Patents by Inventor Naoki Shindou

Naoki Shindou 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: 20250129958
    Abstract: A control apparatus (103) includes a detection unit (104), and a control unit (105). The detection unit (104) detects a predetermined first gesture by processing image information. When an input condition being a condition for allowing control of a device (102) using the first gesture is satisfied, the control unit (105) controls the device (102) according to the first gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta Namiki, Jianquan Liu, Satoshi Yamazaki, Noboru Yoshida, Ryo Kawai, Tingting Dong, Karen Stephen, Naoki Shindou, Youhei Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20250102310
    Abstract: A route computation apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires people distribution information indicating a distribution state of persons in a passageway through which a user travels; a computation unit (12) that computes, based on the people distribution information, a preferable route, on the passageway, satisfying a condition defined based on a distance to another person, the preferable route being a route on the passageway indicating a travel location in a width direction of the passageway; and an output unit (13) that outputs preferable route information indicating the computed preferable route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tingting Dong, Jianquan Liu, Ryo Kawai, Satoshi Yamazaki, Noboru Yoshida, Karen Stephen, Naoki Shindou, Yuta Namiki, Youhei Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20250095189
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an extraction unit (11) that extracts, using an image analysis technique, a scene of interest from a portion of a first moving image acquired by capturing a player, the portion being determined based on a specified time point; and an output unit (12) that outputs information indicating a position of the scene of interest within the first moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Tingting DONG, Jianquan LIU, Karen STEPHEN, Naoki SHINDOU, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250095375
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit (11) that acquires a moving image capturing a target area, an analysis unit (12) that generates, based on the moving image, external appearance information indicating at least one of a type of clothing, a type of a personal item, a pose, and a movement of a target person being included in the moving image, and appearance extent information indicating an extent to which the target person appears in the moving image, and an inference unit (13) that infers a purpose for which the target person is present in the target area, based on the external appearance information and the appearance extent information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tingting DONG, Jianquan LIU, Karen STEPHEN, Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo KAWAI, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Naoki SHINDOU, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250069402
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image captured at a site where a trouble happens; an information generation unit (12) that detects a person from the image, and also generates information relevant to the detected person, based on the image; and an output unit (13) that outputs the information relevant to the detected person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Tingting DONG, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Jianquan LIU, Naoki SHINDOU, Karen STEPHEN, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250005770
    Abstract: A movement information generation apparatus (10) is an apparatus that assists rehabilitation carried out by a subject, and includes an image processing unit (120) and an output unit (130). The image processing unit (120) generates first movement information indicating movement of the subject at first timing by processing a first image acquired by capturing the subject at the first timing. The output unit (130) determines a difference between the first movement information and comparison movement information indicating movement being a comparison target, and outputs output information being information relating to the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki SHINDOU, Jianquan LIU, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240013428
    Abstract: To utilize a result of image analysis, an image analysis apparatus 100 includes an analysis result acquisition unit 110 and a counting unit 111. The analysis result acquisition unit 110 acquires analysis information being information acquired by analyzing a still image and including an appearance attribute to which a person included in the still image belongs. The counting unit 111 counts, for each appearance attribute, the number of persons belonging to the appearance attribute in the still image by using the analysis information, and generates counting information indicating a result of the counting in units of still images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan Liu, Noboru YOSHIDA, Tingting DONG, Ryo KAWAI, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Karen STEPHEN, Yuta NAMIKI, Naoki SHINDOU, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240013427
