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: 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: 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: 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20090134390
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a substrate 12, pixel regions 14 that are arrayed on the substrate, data-input portions 38 and 40 that input image data to the pixel regions, and a current-supply portion 42 that supplies charge to the pixel regions. The pixel regions each include: thin-film transistors 30, 32 including a gate electrode 44, a gate insulating film 46, an active layer 48, a source electrode 50, and a drain electrode 52; a capacitor 34 that is electrically connected to the drain electrode and that accumulates charge; and a pixel electrode 36 that is electrically connected to the drain electrode and to the capacitor such that charged particles are electrostatically attracted to a pixel region by movement of charge accumulated in the capacitor to the pixel electrode constituting the pixel region. The active layer of the thin film transistor is formed from a material that includes an oxide semiconductor. A flexible substrate is preferably used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kodama, Masaya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20070209745
    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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Masahiro Segawa, Kazuhiko Kawamura, Jun Kodama, Masayuki Kanai
  • Patent number: 7250227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly reliable organic EL elements that can provide higher luminance with lower voltage and exhibit lower leak current at negative biases and appropriate diode properties. The organic EL element comprises a positive hole injecting layer, and a perfluoropolyether compound is incorporated into the positive hole injecting layer. Preferably, the perfluoropolyether compound is expressed by formula (1) or (2), R1—Rf—R2 ??formula (1) Rf—R3 ??formula (2) in which, R1, R2, and R3 represents one of a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, and a substituted group; Rf represents the perfluoropolyether skeleton expressed by the formula (3), in which, R4 and R5 represent general formula —CpF2p+1; n, m, x, and y are each an integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro Itai, Takashi Iida, Jun Kodama
  • Patent number: 7233105
    Abstract: In an organic EL device disclosed, there are stacked sequentially on a glass substrate an anode, a first carrier transportation layer, a second carrier transportation layer, a light emission layer, a third carrier transportation layer, a fourth carrier transportation layer, an electron transportation layer, and a cathode. The first carrier transportation layer is formed from a material having an ionization potential Ip lower than the ionization potential Ip of the second carrier transportation layer, and the third carrier transportation layer is formed from a material having an electron affinity Ea less than the electron affinity Ea of the fourth carrier transportation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Fuji Film Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro Itai, Masaya Nakayama, Masaru Kinoshita, Jun Kodama
  • Patent number: 7193361
    Abstract: The present invention is an organic EL device in which an anode, a hole injection layer, a first carrier transportation layer, a first luminescent layer, a second carrier transportation layer, a second luminescent layer, an electron transportation layer, and a cathode are formed on a glass substrate in order, wherein layers with a smaller electron affinity Ea and a larger energy gap Eg than those of the first and second luminescent layers are employed for the first and second carrier transportation layers, so as to enhance the emission efficiency of the first and second luminescent layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Kinoshita, Yuichiro Itai, Masaya Nakayama, Jun Kodama