Patents Assigned to NEC
  • Publication number: 20250233719
    Abstract: Transmitting from a radio wave transmitting station, while transmitting a dummy signal wave of a predetermined frequency band, a communication signal wave including information whose content is not desired to be intercepted at a frequency included in the predetermined frequency band. Receiving, at a radio wave receiving station, complexed waves including the dummy signal wave and the communication signal wave and extracting the communication signal wave by removing the dummy signal wave from the complexed waves. Herein, the radio wave transmitting station transmits the communication signal wave during a partial time frame within a time band of transmitting the dummy signal wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shoma OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20250232321
    Abstract: An information generation device generates second output information indicating a characteristic of an individual by inputting second input information based on the individual's product purchase history into a first model, wherein the first model outputs first output information indicating a characteristic in respect to receiving input of first input information based on product purchase history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori TSUCHIYA, Kiyoshi SHIOZAWA, Takahiro MURAMATSU, Hiroaki KOSHIO, Akira YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20250232588
    Abstract: A parking lot management 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: determine, based on a predetermined condition, whether a person who has been detected from an image in which a parking lot is imaged is a parking lot user who has come in by vehicle; determine, based on an appearance of the person who has been determined to be the parking lot user, and an appearance of a person who has been detected from an image in which a store area is imaged, whether the parking lot user was detected in the store area; and output information about the parking lot user based on a result of the determination regarding whether the parking lot user was detected in the store area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki TSURUOKA, Kenichi ASADA, Shuta OKADA, Akira TADA
  • Publication number: 20250228427
    Abstract: The image processing device 1X includes a first acquisition means 30X, a second acquisition means 31X, and an inference means 33X. The first acquisition means 30X acquires a set value of a first index indicating an accuracy relating to a lesion analysis. The second acquisition means 31X acquires, for each of plural models which make inference regarding a lesion, a predicted value of a second index, which is an index of the accuracy other than the first index, on an assumption that the set value of the first index is satisfied. The inference means 33X makes inference regarding the lesion included in an endoscopic image of an examination target, based on the predicted value of the second index and the plural models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji IWADATE
  • Publication number: 20250233684
    Abstract: A spatial multiplexing optical receiver includes a plurality of coherent receivers configured to coherently receive each of spatially multiplexed and transmitted signals of a plurality of modes by using continuous wave light independent for each mode as local oscillator light, a plurality of frequency offset compensators configured to perform frequency offset compensation based on a correlation between a known training signal and a signal of each mode independently for each mode, for each of the coherently received signals of the plurality of modes, and a MIMO signal processing unit configured to perform MIMO signal processing on the signals of the plurality of modes subjected to the frequency offset compensation in the frequency offset compensator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu ARIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20250232083
    Abstract: A recommendation data generation apparatus performs: acquiring a plurality of pieces of material specification information indicating a material specification; acquiring, for each material specification information, physical property information indicating a physical property value of each of a plurality of physical properties of a product that can be generated with the material specification indicated by the material specification information;-generating a self-organizing map in which a physical property vector indicating a value related to the physical property value is assigned to each node on a map space by using the physical property information; selecting at least one target node from among nodes in the self-organizing map based on arrangement of the nodes corresponding to respective pieces of the physical property information in the map space; generating recommendation data indicating the material specification corresponding to the target node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Naoki KUWAMORI, Akihiro MUSA, Yoshihiko SATOU, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Gota KIKUGAWA, Tomonaga OKABE, Kazuhiko KOMATSU, Yoshiaki KAWAGOE
  • Publication number: 20250231030
    Abstract: In a model generation device, a proposed route generation means generates and outputs a suggested route indicating a traveling route of a moving object. An evaluation acquisition means acquires an evaluation of a user for the suggested route. A training data generation means generates training data using the evaluation of the user which is acquired. A model generation means generates a route evaluation model indicating a relationship between the traveling route and the evaluation of the user, using the training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Nakadai
  • Publication number: 20250233797
    Abstract: There is provided an investigation apparatus including: a location identification result acquisition part that acquires a location identification result of a target node to be investigated in a network; and a node visualization output part that visualizes and outputs the target node by disposing the target node on a map, on a basis of the location identification result, wherein the node visualization output part further outputs information on a region to which the target node belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki ASHINO, Tatsuya Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20250232434
    Abstract: The image processing device 1X includes an acquisition means 30X, an inference means 32X, and an integration means 33X. The acquisition means 30X acquires an endoscopic image obtained by photographing an examination target. The inference means 32X generates plural inference results regarding an attention region of the examination target in the endoscopic image, based on the endoscopic image. The integration means 33X integrates plural inference results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Saikou
  • Publication number: 20250233298
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a substrate, an antenna element disposed on a front surface of the substrate, and a radome of a conductor with thermal conductivity, being configured to cover the front surface of the substrate, and having a slot formed at a position facing the antenna element. The radome includes a heat radiation fin structure formed in such a way as to protrude from an outer surface on an opposite side to the substrate side, and the heat radiation fin structure includes at least a heat radiation fin formed in such a way as to surround the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicants: NEC Corporation, NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji MORI, Tetsuya SAITO
  • Publication number: 20250232606
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a skeleton detection unit (11) configured to detect two-dimensional skeleton structures of a plurality of persons based on an acquired two-dimensional image; a feature calculation unit (12) configured to calculate features of the plurality of two-dimensional skeleton structures that have been detected by the skeleton detection unit (11); and a recognition unit (13) configured to perform processing of recognizing states of the plurality of persons based on a degree of 10 similarity among the plurality of features that have been calculated by the feature calculation unit (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru YOSHIDA, Shoji NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250233656
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of electronic components, a transmission path in which a plurality of the electronic components are provided in series, and a local controller that monitors a plurality of the electronic components. The local controller includes a first monitoring port connected to the transmission path and a second monitoring port connected to the first monitoring port via the transmission path. Each of a plurality of the electronic components includes a first communication port connectable to the first monitoring port, a second communication port connectable to the second monitoring port, and a transceiver communicating with the local controller via the first communication port or the second communication port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250233716
    Abstract: A system (1) is disclosed in which a user equipment (UE) (3) receives configuration information for determining at least one position of a resource for transmission/reception associated with a data stream. The configuration information includes information identifying a first periodicity and information identifying an offset for applying to the first periodicity. The UE (3) adjusts the offset based on a frame rate or a second periodicity associated with the data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Caroline LIANG, Yuhua CHEN, Robert ARNOTT
  • Publication number: 20250232615
    Abstract: A management apparatus includes a motion detection means, a correspondence specifying means, an appropriateness calculation means, and an output means. The motion detection means detects a first motion performed by a first worker and a second motion performed by a second worker different from the first worker, the first and second workers being included in an image obtained by capturing a plurality of workers at a place where predetermined work is performed. The correspondence specifying means specifies a correspondence including at least one of a time and a position of the first motion and the second motion. The appropriateness calculation means calculates an appropriateness of the work based on the correspondence. The output means outputs appropriateness information including the calculation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo KAWAI, Jinquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20250232007
    Abstract: Provided is at least one processor included in an information processing apparatus, carrying out: a feature map generation process of generating a plurality of scale-specific feature maps from input data; a feature series generation process of generating a feature series from the plurality of scale-specific feature maps; and a feature information generation process of generating feature information by inputting the feature series into a recursive model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Azusa SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20250233639
    Abstract: In order to achieve an object that is to provide a communication control apparatus capable of improving utilization efficiency of frequency bands in communication using beams, the communication control apparatus includes at least one processor, which carries out: a control process of controlling a communication apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of communication terminals by irradiating the plurality of communication terminals with a radio wave beam from an antenna; an acquisition process of acquiring control information that includes terminal position information indicating positions of the plurality of communication terminals, apparatus position information indicating a position of the communication apparatus, and constraint information including information indicating a physical constraint of the antenna; and a determination process of determining, on the basis of the control information, a directivity pattern of the antenna in generation of the beam, and allocation of a frequency band to
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Yoshida, Junichi Funada, Masayuki Ariyoshi
  • Publication number: 20250233654
    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) system and method employing generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLM) which advantageously enhances operational efficiency and network performance. Operational components include a Live Infrastructure Query, a Live Construction Query, and a Live Anomaly Query, which, collectively provide an interactive AI/LLM-driven set of solutions fused with fiber optic sensing technologies that effortlessly identify optical fiber cable anomalies in real-time, thereby mitigating optical fiber cable damage and providing real-time reports on maintenance activities on infrastructure facilities—including communications—and services built thereupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Fang HUANG, Tingfeng LI, Shaobo HAN, Ting WANG
  • Publication number: 20250232520
    Abstract: An image generation apparatus generates a free-viewpoint two-dimensional image of a three-dimensional scene, a spatial structure and information on optics of which have been trained and comprises a pre-trained optical training/inference part and a reflection azimuth calculator, wherein the optical training/inference part receives azimuth information and extracts optical information by utilizing at least the azimuth information, and the reflection azimuth calculator receives an angle control parameter as an input, performs a calculation of an observation azimuth and the angle control parameter to at least a partial region within a reconstructed space based on the trained spatial structure to generate the azimuth information, and outputs the azimuth information to the optical training/inference part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Tsubasa NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20250232610
    Abstract: To provide a technology of more accurately detecting spoofing in face authentication, without increasing a scale of a device configuration and a burden on a user. A spoofing detection device includes a facial image sequence acquisition unit, a line-of-sight change detection unit, a presentation information display unit, and a spoofing determination unit. The facial image sequence acquisition unit acquires a facial image sequence indicating the face of a user. The line-of-sight change detection unit detects information about a temporal change in the line-of-sight from the facial image sequence. The presentation information display unit displays presentation information presented to the user as part of an authentication process. The spoofing determination unit determines the likelihood of the face indicated by the facial image sequence being spoofing on the basis of the information about the temporal change in the line-of-sight with respect to the presentation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20250232613
    Abstract: The information processing device determines whether or not an inputted iris image is an iris image of a color contact lens. In the information processing device, the acquisition means (71) acquires the target iris image which is the iris image of processing target. The search means (72) searches one or more similar registered iris images that are similar to the target iris images, from the registered iris images. The iris image determination means (73) determines that the target iris image and the similar registered iris image are iris images of the color contact lens when the person corresponding to the target iris image and the person corresponding to the similar registered iris image are different persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki SASHIHARA