Patents by Inventor Shin Norieda

Shin Norieda 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: 20240104956
    Abstract: An object is to provide an image accumulation apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium capable of extracting a characteristic video based on an individual emotion. An image accumulation apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an image acquisition unit, an expression classification unit, and an image accumulation unit. The image acquisition unit acquires image data. The expression classification unit classifies face image data included in the image data into a predetermined emotion. The image acquisition unit accumulates the image data associated with emotion identifiers for identifying the classified emotions so that the image data is distributable to a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Hiroo HARADA, Haruki MIZUTANI, Hirotaka MAESHIMA, Masami SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240105072
    Abstract: Provided is an analysis apparatus or the like capable of appropriately determining emotions of a learner or an examinee in online learning or an online examination. An analysis apparatus includes: an emotion data acquisition unit that acquires emotion data regarding learning of each learner, the emotion data being obtained by performing emotion analysis on face image data of a plurality of learners in online learning; and an analysis data generation unit that aggregates emotion data regarding the plurality of learners, compares the emotion data of the plurality of learners, and generates analysis data in which the emotion data of one or more learners is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Hiroo HARADA, Haruki MIZUTANI, Hirotaka MAESHIMA, Masami SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240020742
    Abstract: In order to attain an example object of providing a service suitable for a user in a virtual space, a virtual space changing apparatus includes: an acquisition section that acquires position information and line-of-sight target information, the position information including a position of a user in a virtual space or a record of the position, and the line-of-sight target information including a line-of-sight target existing in a line-of-sight direction of the user in the virtual space or a record of the line-of-sight target; and a selection section that selects, based on the position information and the line-of-sight target information, a person in charge of dealing with the user in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Shogo Akasaki, Katsuhiko Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20240020938
    Abstract: In order to attain an example object of providing a virtual space which is more suitable for a user, a virtual space changing apparatus includes: an acquisition section that acquires position information, feeling information, and virtual space record information, the position information including a position of a user in a virtual space or a record of the position, the feeling information including a feeling of the user or a record of the feeling, and the virtual space record information including a record of a virtual space which has been used by one or both of the user and another user; and a virtual space updating section that changes a virtual space or a state of the virtual space based on the position information, the feeling information, and the virtual space record information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Shogo Akasaki, katsuhiko Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20230410506
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus (100) includes: emotion data acquisition means (111) for acquiring emotion data that includes time data, the emotion data being generated based on face image data of participants in an online meeting; meeting data acquisition means (112) for acquiring meeting data including image data that includes time data in the meeting; analysis data generation means (113) for generating analysis data regarding the meeting based on the emotion data; screen generation means (114) for generating a playback screen including a seek bar for specifying a time, the analysis data that corresponds to the specified time, and the image data; and output means (115) for outputting the playback screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Shogo AKASAKI, Haruki Yokota, Masami SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230412764
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus comprises at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to acquire emotion data including time data from an emotion data generation apparatus that generates the emotion data from face image data of participants in an online meeting, acquire meeting data regarding the meeting including the time data, generate chapters for the meeting based on the meeting data, generate analysis data regarding the meeting based on the emotion data for each of the chapters, output the generated analysis data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Shogo AKASAKI, Haruki YOKOTA, Masami SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230377369
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus comprises at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to comprises at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to acquire emotion data from an emotion data generation apparatus that generates emotion data from face image data of a meeting participant in an online meeting, generate analysis data for the meeting on the basis of the emotion data, acquire meeting data including attribute data of the meeting, store message data in which a pattern of a message to be presented to a user is associated with the meeting data, select the message on the basis of the analysis data and the message data, and store an analysis result including the selected message in a storage unit in an outputtable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Shogo Akasaki, Haruki Yokota, Masami Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20230367535
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus acquires individual emotion data for each participant generated on the basis of face image data of the participants in an online meeting during the meeting. The analysis apparatus generates, for each participant, analysis data indicating a degree of emotion in the online meeting on the basis of the individual emotion data. The analysis apparatus stores each piece of the analysis data for each participant in association with corresponding color tone information. The analysis apparatus generates, as a display image indicating a state of the online meeting, an image in which element figures represented by the color tone information associated with the analysis data are disposed for each of a plurality of the participants who have participated in the online meeting. The analysis apparatus outputs the generated display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Shogo AKASAKI, Haruki YOKOTA, Masami SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230351806
    Abstract: An analysis apparatus sequentially acquires emotion data generated for each first period based on face image data of participants during an online meeting. The analysis apparatus generates analysis data indicating one analysis value regarding an evaluation for a second period in an ongoing online meeting based on emotion data including at least the latest data. The analysis apparatus sequentially outputs the generated analysis data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Shogo Akasaki, Haruki Yokota, Masami Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20230344892
    Abstract: The server device includes: an acquisition unit; and an information provision unit. The acquisition unit is capable of acquiring a plurality of attribute values for the same item when acquiring the respective profiles of a plurality of users using a conference assistance system. When items exist for which a plurality of attribute values have been set for the profile of a first participant participating in the conference among the plurality of users, the information provision unit selects at least one or more attribute values among the plurality of attribute values. The information provision unit provides, to a second participant participating in the same conference as the conference in which the first participant is participating, the profile of the first participant that includes the at least one or more attribute values thus selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230068391
