NEC Corporation patent applications on May 16th, 2024

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Patent Applications by NEC Corporation on May 16th, 2024

NEC Corporation: 51 patent applications

NEC Corporation has applied for patents in the areas of G06T7/00 (6), G06F21/32 (6), H04N19/503 (4), G16B20/40 (4), G16B40/20 (4)

With keywords such as: information, unit, image, device, data, processing, means, apparatus, based, and immune in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by NEC Corporation

20240157007.INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Fumiyuki INAGAKI of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation, Fumi Irie of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): A61L2/24



Abstract: an information processing system includes: a terminal used by a user; a detection unit that detects at least one of a position of contact by the user and a position in which droplets of saliva of the user are attached, in the terminal; and an identification unit that identifies a sanitization part to be sanitized of the terminal, on the basis of the at least one of the positions. according to such an information processing system, it is possible to properly identify the part to be sanitized in an operation terminal.


20240157551.INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Naoya SOGI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Makoto Terao of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): B25J9/16



Abstract: provided is a technique that makes it possible, as evaluation of a control plan with respect to a control target, to evaluate a plan sequence while taking into consideration long-term influence. an information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition section that acquires state information and a plan sequence, the state information indicating a state of at least one of a control target and an environment, and the plan sequence being a time series of control plans with respect to the control target; a generation section that generates a state sequence using output obtained by inputting the state information and the plan sequence into a learned model, the state sequence being a time series of pieces of state information each indicating a predicted future state; and a calculation section that calculates, using the state sequence, a success probability of the plan sequence which has been acquired by the acquisition section.


20240157558.ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Yoshimi KOMUKAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): B25J9/16



Abstract: a robot control system, a robot control method, and a robot control program by which a robot can be operated more efficiently are provided. a robot control system according to the present disclosure is a system for controlling a robot that executes a plurality of tasks. the robot control system includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. the acquisition unit acquires position information indicating a transition of positions of the robot in the first task plan. the control unit determines whether or not each of the positions of the robot that is executing the first task specified by the position information interferes with execution of a process of acquiring environmental information for generating the second task plan, to thereby determine a timing at which the process of acquiring environmental information is executed.


20240158255.CERAMIC SINTERED BODY, INFRARED STEALTH MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC SINTERED BODY_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Akinobu SHIBUYA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Taizo Shibuya of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takashi Miyazaki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): C01G15/00, F41H3/00



Abstract: a ceramic sintered body according to an aspect of the present disclosure has a composition represented by rgaoor ralo(r represents at least two rare earth elements), and has an overall porosity of 10% or more and 30% or less.


20240159890.DISPLACEMENT OUTPUT DEVICE, DISPLACEMENT OUTPUT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Shouhei OHNO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takakazu Ishii of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiromichi Hirata of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Daisuke Hashizume of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Nana Jumonji of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kaori Iwafuchi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yosuke Kimura of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Chisato Sugawara of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G01S13/90, G06T7/73



Abstract: a displacement output device according to the present invention includes: a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory. the processor performing operations. the operations include: acquiring a first ground surface displacement at a first point from a synthetic aperture radar; estimating a second ground surface displacement at a second point different from the first point using the acquired first ground surface displacement; clipping at least one of the first ground surface displacement and the second ground surface displacement included in a preset first region from the first ground surface displacement and the second ground surface displacement; and outputting at least one of the first ground surface displacement and the second ground surface displacement included in the first region.


20240160079.OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, AND BIASVOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF OPTICAL MODULATOR_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Takanori Shimizu of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G02F1/21, G02F1/01



Abstract: an object is to provide an optical modulator capable of adjusting a bias voltage with a simple signal measurement. in a third mach-zehnder type optical modulator, a first mz optical modulator is provided on one arm and a second mz optical modulator is provided on the other arm. a first photodetector monitors a first output light from the first mz optical modulator and output a first monitor signal. a second photodetector monitors a second output light from the second mz optical modulator and output a second monitor signal. a third photodetector monitors a third output light from the third mz optical modulator and output a third monitor signal. a bias voltage generation unit independently adjusts first to third bias voltages provided to the first to third mz optical modulators based on the first to third monitor signals, respectively.


