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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Yukio Fujiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kameyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenori Tomono, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Tsukamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumio Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Konishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Inadome, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Aratani, Kanagawa, JP;
Juuta Kon, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Nitta, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Fujiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kameyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenori Tomono, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Tsukamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumio Yoshizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Konishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanori Inadome, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Aratani, Kanagawa, JP;
Juuta Kon, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotaka Nitta, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An arbitration device comprises a determining unit that determines priority of each of a plurality of electrical devices according to at least either a position or an action status of a person present in a target area for control; and a calculating unit that calculates electrical power to be allotted to each of the electrical devices in such a way that a total of electrical power allotted to a plurality of the electrical devices is within a limit value and the electrical devices having the priority at high levels are allotted with electrical power on a priority basis.