Patents by Inventor Kota Iwamoto

Kota Iwamoto 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: 11003911
    Abstract: Provided is a an inspection assistance device. This inspection assistance device is provided with: an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data in which a to-be-inspected object is captured; a display control unit that causes a display unit to display information about inspection results of the to-be-inspected object, recognized on the basis of the acquired image data, in such a manner as to be superimposed on an image that includes the to-be-inspected object; and a recording control unit that records the information being displayed on the display unit and the information about the to-be-inspected object in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takami Sato, Kota Iwamoto, Yoshinori Saida, Shin Norieda
  • Publication number: 20210135955
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprises a first operating state reception part that receives the operating state of an application as a first operating state from two or more terminals; a second operating state presuming part that presumes terminal priority and a second operating state to which the first operating state will transition for each of the terminals on the basis of the first operating state received by the first operating state reception part; an assumption determining part that specifies as a control target terminal a terminal to be controlled with the assumption that the operating state has changed before the operating state changes on the basis of the terminal priority and the second operating state; and an assumption control part that executes predetermined processing assuming that the operating state of the control target terminal has changed to the second operating state presumed by the second operating state presuming part before the operating state of the control target terminal changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroya KANEKO, Takanori IWAI, Kota IWAMOTO, Takami SATO, Kyota HIGA
  • Publication number: 20210097355
    Abstract: The invention provides a registration apparatus (10) including: an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; an analysis unit (12) that recognizes the product included in the image; a registration unit (14) that registers the recognized product as a checkout target; and an output unit (13) that outputs sound corresponding to a progress of analysis of the image in the analysis unit (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210097279
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of improving labor of a registration operation of a product and enabling a checkout operator to recognize a recognition result. In order to solve the problem, the invention provides a registration apparatus (10) including: an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; an analysis unit (12) that recognizes the product included in the image, a registration unit (14) that registers the recognized product as a checkout target, and an output unit (13) that outputs a name of the recognized product by voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10943363
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) including: an image processing unit (12) that recognizes one or a plurality of objects to be recognized which are included in an image to be processed, by an image recognition process using registration data including an image and/or a feature value of each of a plurality of types of objects to be recognized; an attribute-for-area specifying unit (11) that specifies one or a plurality of areas in the image to be processed and specifies attribute information in association with the area; and a decision unit (13) that decides the one or the plurality of objects to be recognized which are included in the image to be processed, on the basis of a result of the image recognition process by the image processing unit (12) and the area and the attribute information specified by the attribute-for-area specifying unit (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yaeko Yonezawa, Kota Iwamoto, Ruihan Bao, Takaaki Yoneyama
  • Publication number: 20210064909
    Abstract: An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that effectively counts, on a type basis, articles of a plurality of types displayed in a depth direction on a display shelf. The information processing apparatus includes a display count acquirer that acquires display count information of articles using article presence/absence sensors provided on the display shelf on which the articles are placed, an article identifier that acquires article identification information capable of identifying the types of articles based on an image acquired by capturing the display shelf, and a display recognizer that recognizes, based on the display count information and the article identification information, display count of each type of the articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki NOMURA, Kota IWAMOTO, Kyota HIGA, Keishi OHASHI, Wataru HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20210058586
    Abstract: An information processing system (2000) includes a camera (10), a polarization filter (20), a display device (30), and an information processing apparatus (200). The display device (30) includes a display screen (32), and an object (40) is placed on the display screen (32). The camera (10) has an image area in which the display screen (32) is included. The information processing apparatus (200) displays, on the display screen (32), a first display based on a captured image (12) generated by the camera (10). The polarization filter (20) is located between a lens of the camera (10) and the display screen (32) when the lens of the camera (10) faces the display screen (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210049574
    Abstract: An image identification register system (1) includes an image identification register apparatus (10), an image capturing apparatus (30), and a touch panel display (40). The touch panel display (40) is also used as a placement surface of a product. The image capturing apparatus (30) captures a product (P) placed on the touch panel display (40), and generates an image of the product (P). The image identification register apparatus (10) includes an image acquisition unit (110) that acquires an image of the product (P) placed on the touch panel display (40), a product identification unit (120) that identifies the product captured in the image, a display control unit (130) that causes a user interface that receives an input needed for checkout processing of the product to be displayed on the touch panel display according to an identification result of the product, and a processing execution unit (140) that executes processing based on an input to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210012305
    Abstract: There is provided a settlement system (10) including an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image including a product, generated by an imaging unit, an image analysis unit (12) that recognizes a product and a first pattern or a second pattern attached to the product, and a registration unit (13) that registers the product without changing a price of the product in a case where the first pattern is recognized, and registers the product by changing the price of the product in a case where the second pattern is recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsugunori TAKATA, Hideo YOKOI, Kota IWAMOTO, Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20210004644
    Abstract: A store system (1) includes a store apparatus (10), an image capturing apparatus (30), and a display (40) that is also used as a placement surface of a product (P). The image capturing apparatus (30) generates an image in which the product (P) placed on a display surface of the display (40) is captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Tsugunori TAKATA, Hideo YOKOI, Emi KITAGAWA, Saiprasad Chandrakant KOTURWAR
  • Patent number: 10885374
    Abstract: An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that effectively counts, on a type basis, articles of a plurality of types displayed in a depth direction on a display shelf. The information processing apparatus includes a display count acquirer that acquires display count information of articles using article presence/absence sensors provided on the display shelf on which the articles are placed, an article identifier that acquires article identification information capable of identifying the types of articles based on an image acquired by capturing the display shelf, and a display recognizer that recognizes, based on the display count information and the article identification information, display count of each type of the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Coporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nomura, Kota Iwamoto, Kyota Higa, Keishi Ohashi, Wataru Hattori
  • Publication number: 20200394404
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processing system 10 which includes a display 2 in which an object is placed on a display surface on which information is displayed, and an arithmetic operation apparatus 5 that detects a placement position of the object, which is placed on the display surface, on the display surface based on image data generated by a camera 4 capturing an image of the display surface of the display 2, and causes the display 2 to display information indicating the placement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kota IWAMOTO, Soma SHIRAISHI, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20200394637
    Abstract: The invention provides a registration apparatus (10) including: an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; an analysis unit (12) that recognizes the product included in the image; a registration unit (14) that registers the recognized product as a checkout target; and an output unit (13) that displays information corresponding to progress of analysis of the image in the analysis unit (12) on the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10740614
    Abstract: The present invention stores information associated with an object such that the information can be displayed in display mode corresponding to the position of the object, even in a state wherein the object is not recognized. An information processing device 100 includes: an acquisition unit 110 that acquires an image; a recognition unit 120 that recognizes an object on the basis of the image acquired by the acquisition unit 110; and a storing unit 130 that stores, with second information relating to the position of the object, first information corresponding to the object, in the cases where the object is recognized by the recognition unit 120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruihan Bao, Yoshinori Saida, Shin Norieda, Takami Sato, Kota Iwamoto
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10713488
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit (2020) acquires a captured image containing an inspection target instrument. An inspection information acquisition unit (2040) acquires inspection information regarding the instrument contained in the captured image. The inspection information is information indicating an inspection item of the instrument. A first display control unit (2060) displays an indication representing an inspection spot corresponding to the inspection item indicated by the inspection information on the display device (10). For example, the first display control unit (2060) displays the indication representing the inspection spot so that the indication is superimposed on the inspection spot on a display device (10). For example, the first display control unit (2060) displays the indication in the inspection spot on the display device (10) or near the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Saida, Shin Norieda, Makoto Yoshimoto, Kota Iwamoto, Takami Sato, Ruihan Bao
  • Patent number: 10706658
    Abstract: A vending machine recognition apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a vending machine; and a recognition unit configured to recognize merchandise from the captured image and recognize a price of the merchandise from a peripheral image region of an image region of the recognized merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kota Iwamoto, Kyota Higa, Ruihan Bao, Takami Sato
  • Patent number: 10708561
    Abstract: To provide a POS terminal or the like which enables adjustment of white balance of an object to be sufficiently accurate even in the change of external light illuminating the object. The POS terminal includes: an image capture unit which captures an object including a plurality of respectively different reference colors and generates an image; a comparison unit which compares a portion of the image relating to each of the reference colors with a standard image which is a standard of the reference colors; and an adjustment unit which adjusts white balance based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Inoue, Hideo Yokoi, Jun Kobayashi, Eiji Muramatsu, Hiroshi Yamada, Kota Iwamoto, Tetsuo Inoshita, Soma Shiraishi