    Abstract: To utilize results of analyzing a plurality of videos, a video analysis apparatus 100 includes a type receiving unit 110, an acquiring unit 111, and an integration unit 112. The type receiving unit 110 accepts selection of a type of engine in order to analyze each of a plurality of videos and detect a detection target included in each of the plurality of videos. The acquiring unit 111 acquires results of analyzing the plurality of videos by using the selected type of engine among results of analyzing the plurality of videos by using a plurality of types of the engines. The integration unit 112 integrates the acquired results of analyzing the plurality of videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan Liu, Noboru YOSHIDA, Youhei SASAKI, Ryo KAWAI, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Tingting DONG, Karen STEPHEN, Yuta NAMIKI, Naoki SHINDOU
  • Publication number: 20240013534
    Abstract: To utilize a result of analyzing an interval between persons included in a video, a video analysis apparatus 100 includes an interval acquisition unit 110 and a display control unit 113. The interval acquisition unit 110 acquires an interval between persons included in a video acquired by photographing a target region. The display control unit 113 causes a display unit to display a time-series transition of first information relating to the number of persons with the acquired interval being equal to or less than a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan LIU, Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Tingting DONG, Karen STEPHEN, Yuta NAMIKI, Naoki SHINDOU, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230410361
    Abstract: To achieve faster search processing in the search processing of a similar image, based on a feature value of each of a plurality of keypoints of a human body included in an image, the present invention provides an image processing system 10 including: a target image acquisition unit 11 that acquires a target image; a skeleton structure detection unit 12 that performs processing of detecting a keypoint of a human body included in the target image; a first verification unit 13 that extracts a first reference image whose relationship with the target image satisfies a first extraction condition, from among a plurality of reference images, based on the detected keypoint; and a second verification unit 14 that extracts a second reference image whose relationship with the target image satisfies a second extraction condition, from among the first reference images, based on the detected keypoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKEUCHI, Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Jianquan LIU, Yuta NAMIKI, Naoki SHINDOU, Youhei SASAKI
  • Patent number: 8416962
    Abstract: An audio mixing/reproducing device includes an audio decoder (11) configured to decode an encoded audio input signal, an audio mixer (13) configured to mix an audio signal output from the audio decoder (11) with a non-encoded external audio input signal, and an audio encoder (12) configured to encode an audio signal output from the audio mixer (13) to generate an encoded audio output signal, and in addition, a switch (14) configured to generate a switch signal for controlling operations of each of the audio decoder (11) and the audio encoder (12) in response to a switch activation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kojima, Ichiro Kawashima, Naoki Shindou, Yoshiaki Sawada, Kosuke Nishio
  • Publication number: 20100254548
    Abstract: An audio mixing/reproducing device includes an audio decoder (11) configured to decode an encoded audio input signal, an audio mixer (13) configured to mix an audio signal output from the audio decoder (11) with a non-encoded external audio input signal, and an audio encoder (12) configured to encode an audio signal output from the audio mixer (13) to generate an encoded audio output signal, and in addition, a switch (14) configured to generate a switch signal for controlling operations of each of the audio decoder (11) and the audio encoder (12) in response to a switch activation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Shinji Kojima, Ichiro Kawashima, Naoki Shindou, Yoshiaki Sawada, Kosuke Nishio
  • Patent number: 5379784
    Abstract: The chuck for conveying semiconductor wafers has a pair of swing arms. Each arm has lower horizontal rods provided with a plurality of grooves for holding wafers and with vertical rods sandwiching the horizontal rods between them. A chuck cleaning apparatus has a cleaning chamber in a casing. A partition plate extends along the center of the cleaning chamber to divide it into first and second compartments. The top of the cleaning chamber is closed by a shielding plate, which has a pair of openings through which the arms come into and out of the cleaning chamber. A washing liquid pipe is incorporated with the partition plate in a horizontal direction. A pair of drying gas pipes extend horizontally in each of the first and second compartments and they are positioned a little higher than the liquid pipe, sandwiching each arm between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo Electron Kyushu Limited
    Inventors: Mituo Nishi, Naoki Shindou, Kazuya Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: D1048098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATON
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeuchi, Ryo Kawai, Noboru Yoshida, Jianquan Liu, Yuta Namiki, Naoki Shindou, Youhei Sasaki
  • Patent number: D1052609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATON
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeuchi, Ryo Kawai, Noboru Yoshida, Jianquan Liu, Yuta Namiki, Naoki Shindou, Youhei Sasaki