20240160255.INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Takahiro MATSUI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hironobu MOCHIZUKI of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation, Naoto OTA of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshifumi TANII of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takashi MIYAZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Satoshi YAMAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Shinji FUNAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F1/16



Abstract: an information processing apparatus () includes a display (), a housing (), and a wireless relay apparatus (). a control unit is provided inside the housing (). the control unit includes, for example, a central processing unit (cpu), and performs various pieces of arithmetic processing and control processing. one example of the control processing is control of the display (). the display () is mounted to the housing (). the wireless relay apparatus () is mounted to any surface in surfaces of the housing (). as one example, the display () and the wireless relay apparatus () are each mounted to a side surface of the housing ().


20240160342.OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Yusuke Takahashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F3/04845, G06F3/0354, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04847, G06F3/0488, G06F3/04883, G06F18/214, G06N99/00, G06V10/22, G06V10/774, G06V20/52



Abstract: provided is an object detection device or the like which efficiently generates good-quality training data. this object detection device is provided with: a detection unit which uses a dictionary to detect objects from an input image; a reception unit which displays, on a display device, the input image accompanied by a display emphasizing partial areas of detected objects, and receives, from one operation of an input device, a selection of a partial area and an input of the class of the selected partial area; a generation unit which generates training data from the image of the selected partial area and the inputted class; and a learning unit which uses the training data to learn the dictionary.


20240160506.OPERATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuko TAKEMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F9/54



Abstract: to support appropriate maintenance of rules for taking action on events that occurred in an operation system. an operation support apparatus () includes: a storage unit () configured to store a plurality of pieces of rule information (to ) defining actions respectively corresponding to a plurality of events occurring in an operation system; a registration unit () configured to register history information in the storage unit () in a case where an action defined in rule information corresponding to a predetermined event among the plurality of pieces of rule information (to ) is taken in response to an occurrence of the predetermined event in the operation system, the history information containing occurrence date and time of the event and the rule information for the event; an identification unit () configured to identify, based on the history information, rule information in which an occurrence interval of a specific event satisfies a predetermined condition; and an output unit () configured to output the identified rule information.


20240160620.TIME-SERIES DATA PROCESSING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Naoki YOSHINAGA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Daichi SATO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F16/23



Abstract: a time-series data processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a database associating time-series data measured from a measurement target and operation state information indicating an operation state of the measurement target when this time-series data is measured, a conversion unit configured to convert the time-series data into feature amount data individually per predetermined period and convert the feature amount data into corrected feature amount data, which is generated by individually correcting the feature amount data based on a time of a corresponding period, and an extraction unit configured to extract the corrected feature amount data corresponding to the time-series data based on the operation state information associated with the time-series data.


20240160709.AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Ryoji MIYAHARA of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F21/32, H04R1/10



Abstract: an authentication management device acquires a result of authenticating a user by otoacoustic authentication in an earphone; stores the authentication result; after the authentication result is acquired, acquires a wearing determination result indicating whether the earphone is worn in an ear of the user on the basis of a detection result of a proximity sensor; and updates the stored authentication result when the wearing determination result indicates that the earphone is not worn in the ear.


20240160710.REPORTING SYSTEM, REPORTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Ryoji Miyahara of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F21/32, H04R1/32



Abstract: a reporting system determines whether an earphone is worn in one ear of a user, reports instruction information instructing the user to wear the earphone when it is determined that the earphone is not worn, and authenticates the user by otoacoustic authentication when it is determined that the earphone is worn in one ear after the instruction information is reported. the otoacoustic authentication is an authentication method that sends out a test sound in the direction of the ear canal of the one ear or other ear of the user, and authenticates the user based on the reflected sound to the test sound.


