Patents by Inventor Shigetsu Saito

Shigetsu Saito 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: 20240013257
    Abstract: An output control device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a person is a specific person, a processing unit configured to acquire position information of the person, and an output control unit configured to cause a first output device located in the vicinity of the person to output information according to the person on the basis of personal information about the person determined to be the specific person by the determination unit and the position information acquired by the processing unit, wherein the output control unit is configured to cause a second output device to output the information output by the first output device in continuation with the output of the first output device if the person has moved from the vicinity of the first output device to the vicinity of the second output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu Saito, Jun Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230404296
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KOBAYASHI, Shigetsu SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230389725
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KOBAYASHI, Shigetsu SAITO
  • Patent number: 11786058
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kobayashi, Shigetsu Saito
  • Patent number: 11790402
    Abstract: An output control device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a person is a specific person, a processing unit configured to acquire position information of the person, and an output control unit configured to cause a first output device located in the vicinity of the person to output information according to the person on the basis of personal information about the person determined to be the specific person by the determination unit and the position information acquired by the processing unit, wherein the output control unit is configured to cause a second output device to output the information output by the first output device in continuation with the output of the first output device if the person has moved from the vicinity of the first output device to the vicinity of the second output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu Saito, Jun Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230301447
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KOBAYASHI, Shigetsu SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230041259
    Abstract: An output control device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a person is a specific person, a processing unit configured to acquire position information of the person, and an output control unit configured to cause a first output device located in the vicinity of the person to output information according to the person on the basis of personal information about the person determined to be the specific person by the determination unit and the position information acquired by the processing unit, wherein the output control unit is configured to cause a second output device to output the information output by the first output device in continuation with the output of the first output device if the person has moved from the vicinity of the first output device to the vicinity of the second output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu SAITO, Jun Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11501450
    Abstract: A tracking device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire tracking information regarding a tracking indicating a movement of a person in a monitoring region; determine one or more feature points on the tracking in the monitoring region based on the tracking information; determine one or more sections of the tracking according to the feature points determined; and analyze the tracking information for each section of the tracking determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigetsu Saito
  • Patent number: 11461733
    Abstract: A behavior analysis device includes an approach information acquisition unit configured to acquire approach information indicating whether or not a person has approached a shelf on which a plurality of goods are displayed, a determination unit configured to determine as stockout information a position of a stockout item which is out of stock among the plurality of goods displayed on the shelf and a stockout of the stockout item, and an analysis unit configured to perform behavior analysis of the person on the basis of the approach information and the stockout information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kobayashi, Shigetsu Saito
  • Patent number: 11276210
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to correct more accurate marketing information. A flow line display system of the present invention includes image-capturing unit, information operation device and display unit. The image-capturing unit captures an image. The information operation device detects an object from the image and identifies a flow line of the object, an orientation of the object, and a time related to the orientation. The display unit displays the orientation of the object and the time related to the orientation together with the flow line of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu Saito, Jun Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11132812
    Abstract: An output control device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a person is a specific person, a processing unit configured to acquire position information of the person, and an output control unit configured to cause a first output device located in the vicinity of the person to output information according to the person on the basis of personal information about the person determined to be the specific person by the determination unit and the position information acquired by the processing unit, wherein the output control unit is configured to cause a second output device to output the information output by the first output device in continuation with the output of the first output device if the person has moved from the vicinity of the first output device to the vicinity of the second output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu Saito, Jun Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210267387
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun KOBAYASHI, Shigetsu SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210225009
    Abstract: A tracking device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire tracking information regarding a tracking indicating a movement of a person in a monitoring region; determine one or more feature points on the tracking in the monitoring region based on the tracking information; determine one or more sections of the tracking according to the feature points determined; and analyze the tracking information for each section of the tracking determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shigetsu SAITO
  • Publication number: 20210217034
    Abstract: An acquisition unit configured to acquire information about passing states of streets in a predetermined area in which there are a plurality of stores, and a rent calculation unit configured to calculate rents of the stores on the basis of passing states of the streets and relative positions between the streets and the stores are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu SAITO, Jun KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11051638
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kobayashi, Shigetsu Saito
  • Publication number: 20200402278
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to correct more accurate marketing information. A flow line display system of the present invention includes image-capturing unit, information operation device and display unit. The image-capturing unit captures an image. The information operation device detects an object from the image and identifies a flow line of the object, an orientation of the object, and a time related to the orientation. The display unit displays the orientation of the object and the time related to the orientation together with the flow line of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Nec Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetsu Saito, Jun Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10813477
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kobayashi, Shigetsu Saito
  • Patent number: 10740934
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to correct more accurate marketing information. A flow line display system of the present invention includes image-capturing unit, information operation device and display unit. The image-capturing unit captures an image. The information operation device detects an object from the image and identifies a flow line of the object, an orientation of the object, and a time related to the orientation. The display unit displays the orientation of the object and the time related to the orientation together with the flow line of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetsu Saito, Jun Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200245784
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun KOBAYASHI, Shigetsu SAITO
  • Publication number: 20190104866
    Abstract: An image display device includes an approach situation information acquirer that acquires approach situation information indicating approach of at least part of a customer's body to a shelf on which a plurality of items are displayed and indicating, when there is the approach, a position of the approach on the shelf at each time; an associator that associates the approach situation information with one item of the plurality of items according to the position indicated by the approach situation information; an index value calculator that calculates an index value relating to the customer's behavior on the basis of information indicating the item associated with the approach situation information; and a display unit that displays the index value calculated by the index value calculator together with an image of the item on the basis of the association made by the associator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Jun KOBAYASHI, Shigetsu SAITO