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Summary of the patent applications from NEC Corporation on October 5th, 2023

NEC Corporation has recently filed several patents related to various technologies. These patents cover areas such as communication, video processing, biometric authentication, and network function detection.

In the field of communication, NEC has filed patents for methods and devices that optimize the monitoring process for efficient communication between network devices and user equipment. They have also developed a control scheme for transmitting small data using the Random Access Channel (RACH). Additionally, NEC has patented a communication system called Dual Connectivity, which allows for seamless handover between base stations using both Master Cell Group (MCG) and Secondary Cell Group (SCG) resources.

In the video processing domain, NEC has developed a video processing apparatus that can analyze video data from surveillance cameras, detect events of a specific category, and provide a detection result. The apparatus includes a display controller that allows the operator to set the category of an event in the video, and a learning data accumulator that collects this information to improve the analysis capabilities.

NEC has also filed patents related to biometric authentication. They have developed an information processing device that encourages the use of biometric authentication by comparing user biometric information with registered users, assigning scores to successful authentication attempts, and accumulating these scores for multiple installed terminals.

In the field of network function detection, NEC has developed a network function node called NWDAF that can detect new applications in a network. The NWDAF node collects data related to the new application and notifies the network function node of the analytic result.

Overall, NEC Corporation has filed patents in various areas including communication, video processing, biometric authentication, and network function detection. These patents demonstrate NEC's commitment to innovation and their efforts to develop advanced technologies in these fields.

Notable applications:

Communication system for optimizing monitoring process between network devices and user equipment.
Control scheme for transmitting small data using the Random Access Channel (RACH).
Video processing apparatus for analyzing video data from surveillance cameras and detecting events of a specific category.
Information processing device for promoting the use of biometric authentication.
Network function node for detecting new applications in a network.

Patent applications for NEC Corporation on October 5th, 2023

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM (18101972)

Inventor Kiri INAYOSHI

DRIVING STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18024933)

Inventor Yasunori FUTATSUGI

PATH GENERATION APPARATUS, PATH PLANNING APPARATUS, PATH GENERATION METHOD, PATH PLANNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18021532)

Inventor Aayush AGGARWAL

INSPECTION APPARATUS (18025041)

Inventor Keiko INOUE

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE MODULE (18097788)

Inventor Naoki KOBAYASHI

MOVING BODY CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND MOVING BODY CONTROL METHOD (18015664)

Inventor Taichi KUMAGAI

CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS, CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18176841)

Inventor Asako FUJII

SOLUTION SYSTEM, SOLUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18015246)

Inventor Fumiyo TAKANO

ASSESSMENT APPARATUS, SURROGATE MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, ASSESSMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18010323)

Inventor Hikaru TSUCHIDA

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (18022720)

Inventor Yuzuru OKAJIMA

INFERENCE APPARATUS, INFERENCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM (18009859)

Inventor Daichi Kimura

LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND LEARNING PROGRAM (18023532)

Inventor Riki Eto

SERVER, SYSTEM, SERVER CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18022686)

Inventor Tomohiro Yamaguchi

OPTIMIZATION DEVICE, OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM (18016900)

Inventor Motoi Suzuki

CAUSAL INTERACTION DETECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM (18019879)

Inventor Karen Stephen

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18101943)

Inventor Kiri INAYOSHI

REFERENCE STATE DECIDING DEVICE, STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, REFERENCE STATE DECIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18020373)

Inventor Kenta ISHIHARA

ANOMALY DETECTION APPARATUS, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18205843)

Inventor Tatsuya KOMATSU

LEARNING SYSTEM, OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM (18016579)

Inventor Takahiro Toizumi

SIGNAL INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, SIGNAL INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON (17909618)

Inventor Hiroyasu SUDOU

FACE AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, FACE AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (18023584)

Inventor Kentaro Ozawa

ENTRY CONTROL APPARATUS, ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEM, ENTRY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM (18023476)

Inventor Maya Saito

GATE APPARATUS (18022628)