20240160712.AUTHENTICATION TERMINAL, CODE GENERATION TERMINAL, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Mitsuru TOMITA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Daisuke Kawasaki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kaori YAMANE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F21/32, G07C9/25, G06K19/06



Abstract: the image acquisition unit acquires a body image generated by capturing an image of a body of a target person and a code image generated by capturing an image of a code recording medium. the code recording medium includes a code symbol that can be visually recognized and in which embedded information including biometric information for registration of the target person and identification information on the target person are recorded. the embedded information acquisition unit acquires the embedded information from the code image. the authentication unit executes biometric authentication by collating the biometric information for registration included in the embedded information with biometric information for authentication generated based on the body image. the notification unit notifies a management apparatus of the identification information on the target person when the biometric authentication has been successful.


20240160746.ANALYSIS CONDITION GENERATING APPARATUS, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ANALYSIS CONDITION GENERATING PROGRAM, ANALYSIS PROGRAM, ANALYSIS CONDITION GENERATING METHOD, AND ANALYSIS METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Junpei KAMIMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kazuhiko Isoyama of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshiaki Sakae of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F21/57



Abstract: an analysis condition for security risk for a data flow in a system to be analyzed is automatically generated. an analysis condition generating apparatus la generates from a natural sentence, using ontology in which a relationship is described between one or more nodes on a data flow graph that indicates a data flow in a system to be analyzed and one or more edges that indicate an event related to the nodes, graph structural data indicating the relationship between the nodes and the edges, and generates an analysis condition for analyzing security risk for the system to be analyzed based on the graph structural data.


20240160810.INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Hiroshi YOSHIDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06F30/25



Abstract: an information processing system according to the present disclosure is an information processing system that forms a plurality of particle filters for estimating states of a plurality of systems. the information processing system includes a determination unit configured to determine a risk of the state of each of the systems based on the state of each of the systems, and a calculation unit configured to calculate the number of particles to be allocated to each of the systems based on the risk and also calculate the number of particles so as to allocate at least a preset minimum number of particles to all the systems.


20240160920.METHOD OF LEARNING NEURAL NETWORK, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND REMAINING LIFE PREDICTION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Masanao NATSUMEDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N3/08



Abstract: a method of learning a neural network includes:


20240160946.LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Toshinori ARAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kazuya KAKIZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Inderjeet SINGH of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N3/094



Abstract: a learning device for a neural network uses the base data group to update a parameter value of the partial network and a parameter value of the normalization layer associated with the entire base data group, and uses each group of adversarial examples of each adversarial example generation condition to update the parameter value of the partial network and the parameter value of the normalization layer associated with the condition. the neural network includes a partial network, a normalization layer associated with the entirety of a base data group including a plurality of data, and a normalization layer associated with each condition of adversarial example generation.


20240160947.LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Toshinori Araki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kazuya Kakizaki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Inderjeet Singh of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N3/094



Abstract: a learning device for a neural network uses a base data group, which is a group including a plurality of data, to update a parameter value of the partial network and a parameter value of the second normalization layer, and uses an adversarial example determined to induce an error in estimation using the neural network, among adversarial examples included in an adversarial data group, which is a group including a plurality of adversarial examples with respect to the data included in the base data group, to update the parameter value of the partial network and a parameter value of the first normalization layer. the neural network includes a partial network, a first normalization layer normalizing data input to the first normalization layer itself, and a second normalization layer normalizing data input to the second normalization layer itself.


20240160970.OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kei TAKEMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N7/08



Abstract: the optimization system includes an acquisition unit, an amplification unit, a weight calculation unit, and an output unit. the acquisition unit acquires a loss caused as a result of decision-making by a plurality of experts in repetition of decision-making in which the plurality of experts are weighted and combined. the amplification unit amplifies each of the plurality of experts into a plurality of experts having different timings for initializing the information on the weight. the weight calculation unit calculates the weight of decision-making of each of the plurality of experts based on the weight of decision-making calculated using the loss for each of the experts amplified. the output unit outputs a weight of the decision-making of each of the plurality of experts.


