Patents by Inventor Shigeki Shinoda
Shigeki Shinoda 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).
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Publication number: 20230017248Abstract: An information providing system 100 of the present invention includes an acquisition means 121 for acquiring disaster information and acquiring user information that is information related to a user, a generation means 122 for, on the basis of the disaster information and the user information, generating provided information including a captured image that is an image obtained by capturing a predetermined place, and a providing means 123 for providing an information processing device of the user with the provided information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Daisuke Ikefuji, Shigeki Shinoda, Mikiko Makise, Norifumi Yamazaki, Tetsuo Nakagawa, Akiko Tashiro, Masaki Sawada, Shinichiro Ikeda
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Publication number: 20230005258Abstract: A prediction device 100 of the present invention includes a detection means 121 for, on the basis of a river image that is an image obtained by capturing a river and associated with capturing position information representing a position where the river is captured, detecting river condition information representing a condition of the river at the position where the river image is captured; and a prediction means 122 for, on the basis of the capturing position information, the river condition information, and topography information representing the topography of the river, predicting a river condition representing a condition of the river at a given point of the river. The given point is different from the position represented by the capturing position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Daisuke IKEFUJI, Shin TOMINGA, Yuzo SENDA, Hirofumi INOUE
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Patent number: 11448565Abstract: To reduce erroneous determinations of detecting a leak, a measurement time determination device is provided with: a degree-of-ease calculation unit configured to calculate degree-of-ease of detecting a leak in piping, based on vibration propagating through the piping or a fluid flowing through the piping when the piping is vibrated; and a determination unit configured to determine a measurement time necessary for detecting the leak, based on the degree-of-ease.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Inoue, Katsumi Kikuchi, Shigeki Shinoda, Shin Tominaga
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Patent number: 11402290Abstract: A leakage inspection device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: determine a measurement time; measure vibration waveforms for the measurement time by using at least two sensors set to a pipe; calculate a cross-correlation function of the measured vibration waveforms; detect peaks of the cross-correlation function at least twice in the measurement time; and determine that leakage occurs in a case where the peaks are repeatedly detected in the measurement time.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Hirofumi Inoue, Junichiro Mataga, Takahiro Kumura, Katsumi Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20220198924Abstract: A passage information providing device acquires information regarding movement of people on a road as people flow information. The passage information providing device estimates whether the road is passable by using the people flow information that has been acquired. The passage information providing device outputs passage availability information indicating the estimated state of whether the road is passable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Norifumi Yamazaki, Hiroki Naoshima, Satoshi Kusaka, Shigenori Beppu, Keita Suzuki
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Publication number: 20220114687Abstract: A scheduled boarding time acquiring unit acquires a scheduled boarding time of an airport user. A security checkpoint arrival time calculating unit calculates, based on the scheduled boarding time, a security checkpoint arrival time at which the airport user arrives at a security checkpoint. A security checkpoint congestion predicting unit acquires a time series prediction of congestion at the security checkpoint. A privilege determining unit determines, based on the security checkpoint arrival time and the time series prediction of congestion at the security checkpoint, privilege information to be issued to the airport user and its validity period. A privilege issuing unit issues, to the airport user, the privilege information determined by the privilege determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Akane ARUGA, Shigeki SHINODA, Takumi OTANI, Ikumi SAGA, Yuzo SENDA
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Publication number: 20220020051Abstract: An arrival time acquisition unit acquires a time at which a user has arrived at an airport. A length of stay information generation unit calculates a length of stay based on the time at which the user has arrived and a scheduled boarding time of an aircraft on which the user is scheduled to board and generates length of stay information including the length of stay. A behavioral characteristic estimation unit estimates a behavioral characteristic of the user based on the generated length of stay information and a behavioral characteristic table. A benefit determination unit refers to a benefit information table and determines benefit information to be distributed to the user based on the estimated behavioral characteristic. A benefit transmission unit transmits the determined benefit information to a terminal apparatus carried by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Akane ARUGA, Shigeki SHINODA, Takumi OTANI, Ikumi SAGA, Yuzo SENDA
