NEC Corporation patent applications on February 6th, 2025
Patent Applications by NEC Corporation on February 6th, 2025
NEC Corporation: 56 patent applications
NEC Corporation has applied for patents in the areas of G06V40/16 (6), G06V10/74 (4), G06Q10/02 (3), G06T7/00 (3), G01C21/20 (2) G06Q10/02 (3), G07C9/37 (2), A61B5/11 (1), H04L9/0618 (1), G06V40/40 (1)
With keywords such as: information, unit, apparatus, image, target, area, processing, device, data, and user in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by NEC Corporation
Inventor(s): Chenhui HUANG of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Fumiyuki NIHEY of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Zhenwei WANG of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroshi KAJITANI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshitaka NOZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kenichiro FUKUSHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): A61B5/11
CPC Code(s): A61B5/11
Abstract: provided is a mobility estimation device that includes a data acquisition unit that acquires feature amount data including a feature amount used for estimating a mobility of a user, the feature amount data being extracted from sensor data regarding a movement of a foot of the user, a storage unit that stores an estimation model that outputs a mobility index based on an input of the feature amount data, an estimation unit that inputs the acquired feature amount data to the estimation model and estimates the mobility of the user in accordance with the mobility index output from the estimation model, and an output unit that outputs information regarding the estimated mobility of the user.
Inventor(s): Hideki MURAMATSU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masaru YANAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Motoharu OHTAKE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Sawaka SEKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Noritsugu YAMANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Natsumi YOKOYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshikatsu NIWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosei KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hideki KIKKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroaki AMINAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): B60L53/64, B60L53/63, B60L53/66, B60L53/67, B60L53/68
CPC Code(s): B60L53/64
Abstract: a management apparatus includes: an extraction section that, on the basis of an electric power quantity of each of the plurality of electric vehicles, the electric power quantity being indicated by electric power quantity information, extracts at least one of the electric vehicles that is among the plurality of electric vehicles and that corresponds to an electric power state of one or more of the plurality of charging facilities, the one or more being included in a target area; and a transmission section that transmits information pertaining to the target area to at least one of the at least one of the electric vehicles that has been extracted by the extraction section.
Inventor(s): Ryota YUGE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): C01B32/15
CPC Code(s): C01B32/15
Abstract: a nanocarbon generation apparatus includes a cylindrical target that contains carbon and a catalyst, and a laser irradiator configured to irradiate a peripheral surface of the cylindrical target with a laser beam at an incident angle of 50� or more and 80� or less, the incident angle being an angle between the laser beam and a normal line of the peripheral surface in a portion irradiated with the laser beam.
20250043583. MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLE_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Kazuki OGATA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Toshihiro WATANABE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hitomi ITO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Taiki NAKAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): E04H12/18, F21S8/08, G08G1/095
CPC Code(s): E04H12/18
Abstract: a multifunctional pole includes two or more units selected from among a plurality of units each providing a predetermined function. in the multifunctional pole, the two or more units are coupled to each other to form the pole.
Inventor(s): Florence Thi Ngoc Loan HO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Shinji NAKADAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34
CPC Code(s): G01C21/3446
Abstract: a path finding apparatus acquires vehicle information and map information, and determines a path set that includes a path for each of the vehicles in the vehicle set. the path set is determined using the vehicle information and the map information. the paths in the path set do not conflict with each other. to determine the path set, the path finding apparatus performs a path planning algorithm to generate the path for each of the vehicles. the path planning algorithm evaluates the path based on a utility score of the path that is a scalar value representing how much the path achieves a plurality of objectives.
Inventor(s): Shigeharu TSUKAGOSHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroki Tanaka of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Minoru Kobayashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S1/76
CPC Code(s): G01S1/76
Abstract: in order to enable more accurate estimation of an interference area for communication using an acoustic wave under water, an interference area information output apparatus, which is connected to a base station performing wireless communication using an acoustic wave with a wireless communication apparatus being present under water, estimates an interference area being a range where an interference wave possibly interferes with the wireless communication, based on position information relating to an interference source emitting the interference wave being an acoustic wave possibly interfering with the wireless communication, topographic information relating to a periphery of the interference source, and sound speed distribution indicating a sound speed at each location under water in the periphery of the interference source, and outputs interference area information including information relating to the interference area.