20240160982.QUANTUM DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Katsumi KIKUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akira Miyata of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N10/20



Abstract: a quantum device includes a first chip and a second chip that are assembled to configure a three-dimensional wiring structure. the first chip includes a protruding region protruded from a side edge of an outer periphery of the second chip and includes terminals on the protruding region.


20240161009.LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuki NAKAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Dai Kubota of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06N20/00



Abstract: in a learning device, the acquisition means acquires a next state and a reward as a result of an action. the calculation means calculates a state value of the next state using the next state and a state value function of a teacher model. the generation means generates a shaped reward from the state value. the policy updating means updates a policy of a student model using the shaped reward and a discount factor of the student model to be leaned. the parameter updating means updates the discount factor.


20240161052.INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Ayano TAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Katsufumi TANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0835



Abstract: an information provision 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 time period in which a parking space of a subscriber of a scheduled delivery service is available; and determine, from among parking spaces for which the time period is acquired, a parking space to be used to make delivery by a business entity providing the scheduled delivery service.


20240161257.INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Seiya SHIBATA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G06V10/75



Abstract: an information processing apparatus including: a first image processing unit that generates first information; a second image processing unit that generates second information; a first estimation unit that estimates whether or not the second image processing is able to be completed in a current processing period based on time needed for the first image processing and the first information; and a distribution unit that distributes, if it is estimated that the second image processing is not able to be completed in the current processing period, the first information to be used in remaining second image processing to the second image processing unit and a third image processing unit that is provided separately from the second image processing unit and executes the second image processing, in order to execute the remaining second image processing in a preset number of processing periods after the current processing period.


20240161260.IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Konomi Sasayama of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G06T7/10, G06T7/50, G06V20/56



Abstract: an image analysis apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an area division unit that performs area division on an image obtained by capturing a road surface, and generates a result of the area division in which the image is classified into image areas of a plurality of categories; a depth estimation unit that performs depth estimation on the image and generates depth estimation information; and a detection unit that detects irregularities present on the road surface based on the result of the area division and the depth estimation information. the plurality of categories include a road category, and the detection unit detects irregularities present on the road surface within the image area classified in the road category.


20240161279.INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Shigeru NAKAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G06T7/50, G06T11/00, G06V10/44, G06V10/60



Abstract: there is provided an information processing apparatus including a first acquisition means for acquiring a first feature amount acquired from luminance data of a first plane facing a surface of a skin among three-dimensional luminance data of the skin, a second acquisition means for acquiring a second feature amount acquired from luminance data of a second plane including a depth direction of the skin among the three-dimensional luminance data, and a calculation means for calculating an extraction depth for extraction of a pattern of the skin based on the first feature amount and the second feature amount.


20240161283.IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Masahiro SAIKOU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, A61B1/00, G06V10/776, G16H50/20



Abstract: the image processing device x includes an acquisition means x, an inference means x, and an integration means x. the acquisition means x acquires an endoscopic image obtained by photographing an examination target. the inference means x generates plural inference results regarding an attention region of the examination target in the endoscopic image, based on the endoscopic image. the integration means x integrates plural inference results.


20240161294.Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Storage Medium_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kazuhiro WATANABE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuji IWADATE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masahiro SAIKOU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akinori EBIHARA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Taiki MIYAGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G06V10/74



Abstract: the image processing device x includes an acquisition means x, a variation detection means x, a selection means x, and a lesion detection means x. the acquisition means x acquires an endoscopic image obtained by photographing an examination target by a photographing unit provided in an endoscope. the variation detection means x detects a degree of variation between the endoscopic images. the selection means x selects either one of a first model or a second model based on the degree of variation, the first model making an inference regarding a lesion of the examination target based on a predetermined number of the endoscopic images, the second model making an inference regarding the lesion based on a variable number of the endoscopic images. the lesion detection means x detects the lesion based on a selection model that is either the first model or the second model selected.


