Patents by Inventor Kentaro Nakahara

Kentaro Nakahara 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: 20230389859
    Abstract: An index value estimation device including a data acquisition unit that acquires feature amount data including a feature amount extracted from sensor data related to a motion of a foot of a user and used for estimating an index value indicating a knee state of the user, a storage unit that stores an estimation model that outputs an index value according to an input of the feature amount data, an estimation unit that estimates an output obtained by inputting the acquired feature amount data to the estimation model as an index value indicating the knee state of the user, and an output unit that outputs information about the estimated index value indicating the knee state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki IHARA, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Zhenwei WANG, Chenhui HUANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Fumiyuki NIHEY, Yoshitaka NOZAKI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230371849
    Abstract: Provided is a gait information generation device including an acquisition unit that acquires gait data including time-series data of a foot position of a subject, a detection unit that detects a start point and an end point of a gait cycle from the time-series data of the foot position included in the gait data, a calculation unit that calculates a first movement amount component related to the start point and a second movement amount component related to the end point, a gait information generation unit that generates gait information about a gait movement path of the subject using the calculated first movement amount component and the calculated second movement amount component, and an output unit that outputs the generated gait information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki IHARA, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Zhenwei WANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Fumiyuki NIHEY, Chenhui HUANG, Yoshitaka NOZAKI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230368447
    Abstract: A knee trajectory information generation device which includes an acquisition unit that acquires walking data including time-series data of a foot position and a knee position of a subject, a first calculation unit that calculates a first movement route connecting a start point and an end point of a gait cycle by using time-series data of the foot position included in the walking data, a second calculation unit that calculates a second movement route corresponding to a trajectory of the knee position between the start point and the end point of the gait cycle by using time-series data of the knee position included in the walking data, an information generation unit that calculates a difference between the first movement route and the second movement route and generate knee trajectory information including visual information corresponding to the calculated difference, and an output unit that outputs the generated knee trajectory information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki IHARA, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Zhenwei WANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Fumiyuki NIHEY, Chenhui HUANG, Yoshitaka NOZAKI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230329586
    Abstract: Provided is a gait information generation device including an acquisition unit that acquires waist position information including time-series data of a waist position of a subject in a predetermined gait cycle, a waist oscillation calculation unit that calculates, for a plurality of gait phases included in the predetermined gait cycle, a waist oscillation corresponding to a distance between a reference line set for the time-series data of the waist position of the subject and the waist position in each of the plurality of gait phases, a gait information generation unit that generates gait information according to the waist oscillation calculated with respect to the predetermined gait cycle, and an output unit that outputs the generated gait information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Zhenwei WANG, Kenichiro Fukushi, Kazuki Ihara, Kentaro Nakahara, Fumiyuki Nihey, Hiroshi Kajitani, Chenhui Huang, Yoshitaka Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20230329585
    Abstract: In order to estimate the degree of supination/pronation of a foot through a simple configuration, an estimation device comprises a detection unit for detecting the period of a stance end phase from time-series data of sensor data based on a physical quantity relating to foot movement measured by a sensor installed on a foot part, a feature quantity extraction unit for extracting a feature quantity from the angular waveform in the coronal plane during the period of the stance end phase, and an assessment unit for assessing the degree of supination/pronation of the foot using the feature quantity extracted from the angular waveform in the coronal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chenhui Huang, Kenichiro Fukushi, Zhenwei Wang, Hiroshi Kajitani, Fumiyuki Nihey, Kentaro Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20230264131
    Abstract: A cyclonic, dust-collecting unit includes: one or more air swirling members, which swirl(s) air; a dust cap, into which air that has passed through the swirling member(s) flows; and a filter unit, through which air that flows out of the dust cap passes. The filter unit includes: a prefilter; a sound-absorbing member, through which air that has passed through the prefilter flows; and a post filter, through which air that has passed through the sound-absorbing member flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Kosuke KOMIYA, Junichi IWAKAMI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230188601
    Abstract: A mobile terminal detects a self-device being located at a predetermined location, and stops reception of sensing information from a module device that transmits the sensing information, if being located at the predetermined location is detected. A fixed device receives the sensing information from the module device, and transmits the sensing information to a cloud server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAJITANI, Toshinori TAKEMURA, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hannah POKKA, Itumi HANEDA, Akira KAMEI, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Chenhui HUANG, Zhenwei WANG, Yuka IMAI, Koichi MORIKAWA, Hiroshi OKUDA, Hiroaki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20230188958
    Abstract: A mobile terminal acquires a schedule of a user using a module device that includes a sensor, and instructs the module device to initiate a process for determining when to start or when to stop transmitting sensing information detected by the sensor to a communication destination, on the basis of the schedule. The module device acquires the sensing information, and initiates the process for determining when to start or when to stop transmitting the sensing information to the communication destination, on the basis of the instruction to initiate the determination process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chenhui HUANG, Yuka IMAI, Toshinori TAKEMURA, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hannah POKKA, Itsumi HANEDA, Akira KAMEL, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Hiroshi KAJITANl, Zhenwei WANG, Koichi MORIKAWA, Hiroshi OKUDA, Hiroaki NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20230139218
    Abstract: A data processing device that includes a classification unit that classifies at least one piece of living-body information data into at least one group based on an attribute of at least one user, the at least one piece of living-body information data including a sensor value relating to a living body of the user, and a measurement time and a measurement position of the sensor value, and a learning unit that generates, for each of the group, a model for estimating interpolation data for interpolating a deficit of the living-body information data using a correlation among the sensor value included in the living-body information data, the measurement time, and the measurement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Fukushi, Chenhui Huang, Zhenwei Wang, Fumiyuki Nihey, Kentaro Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20220391609
