Patents by Inventor Kazuki OGATA

Kazuki OGATA 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: 20250014312
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a first terminal and a second terminal communicably connected to each other. The first terminal includes an image data acquisition unit configured to acquire image data related to an image of a predetermined space from a camera that photographs the predetermined space. At least one of the first terminal or the second terminal includes an analysis unit configured to analyze whether skeletal data relating to a structure of a body of a person included in the image are similar to predetermined reference skeletal data. The second terminal includes a detection unit configured to detect a predetermined event based on a result of the analysis, and an output unit configured to output result information that is a result of the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo Kawai, Jianquan Liu, Kazuki Ogata, Nacki Sugaya, Nobuyuki Tozawa
  • Publication number: 20250016437
    Abstract: In order to appropriately specify an important image region in a video, an important region specification system (1) includes: an information acquisition means (11) for acquiring position information of a vehicle; an important region specification means (12) for specifying an important region in an image-capturable region of a camera based on the position information of the vehicle; and an important region notification means (13) for notifying an image processing apparatus, which processes an image taken by the camera, of the important region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki OGATA, Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori Iwai, Hayato Itsumi, Koichi Nihei, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20250001940
    Abstract: In order to make it possible to correct an object position so as to reduce a deviation in position of a detected object, a video display system (100) includes: a detection section (11) for detecting an object from a first video; a time interval estimation section (12) for estimating a time interval from when the first video is taken to when the object which has been detected by the detection section (11) is superimposed on a second video; and a first position correction section (13) for correcting a position of the object in the second video based on a moving speed of an imaging apparatus that takes the second video and the time interval which has been estimated by the time interval estimation section (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori Iwai, Hayato Itsumi, Kosei Kobayashi, Kazuki Ogata, Koichi Nihei
  • Publication number: 20240430321
    Abstract: A server switching decision unit decides whether to switch a server that provides a service to a service-utilizing terminal that receives the service from the server. In a case in which the server switching decision unit makes a decision to switch the server, the server decision unit decides a server of a switching destination from among a plurality of servers that are able to provide the service to the service-utilizing terminal in consideration of an allowable delay satisfaction duration indicating a length of time during which the service can be provided to the service-utilizing terminal with a delay time within an allowable delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori lwai, Hayato Itsuni, Koichi Nihei, Kazuki Ogata, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20240421354
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, which can achieve both a high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte solution including a cyclic compound represented by Formula (1) or Formula (2), a hydrofluoroether, an ether not having a fluorine atom, and a lithium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: TeraWatt Technology K.K.
    Inventors: Gosuke Oyama, Ken Ogata, Kazuki Takimoto
  • Patent number: 12148217
    Abstract: Provided is a monitoring device comprising: a control information acquisition unit that acquires control information transmitted from a control center with respect to a traffic signal; a checking unit that checks whether the state of a lighting face of a lamp of the traffic signal captured by a camera is consistent with the control information; and a notification unit that transmits a notification to a predetermined apparatus if an abnormality is detected as a result of the checking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 12136272
    Abstract: A vehicle speed acquiring unit acquires a vehicle speed. A moving range calculating unit calculates, based on the vehicle speed, a pre-stop moving range within which the vehicle may cover before coming to a stop. A sensor information acquiring unit acquires object detection information indicating a detected object, detected by a sensor, in the surroundings of the vehicle. An image superposing unit superposes the pre-stop moving range and the position of the detected object included in the object detection information on top of each other on a screen. In addition, the image superposing unit generates a superposed image that displays the position of a detected object estimated, based on position information of the detected object included in the object detection information, to have a possibility of overlapping the pre-stop moving range, more saliently than the positions of other detected objects. An image presenting unit presents the generated superposed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoma Oami, Hideki Amemiya, Kazuki Ogata, Koyo Shibata
  • Publication number: 20240346924
    Abstract: Signal information acquisition means acquires signal information about a traffic light installed on a road. Video acquisition means acquires a video photographed near a first parking lot entrance facing the road. Prediction means predicts whether or not a queue of waiting vehicles will be formed near the first parking lot entrance based on the video near the first parking lot entrance and the signal information. Selection means selects, from among a plurality of the parking lot entrances including the first parking lot entrance, a parking lot entrance to which a vehicle is to be guided based on a result of the prediction performed by the prediction means. Notification means notifies the vehicle of the parking lot entrance selected by the selection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Tetsuro HASEGAWA, Kazuki OGATA, Kei YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240340739
    Abstract: A process of switching a provision source server of a service for a mobile object is performed at a timing suitable for a service being provided. A management system or a management apparatus evaluates a degree of influence of a server switching process of switching a provision source server of a service for a mobile object, which is exerted on the service. The management system or the management apparatus decides a timing to switch the provision source server on the basis of an evaluation result of the evaluating and gives an instruction to switch the provision source server at the timing decided by the decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara, Takanori Iwai, Hayato Itsumi, Koichi Nihei, Kazuki Ogata, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20240309137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a viscosity index improver containing a copolymer (A) that contains, as essential constituent monomers, a fluorine atom-containing monomer (a) represented by the following formula (1) and a monomer (b) represented by the following formula (2), wherein the copolymer (A) has a solubility parameter of 8.1 to 10.0 (cal/cm3)1/2, and a mass ratio (b/a) of the monomer (b) to the monomer (a) in the monomers constituting the copolymer (A) is 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicants: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., ENEOS Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki OGATA, Yoshimitsu SUGIYAMA, Naohiro TORII, Satoshi GOTO, Yuya MIZUTANI, Hidetoshi OGATA, Yuma SEKI, Tatsuki NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20240310183