20240161354.PHYSICAL PROPERTY MAP IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Naoki KUWAMORI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akihiro MUSA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yohei TAKIGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuka KAZAMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yoshihiko SATOU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI of Miyagi (JP) for nec corporation, Gota KIKUGAWA of Miyagi (JP) for nec corporation, Tomonaga OKABE of Miyagi (JP) for nec corporation, Kazuhiko KOMATSU of Miyagi (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06T11/00



Abstract: a physical property map image generation apparatus performs: acquiring, for each pattern of a material, physical property information indicating a physical property quantity for each physical property of a product; and generating a self-organizing map and a physical property map image. a position in a map space and a physical property vector indicating a value related to a physical property quantity for each type of physical properties of the product are assigned to each node on the self-organizing map. on the physical property map image , each of the nodes arranged in the map space is represented by a color assigned to that node. for each node, each of two or three base color components of a color assigned to the node is determined based on a value that a physical property vector assigned to that node indicates for a physical property corresponding to that base color.


20240161445.OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS, OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Masaya FUJIWAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06V10/40, G06V10/776, G06V10/82, H04N19/136



Abstract: an object detection apparatus includes: a generation unit that performs compression encoding on each of a first image obtained from an image generation apparatus and a second image indicating a detection target object so as to extract a feature quantity that allows object detection and so as to be decoded later, thereby generate respective one of first encoding information that is the compressed, encoded first image and that is usable as a first feature quantity that is the feature quantity of the first image, and second encoding information that is the compressed, encoded second image and that is usable as a second feature quantity that is the feature quantity of the second image; and a detection unit that detects the detection target object in the first image, by using the first and second feature quantities.


20240161450.FEATURE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Satoshi Yamazaki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06V10/46, G06V10/22



Abstract: a feature extraction apparatus, a method, and a program capable of efficiently using processing resources are provided. in a feature extraction apparatus, a feature extraction unit receives an object image and extracts features of an object included in the received object image. the determination unit determines a value of m (the value of m is an integer equal to or larger than one but equal to or smaller than n), which is the number of object images whose features will be extracted of n object images with which the first tracking id is associated, in accordance with a usage status of processing resources of the feature extraction apparatus.


20240161547.INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Ryoma OAMI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G06V40/40, G06T7/70, G06V40/18



Abstract: an information processing system () comprises: an image acquiring means () for acquiring an oblique image in which an eye of a target is captured from an angle different from an angle corresponding to a front of the target; a center detecting means () for detecting a center position () of a pupil () and a center position () of an iris () from the oblique image; and a determining means () for determining whether or not the target is an impersonator on the basis of difference between the center position of the pupil and the center position of the iris. according to this information processing system, it is possible to appropriately detect spoofing using patterned contact lenses.


20240161563.GATE DEVICE, GATE DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Osamu SAKAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Tomohiro Hafae of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Tshirnasa Niya of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G07C9/37



Abstract: the present invention provides a gate device that improves convenience for the user using a gate device that supports two-way traffic. the gate device includes a unit for detecting the party to be authenticated, and a monitor control unit. the unit for detecting the party to be authenticated detects a first user in a prescribed position on one side as a party to be authenticated. the monitor control unit displays on a monitor that a second user on the other side cannot enter the device in response to a server device being requested to authenticate the detected party to be authenticated or in response to the receipt of a successful authentication from the server device.


20240161609.ROAD MONITORING SYSTEM, ROAD MONITORING DEVICE, AND ROAD MONITORING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuma MATSUDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Tomoyuki HINO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G08G1/052, G02B6/12, G08G1/04



Abstract: to improve the accuracy of vehicle speed calculation, the present disclosure extracts, on the basis of an optical signal received from an optical fiber cable laid in a road, a first pattern according to the traveling state of a vehicle on the road in a first time range and a first distance range, generates, on the basis of the first pattern, a second pattern in which the number of time points included in the first time range or the number of positions included in the first distance range has been decreased, and calculates the traveling speed of the vehicle on the road on the basis of the second pattern.


