Patents by Inventor Masato Tsukada

Masato Tsukada 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: 20220180987
    Abstract: A first-aid information provision system of the example embodiments includes: an information display device that includes first capture means for capturing an iris image, code acquisition means for acquiring a code associated with the captured iris image, and code display means for displaying the acquired code; and an information output device that includes second capture means for imaging the code displayed by the information display device, first-aid information acquisition means for acquiring first-aid information about an individual associated with the iris image by using the imaged code, and first-aid information output means for outputting the first-aid information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Kelichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220180629
    Abstract: An information providing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: receive a face image; determine whether a person in the face image is unsuitable for iris data acquisition based on the face image; and output information based on determining that the person is unsuitable for the iris data acquisition when the person is determined to be unsuitable for the iris data acquisition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama, Ryuichi Akashi, Yuka Ogino, Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Hiroshi Imai, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Publication number: 20220180662
    Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image obtained by capturing an object of authentication moving in a specific direction; inputting a second image at least for one eye obtained by capturing a right eye or a left eye of the object; determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the object, based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result associated with the second image as left/right information; comparing characteristic information relevant to the left/right information, the characteristic information being acquired from a memory that stores the characteristic information of a right eye and a left eye pertaining to object to be authenticated, with characteristic information associated with the left/right information, and calculating a verification score; and authenticating the object captured in the first image and the second image, based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Patent number: 11348370
    Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image captured an image of an authentication target; inputting a second image captured an image of a right eye or a left eye of the target; determining whether the second image is of a left eye or a right eye of the target based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result as left/right information in association with the second image; detecting an overlap between a region including the second image and a predetermined region in the first image; calculating a verification score by comparing characteristic information that are related to the left/right information with iris characteristic information calculated from the second image, and calculating a first weighted verification score obtained by weighting the verification score with a detection result; and authenticating a target in the second image based on the first weighted verification score, and outputting an authentication result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Publication number: 20220139112
    Abstract: A controller controls the readout of an image from iris image pick-up devices for performing image pick-up of an iris of a subject. In the control of the readout of an image from the iris image pick-up devices, the controller sets a region of interest to be treated as a target of the image readout. The controller stores past information, and in the case of performing image processing on the same subject, the controller determines whether or not an eye region of the subject was successfully covered by the region of interest used in the past. In the case of determining that the eye region of the subject was not successfully covered, the controller corrects the readout of an image from the iris image pick-up devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220139111
    Abstract: Iris image pick-up devices perform image pick-up of an iris of a moving subject. Images from the iris image pick-up devices are written to storage areas for transfer in a memory. A readout device reads out an image stored in the storage areas for transfer to a storage area for image processing at a frame interval corresponding to the movement speed of the subject. An image processing unit executes processing using the image read out to the storage area for image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Masato TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220139114
    Abstract: Iris image pick-up devices perform image pick-up of an iris of a moving subject. A guiding device guides the subject. A controller predicts a period in which the subject will blink next. Further, the controller predicts a period in which the subject will pass through the focusing point of the iris image pick-up devices. The controller controls the guiding device such that the subject does not blink at the focusing point in the case where the period in which the subject will blink next overlaps with the period in which the subject will pass through the focusing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Yuka OGINO, Masato TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220139110
    Abstract: Iris image pick-up devices have the same field of view and are disposed at mutually different positions. An overall image pick-up device performs image pick-up over a wide field of view. A guiding device guides a subject. An illumination device illuminates the subject with light. The controller controls, using an image from the overall image pick-up device, at least one of reading out an image from the iris image pick-up devices, presenting at least of an image and a sound through the guiding device, or providing illumination with light from the illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Takahiro TOIZUMI, Masato TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220141372
    Abstract: An illumination device emits light toward a moving subject. A controller controls light emitted from the illumination device so that the amount of light applied to the subject is adjusted to a specific amount or smaller. For example, when the illumination device emits light in a pulsed manner, the controller may control the amount of light applied to the subject by controlling at least one of the pulse width and the pulse intensity of the light. The controller may, for example, control the light emitted from the illumination device according to the distance between the illumination device and the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Ryuichi AKASHI, Yuka OGINO, Masato TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220109881
    Abstract: A video decoding device includes a demultiplexing unit which demultiplexes a video bitstream including video data of an encoded slice, first Supplemental-Enhancement-Information having information indicating segments where a refresh has completed in a current picture, and second Supplemental-Enhancement-Information having information indicating a synchronization starting picture and a synchronization completed picture, an extracting unit which extracts the information indicating segments where a refresh has completed in a current picture from a message which is part of the demultiplexed Supplemental-Enhancement-Information; and a video decoding unit which decodes image data from the demultiplexed video bitstream by using at least inter prediction, wherein the synchronization starting picture is a leading picture within a refreshing period, and the synchronization completed picture is the end position of the refreshing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Aoki, Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20220109880
    Abstract: A video decoding device includes a demultiplexing unit which demultiplexes a video bitstream including video data of an encoded slice, Supplemental-Enhancement-Information having first information indicating a refresh group of segments in gradual refresh, and Supplemental-Enhancement-Information having second information indicating segments where a refresh has completed in a current picture, an extracting unit which extracts the second information from a message which is part of the demultiplexed Supplemental-Enhancement-Information, and a video decoding unit which decodes image data from the demultiplexed video bitstream by using at least inter picture prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi AOKI, Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20220092871
