According to an aspect of the disclosure, a home energy management system and method includes a network device disposed at a residence and a wireless home energy network capable of establishing communication with the network device. A server is disposed remotely from the residence and capable of generating a control action report to control the network devices. A controller is located at the residence and in communication with the server and configured to establish the wireless home energy network; initiate a plurality of operating status requests of the network device; receive device data in response to at least one of the operating status requests; generate a site report including the device data; initiate a communication of the site report to the remote server; and detect an availability of the control action report at the remote server in conjunction with the communication of the site report.

Energy management system and method

A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program

A building management system for one or more buildings, having a processor and a display for showing a model of a building being managed. The model may be shown as a three dimensional depiction or rendition, or a virtual building. A database may provide information regarding sensors, actuators and other items which may be viewed in conjunction with the displayed model. Information regarding the location and status of the sensors, control devices, and the like, which may be points of interest, may be mapped on the virtual depiction or model of the building. A user or operator may thus move through the building and view and affect rooms, sensing and control devices, and other items, including quick navigation to points of interest, in virtual reality. A recorder and play mechanism may be a significant portion of the system for recording structures, parameters, environment, events and other information of the system.

Building management system

To relate to a game with hand motion control.SOLUTION: In various embodiments, the motion of a wristband is used to control games. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a first wireless signal from a first device; receiving a second wireless signal from a second device; determining from the first wireless signal a first player identifier; determining from the second wireless signal a second player identifier; displaying a message that asks a player to identify himself; receiving via tactile input an indication of a third player identifier; determining that the third player identifier matches the first player identifier; receiving a third wireless signal from the first device; interpreting the third wireless signal as a command in a gambling game; and carrying out the command in the gambling game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14b

Game with hand motion control

A user interface method and apparatus for a mobile terminal having a touchscreen are provided. The apparatus and method improve interactivity using a toolbar menu mode screen which allows a user to execute functions and commands with drag and drop behaviors on the touchscreen to graphical objects such as toolbar, icons, and other active objects. An interface apparatus includes a touchscreen unit that displays a screen including a second region for presenting a toolbar having at least one User Interface (UI) element representing a specific function and a first region for activating, when the UI element is dragged from the toolbar and dropped in the first region on the touchscreen, the function represented by the UI element. The interface apparatus also includes a control unit which detects a drag and drop action of the UI element and activates, when the drag and drop action is detected, the function associated with the UI element in the form of an active function object. The interface apparatus of the present invention registers the frequently used functions with the toolbar in the form of icons such that, when an icon is dragged from the toolbar to the main window, the function represented by the icon is activated.

User interface method and apparatus for mobile terminal having touchscreen

To provide a positioning system that clearly defines a disposition of a base station for identifying a position of a radio set. While a wireless base station 1 that transmits and receives a distance-measuring signal to and from a terminal 2 to be measured by wireless communication is disposed at each corner forming an equilateral triangular, the length of each side of the equilateral triangle is made to be a maximum communication distance of the wireless base station 1.

Positioning system, air conditioning system and lighting system

Wireless power supply and information communication are achieved between electronic circuit substrates in the electronic equipment, and the size of the circuitry for achieving the above is reduced. There are provided a first electronic circuit substrate, a second electronic circuit substrate, a first coil connected to the first electronic circuit substrate, and a second coil connected to the second electronic circuit substrate. Power is transmitted from the first coil to the second coil by electromagnetic induction so that the first electronic circuit substrate and the second electronic circuit substrate are electrically connected.

Electronic equipment and method for connecting electronic circuit substrate

A power measuring system, a measuring apparatus, a load terminal, and a device control system are provided. A voltage sensor detects a voltage waveform, and a current sensor acquires a current waveform, of a power line in a noncontact manner. A load terminal operates to connect the power line and a voltage measuring terminal to measure a current flowing from the power line to a load and to calculate a voltage value from the measured current value and the load. The load terminal transmits, in response to a request from a measuring apparatus, the measured current value and the calculated voltage value to the measuring apparatus via a communication means. A control portion of the measuring apparatus receives the current value and the voltage value from the load terminal. The control portion calculates a power value based on the received current value, voltage value voltage waveform and current waveform.

Power measuring system, measuring apparatus, load terminal, and device control system

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operating device using voice for a household electric appliance/equipment improved in operability with no erroneous or useless operation and enabling an operator to positively grasp an operation result, an equipment state and utterance timing. SOLUTION: The operating device using voice built in the household electric appliance/equipment and operating/setting the household electric appliance/equipment based on a voice operating/setting command uttered by the operator, is provided with: a sound input part for receiving sound information including the command; a sound processing part for extracting the command from the sound information; a control part for determining the operation mode of the household electric appliance/equipment based on the extracted command, the state of the household electric appliance/equipment, and the like; and a display part including at least one of a display screen, a sound producing part and a light emitting part and displaying the operation mode and state of the household electric appliance/equipment based on the output of the control part. The control part is constituted to change the display contents of the display part according to the change of the operation mode. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Operating device using voice

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a building management device for avoiding double development on the side of a building management system and on the side of a facility system, in relation to a building management device for controlling and monitoring equipment such as air-conditioning apparatuses and illumination apparatuses in a building. SOLUTION: This building management device comprises: an air-conditioning facility controller 2A composed by installing control functions and control information used for controlling air-conditioning apparatuses installed in the building, and functioning as a server for providing the control functions and the control information to clients; an illuminating facility controller 6A composed by installing controlling functions and control information used for controlling the illumination apparatuses, and functioning as a server for providing the control functions and the control information to the clients; a central monitoring device 9A functioning as a client for executing facility management by using the control functions and the control information of the facility controller 2A and the facility controller 6A; and an interface device 15 for executing communication between the facility controller 2A and the monitoring device 9A. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Noriyuki Kushiro

Papers

Positioning system, air conditioning system and lighting system

Electronic equipment and method for connecting electronic circuit substrate

Power measuring system, measuring apparatus, load terminal, and device control system

Operating device using voice

Building management device