Patents by Inventor Rina YAKUWA

Rina YAKUWA 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: 11954911
    Abstract: For enabling safer operation of freight trains, a fixed state inspection apparatus includes: a frame image group acquisition unit acquiring frame image group information being information including a plurality of frame images acquired by continuously capturing images of a freight train along a traveling direction, at least one of the frame images including a fixing mechanism that is provided in association with a container in the freight train and can switch between a fixed state and a released state between members; a detection unit detecting the fixing mechanism in an unfixed state different from the fixed state in the freight train, based on the frame image group information; and an output unit generating and outputting detection position information being information allowing determination of a position of the detected fixing mechanism in the freight train, based on a detection frame image being a frame image including the detected fixing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rina Yakuwa
  • Publication number: 20210397850
    Abstract: For enabling safer operation of freight trains, a fixed state inspection apparatus includes: a frame image group acquisition unit acquiring frame image group information being information including a plurality of frame images acquired by continuously capturing images of a freight train along a traveling direction, at least one of the frame images including a fixing mechanism that is provided in association with a container in the freight train and can switch between a fixed state and a released state between members; a detection unit detecting the fixing mechanism in an unfixed state different from the fixed state in the freight train, based on the frame image group information; and an output unit generating and outputting detection position information being information allowing determination of a position of the detected fixing mechanism in the freight train, based on a detection frame image being a frame image including the detected fixing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Rina YAKUWA