20250044785. INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Masanao NATSUMEDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G05B23/02
CPC Code(s): G05B23/0283
Abstract: an information processing system predicts a condition of a device from time-series data acquired from the device, by using a trained model. when predicting, the information processing system allows the trained model to extract features that depend on the sequence from pieces of partial time-series data obtained by dividing the time-series data along the time axis, generate first vectors in which the extracted features are embedded, each of the first vectors corresponding to each of the pieces of the partial time-series data one to one, generate a second vector in which the first vectors are embedded, extract features that depend on the sequence from the first vectors, generate a third vector in which the extracted features are embedded, generate a fourth vector in which the second vector and the third vector are embedded, and transform the fourth vector into a first value that represents a condition of the device.
Inventor(s): Takeo HOSOMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F9/48, G06F9/50
CPC Code(s): G06F9/4881
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes: a calculation unit calculates a cloud appropriateness value using a cost when a cloud is used for a scheduling-target job and an index indicative of a quantity of all jobs that are yet to be allocated to a server and waiting to be scheduled; and a determination unit determines, in accordance with the cloud appropriateness value, whether or not the scheduling-target job is to be offloaded to the cloud.
Inventor(s): Takeo HOSOMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F9/50
CPC Code(s): G06F9/5027
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit acquires record information from a storage device; and a determination unit determines whether or not a scheduling-target job at a current timepoint is to be offloaded to a cloud based on a preset period during which the cloud is to be used, a maximum value of cumulative cost that can be spent to use the cloud during the period, an elapsed time from a starting timepoint of the period to the current timepoint, a cumulative value of costs of jobs for which the cloud has been used during the elapsed time, and a cost in a case in which the scheduling-target job is executed using the cloud, the period, the maximum value, the elapsed time, the cumulative value of costs, and the cost of the scheduling-target job being included in the record information.
Inventor(s): Daisuke GOTOU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F16/33, G06F16/338
CPC Code(s): G06F16/3344
Abstract: in order to solve the problem of accurately modifying a query from a user and improving accuracy of a response, an information processing apparatus () includes: an input acquisition section () that acquires a first character string indicating a query from a user; a generation section () that refers to a term database and generates a second character string which is obtained by replacing at least part of the first character string with a term from the term database; an evaluation acquisition section () that acquires evaluation information which indicates an evaluation by the user with respect to a query result in response to a query indicated by the first character string or by the second character string; and an update section () that updates the term database on the basis of the evaluation information.
Inventor(s): Akio TODA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F17/11
CPC Code(s): G06F17/11
Abstract: the optimization device includes an annealing means. the annealing means executes solution calculation so as to exclude from search range spin sets whose distances from the spin sets indicating optimal solutions obtained by the n−1st solution calculation are within a predetermined range in the nth solution calculation.
Inventor(s): Chenhui HUANG of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Fumiyuki Nihey of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F17/18
CPC Code(s): G06F17/18
Abstract: a feature quantity selection device that includes an acquisition unit that acquire data sets, a construction unit that constructs re-extracted data sets by changing a distribution of data included in the data set, an analysis unit that analyze the re-extracted data sets using a lasso regression method, a statistics unit that aggregates values of elements included in the re-extracted data sets in accordance with an analysis result of the re-extracted data sets and setting a logical value to the elements included in the re-extracted data sets in accordance with an aggregation result of the values of the elements, a selection unit that select a combination of feature quantities in accordance with a value of the logical value set to the elements in accordance with a preset specifying rule, and an output unit that outputs selection information regarding the selected combination of the feature quantities.
Inventor(s): Masataka Satoh of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hideki Irisawa of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takayuki Kase of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Naoki Tokunaga of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/32, G06V40/16, G06V40/50, H04N23/611, H04N23/667
CPC Code(s): G06F21/32
Abstract: an authentication system includes: an imaging unit that is configure to switch between normal imaging and blur imaging that is imaging in a state of blurring with lower sharpness than that in the normal imaging; a target detection unit that detects an authentication target on the basis of a blurred image acquired by the blur imaging; a switching unit that switches the blur imaging to the normal imaging in a case where the authentication target is detected; and an authentication unit that performs authentication processing of authenticating the authentication targe on the basis of a normal image acquired by the normal imaging. according to such an authentication system, it is possible to perform the authentication processing in consideration of the privacy of the target.
Inventor(s): Kazufumi GOTA of TOKYO (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/62
CPC Code(s): G06F21/6218
Abstract: an access control apparatus includes risk target list registration part which registers a dynamically fluctuating risk that has occurred during an operation of apparatus accessing system in a risk target list; trail information management part which collects and manages trail information concerning the apparatus which relates to the occurred risk from trail management server which manages trail information of a supply chain using block chain; score calculation part which calculates a score of the apparatus based on the risk registered in the risk target list and the trail information concerning the apparatus; determination part which determines a control method of an access by the apparatus to the system based on the score of the apparatus and a policy defining relationship between the score and the control method of an access; and control part which controls the access by the apparatus to system according to the control method of the access.
