Patents by Inventor Shintaro Chiku

Shintaro Chiku 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: 20250200981
    Abstract: In a first server, reception means receives an image acquired by using an imaging device. Processing means performs first image processing on the image received by the reception means. Transmission means transmits the image on which the first image processing has been performed by the processing means to the second server. A second server performs second image processing on the image received from the first server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shintaro CHIKU, Naoko FUKUSHI, Masanori KUKI, Shuei YAMADA, Shuhei MIZUGUCHI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250200978
    Abstract: A traffic flow analysis device according to the present invention includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire an image from a camera installed at a location where a moving object subject to traffic flow analysis is configured to be imaged; store a plurality of types of identification methods for identifying an attribute of the moving object captured by the camera; select an identification method suitable for a tendency of the moving object captured by the camera from the plurality of types of stored identification methods; and identify a moving object appearing in the acquired image and an attribute of the moving object using the selected identification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko FUKUSHI, Shintaro CHIKU, Shuei YAMADA, Masanori KUKI, Shuhei MIZUGUCHI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250201111
    Abstract: A reception means receives information from at least one of a mobile body, a roadside device, and an on-road facility. A determination means determines whether or not to transmit the received information to a second server on the basis of the received information. A transmission means transmits the information to the second server when it is determined to transmit the information to the second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei MIZUGUCHI, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Shuei YAMADA, Shintaro CHIKU, Masanori KUKI, Naoko FUKUSHI
  • Publication number: 20250180359
    Abstract: An evacuation support system (1001) according to the present disclosure is an evacuation support apparatus including an acquisition unit (1), an evacuation route generation unit (2), and a notification unit (3). The acquisition unit (1) acquires position information of an evacuee's original place and crowdedness information of an evacuation destination candidate. An evacuation route generation unit (2) determines an evacuation destination based on the crowdedness information, and generates an evacuation route from the evacuee's original place to the determined evacuation destination. A notification unit (3) notifies an evacuee of the generated evacuation route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shuei YAMADA, Shintaro CHIKU, Naoko FUKUSHI, Masanori KUKI, Shuhei MIZUGUCHI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250130061
    Abstract: An information provision system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: collect, from a user terminal, position information of the user terminal and behavior information indicating a movement behavior of the user terminal moving at an acceleration higher than a predetermined value; generate a danger level map representing an attention-seeking place based on a position in which the behavior information is observed on a predetermined map; and provide the danger level map to a predetermined terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shuei YAMADA, Shintaro Chiku, Naoko Fukushi, Masanori Kuki, Shuhei Mizuguchi, Kosei Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20250118199
    Abstract: A camera captures a road. A traffic status acquisition means of an improvement assistance apparatus acquires a camera image from the camera. The traffic status acquisition means acquires a traffic status of a bicycle from the camera image acquired from the camera. A determining means determines an improvement priority of a bicycle lane, based on the traffic status of the bicycle acquired by the traffic status acquisition means and an improvement status of a bicycle lane on the road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shuei YAMADA, Shintaro CHIKU, Naoko FUKUSHI, Masanori KUKI, Shuhei MIZUGUCHI, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12266193
    Abstract: A data collection apparatus, including: a data reception part that receives sensor data from a vehicle capable of photographing a road surface, the sensor data being acquired by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; and a control part that evaluates a goodness degree of a road surface photographing environment on a basis of the sensor data and control a transmission from the vehicle of a road surface photographed image on a basis of the goodness degree of the road surface photographing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Ogata, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Natsumi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20250067573
    Abstract: A structure investigation assistance system comprises: a first storage unit that stores image data of a road captured continuously by a camera; a second storage unit that stores detailed information about a structure around the road in association with position information about the structure on a map, the detailed information on the structure being configured using point cloud data obtained by 3D scanning the structure; a first selection unit that selects, from the first storage unit, image data targeted for an investigation request in a case where a request for an investigation of the structure is received; a second selection unit that selects, from the second storage unit, detailed information about the structure targeted for the investigation request; and an information presentation unit that presents a map indicating a location of the structure, the image data selected, and the detailed information about the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Naoko FUKUSHI, Shintaro CHIKU, Shuhei MIZUGUCHI, Masanori KUKI, Shuei YAMADA, Kosei KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250052018
