Patents Assigned to NEC
  • Publication number: 20240129849
    Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to effectively reduce power consumption of a roadside wireless communication apparatus. A determination means (21) determines whether a moving body exists on a roadway leading to an intersection. A control means (22) controls a transmission output of a wireless signal being output from a wireless communication apparatus (30), based on a lighting state of a traffic light installed at the intersection and a determination result of the determination means (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kosel KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA, Kazuki OGATA, Jun TAKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20240127189
    Abstract: Provided is a work management device including an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating login to a system using a first terminal and an operation history of the first terminal occurring after login to the system, a specifying unit that specifies a non-operation period of a terminal from the operation history of the first terminal, and a calculation unit that calculates working hours including the non-operation period of the terminal according to a length of the non-operation period of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki MAEDA, Hiroko Imai, Mitsuhiro Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20240127626
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring an image including a face image of a person; and a selection unit for selecting the image in which the part other than the face of a target person is captured among the plurality of images by using the position of the face image of a person other than the target person in the acquired image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Daiki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240127474
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a projection unit configured to arrange a predetermined number of virtual points in a front direction of an imaging device that captures a first image, by using an estimated position of the imaging device as a starting point, and project the virtual points onto each of a plurality of images used for generating an environment map being three-dimensional information; an image extraction unit configured to extract a second image from the plurality of images, based on a result of the projection of the virtual points; and an estimation unit configured to estimate, by using a feature point included in a target image being a target for estimating a position and a pose of an imaging device and a feature point included in the second image, aa position and a pose of the imaging device that captures the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Shiroshima
  • Publication number: 20240127132
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus in the present invention includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, from a captured image obtained by capturing a passenger who is boarding on an airplane and has not yet passed through a boarding gate corresponding to the airplane, biometric information of the passenger; a specifying unit that specifies boarding reservation information regarding the boarding by using the acquired biometric information; and an output unit that outputs information used for supporting a procedure of the passenger at the boarding gate based on the specified boarding reservation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki HIRAMOTO, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240127303
    Abstract: A reporting 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 customer image obtained by capturing an image of a customer in a shop; estimate an age of the customer from the customer image; detect an action related to retrieval of an age-restricted product displayed in the shop; and report retrieval of the age-restricted product by the customer based on an estimated age of the customer and a result of the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Tsuruoka
  • Publication number: 20240127963
    Abstract: A data processing device that includes a classification unit that classifies at least one piece of living-body information data into at least one group based on an attribute of at least one user, the at least one piece of living-body information data including a sensor value relating to a living body of the user, and a measurement time and a measurement position of the sensor value, and a learning unit that generates, for each of the group, a model for estimating interpolation data for interpolating a deficit of the living-body information data using a correlation among the sensor value included in the living-body information data, the measurement time, and the measurement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Chenhui Huang, Zhenwei Wang, Fumiyuki Nihey, Kentaro Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20240127115
    Abstract: The loading container information input means 71 accepts input of information on the target container. The Inquiring means 72 transmits current loading state and information on the target container to the container loading planning device 80 to inquire about the loading position of the target container. The evaluation means 73 outputs an evaluation value for loading the target container at the received loading position. The output means 74 outputs data including the loading state and information of the target container, the loading position of the target container, and the evaluation value as training data. The learning means 91 learns the model by machine learning using the output training data. The loading position determination means 81 determines the loading position of the target container using the learned model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryota HIGA
  • Publication number: 20240127531
    Abstract: In the endoscopic examination support apparatus, the three-dimensional model generation means generates a three-dimensional model of a luminal organ in which an endoscope camera is placed, based on endoscopic images obtained by imaging an interior of the luminal organ with the endoscope camera. The unobserved area detection means detects an area estimated not to be observed by the endoscope camera, as an unobserved area, based on the three-dimensional model. The display image generation means generates a display image including at least one of information indicating a position of the unobserved area in the endoscopic image, and information indicating a direction of the unobserved area outside the endoscopic image. The endoscopic examination support apparatus may be used to support user's decision making.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu SAIGA, Tatsu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240130004
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (1) includes: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires information regarding a position of each of a plurality of communication terminals connected to a network; a first identification unit (12) that identifies a communication terminal located in a disaster region among the plurality of communication terminals as a first disaster response terminal based on an acquisition result; a second identification unit (13) that identifies a second disaster response terminal communicating with the first disaster response terminal based on a communication record; and a charging unit (14) that generates charging data for communication such that charging is not performed for communication from the first disaster response terminal and the second disaster response terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masaki Shibahara
  • Publication number: 20240126854
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an authentication unit and a communication unit. The authentication unit authenticates a target person. The communication unit transmits and receives information to and from a first terminal associated with the target person when the authentication has succeeded. In other words, the communication apparatus performs bidirectional communication with the first terminal. The first terminal is operated by, for example, a different person from the target person. At least a part of information transmitted by the communication unit to the first terminal is related to the target person. Further, at least a part of information received by the communication unit from the first terminal includes information from a person who operates the first terminal to the target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Keiju Nakamura, Hiroaki Kiso
  • Publication number: 20240127087
    Abstract: A method for lifelong machine learning using boosting includes receiving a new task and a learning sample for the new task. A distribution of weights is learned over the learning sample using previously learned classifiers from old tasks. A set of task-specific classifiers are learned for the new task using a boosting algorithm and the distribution of weights over the learning sample, whereby the distribution of weights over the learning sample is updated using the task-specific classifiers for the new task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Anil GOYAL, Ammar Shaker, Francesco Alesiani
  • Publication number: 20240122444
    Abstract: In the endoscopic examination support apparatus, the image acquisition means acquires captured images during removal of an endoscope. The posture change estimation means estimates a relative posture change of an endoscope camera from the captured images. The distance estimation means estimates a distance between a surface of colon and the endoscope camera from the captured images. The intestinal tract direction estimation means estimates an intestinal tract direction of the colon based on the posture change and the distance. The calculation means calculates a direction in which the endoscope camera should be directed, based on the intestinal tract direction and the relative posture of the endoscope camera. The output means outputs a display image including the direction in which the endoscope camera should be directed, to a display device. The display image can be used for support such as user's decision making.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu SAIGA, Tatsu Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240129989
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. A method of communication comprises receiving, at a terminal device and from a network device of a communication network, a configuration comprising a pattern of a gap and a RRC reconfiguration to be applied during the gap for reduction of a capability of the terminal device to communicate with the communication network; and applying the RRC reconfiguration upon a start of the gap. Thereby, the capability of the terminal device can be flexibly coordinated, and thus services at networks of USIMs can be performed in a more flexible and efficient way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Da WANG, Gang WANG
  • Patent number: 11957300
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) detects an abnormal region (30) from a moving image frame (14). The abnormal region (30) is a region that is estimated to represent an abnormal part inside a body of a subject. The information processing apparatus (2000) generates and outputs output information based on the number of detected abnormal regions (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: Ikuma Takahashi, Maki Sano, Kimiyasu Takoh, Motoyasu Okutsu, Chiemi Tanaka, Masahiro Saikou, Hitoshi Imaoka, Kenichi Kamijo, Ryuji Hamamoto, Yutaka Saito, Masayoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11961374
    Abstract: In a POS terminal device (1) according to the present invention, a rotation center of an operator-side rotation shaft (31) is at a position spaced apart from a longitudinal center line of a housing (2), a rotation center of a customer-side rotation shaft (41) is at a position spaced apart from the center line on an opposite side of the operator-side rotation shaft (31), an operator display (3) is rotated by 90 degrees in a horizontal direction around the operator-side rotation shaft (31) in such a way that a lateral end surface having a shorter distance from the rotation center of the operator-side rotation shaft (31) approaches a customer display (4), and the customer display (4) is rotated by 90 degrees in the horizontal direction around the customer-side rotation shaft (41) in the same direction as the operator display (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Akaba, Katsumi Harashima, Akihisa Iwata
  • Patent number: 11961395
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes first acquisition means for acquiring driving status sensing data of a vehicle from a driving status sensing device provided in the vehicle, second acquisition means for acquiring biological information regarding a biological change of a driver of the vehicle, and determination means for determining occurrence of a dangerous event on the basis of a first occurrence index value for a dangerous event that is a value corresponding to the driving status sensing data and a second occurrence index value that is a value corresponding to the biological information of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 11962521
    Abstract: In order to enable control related to radio communication to be performed more appropriately when radio transmission schemes coexist, a radio communication apparatus according to an example aspect of the present invention includes a radio communication processing unit configured to perform communication using a first radio transmission scheme within a frequency band, wherein the radio communication processing unit is configured to perform communication using a second radio transmission scheme within a bandwidth part of the frequency band, radio resources within the bandwidth part being allocable for communication using the second radio transmission scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kakura
  • Patent number: 11962380
    Abstract: The invention provides a communication system and components thereof for controlling coordinated transmissions using a plurality of carriers operated by a plurality of transmission points. A transmission point configures a number of signal quality and interference measurements for a mobile telephone communicating over the plurality of carriers, each measurement being associated with multiple carriers and multiple measurement configurations. The mobile telephone performs the configured measurements with respect to each of the multiple carriers and reports the results of the relevant measurements to the transmission point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Caroline Liang
  • Patent number: 11961534
    Abstract: A voice operation apparatus and a control method thereof that can further improve accuracy of talker identification are provided. Provided is a voice operation apparatus including a talker identification unit that identifies a user as a talker of a voice operation based on voice information and a voice quality model of a user registered in advance, and a voice operation recognition unit that performs voice recognition on the voice information and generates voice operation information, wherein the talker identification unit identifies a talker by using, as auxiliary information, at least one of the voice operation information, position information on a voice operation apparatus, direction information on a talker, distance information on a talker, and time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritada Yasumoro, Masanori Mizoguchi