NEC Corporation patent applications on September 19th, 2024
Patent Applications by NEC Corporation on September 19th, 2024
NEC Corporation: 30 patent applications
NEC Corporation has applied for patents in the areas of G06V20/58 (2), H04L1/1829 (2), H04W72/40 (2), H04L9/08 (2), G06T7/73 (2) A61B5/1172 (1), G06V20/58 (1), H04W72/40 (1), H04W68/02 (1), H04W36/0061 (1)
With keywords such as: information, apparatus, unit, device, means, communication, object, signal, region, and based in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by NEC Corporation
20240306944. TEST JIG, TEST DEVICE, AND TEST METHOD_simplified_abstract_(nec corporation)
Inventor(s): Hideki SATO of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): A61B5/1172
CPC Code(s): A61B5/1172
Abstract: a test jig has a contact surface that is brought into contact with an imaging surface of a skin pattern input device, and a groove portion that is provided on the contact surface and connected to the outer edge of the contact surface.
Inventor(s): Yuya HOMMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Keisuke SATO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hironobu MORI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hideki KIMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): B64G1/10
CPC Code(s): B64G1/1021
Abstract: a monitoring satellite system includes a space development agency (sda) satellite investigating a threat object; and a monitoring satellite group including a plurality of monitoring satellites that orbit the earth at intervals from each other and monitor flying objects, wherein each monitoring satellite monitors the flying object when at a location that allows monitoring of the flying object, and the monitoring satellite, upon discovering the threat object to the flying object while monitoring the flying object, transmits information about the threat object to the other monitoring satellites, the information about the threat object is a mission command that instructs the sda satellite to investigate the threat object, and of the multiple monitoring satellites that transmit or receive the mission command, the monitoring satellite that is in a location that allows communication with the sda satellite transmits the mission command to the sda satellite.
Inventor(s): Tatsuya YOSHIMOTO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroshi YOSHIDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): E02F9/26, E02F3/43, G06T7/11, G06T7/50
CPC Code(s): E02F9/261
Abstract: in order to move an object to a region to which the object can be moved, an object identification apparatus includes: an acquisition means for acquiring depth information indicating a depth of an area including the object; an extraction means for extracting, on the basis of the depth information of the object, a target region where a candidate of a movement target object to be moved is present; and an identification means for identifying, on the basis of the depth information regarding the vicinity of the target region, the movement target object to be moved by a work machine.
Inventor(s): Masatoshi FUKUKAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01C21/20, A62B3/00, A62B18/08, G01S13/06, G06F3/14, G08B21/02
CPC Code(s): G01C21/20
Abstract: a display control apparatus capable of finding the position of a working entity even when the site is not provided with an infrastructure is provided. a display control apparatus includes a position calculation unit and a display control unit. the position calculation unit calculates the position of each of a plurality of working entities relative to a reference point by using distance measurement result information indicating results of measurements of distances between a plurality of detection apparatuses. the display control unit performs control so that position information indicating the position of at least one working entities is displayed on a mask worn by a worker.
Inventor(s): Tetsuro Hasegawa of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kazuki OGATA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, kei YANAGISAWA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroaki AMINAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Kosei KOBAYASHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01C21/36, G06V20/58, H04W4/40
CPC Code(s): G01C21/3685
Abstract: congestion determination means determines whether or not a road near an entrance of a first parking lot for which the vehicle is heading is congested based on sensor information output by a sensor. selection means selects, from among one or more parking lots different from the first parking lot, a second parking lot to which the vehicle is to be guided when the congestion determination means determines that the road is congested. notification means notifies the vehicle of the second parking lot.
Inventor(s): Hiroaki KOSHIO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01H9/00
CPC Code(s): G01H9/004
Abstract: a quicksand amount observation system according to the present disclosure includes: a metal tube (a) laid in a river; an optical fiber cable (a) that is passed through the metal tube (); a communication unit (a) configured to emit a light pulse to the optical fiber cable (a) and receive, from the optical fiber cable (a), a back-scattered light generated when the emitted light pulse is transmitted; a detection unit (a) configured to detect a hitting sound generated by hitting of quicksand against the metal tube (a) on the basis of a change in characteristics of the back-scattered light received by the communication unit (a); and a quicksand amount calculation unit (a) configured to calculate a quicksand amount on the basis of characteristics of the hitting sound detected by the detection unit (a).
Inventor(s): Takahiro Ono of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S7/481
CPC Code(s): G01S7/4818
Abstract: [problem] to provide an optical device and a method for controlling said optical device which enable more accurate measurement by using lidar.
Inventor(s): Takahiro Ono of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G01S7/481
CPC Code(s): G01S7/4818
Abstract: [solution] this optical device is provided with: a first reflection means that reflects light emitted from a light emission means and irradiates an object with the reflected light as irradiation light; and a second reflection means that reflects the irradiation light reflected by the object toward a light reception means. the irradiation light reflected by the first reflection means passes through an opening part provided for the second reflection means and is applied to the object.
Inventor(s): Toshiki WATANABE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takayuki KURODA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F11/14, G06F9/445
CPC Code(s): G06F11/142
Abstract: an automated system design apparatus provided with inputter receives a requirement for a system including a redundancy demand; and configuration generator generates a system configuration proposal for the system by selecting, from among designated concretization patterns defining a method for concretization while making a configuration element in the system redundant, a concretization pattern in accordance with the requirement for the system.
Inventor(s): Masaru KAWAKITA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F16/33, G06F21/57
CPC Code(s): G06F16/33
Abstract: an information analysis apparatus includes: a technical information extracting unit that extracts, from a database storing technical information regarding cyberattacks, technical information related to damage information regarding a cyberattack included in a news article, based on a time of occurrence of damage from a cyberattack; a similarity calculating unit that calculates a similarity between the damage information and the extracted technical information; and an information supplementing unit that specifies technical information corresponding to the damage information based on the calculated similarity, and supplements the news article that includes the damage information with the specified technical information.
Inventor(s): Akihiro YATABE of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F17/11
CPC Code(s): G06F17/11
Abstract: an optimization apparatus provided with at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to partition a binary model representing a combinatorial optimization problem to generate binary sub-models. the at least one processor is configured to generate the binary sub-models such that graphs indicating incompatibility constraint conditions of variables in the binary sub-models form connected components, and the incompatibility constraint conditions are constraint conditions indicating that two values that can be taken by the variables cannot simultaneously be one specific value of the two values.
Inventor(s): Ryoji MIYAHARA of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F21/32, G06F3/01, H04R1/10
CPC Code(s): G06F21/32
Abstract: an authentication management device acquires first position information indicating a change in the position of a user's earphone equipped with a first authentication means based on otoacoustic authentication; on the basis of the acquired first position information, estimates motion of the user wearing the earphone by generating motion information indicating the motion of the user; and executes authentication of the user in a device connected to the earphone on the basis of the result of the authentication by otoacoustic authentication and the motion information.
Inventor(s): Taniya SINGH of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masafumi Watanabe of Singapore (SG) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06F30/17
CPC Code(s): G06F30/17
Abstract: a physical model generation apparatus () acquires architecture information (), state information (), and template information (). the architecture information () describes physical components () included in a target control system (), and connections () for each physical component (). the state information () describes associations between a state of the physical component and one or more working connections through which signals are transferred in the corresponding state. the template information () describes associations between a behavior template and a connection condition. the behavior template describes behaviors that are common to the physical components () whose working connections satisfy the connection condition corresponding thereto. the physical model generation apparatus () generates a physical model () that includes, for each physical component (), behavior information () that describes behaviors of the physical component () for each of its possible states.
Inventor(s): Junichi KAMIMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q20/20
CPC Code(s): G06Q20/208
Abstract: in an information processing apparatus, the person identifying means identifies a person who has entered a facility. the group estimation means estimates a group including a plurality of persons. the group presentation means presents an estimation result of the group to the person. the group setting means sets the group based on a response to the estimation result of the group.
Inventor(s): Yasuki Mochizuki of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/016
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/016
Abstract: in the present disclosure, in order to reduce a decrease in a degree of customer satisfaction caused by wait time from an inquiry made by a customer to a response made by a service person, a customer service assistance device includes: a priority determination means for determining, based on requirement information indicating a requirement of an inquiry from a customer, a priority of a response to the inquiry; a list control means for storing identification information of the inquiry for which the priority is determined in a standby list according to the determined priority, the standby list being a list of the identification information of the inquiry awaiting a response, from among standby lists provided for each of the priority; and a display control means for causing a display means to display a screen providing priority information indicating the identification information stored in each of the standby lists.