Inventor Kazuki Miura

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM (18011729)

Inventor Kazuhiko YAMAOKA

HISTORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, HISTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, HISTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM (18024898)

Inventor Maya SAITO

AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND AUDIO AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM (18019126)

Inventor Hitoshi YAMAMOTO

REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (18023251)

Inventor Yuji OHNO

SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM CIRCUIT APPARATUS (18101917)

Inventor Tomohiro YAMAJI

ATOMIC OSCILLATOR (18101737)

Inventor Sota KAGAMI

FAILURE DETECTION APPARATUS, CABLE BRANCHING DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION PATH SURVEILLANCE METHOD (18024852)

Inventor Taiki Kanai

CONTROL APPARATUS, OAM MODE-MULTIPLEXING TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, OAM MODE-MULTIPLEXING RECEIVING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM (18116722)

Inventor Eisaku SASAKI

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION OF SYSTEM INFORMATION (18206940)

Inventor Yuhua CHEN

SECONDARY BASE STATION, MASTER BASE STATION, AND METHODS THEREFOR (18024397)

Inventor Sadafuku Hayashi

NETWORK DATA ANALYTIC FUNCTION NODE, NETWORK FUNCTION NODE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR (17626864)

Inventor Linghang FAN

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, FACE AUTHENTICATION PROMOTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM (18011762)

Inventor Risa TAGAWA

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO PROCESSING PROGRAM (18208120)

Inventor Daichi HISADA

IMAGE SELECTION APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, IMAGE SELECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM (18010318)

Inventor Shoji Nishimura

VIDEO QUALITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, VIDEO QUALITY ESTIMATION METHOD, AND VIDEO QUALITY ESTIMATION SYSTEM (18021293)

Inventor Anan SAWABE

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (17626578)

Inventor Caroline LIANG

METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION (17915795)

Inventor Gang WANG

AIRBRIDGE, SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THE SAME (18102209)

