Patents by Inventor Nobuaki KAWASE

Nobuaki KAWASE 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: 11971952
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (10) with first feature information indicating a feature of a retrieval target person, an extraction unit (104) that extracts second feature information from the person included in the first image in a case where a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a match, and a registration unit (106) that stores, in a second feature information storage unit (110), the second feature information extracted from the person included in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20240127210
    Abstract: A system includes a user terminal and a plurality of ledger nodes. The user terminal is used by an author of an item. The plurality of ledger nodes provides an electronic bulletin board. The user terminal writes an ownership right certificate including an object fingerprint of the item and biometric information of the author who is a resale royalty holder on the electronic bulletin board when the author establishes a resale royalty right on the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki KAWASE, Toshihiko HIROAKI, Wataru HARA
  • Publication number: 20240095659
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a position information acquisition unit (102) that acquires position information of a customer, and an order reception unit (104) that receives an order for product purchase by the customer at a virtual store, when the position information satisfies a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasufumi Hirakawa, Nobuaki Kawase, Takashi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11934483
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (10) with first feature information indicating a feature of a retrieval target person, an extraction unit (104) that extracts second feature information from the person included in the first image in a case where a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a match, and a registration unit (106) that stores, in a second feature information storage unit (110), the second feature information extracted from the person included in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20240087325
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of a person; a second acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the baggage possessed by the person; and a creating unit that creates link information for associating the biometric information with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki KAWASE, Kunio FUDEMOTO
  • Patent number: 11928181
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (10) with first feature information indicating a feature of a retrieval target person, an extraction unit (104) that extracts second feature information from the person included in the first image in a case where a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a match, and a registration unit (106) that stores, in a second feature information storage unit (110), the second feature information extracted from the person included in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Patent number: 11915517
    Abstract: An example embodiment includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a first image generated by capturing an object by using a light at a first wavelength, a second image generated by capturing the object by using a light at a second wavelength, and depth information on the object; a detection unit that detects a face included in the second image; a check unit that, based on the depth information, checks whether or not a face detected by the detection unit is one obtained by capturing a living body; and an extraction unit that, based on information on a face checked by the check unit as obtained by capturing a living body, extracts a face image from the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20240045937
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a movement instruction unit that instructs a user about a movement; an information acquisition unit that acquires biometrics information on the user from the user instructed about the movement; and a display control unit that controls display directed to the user in accordance with the movement status of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporaiton
    Inventors: Sanae KATO, Junichi KUMAZAKI, Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20240037207
    Abstract: A system includes a user terminal and a plurality of ledger nodes. The user terminal acquires an object fingerprint of an item and biometric information of an owner of the item. The plurality of ledger nodes provides an electronic bulletin board. The user terminal writes an ownership right certificate including the object fingerprint of the item and the biometric information of the owner on the electronic bulletin board. The system may further include a server apparatus. The user terminal may transmit an item registration request including at least the object fingerprint of the item and the biometric information of the owner to the server apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20240021006
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Patent number: 11850728
    Abstract: Provided are a reception apparatus, a reception system, a reception method, and a storage medium that can naturally provide a personal conversation in accordance with a user without requiring the user to register the personal information thereof in advance. A disclosure includes a face information acquisition unit that acquires face information of a user; a face matching unit that matches, against face information of one user, the face information registered in a user information database in which user information including the face information of the user and the reception information is registered; and a user information management unit that, when a result of matching of the face information performed by the face matching unit is unmatched, registers the user information of the one user to the user information database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kawase, Makoto Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11854268
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of a person; a second acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the baggage possessed by the person; and a creating unit that creates link information for associating the biometric information with the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kawase, Kunio Fudemoto
  • Patent number: 11847848
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Patent number: 11836217
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (10) with first feature information indicating a feature of a retrieval target person, an extraction unit (104) that extracts second feature information from the person included in the first image in a case where a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a match, and a registration unit (106) that stores, in a second feature information storage unit (110), the second feature information extracted from the person included in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20230368562
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20230368559
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20230368561
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20230368564
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20230368563
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20230368560
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (20) with first registered feature information stored in a storage unit (110), and a registration unit (104) that stores, in a case where the first feature information is unable to be extracted from the person or a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a mismatch, second feature information extracted from the person in the storage unit (110) as second registered feature information, in which the collation unit (102) collates second feature information extracted from a person included in a second image (22) with the second registered feature information stored in the storage unit (110), and thus specifies the person corresponding to the second registered feature information in the second image (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE