Patents by Inventor Motoyuki Nakamura
Motoyuki Nakamura 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).
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Patent number: 11922391Abstract: An article information deduction apparatus (10) includes an acquisition unit (110) and an output unit (120). The acquisition unit (110) acquires data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor (30) (hereinafter described as weight change data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) determines data acquired by chronologically arranging data acquired from the weight sensor (30) as weight change data. Further, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space (hereinafter described as movement data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data acquired by chronologically arranging data output from a depth sensor (40) to the article information deduction apparatus (10) as movement data. The output unit (120) outputs article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand of the person positioned in the shelf-front space, by using the weight change data and the movement data.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Motoyuki Nakamura, Hisayoshi Mura, Shinya Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20240020979Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes: a person detecting unit (102) that executes processing of detecting a person and a location with respect to each of a first image generated in a first camera (5a) and a second image generated in a second camera (5b); a coordinate generating unit (104) that generates coordinates of the location of the detected person; and a determination unit (106) that determines, by using a first location generated from the first image and a second location generated from the second image, whether the person detected from the first image and the person detected from the second image are the same person.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20230419670Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes: a person detecting unit (102) that executes processing of detecting a person and a location with respect to each of a first image generated in a first camera (5a) and a second image generated in a second camera (5b); a coordinate generating unit (104) that generates coordinates of the location of the detected person; and a determination unit (106) that determines, by using a first location generated from the first image and a second location generated from the second image, whether the person detected from the first image and the person detected from the second image are the same person.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20230410514Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes: a person detecting unit (102) that executes processing of detecting a person and a location with respect to each of a first image generated in a first camera (5a) and a second image generated in a second camera (5b); a coordinate generating unit (104) that generates coordinates of the location of the detected person; and a determination unit (106) that determines, by using a first location generated from the first image and a second location generated from the second image, whether the person detected from the first image and the person detected from the second image are the same person.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20230401552Abstract: An article information deduction apparatus (10) includes an acquisition unit (110) and an output unit (120). The acquisition unit (110) acquires data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor (30) (hereinafter described as weight change data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) determines data acquired by chronologically arranging data acquired from the weight sensor (30) as weight change data. Further, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space (hereinafter described as movement data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data acquired by chronologically arranging data output from a depth sensor (40) to the article information deduction apparatus (10) as movement data. The output unit (120) outputs article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand of the person positioned in the shelf-front space, by using the weight change data and the movement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi Mura, Shinya Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20230385798Abstract: An article information deduction apparatus (10) includes an acquisition unit (110) and an output unit (120). The acquisition unit (110) acquires data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor (30) (hereinafter described as weight change data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) determines data acquired by chronologically arranging data acquired from the weight sensor (30) as weight change data. Further, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space (hereinafter described as movement data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data acquired by chronologically arranging data output from a depth sensor (40) to the article information deduction apparatus (10) as movement data. The output unit (120) outputs article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand of the person positioned in the shelf-front space, by using the weight change data and the movement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20230385799Abstract: An article information deduction apparatus (10) includes an acquisition unit (110) and an output unit (120). The acquisition unit (110) acquires data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor (30) (hereinafter described as weight change data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) determines data acquired by chronologically arranging data acquired from the weight sensor (30) as weight change data. Further, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space (hereinafter described as movement data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data acquired by chronologically arranging data output from a depth sensor (40) to the article information deduction apparatus (10) as movement data. The output unit (120) outputs article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand of the person positioned in the shelf-front space, by using the weight change data and the movement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20230169506Abstract: A first server (100) includes: a store-entry management unit (102) that, when acquiring first individual determination information about a customer who enters a store, generates second individual determination information for a second system separated from a first system for managing customer information, and stores the acquired first individual determination information and the generated second individual determination information in association with each other in a storage unit; a transmission unit (104) that transmits the second individual determination information to the second system; an acquisition unit (106) that acquires, from the second system, the second individual determination information and purchase product information being information about a product to be purchased by the customer; and an output unit (108) that determines the first individual determination information associated with the acquired second individual determination information, and outputs the first individual determination inforType: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yuji TAHARA, Shinya YAMASAKI, Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Yuuki GINOZA