    Abstract: An object is to provide a filter learning device capable of optimizing recognition processing using features obtained from the characteristics of light. The filter learning device (10) according to the present disclosure includes an optical filter unit (11) for extracting a filter image from an image for learning by using a filter condition determined according to a filter parameter, a parameter updating unit (12) for updating the filter parameter with a result obtained by executing image analysis processing on the filter image, and a sensing unit (13) for sensing an input image by using a physical optical filter that satisfies a filter condition determined according to the updated filter parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro TOIZUMI, Masato TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220051012
    Abstract: An authentication system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: track an object included in a video captured by a first capture device; detect a candidate for biometric authentication in the object being tracked; determine whether biometric authentication has been performed for the candidate based on a record of biometric authentication performed for the object being tracked; and perform the biometric authentication for the candidate based on a video of an authentication part of the candidate when the biometric authentication has not been performed for the candidate, the video of the authentication part being captured by a second capture device having a capture range including a part of a capture range of the first capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Masato TSUKADA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Ryuichi AKASHI, Yuka OGINO, Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Hiroshi IMAI, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20220044014
    Abstract: The disclosure is inputting a first image obtained by capturing an object of authentication moving in a specific direction; inputting a second image at least for one eye obtained by capturing a right eye or a left eye of the object; determining whether the second image is of the left eye or the right eye of the object, based on information including the first image, and outputting a determination result associated with the second image as left/right information; comparing characteristic information relevant to the left/right information, the characteristic information being acquired from a memory that stores the characteristic information of a right eye and a left eye pertaining to object to be authenticated, with characteristic information associated with the left/right information, and calculating a verification score; and authenticating the object captured in the first image and the second image, based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20220027647
    Abstract: In order to determine whether a color contact lens is being worn on an iris, this image processing device includes: a first feature amount calculation means for using an image of the iris in a first wavelength band to calculate a first feature amount in the first wavelength band, said iris being used in authentication of a person; a second feature amount calculation means for using an image of the iris in a second wavelength band to calculate a second feature amount in the second wavelength band; and a covering determination means for determining, on the basis of the first feature amount and the second feature amount, whether a color contact lens is present on the iris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masato TSUKADA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Yuka OGINO, Hiroshi IMAI, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Hiroshi YAMADA, Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Ryuichi AKASHI
  • Publication number: 20220004609
    Abstract: An authentication device includes an image acquisition unit, an identification unit, and an authentication unit. The image acquisition unit acquires an image of an eye of a subject. The identification unit identifies the colored pattern of a colored contact lens worn by the subject by comparing a reference image with the image of the eye. The authentication unit identifies the subject, using a feature in a region other than a colored region of the colored pattern in the iris region of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20220005203
    Abstract: In order to detect the foreground without being affected by reflected light from the shadow of an object or the background and so on, in both indoor and outdoor environments, the image processing method includes a step of generating first foreground likelihood from a visible light image, a step of generating second foreground likelihood from a depth image in which the same object is captured as that in the visible light image, a step of generating reliability of the depth image using at least the visible light image and the depth image, and a step of determining foreground likelihood of the object based on the first foreground likelihood and the second foreground likelihood, using the reliability of the depth image as a weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi AKASHI, Keiichi CHONO, Masato TSUKADA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Takahiro TOIZUMI, Yuka OGINO
  • Publication number: 20210409396
    Abstract: Provided are a system, a method, and the like which contribute to more reliably and smoothly providing information relating to an authentication result to a person who has been subjected to authentication. An information provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an authentication unit which authenticates an authentication subject, who is to be subjected to authentication, using a captured image of the authentication subject; a determination unit which, in accordance with information about the authentication subject or the conditions of the authentication subject, determines the transmission destination to which information relating to the authentication result is to be transmitted in order to notify the authentication subject of the authentication result; and a transmission unit which transmits the information to the determined transmission destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Keiichi CHONO, Yuka OGINO, Hiroshi IMAI, Shoji YACHIDA, Takashi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210406567
    Abstract: The disclosure is detecting an authentication target who is moving in a predetermined direction in a video; inputting a first image in which an entire body of the target; calculating characteristic information from an image of the entire body in the first image, comparing the calculated characteristic information with characteristic information of the entire body stored in first memory that stores characteristic information of entire bodies of targets, and extracting candidate information of the targets from the first memory based on a first authentication result; inputting a second image in which an iris of the target; and comparing characteristic information of irises stored in second memory that stores the characteristic information of the irises of targets with characteristic information of an iris from the second image, calculating a verification score, executing second authentication on the target in the second image based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20210406903
    Abstract: An accounting system according to the present invention include: an information display device including a first memory; and at least one first processor coupled to the first memory. The first processor performs first operations. The first operations includes: causing a first camera to image a person, and causes a display to display a code based on physical characteristics peculiar to the imaged person. An information processing device includes a second memory; and at least one second processor coupled to the second memory. The second processor performs second operations. The second operations includes: causing a second camera to image the code displayed by the information display device, acquiring accounting information of the person using the imaged code, and executing accounting processing using the accounting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI, Toru TAKAHASHI