Patents by Inventor Jun Kodama

Jun Kodama 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: 20260161703
    Abstract: In order to attain the object of improving image search accuracy even in a case where the amount or accuracy of information pertaining to an image is not sufficient, an image search apparatus (1) includes: a generation unit (11) that generates explanatory information for each of images stored in an image storage apparatus; an acquisition unit (12) that acquires a search query; a search unit (13) that searches for an image across the image storage apparatus with use of the search query and the explanatory information; an output unit (14) that outputs a search result obtained by the search unit (13); an input unit (15) that receives input of a determination result from a user with respect to the search result; and an update unit (16) that updates the explanatory information on a basis of the determination result and the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Jun KODAMA, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Patent number: 12652105
    Abstract: An estimation apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires performance information corresponding to the performance of light from nodes configuring an optical network; and an estimating unit that compares the performance information to be an estimation target acquired by the acquiring unit with performance information at normal time at which no anomaly occurs, and performs at least one of estimation of anomaly occurrence and identification of an anomaly occurring node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Kobayashi, Jun Kodama, Yoshiaki Sakae, Yasuhiro Ajiro
  • Patent number: 12531640
    Abstract: At least one processor included in an optical signal state estimation apparatus carries out: an acquisition process for acquiring a constellation of an optical signal; a generation process for generating time series data in which pieces of histogram information are arranged in time series, the histogram information being obtained by counting the number of signal points of the constellation, the signal points being included in each of grids obtained by dividing an in-phase component direction and a quadrature component direction into a specific number of rows and the specific number of columns, respectively; and an estimation process for estimating a state of the optical signal by inputting the time series data to a learned model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kodama, Yoshiaki Sakae, Yuji Kobayashi, Etsuko Ichihara, Jun Nishioka, Takashi Konashi, Hiroki Tagato
  • Publication number: 20250365301
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring environment information indicating an environment of communication that is monitored by a monitoring apparatus that monitors communication in a network, for detection information indicating an abnormal event detected by the monitoring apparatus; an inquiry unit for transmitting inquiry information for inquiring about a factor in the occurrence of the event included in the detection information, to a language model, and acquiring response information in response to the inquiry information, from the language model; and a display unit for displaying the detection information, the environment information, and the response information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KODAMA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Takehiko MIZOGUCHI, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Yasuhiro AJIRO
  • Publication number: 20250217497
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a policy analysis unit that analyzes a security policy of operation of a target system; a dataflow information analysis unit that analyzes dataflow information of the target system; and an operation procedure construction unit that searches operation procedures registered in advance, using a result of analysis of the security policy, to specify a corresponding operation procedure, and applies a result of analysis of the dataflow information to the specified operation procedure to construct an operation procedure of the target system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KODAMA, Junpei KAMIMURA, Kazuhiko ISOYAMA, Shun MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250096889
    Abstract: A communication route setting device 100 of the present invention includes an optical signal acquisition unit 121 that acquires an optical signal on a transmission path in a network in which optical communication devices are connected to each other via an optical transmission path, a condition determination unit 122 that determines a physical condition of at least one object of the optical transmission path and the optical communication devices on the basis of the optical signal, and a route setting unit 123 that sets a communication route for transmitting the optical signal on the network on the basis of the determined physical condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KODAMA, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20250050442
    Abstract: In order to attain an object of providing a technique to, upon detection of an abnormality in a welded part, provide notification of a factor of the detected abnormality, an abnormality diagnosis apparatus includes: an acquisition means (21) for acquiring time series data containing at least one of an electric current value and a voltage value at first welding; an abnormality determination means (22) for determining, with use of an abnormality determination model and based on the time series data acquired by the acquisition means, whether or not there is an abnormality in a welded part at the first welding; and an output means (23) for, if the abnormality determination means has determined that there is an abnormality, outputting the determination result and at least one of a factor of the abnormality and a remedial method for solving the abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki TAGATO, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Jun KODAMA, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240370345
    Abstract: In an information processing device, a provision means provides multiple terminals with a common search model. A filter acquisition means acquires, from each terminal, a filter configured by a feature value obtained using the search model. A data acquisition means acquires, from each terminal, a target time series data subjected to state estimation. A estimation means estimates a state of the terminal which outputted the target time series data, based on the target time series data and the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Nishioka, Yoshiaki Sakae, Takashi Konashi, Hiroki Tagato, Yuji Kobayashi, Etsuko Ichihara, Jun Kodama
  • Publication number: 20240281679
    Abstract: In order to attain the object of providing a technique that allows a process of constructing a model to be presented in an easily understandable manner, a model generation assistance apparatus includes: an acquisition section that acquires trial information including a parameter used in a trial in a process of constructing an AI model; an inference section that infers association between a plurality of trials on the basis of a difference between respective pieces of trial information of the plurality of trials; and an output section that outputs display data including (i) a plurality of nodes respectively representing the plurality of trials and (ii) a link representing the association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Etsuko ICHIHARA, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Jun KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20240281712
    Abstract: A learning device 100 according to this invention includes: a classification unit 121 configured to classify measurement value data measuring performance of an object on the basis of situation data each representing a situation of the object when the measurement value data are measured; a selection unit 122 configured to select the measurement value data from each of the classifications according to the number of the measurement value data for each of the classifications; and a learning unit 123 configured to perform machine learning on the basis of the selected measurement value data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Jun KODAMA, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240267282
