Patents by Inventor Kosei Kobayashi

Kosei Kobayashi 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: 11863399
    Abstract: In order to enable stabilizing control of communication in a communication network, a system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an obtaining means for obtaining work-related information related to human work in network operation; and a training means for training a machine learning based controller for controlling communication in a communication network, based on the work-related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anan Sawabe, Takanori Iwai, Kosei Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230410647
    Abstract: A communication control apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit (11) communicating information to and from a moving body, a violation time predicting unit (12) predicting a violation time at which the moving body violates a constraint condition relating to a relative relationship between the moving body and another object or a constraint condition relating to a relative relationship between the moving body and a path on which the moving body should run by using positional information of the moving body, a deadline calculating unit (13) calculating an execution deadline of an avoidance operation for avoiding a violation of the constraint condition by using the violation time, and a communication control unit (14) increasing a priority level of a communication with the moving body as a time difference between a current time and the execution deadline decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Sweety Suman, Takanori Iwai, HIroshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230394971
    Abstract: Maintaining the detection accuracy of a mobile object(s) around a vehicle(s) and efficient information notification are both achieved. An information provision server includes: determination means for determining, based on primary information acquired from an individual one of a plurality of sensors, each of which senses a predetermined range of a road, whether or not to provide secondary information created by using the primary information acquired from the plurality of sensors to a first mobile object running on the road; information creation means for creating, if the determination means determines to provide the secondary information to the first mobile object, the secondary information by using the primary information acquired from the plurality of sensors; and transmission means for transmitting the secondary information to the first mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Tetsuro HASEGAWA, Takayuki SASAKI, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kei YANAGISAWA, Kazuki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20230347927
    Abstract: A traffic control apparatus includes state specifying means for specifying a state of a vehicle based on peripheral information about the vehicle received from the vehicle that can be autonomously driven, state comparison means for comparing a first specified vehicle state, which is a state of the vehicle specified by the state specifying means, with a second specified vehicle state, which is the state of the vehicle received from the vehicle and specified by the vehicle based on the peripheral information, to see whether there is a difference between the first specified vehicle state and the second specified vehicle state, and notification means for outputting a message indicating the difference when there is the difference between the first specified vehicle state and the second specified vehicle state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki SAKATA, Takashi YAMANE, Takanori IWAI, Yusuke SHINOHARA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Koichi NIHEI
  • Patent number: 11783701
    Abstract: A communication control apparatus (10) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit (11) communicating information to and from a moving body, a violation time predicting unit (12) predicting a violation time at which the moving body violates a constraint condition relating to a relative relationship between the moving body and another object or a constraint condition relating to a relative relationship between the moving body and a path on which the moving body should run by using positional information of the moving body, a deadline calculating unit (13) calculating an execution deadline of an avoidance operation for avoiding a violation of the constraint condition by using the violation time, and a communication control unit (14) increasing a priority level of a communication with the moving body as a time difference between a current time and the execution deadline decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosei Kobayashi, Sweety Suman, Takanori Iwai, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230306130
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an event analyzer that detects an occurrence of an event on a basis of data measured by a predetermined sensor; a storage that stores a security policy that defines a user attribute allowed to access to each type of the event; and an access controller that controls whether or not an access from a user to data on which the event is occurring is permitted on a basis of the security policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki SASAKI, Nobuyuki TOZAWA, Tetsuya TANABKI, Yasuhiko OCHIAI, Ayumi NISHIJIMA, Naoki SUGAYA, Kazuki OGATA, Hiroaki AMINAKA, Kei YANAGISAWA, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230262575
    Abstract: The moving body receives data from a remote monitoring apparatus and transmits data to the remote monitoring apparatus, via the wireless communication network. A candidate route acquisition unit acquires a candidate route of the moving body to a destination. A communication quality evaluation unit evaluates communication quality of the wireless communication network at each location included in the candidate route for each direction of communication by using communication quality information for each direction of communication. A candidate route evaluation unit evaluates communication stability of the candidate route by using communication quality evaluated for each direction of communication. A route determination unit determines a movement route of the moving body among the candidate routes by using an evaluation result of the communication stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Takanori Iwai, Yusuke Shinohara, Koichi Nihei, Masayuki Sakata, Takashi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20230245559
    Abstract: A server receives video data from a moving body. A traveling speed control apparatus controls a traveling speed of the moving body. A quality monitoring unit monitors video quality of the video data received by the server. A speed upper limit calculation unit calculates, by using the video quality and a monitoring required condition of the video data, a maximum value of a traveling speed satisfying the monitoring required condition as an upper limit value of a traveling speed of the moving body. A speed control unit controls a traveling speed of the moving body to be equal to or lower than the calculated upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Takanori IWAI, Yusuke SHINOHARA, Koichi NIHEI, Masayuki SAKATA, Takashi YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20230143741
    Abstract: A video reception unit obtains a first video and a second video that are different in an imaging position from each other. An important video determination unit determines a video having a higher degree of importance on the basis of the first video and the second video. A video adjustment report unit transmits a transmission video adjustment report that is used to adjust qualities of the first video and the second video in accordance with a result of determining a degree of importance. A first video adjustment unit adjusts the first video on the basis of the transmission video adjustment report. A second video adjustment unit adjusts the second video on the basis of the transmission video adjustment report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori IWAI, Koichi NIHEI, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Yusuke SHINOHARA, Masayuki SAKATA, Takashi YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20230142642