20240161626.PASSENGER INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM, PASSENGER INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kei YANAGISAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroaki AMINAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kazuki OGATA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosei KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Tetsuro HASEGAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G08G1/00, G06Q10/02, G06Q50/47, G06V40/16



Abstract: a passenger information collection system is capable of acquiring a photographic image from a camera installed in a periphery of a road and including: a reception part that receives user information on a user who made a reservation from a vehicle dispatching system that dispatches a passenger vehicle; an image acquisition part that acquires a photographic image of a person who made a dispatch request for a taxicab, from the camera based on the user information; a confirmation part that confirms whether or not a person is wearing a mask based on an image of the person in the photographic image; and a transmission part that transmits information of whether or not the person who made the dispatch request for the taxicab is wearing a mask to a terminal of a company to which the dispatch request for the taxicab is made.


20240161871.METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL VACCINE DESIGN_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Brandon MALONE of Heidelberg (DE) for nec corporation, Jun CHENG of Heidelberg (DE) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G16B30/20, G16B5/20, G16B20/40, G16B40/20



Abstract: a computer-implemented method of selecting one or more amino acid sequences for inclusion in a vaccine from a set of predicted immunogenic candidate amino acid sequences includes identifying an immune profile response value for each candidate amino acid sequence with respect to each one of a plurality of sample components of an immune profile. the immune profile response value represents whether the respective candidate amino acid sequence results in an immune response for the sample components of the immune profile. a plurality of immune profiles are retrieved for a population. a plurality of representative immune profiles are generated for the population. the representative immune profiles overlap with the sample components of the immune profiles. the one or more amino acid sequences for inclusion in the vaccine that minimises a likelihood of no immune response for each representative immune profile, based on the immune profile response values, are selected.


20240161872.METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL VACCINE DESIGN_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Brandon MALONE of Heidelberg (DE) for nec corporation, Jun CHENG of Heidelberg (DE) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G16B30/20, G16B5/20, G16B20/40, G16B40/20



Abstract: a computer-implemented method of selecting one or more amino acid sequences for inclusion in a vaccine from a set of predicted immunogenic candidate amino acid sequences includes identifying an immune profile response value for each candidate amino acid sequence with respect to each one of a plurality of sample components of an immune profile. the immune profile response value represents whether the respective candidate amino acid sequence results in an immune response for the sample components of the immune profile. a plurality of immune profiles are retrieved for a population. a plurality of representative immune profiles are generated for the population. the representative immune profiles overlap with the sample components of the immune profiles. the one or more amino acid sequences for inclusion in the vaccine that minimises a likelihood of no immune response for each representative immune profile, based on the immune profile response values, are selected.


20240161921.BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kenichiro Fukushi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Zhenwei Wang of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Chenhui Huang of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Fumiyuki Nihey of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kentaro Nakahara of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G16H40/67, A61B5/00, A61B5/11, G16H50/30



Abstract: a biometric information processing device includes an extraction unit that extracts a daily measurement value of a common measurement item common to facility measurement data measured in a facility from daily measurement data measured using the sensor data regarding movement of a foot of a user, and a correction unit that corrects a facility measurement value of the common measurement item stored in advance based on the extracted daily measurement value of the common measurement item.


20240161925.ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-BASED DIAGNOSIS MODEL LEARNING DEVICE, ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-BASED DIAGNOSIS MODEL LEARNING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Yuan LUO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Mitsuru NOMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Osamu HISAMATSU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosuke NISHIHARA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masahiro KUBO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroaki KATAOKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Akihiko SHIBANO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): G16H50/20, A61B5/00, A61B5/318



Abstract: a learning device x mainly includes a first acquisition means x, a second acquisition means x, and a learning means x. the first acquisition means x acquires a partial waveform of electrocardiogram data regarding an electrocardiogram of a subject. the second acquisition means x acquires an attention interval, which is used as a basis for a diagnosis of a target disease, in a sequential waveform of the electrocardiogram data. the learning means x trains a model configured to diagnose the target disease, based on the partial waveform and the attention interval.