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes acquisition means (11) for acquiring information indicating a defect of a first relay apparatus (20), and control means (12) for changing at least one of a setting of the first relay apparatus regarding communication and a setting of a second relay apparatus (20) regarding communication based on the information acquired by the acquisition means, the second relay apparatus being configured to communicate with the first relay apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun NISHIOKA, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Etsuko ICHIHARA, Jun KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20240265300
    Abstract: In a model optimization device for a parameter estimation concerning optical communications, A model acquisition acquires a trained model. A data acquisition means acquires data from a terminal device. A model update means performs a model update of the trained model step by step to generate an updated model based on the data. A model output means outputs to an output destination device corresponding to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Takashi KONASHI, Hiroki TAGATO, Jun NISHIOKA, Jun KODAMA, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240214066
    Abstract: An estimation apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires performance information corresponding to the performance of light from nodes configuring an optical network; and an estimating unit that compares the performance information to be an estimation target acquired by the acquiring unit with performance information at normal time at which no anomaly occurs, and performs at least one of estimation of anomaly occurrence and identification of an anomaly occurring node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji KOBAYASHI, Jun Kodama, Yoshiaki Sakae, Yasuhiro Ajiro
  • Publication number: 20240168965
    Abstract: The present invention reduces the load on a user when performing remote machine diagnosis. An acquisition unit (11) acquires time-series data obtained from equipment of the machine, a prediction unit (12) predicts the state of the machine on the basis of the time-series data, a search unit (13) uses the time-series data as a query to search a knowledge database, storing records of past diagnoses, for knowledge information related to the state of the machine, and a provision unit (14) provides the prediction result and the knowledge information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Jun KODAMA, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240039640
    Abstract: At least one processor included in an optical signal state estimation apparatus carries out: an acquisition process for acquiring a constellation of an optical signal; a generation process for generating time series data in which pieces of histogram information are arranged in time series, the histogram information being obtained by counting the number of signal points of the constellation, the signal points being included in each of grids obtained by dividing an in-phase component direction and a quadrature component direction into a specific number of rows and the specific number of columns, respectively; and an estimation process for estimating a state of the optical signal by inputting the time series data to a learned model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KODAMA, Yoshiaki SAKAE, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Etsuko ICHIHARA, Jun NISHIOKA, Takashi KONASHI, Hiroki TAGATO
  • Publication number: 20240039629
    Abstract: A learning model is trained so that a signal state can be estimated with high accuracy even in a case where a constellation on a complex plane is rotated. A learning apparatus (1) includes: an acquisition section (11) that acquires a constellation of a known state optical signal transmitted through optical fiber; a generation section (12) that generates a corrected constellation obtained by rotating the constellation on a complex plane; and a learning section (13) that uses the constellation and the corrected constellation to train a learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Kodama, Yoshiaki Sakae, Yuji Kobayashi, Etsuko Ichihara, Jun Nishioka, Hiroki Tagato, Takashi Konashi
  • Publication number: 20230421458
    Abstract: To extract data-for-machine-leaning so as to enable accurate detection of an abnormality while reducing normal state patterns in a mobile network. A learning data extracting apparatus includes: an issuing section that issues a network service use request which is to be processed by cooperation of a plurality of communication apparatuses constituting C-plane; an obtaining section that obtains, as pieces of candidate learning data, time series data of information relating to the plurality of communication apparatuses; and an extracting section that extracts, as data-for-machine-leaning, a piece of candidate learning data with which the process in response to the network service use request has been successfully ended, from among the pieces of candidate learning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SAKAE, Hiroki TAGATO, Takashi KONASHI, Jun NISHIOKA, Masanao NATSUMEDA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Jun KODAMA, Etsuko ICHIHARA
  • Patent number: 8845077
    Abstract: A pattern forming method includes: a modification treatment step of, in accordance with a pattern to be formed on a pattern forming surface of a base body, applying a light beam having a width smaller than a diameter of each of dots to constitute the pattern, onto a treatment target region including at least outer edges on both sides in a width direction of a region where the pattern is to be formed in the pattern forming surface, thereby carrying out modification treatment on the treatment target region; and a droplet deposition step of ejecting and depositing droplets of a functional liquid by an inkjet method onto the region where the pattern is to be formed including the treatment target region where the modification treatment has been carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Kodama
  • Publication number: 20140178566
    Abstract: A pattern forming apparatus includes: a laser irradiation device configured to emit and direct a beam of laser light to enter a hole through an opening section thereof formed in a substrate; a light reflection device having a reflective surface configured to reflect the laser light to irradiate an inner surface of the hole with the reflected laser light, the reflective surface being arranged on a bottom of the hole to face toward the opening section; a droplet ejection device configured to eject and deposit droplets of conductive ink into the hole; and a control device configured to control the laser irradiation device to irradiate and modify the inner surface of the hole with the laser light reflected on the reflective surface, and to control the droplet ejection device to eject and deposit the droplets of the conductive ink into the hole of which the inner surface has been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun KODAMA
  • Patent number: 7562685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a run-flat tire provided with a reinforcing rubber layer 9 arranged in a side wall section 2 so as to be formed in a crescent cross sectional shape, an annular protrusion section 10 protruding to an outer side in a tire width direction from at least one of bead sections 1, and having an inner peripheral side surface 11 facing to an outer peripheral side curved surface of a rim flange 8a at a time of installing a specified rim, and an annular bead 1b arranged in the annular protrusion section 10, in which the run-flat tire is provided with a ridge section 23 connecting to an outer side in the tire width direction from an inner peripheral side surface 11 of the annular protrusion section 10 so as to protrude to an inner peripheral side of the tire, and having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the rim flange 8a, and a soft rubber layer 15 arranged in the ridge section 23 and having a corner section 16 tapered toward the tire inner peripheral side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Segawa, Kazuhiko Kawamura, Jun Kodama, Masayuki Kanai