Partial information generating device, power usage amount calculation system, and partial information generating method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429602-B2
Application number	US-201314132145-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Priority date	Feb 12, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a partial information generating device includes a receiver, a first generator, and a second generator. The receiver is configured to receive power usage amounts each collected for a unitary time by at least one power meter. The first generator is configured to generate a piece of first partial information from a range that is zero or more and less than a predetermined basal value for each of the power usage amounts. The second generator is configured to generate one or more pieces of auxiliary information and a piece of second partial information for the each of the power usage amounts, by using the each of the power usage amounts, the piece of first partial information, and the basal value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A partial information generating device comprising:
a storage configured to store a predetermined basal value;
a receiver configured to receive power usage amounts each collected for a unitary time by at least one power meter;
a first generator configured to generate a piece of first partial information from a range that is zero or more and less than the basal value for each of the power usage amounts; and
a second generator configured to generate one or more pieces of auxiliary information and a piece of second partial information for the each of the power usage amounts, by using the each of the power usage amounts, the piece of first partial information, and the basal value, wherein
a plurality of pieces of first partial information are used for acquiring first integrated partial information,
a plurality of pieces of second partial information are used for acquiring second integrated partial information,
a plurality of pieces of auxiliary information are used for acquiring integrated auxiliary information,
the pieces of first partial information are stored in a first storage device,
the pieces of second partial information are stored in a second storage device,
the pieces of auxiliary information are stored in the first storage device, the second storage device, or a third storage device,
the first integrated partial information, the second integrated partial information, the integrated auxiliary information, and the basal value are used for acquiring a total of the power usage amounts, and
the each of the power usage amounts is restorable by using all of the piece of first partial information, the piece of second partial information, and the piece of auxiliary information, and the basal value, but the each of the power usage amounts is unrestorable when there is a lack of at least one of the piece of first partial information, the piece of second partial information, and the piece of auxiliary information.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first generator and the second generator are configured to generate d_A and d_B satisfying d_A+d_B=d+α×L for an integer α, respectively, and
the second generator is configured to generate one or more pieces of auxiliary information f or f_1 and f_2 satisfying f=α or f_1+f_2=α,
where d is the power usage amount, d_A represents the piece of first partial information, d_B represents the piece of second partial information, and L is the basal value.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second generator is configured to generate a plurality of pieces of auxiliary information, and
the pieces of auxiliary information are stored in at least two of the first storage device, the second storage device, and the third storage device in a distributed manner.

4. A power usage amount calculation system comprising:
at least one power meter;
a receiver configured to receive power usage amounts each collected for a unitary time by the at least one power meter;
a first generator configured to generate a piece of first partial information from a range that is zero or more and less than a predetermined basal value for each of the power usage amounts;
a second generator configured to generate one or more pieces of auxiliary information and a piece of second partial information for the each of the power usage amounts, by using the each of the power usage amounts, the piece of first partial information, and the basal value;
a first storage device configured to store a plurality of pieces of first partial information;
a second storage device configured to store a plurality of pieces of second partial information;
a first calculator configured to acquire first integrated partial information by using the pieces of first partial information;
a second calculator configured to acquire second integrated partial information by using the pieces of second partial information;
a third calculator configured to acquire integrated auxiliary information by using the pieces of auxiliary information; and
a fourth calculator configured to acquire a total of the power usage amounts by using the first integrated partial information, the second integrated partial information, the integrated auxiliary information, and the basal value, wherein
the each of the power usage amounts is restorable by using all of the piece of first partial information, the piece of second partial information, and the piece of auxiliary information, and the basal value, but the each of the power usage amounts is unrestorable when there is a lack of at least one of the piece of first partial information, the piece of second partial information, and the piece of auxiliary information.

5. A partial information generating method comprising:
receiving power usage amounts each collected for a unitary time by at least one power meter;
generating a piece of first partial information from a range that is zero or more and less than a predetermined basal value stored in a storage for each of the power usage amounts; and
generating one or more pieces of auxiliary information and a piece of second partial information for the each of the power usage amounts, by using the each of the power usage amounts, the piece of first partial information, and the basal value, wherein
a plurality of pieces of first partial information are used for acquiring first integrated partial information,
a plurality of pieces of second partial information are used for acquiring second integrated partial information,
a plurality of pieces of auxiliary information are used for acquiring integrated auxiliary information,
the pieces of first partial information are stored in a first storage device,
the pieces of second partial information are stored in a second storage device,
the pieces of auxiliary information are stored in the first storage device, the second storage device, or a third storage device,
the first integrated partial information, the second integrated partial information, the integrated auxiliary information, and the basal value are used for acquiring a total of the power usage amounts, and
the each of the power usage amounts is restorable by using all of the piece of first partial information, the piece of second partial information, and the piece of auxiliary information, and the basal value, but the each of the power usage amounts is unrestorable when there is a lack of at least one of the piece of first partial information, the piece of second partial information, and the piece of auxiliary information.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein
d_A and d_B are generated so as to satisfy d_A+d_B=d+α×L for an integer α, and
the generating one or more pieces of auxiliary information includes generating one or more pieces of auxiliary information f or f_1 and f_2 satisfying f=α or f_1+f_2=α,
where d is the power usage amount, d_A represents the piece of first partial information, d_B represents the piece of second partial information, and L is the basal value.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein
the generating one or more pieces of auxiliary information includes generating a plurality of pieces of auxiliary information, and
the pieces of auxiliary information are stored in at least two of the first storage device, the second storage device, and the third storage device in a distributed manner.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Komano Yuichi
• Yamanaka Shinji
• Ito Satoshi

Classifications

• G06Q50/06 Primary

  Energy or water supply · CPC title

• Y02B90/241

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y04S20/52

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G06F21/6245

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title

• Y02B90/248

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic