Patents by Inventor Osamu Kojima

Osamu Kojima 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: 11972648
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including: a first storage unit configured to store image data captured by a plurality of monitoring cameras disposed in a plurality of restricted areas in which entry is restricted by a plurality of electric locks according to an authority associated with each piece of authentication information; and an access control unit configured to permit only a registrant corresponding to the authentication information that allows entry into the restricted area to access the image data captured in the restricted area by any of the plurality of monitoring cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11967191
    Abstract: Provided is a device that includes: a monitoring camera that is arranged at an entrance where an electric lock, which can read a unique ID of each key to be used, is installed, a detection unit configured to detect an operation of the electric lock, and a control unit configured to associate the unique ID of a used key with image data captured by the monitoring camera when an operation of the electric lock has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11956004
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a communication interface that acquires data output from a data output apparatus and supplies power to the data output apparatus; a storage that writes the data to a medium; a controller that controls the storage; a power supply that supplies power to the storage; and a power receiver that receives power from an external power source and supplies power to the communication interface and the power supply. In response to detecting a power outage and/or a voltage drop of the external power source, the controller controls the communication interface to stop supplying power to the data output apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Jun Naraoka
  • Patent number: 11881048
    Abstract: Provided is a monitoring device including: a captured image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image captured by a monitoring camera; a monitoring logic execution unit configured to generate a monitoring result corresponding to the image captured by the monitoring camera, by using a trained monitoring logic; an image transmitting unit configured to decimate the image captured by the monitoring camera and transmit a result to a learning apparatus performing training processing on another monitoring logic of a same type as the monitoring logic; a monitoring logic receiving unit configured to receive, from the learning apparatus, the other monitoring logic additionally trained by the learning apparatus by using the image from the image transmitting unit; and an updating unit configured to update the monitoring logic executed by the monitoring logic execution unit to the other monitoring logic received by the monitoring logic receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Publication number: 20230333620
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a storage configured to write data outputted from a data output apparatus to a medium, a controller configured to control the storage, and a first power source configured to supply power to the controller and the storage. The controller is configured to control the storage to stop writing the data in a case in which a power outage and/or a voltage drop in the first power source is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Jun Naraoka
  • Patent number: 11721185
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including: a detecting unit configured to detect a state change of sound or light emitted from an external security apparatus to external environment; and a controlling unit configured to, in response to the detecting unit detecting the state change, cause a surveillance camera to capture images or apply a tag on image data being captured by the surveillance camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11657515
    Abstract: There is provide a device including: a first storage unit configured to store, when an object moves between separate image capturing areas which are captured by a plurality of surveillance cameras, a plurality of movement histories of the object between image data respectively captured by the surveillance cameras; an identification unit configured to identify, among the plurality of surveillance cameras, one surveillance camera that has captured a target object to track, and an image capturing time, according to an operation of an operator; and an estimation unit configured to estimate at least one other surveillance camera that is different from the one surveillance camera and that captures the target object, among the plurality of surveillance cameras, and an estimated time when the other surveillance camera captures the target object, based on the movement history and an identification result obtained by the identification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Publication number: 20230088103
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a communication interface that acquires data output from a data output apparatus and supplies power to the data output apparatus; a storage that writes the data to a medium; a controller that controls the storage; a power supply that supplies power to the storage; and a power receiver that receives power from an external power source and supplies power to the communication interface and the power supply. In response to detecting a power outage and/or a voltage drop of the external power source, the controller controls the communication interface to stop supplying power to the data output apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Jun Naraoka
  • Patent number: 11610460
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided comprising: a determination unit configured to determine a possibility of an abnormality of a subject based on images captured by a surveillance camera with an audio output function; an instruction unit configured to instruct the surveillance camera to produce audio toward the subject in response to the determination of the possibility of an abnormality; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a reaction of the subject to the audio from the surveillance camera; and a detection unit configured to detect whether the subject has an abnormality or not based on the reaction of the subject to the audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11587383
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a state of an electric lock provided at a doorway; a first monitoring camera arranged on the inside of the doorway; a judging unit configured to judge, at a reference time of day, whether the electric lock is locked; and a sending unit configured to send image data captured by the first monitoring camera or location information of the image data to a destination corresponding to the electric lock, when the electric lock is not locked at the reference time of day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Publication number: 20220368862
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; a compression unit configured to compress a captured image to generate compressed data; a reproduction unit configured to generate, from the compressed data, a reproduced image that reproduces the captured image; an evaluation acquisition unit configured to acquire an evaluation corresponding to a degree of approximation between the reproduced image and the captured image; and a learning processing unit configured to perform learning processing of a model configured to output, in response to an input of a new captured image, a compression parameter value to be applied in compression of the captured image, by using learning data including the evaluation, a captured image corresponding to the evaluation, and a compression parameter value applied in compression of the captured image