20250045522. EXTRACTION DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Jun YOSHIDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F40/284, G06F40/205, G06F40/30
CPC Code(s): G06F40/284
Abstract: an extraction device includes: an acquisition section acquiring a first natural sentence input by a user; an extraction section extracting at least a target word of a relevant word and the target word from the first natural sentence acquired by the acquisition section using a model learnt to output the relevant word and the target word with a second natural sentence as an input, the relevant word being a word defining the relevancy between words included in the second natural sentence and the target word being a word serving as the target of the relevant word; and an output section outputting the target word extracted by the extraction section
20250045525. EXPLAINABLE AND EFFICIENT TEXT SUMMARIZATION_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Masafumi Enomoto of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kunihiro Takeoka of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kiril Gashteovski of Heidelberg (DE) for nec corporation, Carolin Lawrence of Heidelberg (DE) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F40/289
CPC Code(s): G06F40/289
Abstract: a computer-implemented, machine learning method for generating explainable text summaries includes extracting a subset of sentences from an input document as an extractive summary and adding context to the extracted sentences to generate a prompt. a fluent summary is generated by using the prompt as input to a generative language model. source information for a sentence from the fluent summary is determined by mapping the sentence from the fluent summary to a sentence in the extractive summary and the sentence from the extractive summary to a sentence from the input document. a transparent summary view is generated showing the sentence from the fluent summary along with the source information from the extractive summary and the input document for display on a user interface. the method has applications including, but not limited to medical ai, public safety and other machine learning applications for reliable and explainable document summarization.
Inventor(s): Yuta IGARASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/02, G06Q10/0631
CPC Code(s): G06Q10/02
Abstract: in order to attain an object of providing, to a user, advice for more proper utilization of an ai platform, an information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition means () for acquiring log information of a target user and a resource usage ratio in an analysis environment in which analysis by machine learning is carried out; a generation means () for generating advice information pertaining to the target user by inputting, into an advice information generation model, the log information of the target user and the resource usage ratio which have been acquired by the acquisition means, the advice information generation model having been trained to generate advice information from log information and a resource usage ratio in the analysis environment; and an output means () for outputting the advice information which has been generated by the generation means.
Inventor(s): Masanori KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akihiko Ichikawa of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/02, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06Q10/02
Abstract: the information processing apparatus acquires biological information of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft. the information processing apparatus acquires flight information corresponding to the acquired biological information from a storage device in which the biological information of the passenger and the flight information of the passenger are stored in association with each other. then, the information processing apparatus determines, based on the acquired flight information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. the information processing apparatus displays information according to the determination result on display devices and
Inventor(s): Masanori KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akihiko ICHIKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/02, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06Q10/02
Abstract: the information processing apparatus acquires biological information of a passenger who has disembarked from an aircraft. the information processing apparatus acquires flight information corresponding to the acquired biological information from a storage device in which the biological information of the passenger and the flight information of the passenger are stored in association with each other. then, the information processing apparatus determines, based on the acquired flight information, whether the passenger is a passenger who is to re-board an aircraft after disembarking from the aircraft. the information processing apparatus displays information according to the determination result on display devices and
Inventor(s): Tomoki INOUE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/40, G07B15/02
CPC Code(s): G06Q50/40
Abstract: an information management apparatus () includes: an issuing unit () that issues at least one token for each moving body; an allocation unit () that allocates, when detecting that a passenger boards the moving body, the token for the moving body to the passenger, a release unit () that releases, when detecting that the passenger alights from the moving body, allocation of the token to the passenger; and a determination unit () that determines, by using token history information indicating a history of allocation and release of the token, a boarding history for the moving body of the passenger.
Inventor(s): Ryuichi AKASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takahiro TOIZUMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuho SHOJI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G06V10/74, G06V10/764
CPC Code(s): G06T7/0002
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes: a deterioration degree calculation unit that calculates a deterioration degree in quality of an image; a deterioration factor classification unit that classifies a deterioration factor that is a factor of deterioration in the quality of the image; and a quality score calculation unit that calculates a quality score indicating the quality of the image, on the basis of the deterioration degree and the deterioration factor. according to such an information processing apparatus, the quality of the image can be properly evaluated.
