Patents by Inventor Ryo Kawai

Ryo Kawai 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: 20250145189
    Abstract: An abnormal situation alarming system includes a detection unit that detects an abnormal situation, an acquisition unit that acquires, when the abnormal situation is detected, information representing the circumstances of the location where the abnormal situation occurred, a calculation unit that calculates the time allowable for handling the abnormal situation from a detection result of the abnormal situation and an acquisition result of the information, and an alarming unit that gives an alarm of the detection result of the abnormal situation and a calculation result of the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20250148485
    Abstract: There are provided a purchase analysis apparatus and method, and the like for analyzing in detail behavior of a customer related to a product or the like. A purchase analysis apparatus includes an action specification unit that analyzes an action of the customer in a sales room included in the captured video data and specifies the action of the customer according to a stored action pattern, a product-related information specification unit that specifies product-related information in which the customer is interested, based on the specified action of the customer or a position of the customer, and an association unit that associates the specified action with the product-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo KAWAI, Jamquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20250148830
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an action evaluation system, an action evaluation method, and the like for appropriately evaluating efficiency of a series of operations performed by a worker. An action evaluation system according to an example embodiment can include an action detection unit that detects a plurality of unit actions included in a series of operations performed by a worker from image data, according to a stored unit action pattern, and a time measurement unit that measures a time taken for the series of operations. The time measurement unit can also measure a time of each detected unit action and a time between the unit actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo KAWAI, Jianquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20250131708
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) including: a skeleton structure detection unit (11) that performs processing of detecting a keypoint of a human body included in each of a plurality of images generated by a plurality of cameras capturing a same place; a determination unit (12) that determines a same human body included in the plurality of images generated by the plurality of cameras; a quality value computation unit (13) that computes, for each human body, a quality value of the keypoint detected from the plurality of images generated by the plurality of cameras; and an output unit (14) that outputs information indicating a place where a human body with the quality value equal to or more than a threshold value is captured, or a partial image acquired by cutting the place out of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Jianquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20250131689
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) detects a keypoint of a human body included in an image; computes a degree of similarity between a pose or a movement of a human body detected from the image and a pose or a movement of a human body indicated by a preregistered template image, based on the detected keypoint; determines a place in the image where a human body also with the degree of similarity to a pose or a movement of a human body indicated by any template image to be less than a first threshold value but satisfying a first similarity condition to a pose or a movement of a human body indicated by any template image is captured; and outputs information indicating the determined place or a partial image acquired by cutting the place out of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Jianquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20250131723
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a summarizing unit (2040) and a display control unit (2060). The summarizing unit (2040) obtains a video (30) generated by each of a plurality of cameras (10). Furthermore, the summarizing unit (2040) performs a summarizing process on the video (30) and generates summary information of the video (30). The display control unit (2060) causes a display system (20) to display the video (30). Here, the display control unit (2060) causes the display system (20) to display the summary information of the video (30) in response to that a change in a display state of the video (30) in the display system (20) satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20250129958
    Abstract: A control apparatus (103) includes a detection unit (104), and a control unit (105). The detection unit (104) detects a predetermined first gesture by processing image information. When an input condition being a condition for allowing control of a device (102) using the first gesture is satisfied, the control unit (105) controls the device (102) according to the first gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuta Namiki, Jianquan Liu, Satoshi Yamazaki, Noboru Yoshida, Ryo Kawai, Tingting Dong, Karen Stephen, Naoki Shindou, Youhei Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12283109
    Abstract: A guidance processing apparatus (100) includes an information acquisition unit (101) that acquires a plurality of different pieces of guidance information on the basis of states of a plurality of people within one or more images, and a control unit (102) that performs control of a plurality of target devices present in different spaces or time division control of a target device so as to set a plurality of different states corresponding to the plurality of pieces of guidance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoma Oami, Hiroyoshi Miyano, Yusuke Takahashi, Hiroo Ikeda, Yukie Ebiyama, Ryo Kawai, Takuya Ogawa, Kazuya Koyama, Hiroshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20250118110
    Abstract: A management apparatus (10) includes a motion detection unit (11), a related image specifying unit (12), a determination unit (13), and an output unit (14). The motion detection unit (11) detects a predetermined motion performed by a person from image data of an image obtained by capturing a predetermined place including the person. The related image specifying unit (12) specifies a predetermined related image related to the safety of the person. The determination unit (13) determination means determines whether or not the person is in a safe situation based on the detected motion and a positional relationship between the person performing the motion and the related image. The output unit (14) outputs determination information including a result of the determination performed by the determination means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan LIU, Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20250113014
    Abstract: A surveillance system (1) includes an area information acquisition unit (101), a position information acquisition unit (102), a candidate determination unit (103), and a notification unit (104). The area information acquisition unit (101) acquires information of a surveillance-desired area. The position information acquisition unit (102) acquires pieces of position information of a plurality of portable terminals (20), each portable terminal performing surveillance using an image capturing unit. The candidate determination unit (103) determines a candidate portable terminal (20) to be moved to the surveillance-desired area from among the plurality of portable terminals (20) based on the acquired pieces of position information of the plurality of portable terminals (20). The notification unit (104) outputs a notification to the candidate portable terminal requesting to move to the surveillance-desired area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoma OAMI, Katsuhiko Takahashi, Yuusuke Konishi, Hiroo Ikeda, Junko Nakagawa, Kosuke Yoshimi, Yukie Ebiyama, Ryo Kawai, Takuya Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20250111699
    Abstract: An image processing system (10) includes an analysis means (11), a determination means (12), and a label assigning means (13). The analysis means (11) recognizes a plurality of motion images indicating a motion of a person from image data of motion images according to a plurality of consecutive frames obtained by capturing the person who performs a series of motions. The determination means (12) determines whether or not the motion image and a predetermined reference motion are related to each other. The label assigning means (13) assigns a label to at least some of the consecutive frames in the motion image based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jianquan LIU, Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20250102310
    Abstract: A route computation apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires people distribution information indicating a distribution state of persons in a passageway through which a user travels; a computation unit (12) that computes, based on the people distribution information, a preferable route, on the passageway, satisfying a condition defined based on a distance to another person, the preferable route being a route on the passageway indicating a travel location in a width direction of the passageway; and an output unit (13) that outputs preferable route information indicating the computed preferable route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tingting Dong, Jianquan Liu, Ryo Kawai, Satoshi Yamazaki, Noboru Yoshida, Karen Stephen, Naoki Shindou, Yuta Namiki, Youhei Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20250095189
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an extraction unit (11) that extracts, using an image analysis technique, a scene of interest from a portion of a first moving image acquired by capturing a player, the portion being determined based on a specified time point; and an output unit (12) that outputs information indicating a position of the scene of interest within the first moving image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Tingting DONG, Jianquan LIU, Karen STEPHEN, Naoki SHINDOU, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250095375
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit (11) that acquires a moving image capturing a target area, an analysis unit (12) that generates, based on the moving image, external appearance information indicating at least one of a type of clothing, a type of a personal item, a pose, and a movement of a target person being included in the moving image, and appearance extent information indicating an extent to which the target person appears in the moving image, and an inference unit (13) that infers a purpose for which the target person is present in the target area, based on the external appearance information and the appearance extent information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tingting DONG, Jianquan LIU, Karen STEPHEN, Noboru YOSHIDA, Ryo KAWAI, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Naoki SHINDOU, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250069402
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image captured at a site where a trouble happens; an information generation unit (12) that detects a person from the image, and also generates information relevant to the detected person, based on the image; and an output unit (13) that outputs the information relevant to the detected person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Tingting DONG, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Jianquan LIU, Naoki SHINDOU, Karen STEPHEN, Yuta NAMIKI, Youhei SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250062653
    Abstract: An insulator 5 disposed between a stator core and a three-phase coil wound around the stator core includes a main body section 61 that covers a portion around which the coil is wound in the stator core and insulates the stator core and the coil, a locking section 62 disposed at an end portion on a radial direction inner side of the main body section 61, and a plurality of jumper wire holding sections 63 that are disposed a radial direction outer side of the main body section 62 and hold jumper wires of the coil. In an axial direction view, at least one of the plurality of jumper wire holding sections 63 is formed shorter in a circumferential direction on the radial direction outer side than in the circumferential direction on the radial direction inner side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Yatsukawa, Ryo Kawai, Yukihiko Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20250054304
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and the like that are able to generate or provide a more attractive video content are provided. An image processing apparatus includes: a feature motion determination unit that analyzes a motion of a target, based on capturing data, and determines a feature motion; a trigger detection unit that detects a trigger from the capturing data or distribution data for distribution to a viewer being generated from the capturing data; and a generation unit that extracts the determined feature motion of the target from the capturing data in response to detection of the trigger, and generates different distribution data for distribution to a viewer, based on the feature motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Jianquan LIU
  • Patent number: 12221140
    Abstract: An abnormal situation alarming system includes a detection unit that detects an abnormal situation, an acquisition unit that acquires, when the abnormal situation is detected, information representing the circumstances of the location where the abnormal situation occurred, a calculation unit that calculates the time allowable for handling the abnormal situation from a detection result of the abnormal situation and an acquisition result of the information, and an alarming unit that gives an alarm of the detection result of the abnormal situation and a calculation result of the time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Kawai
  • Publication number: 20250029458
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a call determination unit that determines whether a user who has visited an ATM is talking on a phone based on a captured image of a target area based on the ATM, an operation control unit that switches an operation mode of the ATM from a first operation mode to a second operation mode in which information different from information output in the first operation mode is output in a case that the user is talking on a phone, a case determination control unit that transmits data suggesting a state of the user in a target period based on the switching to an interested party terminal and acquires a determination result as to whether there is an incident, and an update unit that changes operation content of the second operation mode based on the determination result of the presence or absence of the incident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Jianquan LIU
  • Publication number: 20250029423
    Abstract: An action evaluation system includes at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to detect a predetermined unit action associated with a posture of a worker from skeleton data about a structure of a body of the worker extracted from image data obtained by capturing a series of work actions performed by the worker on a work object, determine whether or not the unit action is similar to a predetermined registration action and output a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Ryo KAWAI, Noboru YOSHIDA, Jianquan LIU