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an identification unit configured to identify unique information on shoes using at least part of a captured image of the shoes, and a setting unit configured to set an association between an acquisition device configured to acquire the unique information and a module device attached to the shoes based on the unique information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Zhenwei WANG, Hiroaki NAKANO, Toshinori TAKEMURA, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hannah POKKA, ltsumi KATO, Akira KAMEI, Chenhui HUANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Koichi MORIKAWA, Hiroshi OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220391010
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire sensing data from a sensor device used for a foot, and a determination unit configured to determine an attached state of the sensor device to the foot according to a motion of the foot calculated using the sensing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Hiroaki Nakano, Toshinori TAKEMURA, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hannah POKKA, Itsumi KATO, Akira KAMEI, Chenhui HUANG, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Zhenwei WANG, Koichi MORIKAWA, Hiroshi OKUDA
  • Patent number: 11452150
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a transmitter, a transmission method, a receiver, and a reception method which can provide setting information necessary for each receiver. An information processing device of one aspect of the present technology holds non-common setting information that is not common setting information among setting information used in transmitters for setting for transmitting information in association with identification information of the respective transmitters. In addition, the information processing device transmits, to a receiver that has received identification information transmitted from a predetermined transmitter using common setting information that is setting information common in the plurality of transmitters, the non-common setting information associated with the identification information received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okumura, Toshihiro Fujiki, Kentaro Nakahara, Seiji Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220240810
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire first load information measured by a first load measurement device provided on a sole of a user and second load information measured by a second load measurement device provided between a toe of the sole and the first load measurement device and a feature amount extracting unit configured to extract a feature amount used for identifying the user based on the first load information and the second load information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chenhui HUANG, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220218233
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire motion information of a foot of a user measured by a motion measurement device provided on the foot and a feature amount extracting unit configured to extract a feature amount used for identifying the user from time series data of at least one walking cycle included in the motion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chenhui HUANG, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210401325
    Abstract: A gait measurement system includes: a locus calculation device that detects at least one gait phase from acceleration data measured by an inertial measurement unit, calculates velocity data by subjecting the acceleration data to time integration, calculates correction amounts associated with each of the gait phases using the gait phases and the velocity data, calculates correction velocity data by subtracting the correction amounts from the velocity data associated with each of the gait phases, and calculates locus data by subjecting the calculated correction velocity data to time integration; and an index calculation device that calculates a gait index, using the locus data calculated by the locus calculation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Chenhui HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210386329
    Abstract: A measurement device includes: a data acquisition unit that measures a sensor detection value by a sensor in at least two operation modes including a first mode with low power and a second mode for operating at a high speed, transmits a trigger signal when the detected value exceeds a first threshold value while operating in the first mode, transmits a first notification signal notifying that the user has started walking when the detected value has exceeded a second threshold value while operating in the second mode, and starts measuring gait data including a walking characteristic of the user wearing the sensor based on the sensor detection value; and a control unit that switches the operation mode to the second mode when the trigger signal is received, and switches the operation mode to the first mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied after reception of the first notification signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chenhui HUANG, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210345960
    Abstract: A body weight estimation device includes: a data reception unit that receives gait data including the gait characteristics of a walking person; a first calculation unit that extracts a feature quantity based on the gait characteristics of the walking person from the gait data; a second calculation unit that generates a learning model by learning a correlation between the feature quantity extracted by the first calculation unit and body weight information about the walking person, using the gait data as sample data; and an estimation unit that estimates the body weight information associated with the gait data of an estimation target by inputting the gait data of the estimation target to the learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Chenhui HUANG, Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Takeo NOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210205666
    Abstract: In order to distribute content suitable for a user according to a fatigue degree of the user who uses an information distribution service at an appropriate timing, an information distribution device includes a measurement data acquisition means that acquires measurement data regarding a motion of the user, a measurement data analysis unit that analyzes the measurement data acquired by the measurement data acquisition means and calculates a fatigue indicator indicating a degree of fatigue of the user, a content generation unit that generates content on the basis of the fatigue indicator calculated by the measurement data analysis unit, and a notification management unit that distributes the content generated by the content generation unit on the basis of the fatigue indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro FUKUSHI, Hiroshi KAJITANI, Chenhui HUANG, Kentaro NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210195662
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a transmitter, a transmission method, a receiver, and a reception method which can provide setting information necessary for each receiver. An information processing device of one aspect of the present technology holds non-common setting information that is not common setting information among setting information used in transmitters for setting for transmitting information in association with identification information of the respective transmitters. In addition, the information processing device transmits, to a receiver that has received identification information transmitted from a predetermined transmitter using common setting information that is setting information common in the plurality of transmitters, the non-common setting information associated with the identification information received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki OKUMURA, Toshihiro FUJIKI, Kentaro NAKAHARA, Seiji KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10848271
    Abstract: A communication unit of the present disclosure includes a decoding section configured to decode transfer data transmitted from a communicated unit, by a first method using a first error detecting code, and a second method using at least an error correcting code, and a determination section that performs determination as to whether the transfer data are data in the first method including the first error detecting code or data in the second method including the error correcting code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuki Amimoto, Ryoji Ikegaya, Kentaro Nakahara