Inventor(s): Shigeki IKOMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuka OSHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G01M17/02, G06V10/46
CPC Code(s): G06T7/0004
Abstract: a tire inspection support apparatus includes: a first detection unit that detects a first area including a cracked part candidate in a tire through first image processing performed on a photographed image of the tire; a generation unit that generates an image to be processed obtained by extracting a partial image corresponding to the first area from the photographed image; a second detection unit that detects a second area showing the cracked part from the first area through second image processing performed on the image to be processed; and a calculation unit that calculates an index value for the cracked part in the tire based on the second area.
Inventor(s): Daiki YAMAZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Satoshi TERASAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/246
CPC Code(s): G06T7/246
Abstract: an object tracking apparatus () detects an object from video data () and performs tracking processing of the detected object. the object tracking apparatus () detects that a predetermined condition is satisfied for a first object () and a second object (), using the video data (). thereafter, the object tracking apparatus () performs tracking processing of the second object () in association with the first object ().
Inventor(s): Shoji YACHIDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/246, G01S13/89, G01S15/89, G06T7/70, H04N23/695
CPC Code(s): G06T7/248
Abstract: an information processing apparatus determines a direction (first direction ()) from a sensor () toward a moving object () by detecting the moving object () using the sensor (). the information processing apparatus causes a camera () to perform imaging while moving the optical axis direction () of the camera () along the first direction (). as a result, a plurality of captured images (), each of which is captured in the different direction, are generated by the camera (). the information processing apparatus () detects the moving object () by performing image analysis on the captured image ().
Inventor(s): Gaku NAKANO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/73, G06T5/60, G06T5/70, G06T7/50
CPC Code(s): G06T7/74
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes an image generating unit that generates, based on a camera position of a query image that is obtained by shooting a scene by a camera from the camera position, and three dimensional information regarding the scene, a projection image and a depth image that correspond to shooting from the camera position, and a camera position correcting unit corrects the camera position based on the depth image and a correspondence relationship between the query image and the projection image.
Inventor(s): Yoshimasa ONO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Shigeru NAKAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Atsufumi SHIBAYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Junichi ABE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T11/00, G06F21/32, G06T15/04, G06T15/08, G06V40/12, G06V40/13
CPC Code(s): G06T11/005
Abstract: provided is a processing apparatus capable of obtaining a 2d image from 3d tomographic images, extracting an image for accurate authentication, and extracting an image at a high speed. a processing apparatus includes: means for calculating, from three-dimensional luminance data indicating an authentication target, depth dependence of striped pattern sharpness in a plurality of regions on a plane perpendicular to a depth direction of the target; means for calculating a depth at which the striped pattern sharpness is the greatest in the depth dependence of striped pattern sharpness; rough adjustment means for correcting the calculated depth on the basis of depths of other regions positioned respectively around the plurality of regions; fine adjustment means for selecting a depth closest to the corrected depth and at which the striped pattern sharpness is at an extreme; and means for extracting an image with a luminance on the basis of the selected depth.
Inventor(s): Yuya OSHIRO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06V20/60
CPC Code(s): G06T19/00
Abstract: a virtual try-on system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a person image of a person performing virtual trying-on; receive designation of an article; receive a selection of a wearing mode for the article; select an article image indicating the selected wearing mode from among a plurality of article images each indicating a different wearing mode for the article; and output, based on the person image and the selected article image, an output image including a wearing image indicating the article when the article is worn by the person in the selected wearing mode.
Inventor(s): Keiichi CHONO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Ryuichi Akashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuka Ogino of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/141, G06V40/18, G06V40/19
CPC Code(s): G06V10/141
Abstract: an imaging system () includes: iris imaging means () for photographing an iris of a subject; first irradiation means () for applying light to the subject; and second irradiation means () for applying light to the subject in such a manner that an angle between an optical axis of the light emitted from the second irradiation means () and an optical axis of the iris imaging means () is larger than an angle between an optical axis of the light emitted from the first irradiation means () and the optical axis of the iris imaging means ().
Inventor(s): Takahiro Toizumi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Koichi Takahashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/46, G06T3/00, G06V40/18
CPC Code(s): G06V10/462
Abstract: an information processing apparatus () includes: a reducing unit () that generates a second image (img) by reducing a first image (mg) in which a target object is included; a first extracting unit () that extracts, as a first key point, a key point (kp) of the target object from the second image; a setting unit () that sets a target area (ta) that designates a part of the first image based on the first key point; and a second extracting unit () that extracts, as a second key point, a key point of the target object from a target image (img_ta) of the first image that is included in the target area.