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Publication number: 20220139087Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes: a person detecting unit (102) that executes processing of detecting a person and a location with respect to each of a first image generated in a first camera (5a) and a second image generated in a second camera (5b); a coordinate generating unit (104) that generates coordinates of the location of the detected person; and a determination unit (106) that determines, by using a first location generated from the first image and a second location generated from the second image, whether the person detected from the first image and the person detected from the second image are the same person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: NEC corporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAKI
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Publication number: 20220101296Abstract: An article information deduction apparatus (10) includes an acquisition unit (110) and an output unit (120). The acquisition unit (110) acquires data based on a change in a detected value of a weight sensor (30) (hereinafter described as weight change data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) determines data acquired by chronologically arranging data acquired from the weight sensor (30) as weight change data. Further, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data indicating a movement of a hand of a person positioned in a shelf-front space (hereinafter described as movement data). For example, the acquisition unit (110) acquires data acquired by chronologically arranging data output from a depth sensor (40) to the article information deduction apparatus (10) as movement data. The output unit (120) outputs article determination information of the article deduced to be taken out by the hand of the person positioned in the shelf-front space, by using the weight change data and the movement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Hisayoshi MURA, Shinya YAMASAK
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Patent number: 8619939Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus for inspecting weld zones in a reactor pressure vessel, the inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe 6 for emitting an ultrasonic wave; a probe holding unit 60 for holding the ultrasonic probe 6 such that a ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic probe 6 is kept in direct contact with or at a constant distance from the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel 1; a pressing unit 50 for pressing the probe holding unit 60 parallel to a central axis of a control rod drive housing 8 against the reactor pressure vessel; and a rotator 40 for rotating the probe holding unit 60 and the pressing unit 50 about the central axis of the control rod drive housing 8.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Motoyuki Nakamura, Yoshio Nonaka, Naoyuki Kono, Masahiro Miki, Satoshi Shinohara
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Patent number: 8576974Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus for inspecting weld zones in a reactor pressure vessel, the inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe 6 for emitting an ultrasonic wave; a probe holding unit 60 for holding the ultrasonic probe 6 such that a ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic probe 6 is kept in direct contact with or at a constant distance from the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel 1; a pressing unit 50 for pressing the probe holding unit 60 parallel to a central axis of a control rod drive housing 8 against the reactor pressure vessel; and a rotator 40 for rotating the probe holding unit 60 and the pressing unit 50 about the central axis of the control rod drive housing 8.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Motoyuki Nakamura, Yoshio Nonaka, Naoyuki Kono, Masahiro Miki, Satoshi Shinohara
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Patent number: 8339130Abstract: The surface length of a metal subject to be inspected is evaluated by detecting an eddy current without using a combination of a scale and visual or liquid penetrant inspection. An exciting coil and a detecting coil are scanned above the subject in a length direction. An eddy current detector measures an output voltage corresponding to scanning positions based on an output from the detecting coil. Based on an output voltage distribution curve indicating a distribution of output voltages corresponding to the scanning positions, position information is extracted corresponding to values which are within a differential voltage range and lower by 12 dB than a maximum value of the output voltages on the left and right sides of the distribution. A distance between the positions included in the extracted information is calculated to evaluate the length of a slit which is a defect present on the subject surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Nishimizu, Yoshio Nonaka, Isao Yoshida, Motoyuki Nakamura, Akihiro Taki, Masahiro Koike