Inventor(s): Takumi OTANI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Takeshi SASAMOTO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/40, G06Q10/02, G07C9/25, G07C9/27
CPC Code(s): G06Q50/40
Abstract: a program in the present invention causes a computer to perform: performing a first process for performing a predetermined process related to an aircraft boarding procedure and acquiring boarding reservation information on a user; when the process is completed, performing a second process for matching biometric information acquired from the user with passport biometric information included in passport information acquired from a passport of the user and, when a result of the matching of the biometric information with the passport biometric information is that the matching is successful, associating the passport information, the biometric information, and the boarding reservation information with each other; and performing a switching process for switching whether to perform the first process or the second process.
Inventor(s): Yadong PAN of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Shoji Nishimura of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06T7/73, G06V40/10
CPC Code(s): G06T7/75
Abstract: a basic pattern extracting unit () extracts a “basic pattern” for each human from detection points acquired by an acquiring unit (). the “basic pattern” includes a “reference body region point” corresponding to a “reference body region type”, and base body region points corresponding to base body region types that are different from the reference body region type and that are different from each other. for example, the “basic pattern” includes at least one of the following two combinations. a first combination is a combination of the reference body region point corresponding to a neck as the reference body region type and two base body region points respectively corresponding to a left shoulder and a left ear as the base body region type. a second combination is a combination of body region points corresponding to a neck, a right shoulder and a right ear.
Inventor(s): Yoshihiro Mishima of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G06V20/58, G06T7/55, G06T7/60, G06T7/73, G06V10/764, G06V20/56
CPC Code(s): G06V20/58
Abstract: among multiple different area classes designated regarding photographic subjects, to which area class a photographic subject of each pixel in a captured image that has been acquired belongs is recognized. from depth map information corresponding to the captured image, range information of each pixel in an area in the captured image representing a vehicle area class among the multiple different area classes is acquired, and a position at which the range information is discontinuous is determined to be a boundary between different vehicles.
Inventor(s): Jun MORIZONO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Jiroh KUBOTA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G07B15/00, G06Q20/28
CPC Code(s): G07B15/00
Abstract: the present invention provides an accounting apparatus () including: an input information acquisition unit () that acquires apparatus identification information stored in an electronic money information storage apparatus; a prepayment process execution unit () that executes a prepayment process in which a predetermined amount is subtracted from an electronic money balance, based on electronic money information stored in the electronic money information storage apparatus; a registration unit () that registers, when a prepayment amount exceeds an accounting amount, a carried over amount being an excess amount and the apparatus identification information, in association with each other; and an accounting unit () that performs an accounting process in which the carried over amount in such a way as to be visually recognizable for a user.
Inventor(s): Shin NORIEDA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hiroo HARADA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hanuki MIZUTANI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Hirotaka MAESHIMA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Masami SAKAGUCHI of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G09B7/00, G06V40/16, G06V40/20
CPC Code(s): G09B7/00
Abstract: an analysis apparatus or the like capable of supplying content appropriate for a learner is supplied. an analysis apparatus includes: a content provision unit that supplies a learner with content including an examination question; an acquisition unit that acquires emotion data regarding learning of the learner for which an emotion analysis has been performed on face image data of the learner who learns using the content; a reception unit that receives a response of the learner to the examination question; and a content control unit that controls subsequent content based on the acquired emotion data and a result of the response.
Inventor(s): Yuji OHNO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): G16H50/20
CPC Code(s): G16H50/20
Abstract: a learning device of the present invention is provided with: an acquiring means for acquiring biometric information of a patient who may possibly become in agitation, and biometric information of a non-patient; and a model generating means for using the biometric information of the patient and the biometric information of the non-patient to generate an agitation determination model for determining whether, on the basis of the biometric information of a subject patient, the subject patient has become in agitation or has not become in agitation.