Inventor(s): Soma Shiraishi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V10/764, G06V10/74, G06V20/68
CPC Code(s): G06V10/764
Abstract: in the object recognition device, an image acquisition means acquires an image including a plurality of objects. an object recognition means acquires recognition results corresponding to each of the plurality of objects included in the image. a connection relationship specifying means performs processing for specifying whether or not there is a connection relationship of a plurality of object areas. an area relationship acquisition means acquires an area relationship information. a class relationship acquisition means acquires a class relationship information. a recognition result correction means acquires a plurality of corrected recognition results by performing processing for correcting the recognition results based on the area relationship information and the class relationship information. an evaluation means acquires a final recognition result relating to the class to which each of the plurality of objects belongs, by evaluating the recognition results using the plurality of the corrected recognition result.
Inventor(s): Hiroo IKEDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V40/10, G06V30/194
CPC Code(s): G06V40/10
Abstract: an information processing apparatus () includes a recognizer (). an image () is input to the recognizer (). the recognizer () outputs, for a crowd included in the input image (), a label () describing a type of the crowd and structure information () describing a structure of the crowd. the structure information () indicates a location and a direction of an object included in the crowd. the information processing apparatus () acquires training data () which includes a training image (), a training label (), and training structure information (). the information processing apparatus () performs training of the recognizer () using the label () and the structure information (), which are acquired by inputting the training image () with respect to the recognizer ( and the training label () and the training structure information ().
Inventor(s): Akira MONDEN of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V40/12
CPC Code(s): G06V40/1394
Abstract: the present invention improves an accuracy to discern a fake finger created by attaching a transparent thin film to the surface of a finger. the present invention has: a mounting surface that has a mounting area to mount an authentication target that is an object of fingerprint authentication; a transparent plate that is provided on mounting surface and defines a range of an image used for determining the authenticity of the authentication target; a light source that allows light to directly enter the authentication target mounted on the mounting area, not by way of the transparent plate; and an imaging device that images the authentication target mounted on the mounting area, by way of a the transparent plate, wherein a light emitting surface for emitting light of the light source to outside is disposed on the same plane as the mounting surface.
Inventor(s): Haruki IMAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kapik LEE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V40/40, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06V40/40
Abstract: provided are: a covered area determination unit that determines whether or not a face area including a face of a target person captured in an image generated by imaging the target person includes a covered area that covers at least partial area of the face; a first determination unit that determines whether or not the target person is a living body by a first determination method using the image, in a case where the covered area determination unit determines that the face area does not include the covered area; and a second determination unit that determines whether or not the target person is a living body by a second determination method that uses the image and that is different from the first determination method, in a case where the covered area determination unit determines that the face area includes the covered area.
Inventor(s): Yusuke MORI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akira Kamei of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Miki Otani of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G07C9/37, G01C21/20, G06K7/10, G06V10/74, G06V40/16, G06V40/70, G07C9/00
CPC Code(s): G07C9/37
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a biometric information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of a user at an arrival airport; a biometric matching unit that performs a matching process of the biometric information with registered biometric information of a registrant who deposited a baggage with the airline at a departure airport; and a guide unit that outputs guide information including a location of pickup in the arrival airport and a start time of pickup of the baggage associated with the registered biometric information to the user who is authenticated as the same person as the registrant by the matching process.
Inventor(s): Yusuke MORI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akira KAMEI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Miki OTANI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G07C9/37, G01C21/20, G06K7/10, G06V10/74, G06V40/16, G06V40/70, G07C9/00
CPC Code(s): G07C9/37
Abstract: an information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a biometric information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of a user at an arrival airport; a biometric matching unit that performs a matching process of the biometric information with registered biometric information of a registrant who deposited a baggage with the airline at a departure airport; and a guide unit that outputs guide information including a location of pickup in the arrival airport and a start time of pickup of the baggage associated with the registered biometric information to the user who is authenticated as the same person as the registrant by the matching process.
Inventor(s): Akira GOTOH of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Shuji KOMEIJI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuko NAKANISHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Daichi NISHII of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G10L15/22, G10L25/48, G10L25/84
CPC Code(s): G10L15/22
Abstract: the present invention assists a report receiver in swiftly and exactly handling an event. a specification unit specifies, in an input sound signal, a non-voice time in which a reporter who reports the occurrence of the event does not speak, an identification unit identifies a sound source at the occurrence site of the event by analyzing the sound signal in the non-voice time, and a prediction unit predicts a sound scene at the occurrence site of the event on the basis of the identified sound source.