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Publication number: 20110148404Abstract: The surface length of a metal subject to be inspected is evaluated by detecting an eddy current without using a combination of a scale and visual or liquid penetrant inspection. An exciting coil and a detecting coil are scanned above the subject in a length direction. An eddy current detector measures an output voltage corresponding to scanning positions based on an output from the detecting coil. Based on an output voltage distribution curve indicating a distribution of output voltages corresponding to the scanning positions, position information is extracted corresponding to values which are within a differential voltage range and lower by 12 dB than a maximum value of the output voltages on the left and right sides of the distribution. A distance between the positions included in the extracted information is calculated to evaluate the length of a slit which is a defect present on the subject surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Akira NISHIMIZU, Yoshio Nonaka, Isao Yoshida, Motoyuki Nakamura, Akihiro Taki, Masahiro Koike
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Publication number: 20110103536Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus for inspecting weld zones in a reactor pressure vessel, the inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe 6 for emitting an ultrasonic wave; a probe holding unit 60 for holding the ultrasonic probe 6 such that a ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic probe 6 is kept in direct contact with or at a constant distance from the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel 1; a pressing unit 50 for pressing the probe holding unit 60 parallel to a central axis of a control rod drive housing 8 against the reactor pressure vessel; and a rotator 40 for rotating the probe holding unit 60 and the pressing unit 50 about the central axis of the control rod drive housing 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Motoyuki Nakamura, Yoshio Nonaka, Naoyuki Kono, Masahiro Miki, Satoshi Shinohara
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Publication number: 20110096888Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus for inspecting weld zones in a reactor pressure vessel, the inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe 6 for emitting an ultrasonic wave; a probe holding unit 60 for holding the ultrasonic probe 6 such that a ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic probe 6 is kept in direct contact with or at a constant distance from the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel 1; a pressing unit 50 for pressing the probe holding unit 60 parallel to a central axis of a control rod drive housing 8 against the reactor pressure vessel; and a rotator 40 for rotating the probe holding unit 60 and the pressing unit 50 about the central axis of the control rod drive housing 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Motoyuki NAKAMURA, Yoshio NONAKA, Naoyuki KONO, Masahiro MIKI, Satoshi SHINOHARA
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Patent number: 7929656Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus for inspecting weld zones in a reactor pressure vessel, the inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe 6 for emitting an ultrasonic wave; a probe holding unit 60 for holding the ultrasonic probe 6 such that a ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic probe 6 is kept in direct contact with or at a constant distance from the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel 1; a pressing unit 50 for pressing the probe holding unit 60 parallel to a central axis of a control rod drive housing 8 against the reactor pressure vessel; and a rotator 40 for rotating the probe holding unit 60 and the pressing unit 50 about the central axis of the control rod drive housing 8.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Motoyuki Nakamura, Yoshio Nonaka, Naoyuki Kono, Masahiro Miki, Satoshi Shinohara
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Patent number: 7911206Abstract: The surface length of a metal subject to be inspected is evaluated by detecting an eddy current without using a combination of a scale and visual or liquid penetrant inspection. An exciting coil and a detecting coil are scanned above the subject in a length direction. An eddy current detector measures an output voltage corresponding to scanning positions based on an output from the detecting coil. Based on an output voltage distribution curve indicating a distribution of output voltages corresponding to the scanning positions, position information is extracted corresponding to values which are within a differential voltage range and lower by 12 dB than a maximum value of the output voltages on the left and right sides of the distribution. A distance between the positions included in the extracted information is calculated to evaluate the length of a slit which is a defect present on the subject surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Nishimizu, Yoshio Nonaka, Isao Yoshida, Motoyuki Nakamura, Akihiro Taki, Masahiro Koike
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Patent number: 7693251Abstract: The ultrasonic probe of the ultrasonic inspection apparatus, which is pushed onto the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel, transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave to and from a penetration having a welded portion while changing an incident angle of the ultrasonic wave. Based on a result of reception of an echo obtained by the reflection of the ultrasonic wave on the inner surface of the penetration, an inclination angle of the penetration relative to a wall surface of the reactor pressure vessel is measured. A circumferential direction position of the penetration, which corresponds to the inclination angle, is calculated based on the relationship of an inclination angle and a circumferential direction position, which have been calculated in advance. Then, the circumferential direction position can be obtained as information on the inspection position.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Naoyuki Kono, Masahiro Miki, Yoshio Nonaka, Motoyuki Nakamura
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Publication number: 20090122942Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus for inspecting weld zones in a reactor pressure vessel, the inspection apparatus comprising: an ultrasonic probe 6 for emitting an ultrasonic wave; a probe holding unit 60 for holding the ultrasonic probe 6 such that a ultrasonic wave transmitting surface of the ultrasonic probe 6 is kept in direct contact with or at a constant distance from the outer surface of the reactor pressure vessel 1; a pressing unit 50 for pressing the probe holding unit 60 parallel to a central axis of a control rod drive housing 8 against the reactor pressure vessel; and a rotator 40 for rotating the probe holding unit 60 and the pressing unit 50 about the central axis of the control rod drive housing 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Motoyuki Nakamura, Yoshio Nonaka, Naoyuki Kono, Masahiro Miki, Satoshi Shinohara