Inventor(s): Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L1/1829, H04L1/1867, H04W72/232, H04W72/40
CPC Code(s): H04L1/1854
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (harq) feedback. a method for communications comprises transmitting, from a terminal device to a network device, at least one harq-ack codebook in a slot. the at least one harq-ack codebook comprises a first feedback for unicast service and a second feedback for multicast and broadcast service (mbs).
Inventor(s): Ken TANAKA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Ken-ichiro YOSHINO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Tomoyasu IZUMIYA of Kanagawa (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L9/08
CPC Code(s): H04L9/0819
Abstract: a terminal apparatus, a management apparatus, a communication system, a communication method, a management method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium capable of reliably acquiring a cryptographic key for quantum cryptographic communication are provided. a terminal apparatus () includes an acquisition unit () that acquires a cryptographic key from a management apparatus by designating communication source identification information and communication destination identification information for the management apparatus, and requesting the cryptographic key from the management apparatus, the management apparatus managing a cryptographic key distributed by using a qkd technology, and a communication unit () that performs cryptographic communication with another terminal apparatus by using the cryptographic key acquired by the acquisition unit ().
Inventor(s): Masaaki TANIO of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L25/49, H03K4/02, H03K7/08
CPC Code(s): H04L25/4902
Abstract: a signal modulation apparatus includes: a reference signal generator that generates an analog reference signal by removing at least one harmonic signal component corresponding to at least one higher-order frequency from a triangular wave signal; a modulation signal generator that performs pulse width modulation for comparing the analog reference signal with an analog input signal, thereby to generate an analog modulation signal; a digital signal converter that converts the analog modulation signal to a digital output signal; and a nonlinear converter that performs nonlinear conversion corresponding to waveform conversion for converting the triangular wave signal to the analog reference signal, on the digital output signal or the analog input signal.
Inventor(s): Kouichi Kimura of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L41/0806, H04L41/06
CPC Code(s): H04L41/0806
Abstract: a data distribution apparatus, includes: a first reception section of receiving first provision information and first request information via a first distribution path; a first determination section of determining whether the first provision information and the first request information satisfy a first condition; a second distribution path notification section of providing notification for prompting a provision apparatus and a usage apparatus to connect to a private second distribution path when the first condition is satisfied; a second reception section of receiving specific second provision information and specific second request information via the second distribution path; a second determination section of determining whether the second provision information and the second request information satisfy a second condition; and a provision notification section of providing notification for prompting the provision apparatus to provide the provision data to the usage apparatus via the second distribution path when the second condition is satisfied.
Inventor(s): Xiaowei ZHANG of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Anand Raghawa PRASAD of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40, H04L9/08, H04L9/32, H04W4/80, H04W12/02, H04W12/03, H04W12/0431, H04W12/104, H04W12/106, H04W12/108, H04W76/10, H04W76/14
CPC Code(s): H04L63/06
Abstract: a method of performing authentication and authorization in proximity based service (prose) communication by a requesting device which sends a request of a communication and a receiving device which receives the request from the requesting device, the method including deriving session keys kpc and kpi from an unique key kp at the requesting and receiving devices, using the session keys kpc and kpi for prose communication setup and direct communication between the requesting and receiving devices, starting the direct communication with the requesting and receiving devices. the key kpc is confidentiality key and the key kpi is integrity protection key.
Inventor(s): Linghang FAN of Woking Surrey (GB) for nec corporation, Toshiyuki TAMURA of Tokyo (JP) for nec corporation, Iskren IANEV of Lower Earley (GB) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W12/12, H04W12/71, H04W24/08
CPC Code(s): H04W12/12
Abstract: new methods are proposed to detect misbehaving ues based on gs. the methods allow the network to react accurately and efficiently to deal with misbehaving ue(s).
Inventor(s): Maxime GRAU of Guildford (GB) for nec corporation, Neeraj GUPTA of London (GB) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W36/08, H04W84/18
CPC Code(s): H04W36/0061
Abstract: a system is disclosed in which a base station receives information indicating a cell category associated with a neighbour cell and stores the cell category information in a neighbour cell relation table. the base station may receive the cell category information from a ue, from an access and mobility function, or from a base station operating the neighbour cell. the cell category information may indicate, amongst others, that the neighbour cell is a cell of a non-terrestrial network, a small cell, or an energy saving cell.
Inventor(s): Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W68/02, H04W52/02
CPC Code(s): H04W68/02
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. according to embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device receives, from a network device, a list of minimum discontinuous reception (drx) cycles associated with a plurality of paging carriers. the terminal device selects a paging carrier from the plurality of paging carriers. the terminal device determines a drx cycle based on at least one of a drx cycle specific to the terminal device and a minimum drx cycle associated with the paging carrier in the list of minimum drx cycles.
Inventor(s): Zhaobang MIAO of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W72/40, H04L1/1812, H04W72/0446, H04W72/25, H04W72/566
CPC Code(s): H04W72/40
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. a first device determines a resource from a resource set configured for transmission of coordination information, the coordination information indicating the presence or absence of a collision on a set of resources to be used by a second device, a first slot for the determined resource being earlier than a second slot for the set of resources by a number of slots, the number of slots being less than a threshold number. then the first device transmits the coordination information to the second device on the determined resource. upon reception of the coordination information, the second device determines whether the set of resources are available. in this way, the coordination information may be transmitted in proper resources, and thus inter-ue coordination may be enhanced and resource utilization may be improved.
Inventor(s): Gang WANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Lin LIANG of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation, Zhaobang MIAO of Beijing (CN) for nec corporation
IPC Code(s): H04W74/0816, H04L1/1829, H04W92/18
CPC Code(s): H04W74/0816
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communications. a method comprises determining, at a first terminal device, a value of a contention window based on at least one factor related to sidelink. the method also comprises performing, based on the value of the contention window, a channel access procedure for sidelink transmission.
- NEC Corporation
- A61B5/1172
- CPC A61B5/1172
- Nec corporation
- B64G1/10
- CPC B64G1/1021
- E02F9/26
- E02F3/43
- G06T7/11
- G06T7/50
- CPC E02F9/261
- G01C21/20
- A62B3/00
- A62B18/08
- G01S13/06
- G06F3/14
- G08B21/02
- CPC G01C21/20
- G01C21/36
- G06V20/58
- H04W4/40
- CPC G01C21/3685
- G01H9/00
- CPC G01H9/004
- G01S7/481
- CPC G01S7/4818
- G06F11/14
- G06F9/445
- CPC G06F11/142
- G06F16/33
- G06F21/57
- CPC G06F16/33
- G06F17/11
- CPC G06F17/11
- G06F21/32
- G06F3/01
- H04R1/10
- CPC G06F21/32
- G06F30/17
- CPC G06F30/17
- G06Q20/20
- CPC G06Q20/208
- G06Q30/016
- CPC G06Q30/016
- G06Q50/40
- G06Q10/02
- G07C9/25
- G07C9/27
- CPC G06Q50/40
- G06T7/73
- G06V40/10
- CPC G06T7/75
- G06T7/55
- G06T7/60
- G06V10/764
- G06V20/56
- CPC G06V20/58
- G07B15/00
- G06Q20/28
- CPC G07B15/00
- G09B7/00
- G06V40/16
- G06V40/20
- CPC G09B7/00
- G16H50/20
- CPC G16H50/20
- H04L1/1829
- H04L1/1867
- H04W72/232
- H04W72/40
- CPC H04L1/1854
- H04L9/08
- CPC H04L9/0819
- H04L25/49
- H03K4/02
- H03K7/08
- CPC H04L25/4902
- H04L41/0806
- H04L41/06
- CPC H04L41/0806
- H04L9/40
- H04L9/32
- H04W4/80
- H04W12/02
- H04W12/03
- H04W12/0431
- H04W12/104
- H04W12/106
- H04W12/108
- H04W76/10
- H04W76/14
- CPC H04L63/06
- H04W12/12
- H04W12/71
- H04W24/08
- CPC H04W12/12
- H04W36/00
- H04W36/08
- H04W84/18
- CPC H04W36/0061
- H04W68/02
- H04W52/02
- CPC H04W68/02
- H04L1/1812
- H04W72/0446
- H04W72/25
- H04W72/566
- CPC H04W72/40
- H04W74/0816
- H04W92/18
- CPC H04W74/0816
