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US 8,943,324 B2Granted
Green energy generation apparatus, mobile device, electric storage apparatus, and management method of green energy information
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoshihiro Wakita, Jun Nakano, Masaru Kuramoto, Yutaka Imai
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Abstract
A method is provided for authenticating characteristics of electrical energy. The method comprises acquiring a key, acquiring an amount of electrical energy, and generating a digital signature based on the amount and the key. The method further comprises generating a certificate comprising the signature and the amount.
Claims22
A method for authenticating characteristics of electrical energy, comprising:
- acquiring a key;
- acquiring an amount of electrical energy generated by a household green energy generation apparatus;
- generating a digital signature based on the amount and the key;
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- generating a certificate comprising the signature and the amount.
2 more elements
An apparatus for authenticating characteristics of electrical energy, comprising:
- an energy generator;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- acquire a key;
- acquire an amount of electrical energy generated by a household green energy generation apparatus;
- and
- generate a digital signature based on the amount and the key.
4 more elements
A green energy generation apparatus, comprising:
- a household green energy generation unit for generating electrical energy using renewable energy or environmentally friendly resources;
- an electric-generation capacity measurement unit for measuring electric-generation capacity generated by the household green energy generation unit;
- a certificate of electric-generation issuance unit for acquiring electric-generation capacity information that indicates the electric-generation capacity measured by the electric-generation capacity measurement unit and for issuing a certificate of electric-generation that authenticates the acquired electric-generation capacity is generated by the household green energy generation unit;
- an electric energy transmission unit for transmitting the electrical energy generated by the household green energy generation unit to an electric storage apparatus;
- a certificate of electric-generation providing unit for providing the certificate of electric-generation issued by the certificate of electric-generation issuance unit to the electric storage apparatus.
2 more elements
A mobile device, comprising:
- a household green energy generation apparatus for generating electrical energy using renewable energy or environmentally friendly resources that includes an electric-generation capacity measurement unit for measuring electric-generation capacity generated by the household green energy generation apparatus, a certificate of electric-generation issuance unit for acquiring electric-generation capacity information that indicates the electric-generation capacity measured by the electric-generation capacity measurement unit and for issuing a certificate of electric-generation that authenticates the acquired electric-generation capacity is generated by the household green energy generation apparatus, and an electric energy transmission unit for transmitting the electrical energy generated by the household green energy generation apparatus;
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- an electric storage apparatus for storing the electrical energy that is generated by the household green energy generation apparatus and transmitted from the electric energy transmission unit.
An electric storage apparatus, comprising:
- a battery that is to be charged upon supply of electrical energy generated by a household green energy generation unit from a household green energy generation apparatus that includes the household green energy generation unit for generating electrical energy using renewable energy or environmentally friendly resources, an electric-generation capacity measurement unit for measuring electric-generation capacity generated by the household green energy generation unit, a certificate of electric-generation issuance unit for acquiring electric-generation capacity information that indicates the electric-generation capacity measured by the electric-generation capacity measurement unit and for issuing a certificate of electric-generation in order to authenticate that the acquired electric-generation capacity is generated by the household green energy generation unit;
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- a certificate acquisition unit for acquiring the certificate of electric-generation issued by the certificate of electric-generation issuance unit when the battery is charged with supply of electrical energy from the household green energy generation unit.
A management method for green energy information, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring electric-generation capacity information that indicates electric-generation capacity measured by a electric-generation capacity measurement unit from a household green energy generation unit, which includes a household green energy generation unit for generating electrical energy using renewable energy or environmentally friendly resources and the electric-generation capacity measurement unit for measuring electric-generation capacity generated by the household green energy generation unit;
- issuing a certificate of electric-generation in order to authenticate that the electric-generation capacity acquired in the step of the acquiring electric-generation capacity information is generated by the household green energy generation unit;
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- providing the certificate of electric-generation issued by the certificate of electric-generation issuance unit to an electric storage apparatus when electrical energy generated by the household green energy generation unit is transmitted to the electric storage apparatus.
1 more element
A system which combines a green energy apparatus and electric storage apparatus, comprising:
- the green energy apparatus which includes a household green energy generation unit for generating electrical energy using renewable energy or environmentally friendly resources, an electric-generation capacity measurement unit for measuring electric-generation capacity generated by the household green energy generation unit, and a certificate of electric-generation issuance unit for acquiring electric-generation capacity information that indicates the electric-generation capacity measured by the electric-generation capacity measurement unit and for issuing a certificate of electric-generation that certifies the acquired electric-generation capacity is generated by the household green energy generation unit;
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- the electric storage apparatus which includes a battery to be charged upon supply of electrical energy generated by the household green energy generation unit, and a certificate acquisition unit for acquiring the certification of electric-generation issued by the certificate of electric-generation issuance unit when the battery is charged upon supply of electrical energy generated by the household green energy generation unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.