20240162596.WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND ANGLE ADJUSTMENT METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Makoto Oishi of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H01Q1/22, H01Q1/12



Abstract: provided are a wireless communication unit and an angle adjustment method with which it is possible to adjust an azimuthal angle, elevation and depression angles, and a polarization angle, with a simple structure. this wireless communication unit comprises: an antenna device including an antenna body and an attachment member that includes mechanisms for adjusting an azimuthal angle and elevation and depression angles of the antenna body, and a structure for retaining a to-be-attached member; a wireless communication device disposed on a back-surface part of the antenna device; a circular-arc-shaped guide part formed in the wireless communication device; and a screw member that penetrates the guide part and that is for fixing the wireless communication device to the antenna device. the wireless communication device is rotated relative to the antenna device by the screw member being guided by the guide part in a state where the screw member is loosened.


20240162941.RECEPTION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Sota SUZUKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04B7/0408, H04B7/06



Abstract: a reception device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a sensor configured to receive a signal from a detection range represented by a range of a reception direction; an actuator configured to change the detection range in such a way that a search direction included in a search range wider than the detection range is included in the detection range for at least a predetermined time; at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: detect reception of the signal; and specify a reception direction in which the signal is received.


20240162953.MESSAGE RELAY APPARATUS, ONBOARD APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MESSAGE RELAY METHOD AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Masayuki SAKATA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04B7/06, H04W16/28



Abstract: a message relay apparatus includes: a first antenna that has a directivity in a first direction; a second antenna that has a directivity in a second direction different from the first direction; a reception part that can receive a message from a first mobile body, the message being directed to a second mobile body and including distribution request area information; an antenna selection part that selects a selection antenna from the first antenna and the second antenna on a basis of setting information, the setting information defining a relationship between a distribution request area indicated in the distribution request area information and an antenna to be selected as the selection antenna; and a transmission part that transmits the message received by the reception part using the selection antenna.


20240163013.TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Naoto ITABA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L1/1607, H04L5/00, H04W80/02



Abstract: a transmitting apparatus () includes a control unit () configured to generate pdcp (packet data convergence protocol) data containing information indicating at least a part of a hfn (hyper frame number) held in the transmitting apparatus, and a transmitting unit () configured to transmit the pdcp data generated by the control unit to a receiving apparatus.


20240163083.TRAIL COLLECTION SYSTEM, TRAIL COLLECTION METHOD, TRAIL PROVISION APPARATUS, TRAIL PROVISION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Keisuke Ina of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04L9/08, H04L9/32



Abstract: a trail management system () includes a trail acquisition apparatus () and a trail provision apparatus (). the trail acquisition apparatus () reads first identification information from a symbol () attached to a managed object (), and transmits a request () including the first identification information. the trail provision apparatus () receives the request (), and determines whether the first identification information included in the request () matches second identification information stored in a storage unit () of the trail provision apparatus (). in a case where the information matches, the trail provision apparatus () transmits a response () including trail information or a hash value of the trail information. the trail acquisition apparatus () receives the response ().


20240163448.VIDEO DECODING DEVICE AND VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE USING INTER PREDICTION_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kenta SENZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuzo SENDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Keiichi CHONO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hirofumi AOKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04N19/147, H04N19/103, H04N19/109, H04N19/119, H04N19/157, H04N19/176, H04N19/44, H04N19/46, H04N19/503, H04N19/61, H04N19/70



Abstract: in a video decoding device for decoding video using inter prediction, decoding control means sets capable values of an inter-pu (prediction unit) partition type of a cu (coding unit) to be decoded, based on whether or not a size of the cu to be decoded is equal to a minimum inter-pu size.


20240163449.VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE PERFORMING ENTROPY-ENCODING PROCESS FOR INTER PREDICTION UNIT PARTITION TYPE SYNTAX_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kenta SENZAKI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Yuzo Senda of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Keiichi Chono of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hirofumi Aoki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04N19/147, H04N19/103, H04N19/109, H04N19/119, H04N19/157, H04N19/176, H04N19/44, H04N19/46, H04N19/503, H04N19/61, H04N19/70



Abstract: the video encoding device for encoding video using inter prediction includes a unit which determines to perform an entropy-encoding process of encoding a pu (prediction unit) partition type syntax of a cu (coding unit) to be encoded, based on a prediction mode of the cu to be encoded being an inter prediction mode and a size of the cu to be encoded being equal to a predetermined minimum inter-pu size.


20240163452.VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO DECODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND VIDEO SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Kenta TOKUMITSU of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Keiichi Chono of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04N19/159, H04N19/172, H04N19/31



Abstract: the video encoding device includes a predictor which performs a prediction process using intra-prediction or inter-prediction, and a coding controller which controls the predictor so that under a predetermined condition that pictures in the later display order are not coded before pictures in the earlier display order and that pictures in lower layers do not refer to pictures in upper layers, the predictor uses a picture closest in the display order to a picture to be coded as a reference picture when coding the picture referring to a picture in the lower layer.


20240163741.RAN NODE, UE, AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Stanislav Filin of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Sadafuku Hayashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W36/30, H04W76/10



Abstract: the present disclosure contributes to the transmission/reception of various types of information between an ai-capable ran node and another apparatus. a radio access network (ran) node is configured as an ran node including an artificial intelligence (ai) function of performing control of communication based on information received from another apparatus. the ran node transmits first information indicating that the ran node is an ran node including an ai function to an ran node. this contributes to the transmission and reception of various types of information between ai-enabled ran nodes and other devices.


20240163781.COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Masaru YANAI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroaki Aminaka of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Motoharu Ohtake of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masaaki Ootake of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kei Yanagisawa of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosei Kobayashi of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W48/18, H04W64/00



Abstract: to provide a communication device, a communication system, and a communication method that can easily make contact, the communication device comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive communication information including identification information on a destination user from a first terminal; at least one processor configured to execute an instructions to select, on the basis of the identification information, one among a first network to which a first communication module associated with the user can be connected and a second network to which a second communication module associated with the user can be connected and which is different from the first network; and a unit configured to transmit, via the network selected by the at least one processor, information related to the communication information to the communication module that can be connected to the selected network, among the first communication module and the second communication module.


20240163839.POSITION DETERMINATION TIMING SELECTION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, POSITION DETERMINATION TIMING SELECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Takeo HIDAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W64/00, H04W72/0446, H04W72/51



Abstract: channel identification information indicating a channel measured by each of a plurality of measurement devices that measure a radio wave strength of radio waves propagating in the channel used by a wireless terminal device for radio wave transmission, and information indicating a measurement time at which the measurement was performed are acquired. for each channel, a time at which number of the measurement devices performing measurement satisfies a predetermined condition defined in advance is selected based on the acquired channel identification information of each measurement device and the information indicating the measurement time. a position determination time for each channel from each selected time is selected, and the channel identification information indicating the channel used by the wireless terminal device subject to position determination is acquired. a response request signal addressed to the wireless terminal device subject to the position determination is transmitted at the position determination time selected for the channel of the acquired channel identification information.


20240163918.METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Zhaobang MIAO of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W74/0808



Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, devices and computer readable storage media for sensing procedure in sidelink transmission. the method comprises performing a sensing procedure for a set of candidate resources associated with a sidelink transmission within a first sensing window after a first time slot; generating a sensing report at least based on the sensing procedure; and providing the sensing report from a physical layer to a higher layer at a second time slot determined based on at least one reference slot associated with the set of candidate resource. in this way, the sensing result of a sensing procedure after the sensing trigger slot can be reported.


20240163960.METHODS, DEVICES, AND MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)

Inventor(s): Da WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Lin LIANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation

IPC Code(s): H04W76/27



Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer readable storage medium of communication. the method performed by the terminal device comprises initiating an rrc connection release procedure during the terminal device performing a sdt with a network device. the method further comprises disabling indicating an arriving of non-small data transmission to the network device during the rrc connection release procedure. in this way, the rrc connection release procedure may be completed without any disturbing, and the state between the terminal device and the network device may be consistent.


NEC Corporation patent applications on May 16th, 2024