    Abstract: A vehicle configured to so as to be able to be remotely driven transmits information about each vehicle to a vehicle control apparatus through a network. In the vehicle control apparatus, an analysis unit receives information about each vehicle. The analysis unit analyzes state information of each vehicle based on the received information about each vehicle. Each remote control unit performs at least one of remote monitoring or remote control for at least one of a plurality of vehicles. An assignment determination unit determines a correspondence relationship between the vehicle and the remote control unit based on the analyzed state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi YAMANE, Masayuki Sakata, Takanori Iwai, Koichi Nihei, Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20230147357
    Abstract: A vehicle control unit controls automated driving of a target vehicle on the basis of first information obtained by a sensor of the target vehicle. An analysis unit analyzes state information of the target vehicle on the basis of the first information obtained by the sensor of the target vehicle, and second information obtained by a sensor outside the target vehicle. A specification unit specifies a control policy of the target vehicle on the basis of the analyzed state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori IWAI, Koichi NIHEI, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Yusuke SHINOHARA, Takashi YAMANE, Mssayuki SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20230137980
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a remote monitoring and control apparatus, a system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program capable of improving the monitoring efficiency of a mobile body when the mobile body is remotely monitored and controlled. A remote monitoring and control apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: determination result acquisition means for acquiring a result of determination as to whether or not a mobile body is able to perform autonomous driving; display means for displaying at least one of a monitor screen for displaying video image data captured from the mobile body in a direction external thereto for each of a plurality of the mobile bodies and a remote control screen for displaying the video image data of a remotely controlled mobile body selected from among the plurality of the mobile bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamane, Masayuki Sakata, Takanori lwai, Koichi Nihei, Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20230133873
    Abstract: An image reception unit receives an image from a vehicle through a network. An event prediction unit predicts an event based on the image received by the image reception unit. Based on an event result predicted by the event prediction unit an important area identification unit identifies an area related to the predicted event as an important area in the image. An image adjustment unit adjusts image quality concerning the important area, which is identified by the important area identification unit, in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori IWAI, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Yusuke SHINOHARA, Koichi NIHEI, Takashi YAMANE, Masayuki SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20230120683
    Abstract: An image reception unit receives an internal image from a mobile object. An accident risk prediction unit predicts a risk of occurrence of an accident inside the mobile object based on the internal image and situation information indicating a situation of the mobile object. A quality determination unit determines internal image quality information indicating quality of the internal image based on a result of the predicted risk of the inside accident. A quality adjustment unit adjusts the quality of the internal image based on the internal image quality information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi NIHEI, Takanori IWAI, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Yusuke SHINOHARA, Masayuki SAKATA, Takashi YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20230070046
    Abstract: A traffic control apparatus, a traffic control system, and a traffic control method that can facilitate an operation of an autonomous driving vehicle are provided. A traffic control apparatus includes analysis means for analyzing a state of a vehicle based on information about the vehicle including an autonomous driving function, specifying means for specifying a control policy, which is predetermined control to be transmitted to the vehicle, based on the analyzed state of the vehicle and remote control means for controlling driving of the vehicle based on the specified control policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MIZUKOSHI, Masayuki Sakata, Takashi Yamane, Takanori Iwai, Koichi Nihei, Kosei Kobayashi, Yusuke Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20220408304
    Abstract: A priority control apparatus includes: load information acquisition part which acquires communication load information per priority at relay apparatus that controls allocation of communication resources relative to individual communication depending on a priority that is set for the individual communication between two or more communication apparatuses; communication quality acquisition part which acquires communication quality as to control target communication; and priority control part which calculates a first priority, with which communication quality as to the control target communication can satisfy a predetermined condition, by using a mathematical model that indicates a relationship between a piece of communication load information before a priority as to the control target communication is set as the first priority and a communication quality when the priority as to the control target communication concerned is set as the first priority, and which sets the calculated first priority as the priority of
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Anan SAWABE, Takanori IWAI
  • Publication number: 20220343220
    Abstract: There is provided a control apparatus including a memory storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to function as a plurality of learners each configured to learn an action for controlling a network, the one or more processors being further configured to set learning information of a second learner that is not mature among the plurality of learners, based on learning information of a first learner that is mature among the plurality of learners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Anan SAWABE, Takanori IWAI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220329494
    Abstract: In order to more easily perform communication control suitable for a communication environment in a communication network, a system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an obtaining means for obtaining state information related to a state of a communication network; and a selecting means for selecting one of a plurality of machine learning based controllers for controlling communication in the communication network, based on the state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Anan SAWABE, Takanori IWAI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220303190
    Abstract: In order to enable stabilizing control of communication in a communication network, a system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: an obtaining means for obtaining work-related information related to human work in network operation; and a training means for training a machine learning based controller for controlling communication in a communication network, based on the work-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Anan SAWABE, Takanori IWAI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220286884
    Abstract: A wireless communication system comprises: a setting notifying means for notifying, to a radio terminal, setting information related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information to a radio network; a status notifying means for notifying, to the radio network, a status related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of the measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information; and a re-establishing means for receiving the status and determining whether to re-establish the setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi FUTAKI, Kosei Kobayashi, Hiroaki Aminaka