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: 11528421
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus (10) including: an obtainment unit (12) which obtains a reference image; an extraction unit (13) which extracts, from a storage unit (11) which stores a provision image generated by a plurality of provision-image generation cameras installed in a facility, the provision image including a person included in the reference image; and a display control unit (14) which causes a display to display the provision image extracted by the extraction unit (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Patent number: 11514663
    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: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kawase, Makoto Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11513021
    Abstract: A physical quantity measuring device includes a cylindrical case, a cap member, and a sealing member. The cap member covers a circumferential portion of a through-hole of the cylindrical case, while the sealing member provides a seal between the through-hole and the cap member. The cap member is pivotally supported by an attachment target portion of a lid member so that the cap member is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation. A cap member engagement portion is insertable into an engagement-portion insertion hole in the first orientation and is engageable with the attachment target portion in the second orientation. A linear member of the sealing member is located, in the first orientation, in a region in a rotation direction from the first orientation to the second orientation. The linear member prevents loss of the cap member and is replaceable, together with the seal member, if damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NAGANO KEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kawase, Yuri Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20220358329
    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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporatlion
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20220343677
    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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20220300980
    Abstract: An electronic payment apparatus (1) includes a storage unit (11) that stores a user (110a) and authentication information (111 to 11n) in each of a plurality of electronic payment means in association with each other, an authentication control unit (12) that causes an authentication apparatus to perform face authentication for a shot image, a collection unit (13) that collects value-related information relating to a payment value possessed by the user in each of the electronic payment means using the authentication information associated with the user who has succeeded in the face authentication, a determination unit (14) that determines the electronic payment means as a payment target from among the plurality of electronic payment means based on the collected value-related information, and an execution instruction unit (15) that issues an instruction to perform payment processing using the electronic payment means as the payment target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Patent number: 11430207
    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 conversation processing unit that acquires reception information including a content of conversation with the user; a face matching unit that matches, against the 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: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kawase, Makoto Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20220270105
    Abstract: Provide are an information processing system, an information processing method, and a storage medium that can efficiently register a plurality of pieces of biometric information capable of realizing highly accurate biometric authentication. An information processing system includes: a registration unit that registers a first biometric information acquired by a first terminal; and an acquisition unit that acquires a target biometric information to be matched with the first biometric information, wherein the registration unit registers a second biometric information acquired by a second terminal different from the first terminal when the target biometric information is acquired in association with the first biometric information according to matching result of the target biometric information with the first biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Patent number: 11423693
    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: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20220254194
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) receives a request for registration of a substitute person. The request includes at least a face image of the substitute person who picks up a picked-up target as a substitute. The information processing apparatus (2000) registers the substitute person using the face image of the substitute person shown in the request. In addition, the information processing apparatus (2000) performs notification related to registration of the substitute person with respect to an authorized picking-up person associated with the picked-up target. The authorized picking-up person is determined using an authorized picking-up person information storage unit that stores the picked-up target in association with the authorized picking-up person of the picked-up target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki KAWASE, Yumiko TOMIZUKA, Yusuke MORI
  • Publication number: 20220222993
    Abstract: There are provided a reader that receives one or more identifiers transmitted by one or more wireless tags of one or more users entering a wireless area located outside one end of a longitudinal direction of a gate; an acquisition part that acquires a facial feature value registered in association with each identifier received from each wireless tag; an imaging part that captures image of the user; an extraction part that extracts a facial feature value from image data generated by the imaging part; and a face collation part that receives the facial feature value extracted by the extraction part and checks whether or not the facial feature value match one or more facial feature values acquired by the acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20220207291
    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: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20220207292
    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: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Patent number: 11361588
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (122) that acquires a first image from which person region feature information regarding a region including other than a face of a retrieval target person is extracted, a second image in which a collation result with the person region feature information indicates a match, and a facial region is detected, and result information indicating a collation result between face information stored in a storage unit and face information extracted from the facial region, and a display processing unit (130) that displays at least two of the first image, the second image, and the result information on an identical screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20220172513
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (122) that acquires a first image from which person region feature information regarding a region including other than a face of a retrieval target person is extracted, a second image in which a collation result with the person region feature information indicates a match, and a facial region is detected, and result information indicating a collation result between face information stored in a storage unit and face information extracted from the facial region, and a display processing unit (130) that displays at least two of the first image, the second image, and the result information on an identical screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20220172512
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (122) that acquires a first image from which person region feature information regarding a region including other than a face of a retrieval target person is extracted, a second image in which a collation result with the person region feature information indicates a match, and a facial region is detected, and result information indicating a collation result between face information stored in a storage unit and face information extracted from the facial region, and a display processing unit (130) that displays at least two of the first image, the second image, and the result information on an identical screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20220165090
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes an acquisition unit (122) that acquires a first image from which person region feature information regarding a region including other than a face of a retrieval target person is extracted, a second image in which a collation result with the person region feature information indicates a match, and a facial region is detected, and result information indicating a collation result between face information stored in a storage unit and face information extracted from the facial region, and a display processing unit (130) that displays at least two of the first image, the second image, and the result information on an identical screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE
  • Patent number: 11341779
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) receives a request for registration of a substitute person. The request includes at least a face image of the substitute person who picks up a picked-up target as a substitute. The information processing apparatus (2000) registers the substitute person using the face image of the substitute person shown in the request. In addition, the information processing apparatus (2000) performs notification related to registration of the substitute person with respect to an authorized picking-up person associated with the picked-up target. The authorized picking-up person is determined using an authorized picking-up person information storage unit that stores the picked-up target in association with the authorized picking-up person of the picked-up target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kawase, Yumiko Tomizuka, Yusuke Mori
  • Patent number: 11315375
    Abstract: There are provided a reader that receives one or more identifiers transmitted by one or more wireless tags of one or more users entering a wireless area located outside one end of a longitudinal direction of a gate; an acquisition part that acquires a facial feature value registered in association with each identifier received from each wireless tag; an imaging part that captures image of the user; an extraction part that extracts a facial feature value from image data generated by the imaging part; and a face collation part that receives the facial feature value extracted by the extraction part and checks whether or not the facial feature value match one or more facial feature values acquired by the acquisition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kawase
  • Publication number: 20220122377
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (100) includes an extraction unit (102) that extracts first face feature information from a facial region of a person included in a first image (10), and extracts first person region feature information from a region including others than a face of the person, and a collation unit that collates two or more pieces of feature information with each other, in which the extraction unit (102) extracts, in a case where second face feature information is unable to be extracted from a facial region of a person included in the second image (20), second person region feature information from a region including others than a face of the person included in the second image (20), and in which the collation unit (104) collates the second person region feature information with the first person region feature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAWASE