving unit, an acquisition unit, an estimation unit, and a selection unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a program of an energy saving service from a service provider. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire an external information related to the energy saving service. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a resource consumption of respective computer resources of a plurality of servers to execute the program based on the external information. The selection unit is configured to select at least one server to be provided with the program from the plurality of servers based on the resource consumption. | 12-06-2012 |
20130002521 | SCREEN RELAY DEVICE, SCREEN RELAY SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER -READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a screen relay device includes a communication unit that receives first image information from relay source devices, and transmits second image information to a relay destination device, a determining unit that determines a storage area of the first image information in a first storage unit, a rendering unit that renders the first image information in the determined storage area, and a screen transfer unit. The screen transfer unit compares the first image information corresponding to an updated region where the image information stored in the first storage unit has been updated by the rendering of the rendering unit and the second image information corresponding to the updated region to extract a difference region, and writes the first image information of the difference region to a second storage unit as the second image information. | 01-03-2013 |
20130080356 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A SERVICE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an environment provider storage stores a plurality of account methods corresponding to environment providers providing service execution environments. Each account method is a method for calculating a usage fee for each service execution environment. A resource consumption storage stores a plurality of resource consumptions corresponding to run modes. Each run mode is an operation pattern for each service execution environment to execute the service. Each resource consumption is a consumption of resources of the service execution environment while executing the service in each run mode. A calculation unit calculates usage fees based on combinations of one of the account methods corresponding to the environment providers and one of the resource consumptions corresponding to the run modes. An integrated operation unit selects at least one combination of a selected environment provider and a selected run mode, based on the usage fees calculated by the calculation unit. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085582 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FACILITY DEVICES, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a service execution apparatus controls facility devices in a group. The group includes a plurality of calculation areas. At least one facility device is installed in each calculation area. The service execution apparatus includes a calculation unit and a control unit. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a control value to control a selected facility device installed in one of calculation areas in the group, using weather information relating to the one of calculation areas. The control unit is configured to control other facility devices installed in the calculation areas of the group, based on the control value for the selected facility device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130173066 | SMOOTHING DEVICE, SMOOTHING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a smoothing device includes an acquiring unit, a determining unit, and selecting unit. The acquiring unit acquires weather information of a plurality of operation areas. A facility device that performs environmental control according to a control value resulting from operation based on the weather information is installed in each of the operation areas. The determining unit determines whether or not an amount of change in weather exceeds a predetermined first threshold in each of the operation areas. The selecting unit selects at least one first operation area that is an operation area in which the amount of change exceeds the first threshold as a halt area for which the operation of the control value used by the facility device installed in the first operation area is halted when the number of first operation areas exceeds a predetermined second threshold. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173067 | SMOOTHING DEVICE, SMOOTHING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a smoothing device includes a predicting unit, a calculating unit, and a control unit. The predicting unit predicts a calculation load of operation at a first time slot on the basis of weather prediction information of operation areas in which facility devices that perform environmental control according to control values resulting from the operation based on weather information are installed. The calculating unit calculates a calculation load of operation at a second time slot earlier than the first time slot on the basis of the weather information of the operation areas. The control unit controls an executing device that executes the operation so that part of the operation to be executed at the first time slot is executed at the second time slot. | 07-04-2013 |
20140046836 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to some embodiments, there is provided an information communication system including: an information transmitting unit and an information receiving unit. The information transmitting unit transmits first information specifying a power price to a terminal device of a power consumer. The information receiving unit receives second information indicating whether the power consumer has recognized the first information from the terminal device or a different terminal device of the power consumer. | 02-13-2014 |
20140108833 | POWER INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, POWER INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A power information providing apparatus provides a content including power information. The apparatus includes an access result calculator, an energy saving result calculator, and a content type determining module. The access result calculator is configured to calculate a frequency of use of the power information providing apparatus. The energy saving result calculator is configured to calculate a value of a power consumption reduction result. The content type determining module is configured to select a type of the content based on the frequency of use calculated by the access result calculator and the value of the power consumption reduction result calculated by the energy saving result calculator. | 04-17-2014 |
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 |
20140336832 | INFORMATION ISSUANCE APPARATUS, INFORMATION ISSUANCE METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, there is provided an information issuance system including: a segmentation unit, an information generating unit and a transmitting unit. The segmentation unit segments a plurality of travelling apparatuses existing within a demand-and-supply adjustment district and travelling by use of electric power into first to N-th groups on the basis of a number of the travelling apparatuses. The information generating unit sets first to N-th target periods different from each other with respect to the first to N-th groups and to generate first to N-th requests for requesting the travelling apparatuses to restrain electric charges from being performed during the first to N-th target periods. The transmitting unit respectively transmits the first to N-th requests to the travelling apparatuses belonging to the first to N-th groups before starts of the first to N-th target periods. | 11-13-2014 |
20150066812 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a system including a reference consumption calculator and a load shift determining unit. The calculator calculates a reference consumption being a statistic for an energy consumption based on a history of the energy consumption of a demander. The determining unit determines whether or not load shift was performed based on and the reference consumption and a target energy consumption being the energy consumption in a period including a target time period in the history of the energy consumption, the load shift including at least one of a first operation and a second operation by the demander. The first operation is to charge energy in an energy accumulating device. The second operation is to shift an energy consumption operation to be made in a time period other than the target time period so as to be made in the target time period. | 03-05-2015 |