    Abstract: Provided is a locker system in which usefulness to a locker user is increased. The locker system comprises an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a locker control unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information about the user. The determination unit determines a request relating to the locker use of the user. The locker control unit opens a locker specified on the basis of the request relating to the locker use in relation to a user specified by a comparison process using the biological information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230065136
    Abstract: Provided is a server device that enables a straightforward search for a person who is equipped with expert knowledge or a person who is highly relevant to a statement by a participant. The server device includes: a management unit; and a search request processing unit. The management unit manages an expert database that stores, for each system user, statements at a conference. The search request processing unit receives, from a terminal, an expert search request that includes a designated keyword. The search request processing unit calculates the respective degrees of expertise of the users by analyzing the statements stored in the expert database. The search request processing unit specifies an expert pertaining to the designated keyword, on the basis of the calculated degrees of expertise. The search request processing unit transmits, to the terminal, information about the specified expert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki
  • Publication number: 20230069287
    Abstract: The present invention provides a server device which enables smooth sharing of information in a conference. This server device is provided with a determination unit and an information provision unit. The determination unit analyzes a statement of a participant in a conference, and determines whether or not the statement of the participant matches a predetermined condition. The information provision unit provides predetermined shared information to the participant in the conference if the statement of the participant matches the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki
  • Publication number: 20230066829
    Abstract: A server 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: generate minutes of a conference from statements of participants; analyze the generated minutes, thereby extracting a conference state word indicating a state of a discussion in a conference; generate conference information based on the conference state word; and provide the generated conference information to a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230056154
    Abstract: The server device includes: a conference reservation database; a conference room management unit; and an authentication request processing unit. The conference reservation database stores the date and time of a conference, the IDs of participants participating in the conference, and the contact information on the participants in association with each other. The conference room management unit selects a conference room to be used for the conference from among a plurality of conference rooms and notifies the participants of the ID of the selected conference room before the date and time of the conference. The authentication request processing unit receives an authentication request for the visitor of the selected conference room from a terminal that controls the entry and exit of the selected conference room, processes the received authentication request, and transmits the authentication result for the visitor to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki
  • Publication number: 20230056993
    Abstract: Provided is an authentication terminal for appropriately protecting the privacy of a visitor. The authentication terminal is provided with an acquisition unit, an authentication request unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires the biometric information of a user. The authentication request unit requests an authentication process using the biometric information of the user by a server device and controls the opening/closing of a gate in accordance with the authentication result acquired from the server device. The output unit outputs displayed information based on the authentication result to an aerial display with which it is possible for a person at a prescribed position to visually recognize the displayed information based on the authentication result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Norieda, Kenta Fukuoka, Masashi Yoneda, Shogo Akasaki, Yoshinori Saida
  • Publication number: 20230048703
    Abstract: Provided is a server device with which a participant in a conference can easily acquire information pertaining to another participant. The server device is provided with an acquisition unit and an information provision unit. The acquisition unit acquires a profile of each of a plurality of users using a conference assistance system. The information provision unit provides, to a first participant participating in a conference from among a plurality of users, a profile pertaining to a second participant participating in the same conference as that in which the first participant is participating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230037797
    Abstract: The server device includes an acquisition unit, a user database, an attendee management database, and a processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information for each of a plurality of users using an entry/exit management system. The user database associates the biological information with user IDs respectively identifying the users and stores the same. The attendee management database associates the user ID corresponding to an attendee in a restricted area, into which entry and exit is restricted, with position information for the attendee, and stores the same. The processing unit transmits the position information of a meeting candidate, who a visitor wants to meet, to an authentication terminal. The authentication terminal is a terminal which, if an authentication using the biological information recorded in the user database is successful, permits a successfully authenticated user to enter the restricted area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shin NORIEDA, Kenta FUKUOKA, Masashi YONEDA, Shogo AKASAKI
  • Patent number: 11380140
    Abstract: Provided is a technology for recording effective data, as a result of inspection on a to-be-inspected object. This inspection assistance device is provided with: a reception unit that receives information about a to-be-inspected object; an acquisition unit that acquires image data captured by an imaging device; and a recording control unit that, in the case when the imaging time of the image data falls within a prescribed time range based on the time at which the information was received being set as a reference, and when the to-be-inspected object indicated by the received information coincides with the to-be-inspected object recognized from the image data, records the information pertaining to the result of inspection on the to-be-inspected object and the information about the to-be-inspected object in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takami Sato, Kota Iwamoto, Yoshinori Saida, Shin Norieda
  • Patent number: 11232530
    Abstract: Provided is an inspection assistance device which includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires first data which is image data used to acquire results of inspection on a to-be-inspected object; a second acquisition unit that acquires second data that is different in type from the first data and is used to acquire results of inspection on the to-be-inspected object; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a result of comparison between first inspection result information pertaining to the inspection results based on the acquired first data and second inspection result information pertaining to the inspection results based on the acquired second data in such a manner as to be superimposed on an image in which the inspected object is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takami Sato, Kota Iwamoto, Yoshinori Saida, Shin Norieda