Patents by Inventor Junko Saito

Junko Saito has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240071086
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes a time and space information acquisition unit (110) that acquires high-risk time and space information indicating a spatial region with an increased possibility of an accident occurring or of a crime being committed and a corresponding time slot, a possible surveillance target acquisition unit (120) that identifies a video to be analyzed from among a plurality of videos generated by capturing an image of each of a plurality of places, on the basis of the high-risk time and space information, and analyzes the identified video to acquire information of a possible surveillance target, and a target time and space identification unit (130) that identifies at least one of a spatial region where surveillance is to be conducted which is at least a portion of the spatial region or a time slot when surveillance is to be conducted, from among the spatial region and the time slot indicated by the high-risk time and space information, on the basis of the information of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko NAKAGAWA, Ryoma OAMI, Kenichiro IDA, Mika SAITO, Shohzoh NAGAHAMA, Akinari FURUKAWA, Yasumasa OHTSUKA, Junichi FUKUDA, Fumi IKEDA, Manabu MORIYAMA, Fumie EINAGA, Tatsunori YAMAGAMI, Keisuke ` HIRAYAMA, Yoshitsugu KUMANO, Hiroki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20240071087
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes a time and space information acquisition unit (110) that acquires high-risk time and space information indicating a spatial region with an increased possibility of an accident occurring or of a crime being committed and a corresponding time slot, a possible surveillance target acquisition unit (120) that identifies a video to be analyzed from among a plurality of videos generated by capturing an image of each of a plurality of places, on the basis of the high-risk time and space information, and analyzes the identified video to acquire information of a possible surveillance target, and a target time and space identification unit (130) that identifies at least one of a spatial region where surveillance is to be conducted which is at least a portion of the spatial region or a time slot when surveillance is to be conducted, from among the spatial region and the time slot indicated by the high-risk time and space information, on the basis of the information of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junko NAKAGAWA, Ryoma Oami, Kenichiro IDA, Mika Saito, Shohzoh Nagahama, Akinari Furukawa, Yasumasa Ohtsuka, Junichi Fukuda, Fumi Ikeda, Manabu Moriyama, Fumie Einaga, Tatsunori Yamagami, Keisuke Hirayama, Yoshitsugu Kumano, Hiroki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20180147889
    Abstract: At a pneumatic tire (11), in a pneumatic tire in which a reinforcing layer (11) is structured from at least one reinforcing ply (53) in which are embedded plural reinforcing cords (54) that are formed from steel and are inclined with respect to a tire equator S, an inclination angle A of the reinforcing cords (54) with respect to the tire equator S is within a range of 40 to 90°, and a compressive rigidity F per 50 mm width of a reinforcing layer (52) in a direction parallel to the reinforcing cords (54) is within a range of 1000 to 2400 N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKADA, Hiroyuki YOKOKURA, Junko SAITO, Yuta HOSHINO
  • Patent number: 9577472
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power management apparatus including: a power-demand forecasting section configured to forecast a power demand made by an electric-power demander at a future time; a power measurement section configured to acquire a power consumption of the electric-power demander for the time; a demand control section configured to determine a demand for urging the electric-power demander to adjust the amount of electric power consumed by the electric-power demander on the basis of the power demand forecasted by the power-demand forecasting section and the power consumption acquired by the power measurement section; and a demand issuance section configured to issue the demand determined by the demand control section to the electric-power demander.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Saito, Taro Tadano, Ryoki Honjo
  • Patent number: 9536543
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an input unit to which words are input, an analysis unit configured to analyze meanings of the respective words, an image generation unit configured to generate single images corresponding to the respective words, and a display control unit configured to control the images generated by the image generation unit to be displayed on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimu Higashimoto, Junko Saito, Tetsuhiro Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9275354
    Abstract: A power management device includes a power demand predicting section, demand control section, demand issuing section, and acceptance receiving section. The power demand predicting section calculates a first predicted amount of power demand, representing a result of prediction of power demand of a power consumer on a date and time in a future, and a second predicted amount of power demand, being calculated after the first predicted amount of power demand, and represents a result of prediction of power demand of the consumer on the date and time in the future. The demand control section determines a demand for prompting the consumer to adjust the amount of power demand based on the first and the second predicted amounts of power demand. The demand issuing section issues the demand determined by the demand control section to the consumer. The acceptance receiving section receives acceptance of the issued demand by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junko Saito, Taro Tadano, Ryoki Honjo
  • Publication number: 20150373310
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light emitting unit used for illumination, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire predetermined information, and a projecting unit configured to project an image including the acquired predetermined information in accordance with light on and off control of the light emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junko Saito, Yoko Noguchi, Sayaka Kikuta
  • Publication number: 20150051903
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an input unit to which words are input, an analysis unit configured to analyze meanings of the respective words, an image generation unit configured to generate single images corresponding to the respective words, and a display control unit configured to control the images generated by the image generation unit to be displayed on a display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kimu HIGASHIMOTO, Junko SAITO, Tetsuhiro SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8941362
