Patents by Inventor Kanako TAGA

Kanako TAGA 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: 11900316
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20230394430
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230394429
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230394428
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220172157
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Patent number: 11288627
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10824873
    Abstract: A product registration apparatus (20) includes a comparison unit (22) and a registration unit (24). The comparison unit (22) compares a first frame and a second frame of a video. The second frame is generated at a time later than the first frame. The comparison unit (22) determines a product that is not included in the first frame but included in the second frame. Then, the registration unit (24) registers the determined product (product that is not included in the first frame but included in the second frame) as a payment target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Kinno, Kota Iwamoto, Shinichi Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Itou, Shinya Yamasaki, Kanako Taga
  • Patent number: 10762486
    Abstract: There is provided a checkout apparatus (10) including an image data acquisition unit (11) which acquires data on an image, an image analysis unit (12) which recognizes a product in the image, using a feature value of appearance of each of a plurality of products registered in a feature value storage unit (14) and the image data; a registration unit (13) which registers the product recognized by the image analysis unit (12) as a checkout target, and a projection unit (15) which projects an image related to a checkout process on the product and/or a placement surface of a placement platform of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Kinno, Kota Iwamoto, Shinichi Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Itou, Shinya Yamasaki, Kanako Taga
  • Publication number: 20200242541
    Abstract: A store is operated more efficiently. There is provided an information processing system including at least one image capturer, a moving unit, and a controller. The at least one image capturer included in the information processing system captures a store shelf. The moving unit included in the information processing system moves the at least one image capturer. The controller included in the information processing system controls image capturing by the at least one image capturer and movement of the at least one image capturer by the moving unit at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai KINNO, Kota IWAMOTO, Kanako TAGA
  • Publication number: 20200151657
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10579962
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10510218
    Abstract: A checkout apparatus (10) includes an image data acquisition unit (11) that acquires data of an image; an image analysis unit (12) that recognizes a plurality of products in the image using a feature value of an exterior of each of the products registered in a feature value storage unit (14) and the data of the image; a reading necessity or non-necessity check unit (15) that extracts the product for which it is necessary to read a product code from among the recognized products, using an object-to-be-read storage unit (16) in which the product for which it is necessary to read the product code is registered in advance; and a reading unit (17) that reads the product code of the product extracted by the reading necessity or non-necessity check unit (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Kinno, Kota Iwamoto, Shinichi Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Itou, Shinya Yamasaki, Kanako Taga
  • Publication number: 20190034904
    Abstract: A checkout apparatus (10) includes: an image data acquisition unit (11) that acquires data of an image; a product recognition unit (12) that recognizes, using a feature value of an exterior of each of a plurality of products registered in a product feature value storage unit (14) and the data of the image, a product in the image; a medium recognition unit (15) that recognizes, using a feature value of an exterior of each of payment media and/or point accumulation media used to accumulate a point in accordance with payment which are registered in a medium feature value storage unit (16) and the data of the image, a payment medium and/or a point accumulation medium in the image; and a payment processing unit (17) that performs a payment process using a recognition result by the medium recognition unit (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai KINNO, Kota IWAMOTO, Shinichi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihiro ITOU, Shinya YAMASAKI, Kanako TAGA
  • Publication number: 20190026562
    Abstract: A product registration apparatus (20) includes a comparison unit (22) and a registration unit (24). The comparison unit (22) compares a first frame and a second frame of a video. The second frame is generated at a time later than the first frame. The comparison unit (22) determines a product that is not included in the first frame but included in the second frame. Then, the registration unit (24) registers the determined product (product that is not included in the first frame but included in the second frame) as a payment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai KINNO, Kota IWAMOTO, Shinichi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihiro ITOU, Shinya YAMASAKI, Kanako TAGA
  • Publication number: 20190026999
    Abstract: A checkout apparatus (10) includes an image data acquisition unit (11) that acquires data of an image; an image analysis unit (12) that recognizes a plurality of products in the image using a feature value of an exterior of each of the products registered in a feature value storage unit (14) and the data of the image; a reading necessity or non-necessity check unit (15) that extracts the product for which it is necessary to read a product code from among the recognized products, using an object-to-be-read storage unit (16) in which the product for which it is necessary to read the product code is registered in advance; and a reading unit (17) that reads the product code of the product extracted by the reading necessity or non-necessity check unit (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai KINNO, Kota IWAMOTO, Shinichi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihiro ITOU, Shinya YAMASAKI, Kanako TAGA
  • Publication number: 20190019173
    Abstract: There is provided a checkout apparatus (10) including an image data acquisition unit(11) which acquires data on an image, an image analysis unit (12) which recognizes a product in the image, using a feature value of appearance of each of a plurality of products registered in a feature value storage unit (14) and the image data; a registration unit (13) which registers the product recognized by the image analysis unit (12) as a checkout target, and a projection unit (15) which projects an image related to a checkout process on the product and/or a placement surface of a placement platform of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Dai KINNO, Kota IWAMOTO, Shinichi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihiro ITOU, Shinya YAMASAKI, Kanako TAGA
  • Publication number: 20170293959
    Abstract: A product recognition unit (2020) recognizes a product from a target image on which the product and an electronic shelf label are imaged. A shelf label recognition unit (2040) extracts a shelf label ID from the target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes an electronic shelf label (3000) from the target image. A determination unit (2060) determines whether or not association of product information and the shelf label ID regarding the product and the electronic shelf label a closest product within the image, and product information and the shelf label ID of the electronic shelf label (3000) matches association of product information and a shelf label ID of relation information acquired by associating product information of the product and the shelf label ID based on the product and shelf label ID recognized from the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170278056
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170278057
    Abstract: A product recognition unit (2020) recognizes a product from an image on which the product and an electronic shelf label are imaged (target image). A shelf label recognition unit (2040) extracts a shelf label ID of the electronic shelf label from the target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes a position of the electronic shelf label (3000) from the target image. A relation information generation unit (2060) generates relation information based on a position of the recognized product and the position of the recognized electronic shelf label (3000). The relation information associates product information of the recognized product with the shelf label ID of the recognized electronic shelf label (3000) closest to the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA