Patents by Inventor Junichi Funada

Junichi Funada 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).

  • Patent number: 12610341
    Abstract: A communication control system includes at least one processor, and the at least one processor carries out: a predicting process of making predictions of a future status of communication of a communication system in a plurality of stages; and a controlling process of performing control of the communication system, the control being based on a result of a prediction in each of the plurality of stages, and in the controlling process, the at least one processor determines, in accordance with the result of the prediction in one of the plurality of stages, whether it is necessary to move the air vehicle and controls the air vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Hayashi, Masakazu Ono, Junichi Funada, Kenji Wakafuji, Kohei Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20260011163
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a text associated with a target image which is an analysis target, and causes a generation model to generate an explanatory note of the target image according to content of the text. The generation model is obtained by performing machine learning to generate an explanatory note of an image. The information processing apparatus causes the generation model to generate a more detailed explanatory note of the target image by using the explanatory note generated by the generation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya FUJIWAKA, Junichi FUNADA, Jianquan LIU, Ryo FURUKAWA, Kazuya KAKIZAKI, Yuto MATSUNAGA, Toshinori ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20260011164
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires a frame image that is a constituent of a moving image that is an analysis target using a generative model subjected to machine learning in such a way that the generative model is able to generate an explanatory sentence of an image, and analyzes the acquired frame image. The information processing apparatus selects a frame image as a target of which an explanatory sentence is to be generated by the generative model based on an analysis result for the frame image. The information processing apparatus causes the generative model to generate an explanatory sentence of the frame image by using the frame image and an analysis result for the frame image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaya FUJIWAKA, Junichi Funada, Jianquan Liu, Ryo Furukawa, Kazuya Kakizaki, Yuto Matsunaga, Toshinori Araki
  • Publication number: 20260010657
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit for acquiring verification information for verifying authenticity of an assertion detail of content, and a selection unit for determining whether the acquired verification information is used for verifying the authenticity of the assertion detail of the content based on the assertion detail extracted from the content. According to this information processing apparatus, it is also possible to make an appropriate decision based on a result of appropriate authenticity determination of the assertion detail of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuto MATSUNAGA, Kazuya Kakizaki, Ryo Furukawa, Toshinori Araki, Masaya Fujiwaka, Junichi Funada, Jianquan Liu
  • Publication number: 20260010737
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a truth/falsity determination unit for determining truth/falsity of a matter suggested in content, and a condition changing unit for changing a condition of truth/falsity determination, and the truth/falsity determination unit redetermines truth/falsity of the matter suggested in the content under a condition after the changing by the condition changing unit. According to the information processing apparatus, it is also possible to avoid making an incorrect decision based on content including incorrect matters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya KAKIZAKI, Yuto MATSUNAGA, Ryo FURUKAWA, Toshinori ARAKI, Masaya FUJIWAKA, Junichi FUNADA, Jianquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20260010721
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a textualizing unit for textualizing a non-text element included in a content that is a target for determining authenticity of assertion details, an extraction unit for extracting assertion details of the content from the textualized non-text element, and an authenticity determination unit for determining authenticity of the extracted assertion details. According to this information processing apparatus, it is also possible to avoid making an erroneous determination based on content having erroneous details.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya KAKIZAKI, Yuto Matsunaga, Ryo Furukawa, Toshinori Araki, Masaya Fujiwaka, Junichi Funada, Jianquan Liu
  • Patent number: 12456302
    Abstract: A conversation surveillance apparatus (2000) detects a plurality of persons (a human group (40)) who have a conversation within a predetermined distance in a surveillance area (10) from video data (32). The conversation surveillance apparatus (2000) determines the duration of the conversation held by the human group (40) and puts the determined duration of the conversation into a storage device in association with identification information of the human group (40). The conversation surveillance apparatus (2000) determines whether the total duration of the conversations held by the human group (40) within a predetermined period of time is equal to or larger than a threshold using the information stored in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Funada, Hisashi Mizumoto
  • 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
  • Patent number: 12360530
    Abstract: A notification control apparatus (2000) acquires video data or audio data for a plurality of persons (10) (a human group (40)) who have a conversation within a predetermined distance with each other in a surveillance area. The notification control apparatus (2000) determines whether or not the human group (40) is in a state suitable for receiving a notification using the acquired data. When the human group (40) is in the state suitable for receiving the notification, the notification control apparatus (2000) issues a predetermined notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Funada, Hisashi Mizumoto
  • Publication number: 20250202109
    Abstract: The objective is to provide a radio wave control system, which is capable of performing beamforming of a plurality of signals having different frequencies with a simple configuration. A radio wave control system according to the present disclosure includes a transmission apparatus (10) that transmits a first signal having a first frequency and a second signal having a second frequency, a reflector device (20) that reflects or transmits the first signal and the second signal in periodically disposed antenna elements and perform beamforming of the first signal and the second signal in respectively different directions, and a control apparatus (30) that controls directions in which beamforming of the first signal and the second signal is performed by controlling phases of the first signal and the second signal by electrically controlling the antenna elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota NIHEI, Junichi FUNADA, Kenji WAKAFUJI, Kohei YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20250175241
    Abstract: A sweep control unit in a control apparatus performs sweep control for sequentially matching a direction of a reception beam of a communication terminal with each of a plurality of measurement directions included in a reception sweep range. An acquisition unit acquires received signal strength in each measurement direction. An acquisition unit acquires a result of demodulating the received signal in each measurement direction. A specifying unit specifies a direction of a desired wave and a direction of an interference wave on the basis of the received signal strength and the result of demodulating. A determination unit determines a direction of use of the reception beam on the basis of the direction of the desired wave and the direction of the interference wave that are specified by the specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji WAKAFUJI, Ryota Nihei, Kohei Yoshida, Junichi Funada
  • Publication number: 20250158649
    Abstract: The object is to provide a radio wave control system that is capable of suppressing radio wave interference. A radio wave control system according to the present disclosure includes a reflective plate (10) configured to reflect an undesired radio wave that causes interference for a communication apparatus, a control unit (21) that causes a reflected wave of the undesired radio wave to be transmitted in a direction in which the communication apparatus is present, and a communication unit (22) that receives interference information indicating an interference state in the communication apparatus, and the control unit (21) determines a phase of the reflected wave reaching the communication apparatus by using the interference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Nihei, Kenji Wakafuji, Kohei Yoshida, Junichi Funada
  • Patent number: 12293033
    Abstract: Provided is a display antenna including a display including a plurality of light emitters arranged in a grid, an antenna array having an antenna assembly in which a plurality of patch antennas through which light in a wavelength band of a visible region is transmitted is disposed in a grid, the antenna array being disposed to be superimposed on the display, and a phase shifter disposed in a gap region sandwiched between the plurality of light emitters, connected to at least one of the plurality of patch antennas, and configured to shift a signal to be transmitted and received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Nihei, Junichi Funada, Kenji Wakafuji, Kazuyuki Hayashi, Kohei Yoshida, Shingo Watanabe, Kazushi Sugyo, Masakazu Ono, Fujio Okumura
  • Patent number: 12249768
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna device including an antenna array including a plurality of patch antennas arrayed in a grid, a first switch group including a first switch disposed on a wiring line connecting two adjacent patch antennas, and a second switch group including a second switch disposed on a wiring line between an antenna assembly formed by at least four adjacent patch antennas and a signal source connected to at least one patch antenna constituting the antenna assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Nihei, Junichi Funada, Kenji Wakafuji, Kazuyuki Hayashi, Kohei Yoshida, Shingo Watanabe, Kazushi Sugyo, Masakazu Ono, Fujio Okumura
  • Patent number: 12175699
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device capable of determining accuracy of data acquired using an LIDAR sensor. An information processing device (10) according to the present disclosure includes: an image-capturing sensor (11); a learning unit (12) configured to learn, as learning data, learning image-capturing data and likelihood of a distance between points included in 3D point cloud data with correct answer in a region substantially the same region included in the learning image-capturing data, and to generate a learned model; and an estimation unit (13) configured to use the learned model to generate estimation data including likelihood of a distance between points included in estimation 3D point cloud data determined based on estimation image-capturing data, from the estimation image-capturing data acquired by the image-capturing sensor (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Akutsu, Junichi Funada, Kazuyuki Kon
  • Publication number: 20240214972
    Abstract: A communication control system includes at least one processor, and the at least one processor carries out: a predicting process of making predictions of a future status of communication of a communication system in a plurality of stages; and a controlling process of performing control of the communication system, the control being based on a result of a prediction in each of the plurality of stages, and in the controlling process, the at least one processor determines, in accordance with the result of the prediction in one of the plurality of stages, whether it is necessary to move the air vehicle and controls the air vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki HAYASHI, Masakazu Ono, Junichi Funada, Kenji Wakafuji, Kohei Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240214831
    Abstract: A communication control apparatus which controls communication between a plurality of communication terminals each located in any one of a plurality of areas and a plurality of base station includes at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out a control process in which a directivity direction of each of antennas of the plurality of communication terminals is determined, on the basis of: terminal location prediction information in which locations of the plurality of communication terminals are predicted; and an electric wave environment database in which the plurality of base stations, beam directions of respective electric waves from the base stations, the plurality of areas, and reception powers of the respective electric waves in the plurality of areas are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Yoshida, Masakazu Ono, Junichi Funada, Kenji Wakafuji, Shingo Watanabe, Kazushi Sugyo, Kazuyuki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20240176439
    Abstract: Provided is a display antenna including a display including a plurality of light emitters arranged in a grid, an antenna array having an antenna assembly in which a plurality of patch antennas through which light in a wavelength band of a visible region is transmitted is disposed in a grid, the antenna array being disposed to be superimposed on the display, and a phase shifter disposed in a gap region sandwiched between the plurality of light emitters, connected to at least one of the plurality of patch antennas, and configured to shift a signal to be transmitted and received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota NIHEI, Junichi FUNADA, Kenji WAKAFUJI, Kazuyuki HAYASHI, Kohei YOSHIDA, Shingo WATANABE, Kazushi SUGYO, Masakazu ONO, Fujio OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20240178576
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna device including an antenna array including a plurality of patch antennas arrayed in a grid, a first switch group including a first switch disposed on a wiring line connecting two adjacent patch antennas, and a second switch group including a second switch disposed on a wiring line between an antenna assembly formed by at least four adjacent patch antennas and a signal source connected to at least one patch antenna constituting the antenna assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota NIHEI, Junichi FUNADA, Kenji WAKAFUJI, Kazuyuki HAYASHI, Kohei YOSHIDA, Shingo WATANABE, Kazushi SUGYO, Masakazu ONO, FUJIO OKUMURA
  • Publication number: 20240146405
    Abstract: A control apparatus capable of exhibiting the diversity effect in a hybrid mobile communication system using a terrestrial communication apparatus and a non-terrestrial communication apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji WAKAFUJI, Junichi FUNADA, Kohei YOSHIDA, Masakazu ONO, Kazuyuki HAYASHI