    Abstract: A road surface marking detection means detects a road surface marking on a road, based on sensor information acquired by sensing a road. An interruption detection means detects a portion where the road surface marking is interrupted, based on a detection result of the road surface marking. A factor determination unit determines a factor for which the road surface marking is interrupted with respect to a portion where a matter that the road surface marking is interrupted is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori KUKI, Shintaro Chiku, Naoko Fukushi, Shuei Yamada, Shuhei Mizuguchi, Kosei Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240175680
    Abstract: A road inspection system includes: an inspection determination part that determines, regarding road segments, each of which is a unit obtained by dividing an inspection target road, a need for inspection for the individual road segment; a control part that controls, based on the need for inspection for the individual road segment, measurement of a road surface state(s) of the road performed by a measurement vehicle that is capable of measuring the road surface state(s) or transmission of measured data obtained by the measurement; and a road surface inspection part that analyzes measured data received from the measurement vehicle and performs inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Natsumi YOKOYAMA, Shintaro CHIKU, Yoko TANAKA, Yuki TSUJI, kazuki OGATA, Kei YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240179096
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprises a measurement part capable of measuring, by means of a sensor, a road surface state in which a vehicle travels, a band evaluation part that evaluates a network band between it and a server at a transmission destination of measurement data of the road surface state, an importance calculation part that calculates importance of the measurement data based on a predetermined importance determination policy, a transmission part capable of transmitting the measurement data to the server, and a control part that controls transmission of the measurement data to the server by the transmission part based on evaluation of the network band and the importance of the measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kosei KOBAYASHI, Shintaro CHIKU, Yoko TANAKA, Yuki TSUJI, Kazuki OGATA, Kei YANAGISAWA, Natsumi YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240152979
    Abstract: A congestion degree measurement unit measures a congestion degree in each of a plurality of areas in which the electronic currency issued to the user can be used. A value determination unit determines a utility value of the electronic currency in the area, based on the congestion degree measured by the congestion degree measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Tsuji, Shintaro Chiku, Naoko Fukushi, Yoko Tanaka, Kazuki Ogata, Kosei Kobayshi, Kei Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20240144300
    Abstract: Estimating means estimates first characteristic information pertaining to persons present within an area for which an estimation is made, based on first information obtained by tallying signals transmitted from terminal devices of users in the area for which the estimation is made and second information which is statistical information of the area for which the estimation is made. Based on the second characteristic information generated by an analyzing apparatus that analyzes an image, verifying means verifies the first characteristic information estimated by the estimating means. Based on the verification result of the verifying means, correcting means corrects the estimation of the first characteristic information estimated by the estimating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Shintaro CHIKU, Yuki TSUJI, Naoko FUKUSHI, Yoko TANAKA, Kazuki OGATA, Kosei KOBAYASHI, Kei YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20240096110
    Abstract: A data collection apparatus, including: a data reception part that receives sensor data from a vehicle capable of photographing a road surface, the sensor data being acquired by a sensor mounted on the vehicle; and a control part that evaluates a goodness degree of a road surface photographing environment on a basis of the sensor data and control a transmission from the vehicle of a road surface photographed image on a basis of the goodness degree of the road surface photographing environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Ogata, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Natsumi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20240092366
    Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus includes an abnormal section determination part that determines a road section having a road surface on which an abnormality is probably present, based on an output value of a sensor mounted on a vehicle, an image selection part that selects an image(s) including the determined road section from a plurality of images shot at predetermined time intervals by a camera mounted on the vehicle, and a transmission part that is able to transmit the selected image(s) to a predetermined server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Ogata, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Kosei Kobayashi, Kei Yanagisawa, Natsumi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20240035239
    Abstract: A road inspection system comprises: a means that creates a road inspection route including a first road managed by a first road manager and a second road managed by a second road manager which is different from the first road manager; a means that receives inspection data from a vehicle that has traveled along a road inspection route, in which the inspection data is obtained by measurement of pre-set items along the road inspection route; a means that diagnoses a first inspection data, that is included in the inspection data and measured on the first road, using first diagnosis criteria of the first road manager; and a means that diagnoses a second inspection data, that is included in the inspection data and measured on the second road, using second diagnosis criteria of the second road manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Natsumi YOKOYAMA, Shintaro Chiku, Yoko Tanaka, Yuki Tsuji, Kosei Kobayashi, Kazuki Ogata, Kei Yanagisawa