Patents by Inventor Chisato Funayama
Chisato Funayama 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).
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Patent number: 12034900Abstract: An image processing system according to the present disclosure includes: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a monochrome image of a subject including a target part; a hint acquisition unit configured to acquire a category of the target part and a first color hint indicating a color of the target part; a hint conversion unit configured to convert the first color hint into a second color hint indicating the color of the target part based on the acquired category; and a colorization generation unit configured to generate a colorized image corresponding to the monochrome image from the monochrome image and the second color hint of the target part by using a prediction model trained by machine learning.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Toizumi, Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama
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Patent number: 12033433Abstract: An iris recognition apparatus for performing recognition of a target person based on an iris pattern of the target person, is provided with: an imaging device that performs an imaging processing for sequentially outputting imaged images while changing a focal position; and a determining device that starts a focusing determination for determining whether or not an image is a focused image before the imaging device completes the imaging processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama, Takahiro Toizumi, Yuka Ogino, Ryuichi Akashi, Ryo Yamakabe
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Patent number: 12020252Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
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Patent number: 12014578Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
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Patent number: 12014573Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama, Yuka Ogino, Hiroshi Imai, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Hiroshi Yamada, Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Ryuichi Akashi
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Patent number: 11989975Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
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Patent number: 11978282Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama, Ryuichi Akashi, Yuka Ogino, Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Hiroshi Imai, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
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Patent number: 11961329Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 22, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
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Patent number: 11955211Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
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Publication number: 20240062509Abstract: A face authentication environment determination method according to the present disclosure includes: capturing an image of a skin color chart (10) including a first skin color display part (BK) configured to show a skin color of a Negroid and a second skin color display part (WT) configured to show a skin color of a Caucasoid, the first and the second skin color display parts being formed on a substrate; analyzing luminance of each of the first and the second skin color display parts (BK) and (WT) in the captured image of the skin color chart (10); and determining whether or not an image capturing environment is suitable for face authentication based on the luminance of each of the first and the second skin color display parts (BK) and (WT).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Chisato FUNAYAMA
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Publication number: 20240062421Abstract: A parameter determination apparatus (3) includes: a calculation unit (313) that is configured to calculate, based on a recognized result of a plurality of recognition target images by a recognition apparatus (2) that performs a recognition operation on the recognition target image (100, 200), an evaluation value for evaluating the recognized result; and a determination unit (314) that is configured to determine, based on the evaluation value, an image generation parameter (300, 301, 302 303b) that is used to generate the recognition target image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Chisato FUNAYAMA
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Patent number: 11895110Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Keiichi Chono, Yuka Ogino, Hiroshi Imai, Shoji Yachida, Takashi Shibata
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Patent number: 11887349Abstract: An image acquisition unit (2) acquires an image obtained by capturing at least eyes of a target person. An object specifying unit (4) specifies an object in a line-of-sight direction of the target person using the acquired image. An incident light amount calculation unit (6) calculates an incident light amount representing an amount of light incident on the eyes of the target person using the acquired image. A reference pupil size determination unit (8) determines a reference pupil size based on the calculated incident light amount. A pupil size calculation unit (10) calculates a pupil size of the target person using the acquired image. An interest determination unit (12) determines an interest of the target person in the object by comparing the determined reference pupil size with the calculated pupil size.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Tsukada, Hiroshi Imai, Chisato Funayama, Yuka Ogino, Ryuichi Akashi, Keiichi Chono, Emi Inui, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Hiroshi Yamada, Shoji Yachida, Takashi Shibata
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Patent number: 11848077Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
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Patent number: 11837335Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori, Toru Takahashi
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Patent number: 11837030Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
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Publication number: 20230377371Abstract: 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 5 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Keiichi CHONO, Masato TSUKADA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Ryuichi AKASHI, Yuka OGINO, Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Hiroshi IMAI, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
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Publication number: 20230368582Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
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Publication number: 20230368583Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Takashi SHIBATA, Shoji YACHIDA, Chisato FUNAYAMA, Masato TSUKADA, Yuka OGINO, Keiichi CHONO, Emi KITAGAWA, Yasuhiko YOSHIDA, Yusuke MORI
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Patent number: 11816927Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichi Chono, Masato Tsukada, Chisato Funayama, Ryuichi Akashi, Yuka Ogino, Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Hiroshi Imai, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori