Patents by Inventor Yuka OGINO

Yuka OGINO 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).

  • Patent number: 11682235
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Patent number: 11682236
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Publication number: 20230186703
    Abstract: Provided is a gate system arranged between a first region and a second region, including a guide that defines a movement path of a user from the first region to the second region and an imaging device that photographs the user to acquire an image used for biometric authentication. The movement path includes a first portion in which the user is photographed and a second portion through which the user passes after being photographed. The first portion extends from the first region toward the imaging device in a first direction that is parallel to an optical axis of the imaging device. The second portion extends from an end of the first portion in a second direction that is not parallel to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230188814
    Abstract: An imaging device according to this disclosure includes: a visible light camera that captures an image of a face of a person to be authenticated; a plurality of infrared light cameras that is provided on a housing with the visible light camera and captures an image of an iris of the person to be authenticated; and an optical filter that is provided on the housing so as to cover a light receiving surface of each of the plurality of infrared light cameras and not to cover a light receiving surface of the visible light camera, and has a pass band in an infrared region and a blocking band in a visible region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO
  • Publication number: 20230171481
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: a first control unit that controls an imaging unit to capture a first image of a subject at a first pixel density; a detection unit that detects an eye position of the subject from the first image; a setting unit that sets a peripheral area around eyes of the subject on the basis of the eye position; and a second control unit that controls the imaging unit to capture a second image of the peripheral area at a second pixel density that is higher than the first pixel density. According to such an imaging system, it is possible to properly capture an image of the periphery of the eyes of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO
  • Publication number: 20230171500
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: an acquisition unit that obtains a plurality of images of a subject captured at different timing; an estimation unit that estimates a motion of the subject on the basis of the plurality of images; and a change unit that changes a set value of an imaging unit for imaging a particular part of the subject, in accordance with the movement of the subject. According to such an imaging system, it is possible to properly capture the images of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Keiichi Chono
  • Publication number: 20230169793
    Abstract: An imaging system includes: an acquisition unit acquiring an iris image captured by an iris imaging means for capturing an iris of a target person or a whole image captured by a whole imaging means for capturing the target person; an estimation unit estimating a three-dimensional position of a target person being included in the acquired whole image; a selection unit selecting a coordinate transformation matrix that transforms a three-dimensional position of the target person into two-dimensional coordinates; a transformation unit transforming coordinates of an eye of a target person being included in a whole image associated with the estimated three-dimensional position into two-dimensional coordinates, based on the selected coordinate transformation matrix; and a setting unit setting, based on the transformed coordinates of an eye of the target person, a parameter for capturing an iris of the target person by the iris imaging means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yuka OGINO
  • Patent number: 11663853
    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: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Publication number: 20230153409
    Abstract: In an authentication system, a storage unit of an authentication device constituting the authentication system stores an identification model in order to reduce a risk of leakage of personal information and shorten a response time of an authentication process. The identification model is a model generated by learning a feature amount extracted from biometric information of a registrant. A determination unit of the authentication device determines whether to authenticate a person to be authenticated based on a feature amount extracted from biometric information of the person to be authenticated using the identification model of the storage unit. A storage unit of a server constituting the authentication system stores the same identification model as the identification model used by the authentication device. An update unit of the server updates the identification model of the storage unit in response to a change of the registrant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Kosuke YOSHIMI, Takahiro TOIZUMI
  • Patent number: 11651624
    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: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Publication number: 20230147924
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a detection unit, an identification unit, and a feature extraction unit. The detection unit detects, from a first image in which a target person is captured, a candidate region being an image region estimated to represent an eye of the target person, based on a first evaluation value. The identification unit identifies, from the detected candidate region, an eye region being an image region that represents the eye, based on a second evaluation value. The feature extraction unit extracts a feature value of the identified eye region. The first evaluation value indicates a likelihood of the eye, and is calculated for an image region being set based on the first image. The second evaluation value indicates a likelihood of the eye, and is calculated for an image region being set based on the detected candidate region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Takahiro TOIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20230126960
    Abstract: An imaging system (10) according to the disclosure includes: a first control unit (11) configured to control, in such a way as to fix a focal position in a predetermined position, an iris imaging means for capturing an image focusing on an iris of a target person; an authentication unit (12) configured to authenticate the target person, based on an iris image of the target person being captured by the iris imaging means controlled by the first control unit (11); and a second control unit (13) configured to control the iris imaging means in such a way as to scan a focal position in a predetermined range, in order to re-authenticate the target person when authentication of the target person fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO
  • Publication number: 20230100016
    Abstract: The image acquiring device 10 includes the voltage control unit 30 which generates first voltage information that can identify voltage applied to the first variable-focus lens 20A included in the first imaging unit 20 installed in a position where a subject can be photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage, and generates second voltage information that can identify voltage applied to the second variable-focus lens 21A included in the second imaging unit 21 installed in the position where the subject can be photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage, and the image judgment unit 40 which inputs images from the first imaging unit 20 and the second imaging unit 21, and selects one image taken at an in-focus position among input images, wherein the voltage control unit 30 generates information, as the first voltage information, that can identify each voltage in a time series of voltages whose values change with time, and generates inform
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo YAMAKABE, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO
  • Publication number: 20230087275
    Abstract: An imaging system (10) includes: iris imaging means (1) for photographing an iris of a subject; first irradiation means (2a) for applying light to the subject; and second irradiation means (2b) for applying light to the subject in such a manner that an angle between an optical axis of the light emitted from the second irradiation means (2b) and an optical axis of the iris imaging means (1) is larger than an angle between an optical axis of the light emitted from the first irradiation means (2a) and the optical axis of the iris imaging means (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Ryuichi AKASHI, Yuka OGINO
  • Publication number: 20230065464
    Abstract: To provide a system, a method and the like for acquiring more images or more quickly focused images. A control device acquires information regarding a situation of a range captured by an imaging device, determines a mode according to an assumed situation of the range captured by the imaging device among a plurality of focusing modes, and transmits designation information specifying the determined mode to the imaging device. The imaging device receives the designation information from the control device, and captures an image using the mode specified by the received designation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    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: 20230040456
    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: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    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: 20230029585
    Abstract: An iris recognition apparatus is provided with: an irradiating device that is capable of irradiating light to a target person to be recognized; an acquiring device that acquires a first image which imaged a first imaging range including at least a face of the target person; and a determining device that determines an irradiation mode of light irradiated from the irradiating device to the target person when imaging a second image including an area, which includes an eye of the target person, and corresponding to a second imaging range, which is narrower than the first imaging range, based on the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi CHONO, Yuka Ogino, Ryuichi Akashi
  • Patent number: 11568681
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Publication number: 20230027196
    Abstract: The optical control apparatus includes a light source, a light collecting section, and an optical path control section. The light source emits light. The light collecting section collects the light emitted from the light source and illuminates the light onto an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi Akashi, Ryo Yamakabe, Yuka Ogino, Takahiro Toizumi, Chisato Funayama, Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11539872
    Abstract: To provide a system, a method and the like for acquiring more images or more quickly focused images. A control device acquires information regarding a situation of a range captured by an imaging device, determines a mode according to an assumed situation of the range captured by the imaging device among a plurality of focusing modes, and transmits designation information specifying the determined mode to the imaging device. The imaging device receives the designation information from the control device, and captures an image using the mode specified by the received designation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: 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