Inventor(s): Chenhui HUANG of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Fumiyuki NIHEY of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Zhenwei WANG of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroshi KAJITANI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshitaka NOZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kenichiro FUKUSHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G16H50/30
CPC Code(s): G16H50/30
Abstract: provided is a static balance estimation device that includes a data acquisition unit that acquires feature amount data that include a feature amount to be used for estimating static balance of a user, the feature amount being extracted from a feature of a gait of the user, a storage unit that stores an estimation model that outputs a static balance index related to input of the feature amount data, an estimation unit that inputs the acquired feature amount data into the estimation model and estimates the static balance of the user according to the static balance index output by the estimation model, and an output unit that outputs information related to the estimated static balance of the user.
Inventor(s): Sou OFUDE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshiyuki ISHII of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kenichi HOSHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Mizuki NIKAIDO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H01Q3/08, G01S19/25
CPC Code(s): H01Q3/08
Abstract: a control station includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor configured to execute instructions to: acquire, from a first satellite being tracked, information pertaining to a position of the first satellite in three-dimensional space in a case where the control station is unable to communicate with any other control stations via a communication network; and control an orientation of an antenna based on the information pertaining to the position of the first satellite in the three-dimensional space.
Inventor(s): Fang YUAN of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04B7/0417, H04B7/06, H04L5/00, H04W72/02, H04W72/044
CPC Code(s): H04B7/0417
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for channel state information (csi) transmission. in example embodiments, a method implemented in a terminal device includes performing a channel estimate between the terminal device and a network device across a predetermined frequency range for a set of beams having different spatial directions; determining, based on the channel estimate, first indication information indicating at least one beam selected from the set of beams and second indication information indicating frequency-related information for the at least one selected beam at a plurality of frequency locations in the predetermined frequency range; and transmitting to the network device the first indication information in a first part of a channel state information (csi) report and the second indication information in a second part of the csi report.
Inventor(s): Takuji MOCHIZUKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04B17/19, H04B7/06, H04B17/12
CPC Code(s): H04B17/19
Abstract: a wireless communication apparatus includes a plurality of transceivers, a calibration transceiver, and a controller. the controller detects a malfunction of each of the plurality of transceivers, based on a downlink calibration signal being output from each of the plurality of transceivers to the calibration transceiver during a downlink calibration operation and an uplink calibration signal being output from each of the plurality of transceivers to the controller during an uplink calibration operation, and executes self-healing processing of reconstructing a downlink beam forming weight for spatial multiplexing by using the transceiver other than the malfunctioning transceiver among the plurality of transceivers.
Inventor(s): Shuhei MIZUGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosei KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04B17/309, H04B17/318, H04W64/00
CPC Code(s): H04B17/346
Abstract: a radio wave interference evaluation apparatus includes at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out: an obtaining process of obtaining a total received power in a predetermined frequency band measured at a point in a communication area of a target wireless communication system, a received power of a reference signal of the target wireless communication system measured at the point, and a status of radio resource usage of the target wireless communication system; and an evaluation process of evaluating radio wave interference with the target wireless communication system from outside the target wireless communication system.
Inventor(s): Takeshi TAKEMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04J14/02, H04B10/079
CPC Code(s): H04J14/0221
Abstract: an optical transmission system that includes a first optical device including a first optical signal adjustment unit that adjust light intensity of an input light signal for each wavelength, and a first control unit that controls the first optical signal adjustment unit, and a second optical device including a second control unit. the second control unit sends, to the first control unit, transmitted light information being information relating to a transmitted light signal, and the first control unit controls the first optical signal adjustment unit in such a way that the transmitted light signal is allowed to pass by using the transmitted light information.
Inventor(s): Akiko MUKAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L9/06, H04L9/32
CPC Code(s): H04L9/0618
Abstract: a random number calculation unit generates a set of random numbers for each area by using first data and a predetermined matrix having predetermined values as elements, the first data being derived, in the encryption, from at least one of an input and an output of a function related to the tweakable block cipher in each area. a random number encryption unit encrypts the set of random numbers generated in each area by using the tweakable block cipher. each of the encrypted random numbers becomes an initial value used in processing in the next area. a tag generation unit encrypts the set of random numbers generated in the last area by using the tweakable block cipher, and thereby generates an authentication tag.
Inventor(s): Yoshiyuki OHNO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L9/14
CPC Code(s): H04L9/14
Abstract: a code conversion apparatus first combines key columns, and detects a first function code for executing a grouping operation for each combined key column, next detects a key column name from the first function code, next generates a group key using the key column name for each two-dimensional array data of the first function code, next detects overlap key column names in the group keys, and generates an overlap group composed of the overlap key column names, next adds a second function code for executing a grouping operation using the overlap group name of the overlap group and the key column names constituting the overlap group, and a third function code for adding the overlap group name to the two-dimensional array data as a key column, and next replaces the key column name used in the overlap group included in the first function code with the overlap group name.
Inventor(s): Kyohei SAKAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Shin OGURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Daisuke KAWASAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kaori YAMANE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Osamu SAKAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40
CPC Code(s): H04L63/0861
Abstract: system includes authentication terminal, server apparatus, and terminal. the terminal stores first biometric information of user and qualification information on qualification required to receive service from the authentication terminal. when the terminal is ready to communicate with the authentication terminal, the terminal transmits user information notification including first biometric information and qualification information to the authentication terminal. when the authentication terminal provides the service to the user, the authentication terminal acquires second biometric information of the user and identifies the user to be provided the service by matching processing using acquired second biometric information and first biometric information included in user information notification. the authentication terminal transmits qualification information of the identified user to the server apparatus. the server apparatus determines validity of qualification information and transmits result of the determination to the authentication terminal. the authentication terminal provides the service to the user when qualification information is valid.
Inventor(s): Kazuki MATSUI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Soshi IWAORI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Junki KASAHARA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N7/18, G06V20/40, G06V20/52
CPC Code(s): H04N7/183
Abstract: in order to stably transmit a video of a surrounding area of a work machine even under an environment of a variable communication quality while maintaining operability during remote operation of the work machine, a video transmission system () includes: an acquiring section () for acquiring a video captured with at least a portion of a work machine and at least a portion of a work area of the work machine being within an angle of view; a status identifying section () for identifying a status of work performed, by the work machine, on an object being worked; a region identifying section () for identifying a target region in the video according to a result of identification carried out by the status identifying means; and a transmitting section () for transmitting a post-adjustment video obtained by adjusting a relative image quality between the target region and a region outside the target region in the video.
Inventor(s): Keiichi CHONO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N19/593, H04N19/105, H04N19/159, H04N19/167, H04N19/169, H04N19/176, H04N19/196, H04N19/96
CPC Code(s): H04N19/593
Abstract: the video encoding apparatus controls a use range of an image for use in intra-prediction for a block to be processed, to be equal to or less than a first maximum range for the intra-prediction beyond an end portion of a coding tree unit in an upper direction, the coding tree unit including the block to be processed, and controls, when the use range is not controlled to be equal to or less than the first maximum range, the use range to be a second maximum range larger than the first maximum range. the use range is controlled based on a relationship between a position of the block to be processed and a position of the coding tree unit having the block to be processed, and the use range can be used for the intra-prediction beyond the end portion in the upper direction.
Inventor(s): Ryo YAMAKABE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akito SUGA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Ryoma OAMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Ryuichi AKASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takahiro TOIZUMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masato TSUKADA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Chisato FUNAYAMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuho SHOJI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masato SASAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuka OGINO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosuke YOSHIMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04N23/60, G06T7/00
CPC Code(s): H04N23/64
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes: a guide generation unit that generates guide information about capturing a target image on the basis of the target image; a guide output unit that outputs the guide information; and a guide evaluation unit that evaluates the guide information on the basis of the target image captured before and after an output of the guide information. according to the information processing apparatus, the guide information may be properly evaluated.
Inventor(s): Shigeyuki YANAGIMACHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04Q11/00
CPC Code(s): H04Q11/0062
Abstract: a management apparatus () includes: a path management unit () configured to manage a wavelength resource that can be used in a path of a photonics network including a node that performs wavelength conversion through optical-analog-optical conversion and a usage state of the wavelength resource; a wavelength conversion management unit () configured to manage path wavelength conversion information that includes wavelength conversion at the node constituting the path; and a control unit () configured to control wavelength conversion at the node, based on the managed wavelength resource and usage state, and to control analog compensation at the node, based on the managed path wavelength conversion information.
20250048143. MASTER NODE, SECONDARY NODE, AND METHODS THEREFOR_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Hisashi FUTAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Sadafuku HAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W24/04, H04W36/00, H04W76/19
CPC Code(s): H04W24/04
Abstract: a master node (mn) () controls the mn () to enable, for a radio terminal (), dual connectivity using a master cell group (mcg) provided by the mn () and a secondary cell group (scg) provided by a secondary node (sn) (). the mn () sends an indication regarding an mcg failure to the sn (). the mn () transmits an rrc message related to recovery of the mcg failure to the radio terminal (), via an scg part of a split signalling radio bearer between the mn () and the radio terminal (). this, for example, allows the sn to learn of an occurrence of the mcg failure.
Inventor(s): Hisashi FUTAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Sadafuku Hayashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W36/36, H04W36/08
CPC Code(s): H04W36/362
Abstract: if an execution condition for a first conditional mobility is satisfied with respect to one of a plurality of candidate target cells, a ue () executes the first conditional mobility by applying a configuration corresponding to the one candidate target cell. the ue () reuses one or more execution conditions with respect to one or more candidate target cells other than the one candidate target cell in a subsequent second conditional mobility, while switching a reference cell in each execution condition from the source cell of the first conditional mobility to the one candidate target cell. this can help, for example, to implement a feature or mode of operation that enables a subsequent second conditional mobility without reconfiguration or reinitialization by the network after a first conditional mobility.
20250048246. UE, ACCESS NETWORK NODE, AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Yuhua CHEN of London (GB) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W48/20, H04W60/04, H04W84/06
CPC Code(s): H04W48/20
Abstract: a communication system is disclosed in which a user equipment (ue) receives an indication that a change of tracking area identifiers has occurred with respect to a current cell of the ue. the ue determines whether to obtain a tracking area identifier list associated with the cell based on the indication and at least one of: information identifying whether the cell is configurable to associate with a plurality of tracking areas (e.g. when the cell employs soft tracking area change); a mobility parameter associated with the ue; and a time parameter indicating a time elapsed since the ue obtained the tracking area identifier list from system information signalling or since the ue reselected to the cell.
Inventor(s): Yukai GAO of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Peng GUAN of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/21, H04W72/044, H04W74/0833
CPC Code(s): H04W72/21
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer readable storage medium of communication. the method comprises determining, at a terminal device, an uplink resource for at least one uplink transmission. the method further comprises performing, the at least one uplink transmission based on one tci state or more than one transmission configuration indicator (tci) state based on at least one of the following: a number of tci states associated with the uplink resource, or a number of uplink resource sets associated with the uplink resource, each uplink resource set corresponding to a tci state. in this way, the multi-trp based physical uplink control channel (pucch) transmission is enabled.
Inventor(s): Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/231, H04W76/38, H04W76/40
CPC Code(s): H04W72/231
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. a first device receives, from a second device serving the first device, a rrc reconfiguration message and determines whether the rrc reconfiguration message comprises information on a path switch to a third device. the first device is to be communicated with a fourth device serving the third device via the third device and the first device is to be communicated with the third device via a sidelink interface. if the rrc reconfiguration message comprises the information, the first device determines a configuration of the first device for the path switch based on a type of the path switch. in this way, a procedure for a path switch to relay ue may be provided.
Inventor(s): Zhaobang MIAO of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/566, H04W52/36, H04W72/40
CPC Code(s): H04W72/566
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method, device and computer readable media for communications. a method comprises comparing at least one of priority values for a first plurality of sidelink transmissions on a first carrier with a priority threshold and determining, at a terminal device, a first priority value associated with a first carrier as one of the following based on the comparing: an average value of priority values for the first plurality of sidelink transmissions on the first carrier, a median value of the priority values, or one of the priority values. the method also comprises comparing the first priority value with a second priority value associated with a second carrier, at least one second sidelink transmission on the second carrier overlapping in time with the first plurality of sidelink transmissions. the method also comprises adjusting transmission power of the first plurality of sidelink transmissions or the at least one second sidelink transmission based on the comparison.
20250048444. RAN NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHODS THEREFOR_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Hisashi Futaki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Sadafuku Hayashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W74/0833, H04L5/00, H04W48/10, H04W76/27
CPC Code(s): H04W74/0833
Abstract: a ran node () broadcasts a first initial bandwidth part (bwp) configuration via system information, and broadcasts a second initial
20250048444. RAN NODE, RADIO TERMINAL, AND METHODS THEREFOR_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Hisashi Futaki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Sadafuku Hayashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W74/0833, H04L5/00, H04W48/10, H04W76/27
CPC Code(s): H04W74/0833
Abstract: bwp configuration via the system information or transmits it via radio terminal dedicated signaling. the first initial bwp configuration includes cell-specific common parameters of a first initial bwp of a cell, while the second initial bwp configuration includes cell-specific common parameters of a second initial bwp of the cell. the second initial bwp is not used by a first type of radio terminal, but is used by a second type of radio terminal. the bandwidth of the second initial bwp is equal to or narrower than of the first initial bwp. this allows the second type of radio terminal, which has a limited capability compared to the first type of radio terminal, to use an initial bwp suitable for its capability.
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