Inventor Ayuka TADA

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 '''Inventor'''
 Yuhua CHEN
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a communication system that transmits system information to communication devices. This is done through system information blocks, which are transmitted according to a specific scheme. The communication apparatus of the system configures the system information blocks to include control information that indicates how these blocks will be transmitted.
-'''Abstract'''
- A communication system is described in which system information is transmitted to communication devices, by a communication apparatus of the system, in system information blocks, in accordance with a system information block transmission scheme. The communication apparatus configures at least one system information block to include control information indicating how the system information blocks will be transmitted.
 ===SECONDARY BASE STATION, MASTER BASE STATION, AND METHODS THEREFOR (18024397)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Sadafuku Hayashi
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a communication system called Dual Connectivity, where a secondary base station receives a request message from a master base station. If the secondary base station is using a type of connection that uses both Master Cell Group (MCG) resources and Secondary Cell Group (SCG) resources, it will send a response message called a request acknowledge message back to the master base station. This response message contains information about the configuration of the uplink (UL) connection. This allows the master and secondary base stations to handle situations where there are inconsistencies in the control messages used to set up the connection.
-'''Abstract'''
- A secondary base station () receives a request message from a master base station () of Dual Connectivity. If the secondary base station () uses an SN terminated bearer that uses both Master Cell Group (MCG) resources and Secondary Cell Group (SCG) resources, the secondary base station () transmits a request acknowledge message containing a UL Configuration information element to the master base station () as a response to the request message. This, for example, allows the master base station and the secondary base station to deal with a situation where multiple information elements contained in a control message for the setup of an SN terminated bearer using MCG resources are inconsistent.
 ===NETWORK DATA ANALYTIC FUNCTION NODE, NETWORK FUNCTION NODE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR (17626864)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Linghang FAN
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a network function node called NWDAF that is capable of detecting new applications in a network. The NWDAF node receives a request from another network function node to detect a new application, along with relevant information such as the user equipment (UE), start and end time for detection, and PFD (Policy and Charging Rules Function) information. The NWDAF node then subscribes to a SMF (Session Management Function) node to collect data related to the new application. It receives the data from a UPF (User Plane Function) node through the SMF node, which includes information such as the DNN (Data Network Name), S-NSSAI (Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information), and 3-tuple(s) (server side IP address and port number). Finally, the NWDAF node notifies the network function node of the analytic result, which includes the DNN, S-NSSAI, 3-tuple(s) to be added to the PFD information, parts of the URL to be matched, a Domain name matching criteria, and information about applicable protocol(s).
-'''Abstract'''
- A NWDAF node according to the present disclosure comprises means for receiving, from a network function node, a request for detecting a new application, including an indication having a value “new application analysis”, information for a UE, start and end time for detection and PFD information; means for subscribing, to a SMF node, data collection related to the new application; means for receiving, from a UPF node via the SMF node, the data related to the new application, including DNN, S-NSSAI, and 3-tuple(s); and means for notifying the network function node of an analytic result including the DNN, the S-NSSAI, the 3-tuple(s) to be added to the PFD information, parts of the URL to be matched, a Domain name matching criteria and information about applicable protocol(s), wherein the 3-tuple(s) includes a server side IP address and port number.
 ===INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, FACE AUTHENTICATION PROMOTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM (18011762)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Risa TAGAWA
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The present disclosure describes an information processing device that aims to promote the use of biometric authentication. The device includes an authentication request unit, an imparting unit, and an accumulation unit.
-The authentication request unit initiates biometric authentication by comparing the biometric information of a user, obtained from one of the multiple installed terminals located in different places, with the biometric information of registered users.
-The imparting unit assigns a score to each installed terminal when the biometric authentication is successful.
-The accumulation unit collects and stores the scores given to the installed terminals based on the success of biometric authentication at each terminal.
-In summary, this information processing device encourages the use of biometric authentication by comparing user biometric information with registered users, assigning scores to successful authentication attempts, and accumulating these scores for multiple installed terminals.
-'''Abstract'''
- The present disclosure provides an information processing device and the like that can promote the use of biometric authentication. An information processing device includes an authentication request unit, an imparting unit, and an accumulation unit. The authentication request unit causes biometric authentication to be performed on biometric information about a user acquired by one installed terminal among a plurality of installed terminals arranged in various places to be compared with biometric information about registered users. The imparting unit imparts a score that is set for each of the installed terminals when the biometric authentication is successful. The accumulation unit accumulates a plurality of the scores imparted in response to a success of the biometric authentication at the plurality of installed terminals.
 ===VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO PROCESSING PROGRAM (18208120)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Daichi HISADA
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a video processing apparatus that analyzes video data from a surveillance camera. It can detect events of a specific category and provide a detection result. The apparatus also includes a display controller that shows a category setting screen along with the video, allowing the operator to set the category of an event in the video. The apparatus has a learning data accumulator that collects the category information set by the operator as learning data. The video analyzer then uses this learning data to improve its analysis capabilities.
-'''Abstract'''
- A video processing apparatus includes a video analyzer that analyzes video data captured by a surveillance camera, detects an event belonging to a specific category, and outputs a detection result, a display controller that displays, together with a video of the video data, a category setting screen for setting a category of an event included in the video, and a learning data accumulator that accumulates, as learning data together with the video data, category information set in accordance with an operation by an operator to the category setting screen. The video analyzer performs learning processing by using the learning data accumulated in the learning data accumulator.
 ===IMAGE SELECTION APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, IMAGE SELECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM (18010318)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Shoji Nishimura
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a system where a user can input a selection condition for an image into a terminal. The terminal encodes the selection condition and displays it as code information on a screen. The user then captures an image of the screen using a capturing apparatus. An image selection apparatus processes the captured image and recognizes the selection condition. It then transmits an image that meets the selection condition to a predetermined terminal.
-'''Abstract'''
- When a user of a terminal () desires to view a desired image, the user inputs a selection condition of the image to the terminal (). Then, the terminal () encodes the selection condition, and displays code information on a screen. Then, when the user causes a capturing apparatus () to capture an image of the screen, an image selection apparatus () recognizes the selection condition by processing the image (first image). Then, the image selection apparatus () transmits an image (second image) that satisfies the selection condition to a predetermined terminal, for example, the terminal () that displays the code information.
 ===VIDEO QUALITY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, VIDEO QUALITY ESTIMATION METHOD, AND VIDEO QUALITY ESTIMATION SYSTEM (18021293)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Anan SAWABE
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a device that can estimate the video quality of a video being distributed over a network. It includes two collection units, one for gathering information about the network quality and another for collecting information about the video quality. The device also has an estimation unit that uses the collected information to estimate the appropriate bit rate for the video based on its resolution.
-'''Abstract'''
- A video quality estimation apparatus (100) according to the present disclosure includes a first collection unit (101) configured to collect network quality information about a network pertaining to distribution of a video, a second collection unit (102) configured to collect video quality information about the video, and an estimation unit (103) configured to estimate a first bit rate corresponding to a resolution of the video based on the network quality information and the video quality information.
 ===COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (17626578)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Caroline LIANG
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes a method in which a radio access network sends control information to a user equipment (UE) to indicate whether the UE should stop, start, or continue monitoring certain control resources or search spaces for downlink control information (DCI). This method helps optimize the monitoring process for efficient communication between the network and the UE.
-'''Abstract'''
- A method is disclosed in which downlink control information transmitted by a radio access network provides an indication of at least one set of control resources configured at a UE, or of at least one search space configured at a UE, that the UE is to stop monitoring for DCI, start monitoring for DCI, or continue monitoring for DCI.
 ===METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION (17915795)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Gang WANG
-'''Brief explanation'''
- This abstract describes methods, devices, and computer readable media for communication. It explains a method implemented by a terminal device where it determines configuration parameters for transmitting uplink data in an inactive state. Based on these parameters, it determines a target random access procedure for transmitting the data. The uplink data is then transmitted to a network device while the terminal device is in the inactive state. The abstract also describes a method implemented by a network device where it receives the uplink data transmitted by the terminal device in the inactive state, based on the target random access procedure. It then transmits a response to the terminal device. Overall, this provides a control scheme for transmitting small data using the Random Access Channel (RACH).
-'''Abstract'''
- Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media of communication. A method of communication implemented by a terminal device comprises in accordance with a determination that uplink data is to be transmitted in an inactive state, determining configuration parameters for transmission of the uplink data; determining, based on the configuration parameters, a target random access procedure for transmission of the uplink data in an inactive state of the terminal device; and transmitting, based on the target random access procedure, the uplink data to a network device in the inactive state. A method of communication implemented by a network device comprises receiving uplink data transmitted by a terminal device in an inactive state based on a target random access procedure, the target random access procedure being determined based on configuration parameters, the configuration parameters being determined upon determination that uplink data is to be transmitted in the inactive state; and transmitting, to the terminal device, a response to the reception of the uplink data. In this way, control scheme for small data transmission based on RACH is provided.
 ===AIRBRIDGE, SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THE SAME (18102209)===
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 '''Inventor'''
 Ayuka TADA
-'''Brief explanation'''
- The abstract describes an airbridge structure that consists of two bridge abutments connected by conductors, with a third conductor extending between them. The abutments have piers rising from them, and a bridge girder is supported by these piers to span over the third conductor. The abstract mentions that the intersection edges of the abutments with the bases of the piers have a convex shape protruding towards one side.
-'''Abstract'''
- An airbridge includes first and second bridge abutments contacted with first and second conductors opposing each other via a gap, with a third conductor extending therein, first and second bridge piers rising from the first and second bridge abutments, and a bridge girder part supported by the first and second bridge piers in air to stride over the third conductor, wherein first and intersection edges, at which the first and second bridge abutment intersect with bases of the first and second bridge pier, is of a convex shape protruding toward one side from first and second virtual straight lines each connecting end points at which both sides of the first and second bridge abutments intersect with the first and second intersection edge, respectively.