    Abstract: There is provided a charging apparatus including a connection unit to which a device is to be connected, a charging unit for charging the device connected to the connection unit, a history acquisition unit for acquiring a history of content use stored in the device, a timing prediction unit for predicting a timing of use of the device based on the history of content use acquired by the history acquisition unit, and a charge control unit for controlling the charging unit such that the device connected to the connection unit becomes fully charged at a timing suitable for the timing predicted by the timing prediction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junko Saito, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kei Yamashita, Tomoyuki Ono, Masaya Kimura, Kayoko Tanaka, Hideki Noma, Jin Pan, Yukiyoshi Hirose, Ryoki Honjo, Itaru Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8577513
    Abstract: There is provided a power system including a power transmitting apparatus and a power receiving apparatus. The power transmitting apparatus includes: a power generating unit generating power using renewable energy; a first power measuring unit measuring a power amount generated in a specified period; and a power transmitting unit transmitting the generated power in the specified period and information on the measured power amount to the power receiving apparatus. The power receiving apparatus includes: a power receiving unit receiving the power and the information on the power amount from the power transmitting apparatus; a second power measuring unit measuring a power amount received in the specified period; a determining unit comparing the received power amount and the measured power amount and determining whether such amounts match; and a power reception control unit operable when the amounts do not match, to stop reception of the power and the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kei Yamashita, Hideki Noma, Hiroshi Kawashima, Junko Saito, Ryoki Honjo, Kayoko Tanaka, Masaya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120010760
    Abstract: There is provided a power system including a power transmitting apparatus and a power receiving apparatus. The power transmitting apparatus includes: a power generating unit generating power using renewable energy; a first power measuring unit measuring a power amount generated in a specified period; and a power transmitting unit transmitting the generated power in the specified period and information on the measured power amount to the power receiving apparatus. The power receiving apparatus includes: a power receiving unit receiving the power and the information on the power amount from the power transmitting apparatus; a second power measuring unit measuring a power amount received in the specified period; a determining unit comparing the received power amount and the measured power amount and determining whether such amounts match; and a power reception control unit operable when the amounts do not match, to stop reception of the power and the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kei YAMASHITA, Hideki Noma, Hiroshi Kawashima, Junko Saito, Ryoki Honjo, Kayoko Tanaka, Masaya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20120007565
    Abstract: There is provided a charging apparatus including a connection unit to which a device is to be connected, a charging unit for charging the device connected to the connection unit, a history acquisition unit for acquiring a history of content use stored in the device, a timing prediction unit for predicting a timing of use of the device based on the history of content use acquired by the history acquisition unit, and a charge control unit for controlling the charging unit such that the device connected to the connection unit becomes fully charged at a timing suitable for the timing predicted by the timing prediction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Junko Saito, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kei Yamashita, Tomoyuki Ono, Masaya Kimura, Kayoko Tanaka, Hideki Noma, Jin Pan, Yukiyoshi Hirose, Ryoki Honjo, Itaru Kawakami
  • Patent number: 7046232
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus allows, based on an image obtained by photographing a user by the CCD camera 8, to recognize the movement direction of the user and when generating a command corresponding to the recognized movement direction, to create the gesture recognition screen 100 in a search state indicating that the apparatus is searching for the user's movement and display it on a liquid crystal display 10 so as to certainly notify the user that the user's movement is recognizable and it is in a standby state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Inagaki, Junko Saito, Keigo Ihara, Takahiko Sueyoshi, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Shinichiro Gomi
  • Patent number: 6877058
    Abstract: An information processing unit is adapted to connect a USB device provided on a board to a USB host controller only when it is actually used. Based on a signal regarding an n-th pin received from a USB MEMORYSTICK slot provided in a board, a monitoring program detects whether a MEMORYSTICK has been inserted. The monitoring program causes a hardware bus switch to turn ON if the presence of the MEMORYSTICK is detected, or causes the hardware bus switch to turn OFF if the absence of the MEMORYSTICK is detected. If the hardware bus switch is turned ON, the USB host controller is electrically connected to a USB MEMORYSTICK slot through a USB bus; therefore, the USB host controller detects the USB MEMORYSTICK slot. If the hardware bus switch is turned OFF, the USB host controller is electrically disconnected from the USB MEMORYSTICK slot, so that it does not detect the USB MEMORYSTICK slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Akira Iguchi, Hidenori Yamaji, Junko Saito, Masahiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030087541
    Abstract: An information processing unit is adapted to connect a USB device provided on a board to a USB host controller only when it is actually used. Based on a signal regarding an n-th pin received from a USB Memorystick slot provided in a board, a monitoring program detects whether a Memorystick has been inserted. The monitoring program causes a hardware bus switch to turn ON if the presence of the Memorystick is detected, or causes the hardware bus switch to turn OFF if the absence of the Memorystick is detected. If the hardware bus switch is turned ON, the USB host controller is electrically connected to a USB Memorystick slot through a USB bus; therefore, the USB host controller detects the USB Memorystick slot. If the hardware bus switch is turned OFF, the USB host controller is electrically disconnected from the USB Memorystick slot, so that it does not detect the USB Memorystick slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Akira Iguchi, Hidenori Yamaji, Junko Saito, Masahiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20020006222
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus allows, based on an image obtained by photographing a user by the CCD camera 8, to recognize the movement direction of the user and when generating a command corresponding to the recognized movement direction, to create the gesture recognition screen 100 in a search state indicating that the apparatus is searching for the user's movement and display it on a liquid crystal display 10 so as to certainly notify the user that the user's movement is recognizable and it is in a standby state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Takeo Inagaki, Junko Saito, Keigo Ihara, Takahiko Sueyoshi, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Shinichiro Gomi