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Publication number: 20210325005Abstract: A fluid leakage diagnosing device includes: when fluid leakage relating to a pipeline is being diagnosed by employing adaptive signal processing to suppress a component of a disturbance vibration contained in a vibration measured at a prescribed location in the pipeline, an acquiring unit that acquires distribution information that is associated with a characteristic of the pipeline and represents an actual distribution result of a value of a parameter in the adaptive signal processing when performance of suppressing the component of the disturbance vibration satisfies a criterion; an estimating unit that, based on the distribution information, estimates a probability density at which the value of the parameter with which the performance satisfies the criterion exists; and a determining unit that, based on the probability density estimated by the estimating unit, determines a range to search for the value of the parameter in the adaptive signal processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Shigeki SHINODA, Junichiro MATAGA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210262886Abstract: A fluid leakage diagnosis device includes: an identification unit for using wave measurement information expressing a wave measured in a pipe to identify a position of an origin of the wave; a detection unit for using structural information of the pipe to detect a structural factor of the wave at the position of the origin identified by the identification unit; a determination unit for determining whether a time shift in the wave measurement information satisfies a condition; and a diagnosis unit for diagnosing fluid leakage in the pipe based on a detection result from the detection unit and a determination result from the determination unit, and this fluid leakage diagnosis device enhances the accuracy of fluid leakage diagnosis for a pipe accomplished through measurement of a wave produced in the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Junichiro MATAGA, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210190272Abstract: A piping diagnostic device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes: criteria distribution generating means for generating a criteria distribution that is statistical data of criteria data of piping based on construction information about the piping, design information about the piping, and material information about the piping; changed-state distribution generating means for generating a changed-state distribution that is statistical data of changed-state data of the piping that have changed due to aging based on at least either vibration or dynamic pressure of the piping that have changed due to aging; measurement means for measuring at least either vibration or dynamic pressure of the piping; and determining means for determining deterioration of the piping based on the criteria distribution, the changed-state distribution, and at least either vibration or dynamic pressure of the piping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Soichiro TAKATA, Takahiro KUMURA, Kanta MIYAKE, Shin TOMINAGA, Hirofumi INOUE, Shigeki SHINODA
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Publication number: 20210181057Abstract: In order to provide an estimating device and the like capable of easily estimating the strength of a pipe, this estimating device is provided with a frequency response calculating unit, a pipe rigidity variable estimating unit, and a strength estimating unit. The frequency response calculating unit calculates a frequency response function of the pipe on the basis of excitation force data representing an excitation force when the pipe is excited, and response data obtained by measuring vibrations propagating through the pipe. The pipe rigidity variable estimating unit estimates a parameter relating to the rigidity of the pipe on the basis of a frequency response function model, which is a model representing the frequency response of the pipe, and the frequency response function. The strength estimating unit estimates the strength of the pipe on the basis of a relationship between the parameter and the strength of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Soichiro TAKATA, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210164859Abstract: Provided are an analyzing device and the like capable of suppressing erroneous determination. This analyzing device is provided with: a cross correlation calculating unit that obtains a cross correlation function with respect to vibrations detected at two points contained in a measurement sector of a pipeline; an estimating unit that estimates a cause of the vibrations, on the basis of the continuity of peaks in the cross correlation function; and an analyzing unit that analyzes the actual generation location of the vibrations and cause of the vibrations on the basis of an estimated generation location of the vibrations and cause of the vibrations and information relating to the configuration of a pipeline network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Hirofumi INOUE, Takahiro KUMURA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210116323Abstract: A leakage inspection device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: at least one memory storing a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: determine a measurement time; measure vibration waveforms for the measurement time by using at least two sensors set to a pipe; calculate a cross-correlation function of the measured vibration waveforms; detect peaks of the cross-correlation function at least twice in the measurement time; and determine that leakage occurs in a case where the peaks are repeatedly detected in the measurement time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Hirofumi INOUE, Junichiro MATAGA, Takahiro KUMURA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20210010980Abstract: A system identification device 1 includes an analysis unit 105 that calculates a self-frequency response function on the basis of an input signal and an output signal measured by a measurement unit 103 at a position where a subject physical system 106 has been excited by a vibrating unit 102. The analysis unit 105 performs system identification of the subject physical system 106 by using an impulse response function obtained from the calculated self-frequency response function and an impulse response function of a virtual two-degrees-of-freedom model modeling the subject physical system 106 that is the subject of analysis. This makes it possible to perform system identification of systems with close eigenvalues.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Soichiro TAKATA, Hirofumi INOUE, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20200333223Abstract: An analyzing device including: a material property calculating unit that calculates a material property of a pipeline being inspected, on the basis of measurement information including a load applied to the pipeline being inspected, and a displacement corresponding to the load applied to the pipeline being inspected; and a degree of deterioration calculating unit that calculates a degree of deterioration of the pipeline being inspected, on the basis of the material property of the pipeline being inspected, calculated by the material property calculating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Soichiro TAKATA, Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20200326193Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, a notification method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium that can contribute to relief from congestion in an airport facility. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a user and reservation information of an aircraft which the user plans to board; a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the reservation information, a travel time including a spare time for a scheduled boarding time of the aircraft corresponding to a mode of transportation and a travel route from the position to a scheduled boarding place of the aircraft; and a notification unit configured to notify the user of the travel time corresponding to the mode of transportation and the travel route.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Akane ARUGA, Takumi OTANI, Ikumi SAGA, Yuzo SENDA
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Publication number: 20190378181Abstract: [Problem] To provide a diagnosis cost output device with which it is possible to obtain a diagnosis cost. [Solution] This diagnosis cost output device is provided with: a detection performance identifying means for identifying a measuring time required for leak detection with respect to a sensor installation spacing, on the basis of information affecting vibration propagation characteristics of a pipe; and an output means for outputting a diagnosis cost with respect to the installation spacing, on the basis of a sensor installation cost and a measuring cost arising as a result of the leakage detection during the measuring time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shigeki SHINODA, Katsumi KIKUCHI, Hirofumi INOUE
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Publication number: 20190368964Abstract: To reduce erroneous determinations of detecting a leak, a measurement time determination device is provided with: a degree-of-ease calculation unit configured to calculate degree-of-ease of detecting a leak in piping, based on vibration propagating through the piping or a fluid flowing through the piping when the piping is vibrated; and a determination unit configured to determine a measurement time necessary for detecting the leak, based on the degree-of-ease.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Hirofumi INOUE, Katsumi KIKUCHI, Shigeki SHINODA, Shin TOMINAGA
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Patent number: 10036684Abstract: In a related fluid leakage detecting device, erroneous leakage determination may occur due to a change in a state of a fluid in piping. A leakage determination system of the present invention includes a first detection means for detecting a prescribed physical quantity indicating a state of a fluid in piping, a second detection means for detecting vibration propagating through the piping, and a leakage determination means for performing leakage determination based on the physical quantity detected by the first detection means and the vibration detected by the second detection means.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shohei Kinoshita, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Nobuhiro Mikami, Masatake Takahashi, Shin Tominaga, Shigeki Shinoda, Soichiro Takata
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Patent number: 9970840Abstract: Each functional configuring unit of a leak inspection device (2000) operates in the manner that follows. A vibration acquisition unit (2020) acquires a signal indicating tubing vibrations or vibrations propagated from tubing. A filtering unit (2040) extracts a signal of a predetermined frequency band from the signal acquired by the vibration acquisition unit (2020). A characteristic value extraction unit (2060) splits the signal extracted by the filtering unit (2040) into predetermined time intervals, calculates for each split signal the absolute value of each extreme value of the magnitude of the signal, performs for each split signal a statistical process with respect to the calculated plurality of absolute values, and considers values calculated by the statistical process to be characteristic values.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Shinoda, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Masatake Takahashi, Junichiro Mataga, Soichiro Takata