    Abstract: Congestion determination means determines whether or not a road near an entrance of a first parking lot for which the vehicle is heading is congested based on sensor information output by a sensor. Selection means selects, from among one or more parking lots different from the first parking lot, a second parking lot to which the vehicle is to be guided when the congestion determination means determines that the road is congested. Notification means notifies the vehicle of the second parking lot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Hasegawa, Kazuki OGATA, kei YANAGISAWA, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240292187
    Abstract: An information providing system includes: a target person detection means that detects a target person whose at-home status is to be managed among persons passing through a public area based on information acquired from a device installed in the public area; a moving direction identification means that identifies a moving direction of the target person; an at-home management means that updates information on an at-home status of the target person based on the estimated moving direction; and an output means that outputs the information on the at-home status of the target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki OGATA, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Tetsuro HASEGAWA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA
  • Patent number: 12073718
    Abstract: This important region setting device is provided with: a means for changing an important region within a region that can be imaged by a predetermined camera, in accordance with the illumination state of a lamp in a predetermined traffic signal; and a means for notifying the important region to the camera or to a device which transmits images captured by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20240242603
    Abstract: An imaging device can capture a video image of a road on which a moving object travels. In a traffic control apparatus, detection means detects the occurrence of an accident from a video image captured by an imaging device. Determination means determines the situation of the accident that has occurred based on the video image captured by the imaging device. Traffic light control means controls a traffic light installed at the intersection where the accident has occurred based on the determined situation of the accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki AMINAKA, Tetsuro HASEGAWA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA, Kazuki OGATA
  • Patent number: 12020576
    Abstract: A vehicle management device detects a traveling position that is a position in which a convoy is traveling. The convoy is constituted by vehicles that are lined up. The vehicle management device determines a platooning notification device based on the traveling position and requests the platooning notification device to output notification information about the convoy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20240196320
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes a communication part for selecting one of a first antenna and a second antenna and for being capable of communicating via a wireless connection with a base station connected to the first antenna and the second antenna, the first antenna being installed at a first location across a first road, the second antenna being installed at a second location across a second road intersecting the first road; a traffic flow detection part for detecting a traffic flow on at least one of the first road and the second road; and a selection part for selecting an antenna to be connected from the first antenna and the second antenna depending on the traffic flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki OGATA, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kosel KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA, Jun TAKASAWA
  • Publication number: 20240179096
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprises a measurement part capable of measuring, by means of a sensor, a road surface state in which a vehicle travels, a band evaluation part that evaluates a network band between it and a server at a transmission destination of measurement data of the road surface state, an importance calculation part that calculates importance of the measurement data based on a predetermined importance determination policy, a transmission part capable of transmitting the measurement data to the server, and a control part that controls transmission of the measurement data to the server by the transmission part based on evaluation of the network band and the importance of the measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Shintaro CHIKU, Yoko TANAKA, Yuki TSUJI, Kazuki OGATA, Kei YANAGISAWA, Natsumi YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240175680
    Abstract: A road inspection system includes: an inspection determination part that determines, regarding road segments, each of which is a unit obtained by dividing an inspection target road, a need for inspection for the individual road segment; a control part that controls, based on the need for inspection for the individual road segment, measurement of a road surface state(s) of the road performed by a measurement vehicle that is capable of measuring the road surface state(s) or transmission of measured data obtained by the measurement; and a road surface inspection part that analyzes measured data received from the measurement vehicle and performs inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Natsumi YOKOYAMA, Shintaro CHIKU, Yoko TANAKA, Yuki TSUJI, kazuki OGATA, Kei YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240169723
    Abstract: An information providing system comprises detection means detecting an evaluation target person who is a potential user of a public transportation based on image input from a camera; evaluation means calculating at least one of a first evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of public transportation by the evaluation target person and a second evaluation value indicating a possibility of use of an alternative transportation by the evaluation target person based on a timetable of a public transportation geographically nearest to current location of the evaluation target person; and transmission means transmitting at least one of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to a predetermined terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki AMINAKA, Tetsuro HASEGAWA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA, Kazuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20240169840
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a parking management apparatus and the like each adapted to control traffic congestion near parking lots and perform management of parking lots more efficiently. A parking management apparatus includes a parking-lot-inside-state measurement unit configured to measure a congestion state inside a parking lot, a determining unit configured to determine, based on the measured congestion state inside the parking lot, a location of issuance of an electronic numbered ticket for the parking lot, and an issuing unit configured to issue the electronic numbered ticket when the vehicle reaches a location in a neighborhood of the location that has been determined by the determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki OGATA, Tersuro HASEGAWA, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA