Patents by Inventor Naoyuki Shimizu

Naoyuki Shimizu 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: 20240137441
    Abstract: An SIP server (21) of a receiving side service provider (21D) includes an SIP reception unit (52) that receives a call signal originated in a calling side terminal (11) for a receiving side terminal (31) as a transmission destination, an SIP processing unit (54) that determines that a warning signal is necessary in a case where a combination of a number conversion history of the call signal set by an SIP server (22) that has transferred the call signal by a transfer service involving number conversion and calling side information of the calling side terminal (11) set in the call signal meets a specific condition, and a call processing unit (53) that transmits the warning signal to the receiving side terminal (31) before transmitting the call signal to the receiving side terminal (31) according to the determination of the SIP processing unit (54).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Naoyuki IIJIMA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240046493
    Abstract: A challenge is to provide an art to identify mice as individuals from captured images of one or more mice that are doing activity in a predetermined activity range. An image processing device includes an image acquisition unit, a part extraction unit, and an individual identification unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured video of a state in which one or more animals are doing activity in a predetermined activity range. An outline detection unit extracts the outlines of the bodies of the one or more animals from each of multiple unit images included in the video. The individual identification unit analyzes the multiple outlines detected from each of the multiple unit images by the outline detection unit, in a time-series manner and identifies the one or more animals as individuals in each of the unit images on the basis of the analysis results. Thus, the challenge is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicants: REVAMP CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Takahisa MURATA, Koji KOBAYASHI, Seiji MATSUSHITA, Naoyuki SHIMIZU, Tomoyuki YUASA, Takashi MINATO
  • Patent number: 10382813
    Abstract: A content reproduction device includes a communication unit, a data acquirer, a buffering controller, a buffering condition determiner, a reassembler, and a content reproducer. The communication unit is configured to communicate with an information processing device. The data acquirer is configured to sequentially acquire pieces of data from the information processing device via the communication unit. The buffering controller is configured to buffer the pieces of data in a storage. The buffering condition determiner is configured to determine a buffering condition for buffering the pieces of data, depending on a condition of communication with the information processing device. The reassembler is configured to reassemble the pieces of data buffered in the storage in a predetermined order when the determined buffering condition is satisfied. The content reproducer is configured to reproduce a content based on the reassembled pieces of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Shimizu, Ryohta Kawamata, Mototsugu Emori
  • Publication number: 20180199096
    Abstract: A content reproduction device includes a communication unit, a data acquirer, a buffering controller, a buffering condition determiner, a reassembler, and a content reproducer. The communication unit is configured to communicate with an information processing device. The data acquirer is configured to sequentially acquire pieces of data from the information processing device via the communication unit. The buffering controller is configured to buffer the pieces of data in a storage. The buffering condition determiner is configured to determine a buffering condition for buffering the pieces of data, depending on a condition of communication with the information processing device. The reassembler is configured to reassemble the pieces of data buffered in the storage in a predetermined order when the determined buffering condition is satisfied. The content reproducer is configured to reproduce a content based on the reassembled pieces of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Naoyuki SHIMIZU, Ryohta KAWAMATA, Mototsugu EMORI
  • Patent number: 7280852
    Abstract: An in-vehicle hands-free apparatus includes: a communication unit which is connected with a mobile phone; a storage unit for storing a voice of a party on the other end of a call; a situation analysis unit for analyzing surrounding situations of a car based on information outputted from a group of sensors for detecting the surrounding situations; an action determination unit for determining, based on the result of the analysis of the situation analysis unit, to continue or hold the call between a driver and the party, or cancel the hold; a playback control unit for playing back the voice of the party stored in the storage unit according to a control signal outputted based on the determination by the action determination unit to cancel the hold; and a voice output unit for outputting the voice played back by the playback control unit for the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Shimizu, Teruaki Ata, Susumu Ibaraki, Toshiaki Mori, Toshikazu Hattori, Akihiro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040189947
    Abstract: In a display system, a projector 1 is mounted inside a vehicle A, and emits a light beam generated based on an image signal toward an opening G formed at a portion near a rear end of the vehicle A. An exterior screen 32 is extendable toward the opening G and is made of a material having low stiffness. While being extended toward the opening G, the exterior screen 32 displays an image by allowing the light L beam emitted by the projector 1 to pass therethrough. A screen housing unit 31 is mounted on or near one of a rear hatch B and a back door B of the vehicle A for accommodating the exterior screen 32.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Toshikazu Hattori, Takashi Kuwabara, Susumu Ibaraki, Toshiyuki Itabashi, Morio Iwasaki, Satoru Kotani, Toshiaki Mori, Naoyuki Shimizu, Tomoo Hori
  • Publication number: 20040063472
    Abstract: An in-vehicle hands-free apparatus 10 includes: a communication unit 15 which is connected with a mobile phone 30; a storage unit 17 for storing a voice of a party on the other end of a call; a situation analysis unit 12 for analyzing surrounding situations of a car based on information outputted from a group of sensors 20 for detecting the surrounding situations; an action determination unit 13 for determining, based on the result of the analysis of the situation analysis unit 12, to continue or hold the call between a driver and the party, or cancel the hold; a playback control unit 14 for playing back the voice of the party stored in the storage unit 17 according to a control signal outputted based on the determination of the action determination unit 13 to cancel the hold; and a voice output unit 16 for outputting the voice played back by the playback control unit 14 for the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Naoyuki Shimizu, Teruaki Ata, Susumu Ibaraki, Toshiaki Mori, Toshikazu Hattori, Akihiro Yamamoto