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu KOJIMA, Jun NARAOKA, Toshiaki TAKAHASHI, Daiki KATO, Takaaki OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220368886
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image; a compression unit configured to compress the captured image to generate a compressed image; an evaluation acquisition unit configured to acquire evaluation according to visibility of the compressed image from a user; and a learning processing unit configured to perform, in response to input of a new captured image, learning processing of a model for outputting a compression parameter value to be applied in compression of the captured image by using learning data including the evaluation, a captured image corresponding to the compressed image targeted for the evaluation, and a compression parameter value applied in generation of the compressed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu KOJIMA, Jun NARAOKA, Toshiaki TAKAHASHI, Daiki KATO, Takaaki OGAWA
  • Patent number: 11490236
    Abstract: An MTC device is provided, including: a memory unit for storing a switching condition for switching at least any one of a SIM and a communication carrier in association with each of sets of the SIM and communication carrier; a measuring unit for measuring communication quality for a set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use; and a control unit for controlling the switching of at least any one of the SIM and the communication carrier, when the communication quality satisfies the switching condition associated with the set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11410406
    Abstract: A delivery server is connected to a device which uses an image analysis engine to perform an image analysis on image data obtained by a monitoring camera. The delivery server includes an analysis engine storage unit which is configured to store a plurality of image analysis engines for each of which at least one of a shooting condition of the image data appropriate for the image analysis or a target object to be detected among objects which are possibly included in the image data is different; and a supplying unit which is configured to supply to the device an image analysis engine corresponding to at least one of the shooting condition of the image data obtained by the device or the target object which is set for the device, among the plurality of image analysis engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Patent number: 11373496
    Abstract: A device is provided, comprising: an image storage unit which is configured to store image data obtained by a monitoring camera; an obtaining unit which is configured to obtain an alert signal which occurs depending on a situation in a monitored region; and a transmitting unit which is configured to transmit alert corresponding information which includes a content of the alert signal and any one of in-the-period image data in a reference duration including an occurrence time of the alert signal among image data stored in the image storage unit or an address of the in-the-period image data in the image storage unit to a file server accessible to another apparatus different from the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Publication number: 20220131867
    Abstract: There is provided a device including; a registration unit configured to register a surveillance camera that is a work target; an access permission unit configured to permit access from a worker terminal to an image captured by the registered surveillance camera via a surveillance network to which the surveillance camera is connected; and an access prohibition unit configured to prohibit the access in response to work on the surveillance camera being completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi WADA
  • Publication number: 20220130232
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including a receiving unit for receiving an image captured by a monitoring camera; a determination unit for determining, based on the image that was received, the presence or absence of an occurrence of an event that interferes with monitoring by means of the monitoring camera; and a notification unit for notifying an administrator of the monitoring camera that the presence of the occurrence of the event has been determined, in response to the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu Kojima, Atsushi Wada
  • Publication number: 20220100987
    Abstract: Provided is a monitoring device including: a captured image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image captured by a monitoring camera; a monitoring logic execution unit configured to generate a monitoring result corresponding to the image captured by the monitoring camera, by using a trained monitoring logic; an image transmitting unit configured to decimate the image captured by the monitoring camera and transmit a result to a learning apparatus performing training processing on another monitoring logic of a same type as the monitoring logic; a monitoring logic receiving unit configured to receive, from the learning apparatus, the other monitoring logic additionally trained by the learning apparatus by using the image from the image transmitting unit; and an updating unit configured to update the monitoring logic executed by the monitoring logic execution unit to the other monitoring logic received by the monitoring logic receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu KOJIMA, Atsushi WADA
  • Publication number: 20220101014
    Abstract: There is provided a surveillance device including: a surveillance logic receiving unit configured to receive a surveillance logic to be executed to analyze an image of a target for surveillance; an image receiving unit configured to receive an image captured by a surveillance camera; a surveillance logic execution unit configured to execute the surveillance logic to analyze the image; a usage measurement unit configured to measure an execution amount of the surveillance logic executed by the surveillance logic execution unit; and an execution amount transmission unit configured to transmit the measured execution amount to a device that is configured to perform billing processing in accordance with the execution of the surveillance logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu KOJIMA, Atsushi WADA
  • Publication number: 20220084378
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided comprising: a determination unit configured to determine a possibility of an abnormality of a subject based on images captured by a surveillance camera with an audio output function; an instruction unit configured to instruct the surveillance camera to produce audio toward the subject in response to the determination of the possibility of an abnormality; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a reaction of the subject to the audio from the surveillance camera; and a detection unit configured to detect whether the subject has an abnormality or not based on the reaction of the subject to the audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Osamu KOJIMA, Atsushi WADA