Patents by Inventor Soma Shiraishi

Soma Shiraishi 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: 20240127581
    Abstract: In order to enhance the accuracy of identifying an object included in an image, an information processing apparatus (10) includes: a first specifying section (11) that specifies, as a region in which the object in the image exists, a plurality of regions having respective different reference positions or respective different reference directions; a second specifying section (12) that specifies an identification region for the object on the basis of the plurality of regions specified by the first specifying section (11); and an identifying section (13) that identifies the object on the basis of the identification region specified by the second specifying section (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20240112447
    Abstract: The learning device includes a metric space learning unit and a case example storage unit. The metric space learning unit learns a metric space including feature vectors extracted from attributed image data, for each combination of different attributes, using the attributed image data to which attribute information is assigned. The case example storage unit computes the feature vector from the image data for case example to store the computed feature vector as a case example associated with the metric space, and stores additional information associated with the case example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Azusa SAWADA, Soma SHIRAISHI, Takashi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11947070
    Abstract: A housing device (20) includes a housing portion (22), a light source (200), and an optical sensor (300). The housing portion (22) includes a holding body (100). An article is housed in the housing portion (22). The holding body (100) extends in one direction. The light source (200) is attached to the holding body (100) along the one direction. The light source (200) applies light toward at least a part of a space (S) located on a side of the holding body (100) with respect to the one direction of the holding body (100), a front of the space (S), and a back of the space (S). The optical sensor (300) is attached to the holding body (100). At least a part of a visual field of the optical sensor (300) faces in at least a part of the space (S), the front of the space (S), and the back of the space (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma Shiraishi, Katsumi Kikuchi, Takami Sato, Yu Nabeto
  • Patent number: 11941858
    Abstract: An object recognition device (10) includes a holding body (100), a light source (200), and an optical sensor (300). The holding body (100) extends in one direction. The light source (200) is attached to the holding body (100) along the one direction. The light source (200) applies light toward at least a part of a space (S) located on a side of the holding body (100) with respect to the one direction of the holding body (100), a front of the space (S), and a back of the space (S). The optical sensor (300) is attached to the holding body (100). At least a part of a visual field of the optical sensor (300) faces in at least a part of the space (S), the front of the space (S), and the back of the space (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma Shiraishi, Katsumi Kikuchi, Takami Sato, Yu Nabeto
  • Patent number: 11935277
    Abstract: A training data generation device performs the processes of: acquiring first correct answer data that is correct answer data with respect to each training image of a training image group, the training image group including plural training images to be given the correct answer data, the training image group being divided into plural image subgroups, the first correct answer data being generated in a different situation for each of the plural image subgroups; generating a discriminator with respect to the each of the plural image subgroups, the discriminator being learned based on the each of the plural image subgroups and the first correct answer data corresponding to the each of the plural image subgroups; acquiring a discrimination result outputted by the discriminator for each of the plural training images by inputting the each of the plural training images to the discriminator which is generated based on at least one image subgroup other than an image subgroup to which the each of the training images belon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Babazaki, Jun Piao, Hideaki Sato, Soma Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 11935373
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit (11) acquires a recognition processing image. A recognition unit (12) recognizes a product in the recognition processing image based on an estimation model. A registration unit (13) registers a result of the recognition in recognized product information. An output unit (14) outputs a result of the recognition. A correction reception unit (16) receives an input for correcting a result of the recognition. A correction unit (17) changes a result of the recognition to a result of the recognition after a correction, and also stores correction information in which a result of the recognition after a correction and the recognition processing image are associated with each other. A learning unit (18) performs relearning by using the recognition processing image stored as the correction information and updates the estimation model, when a number of the recognition processing image stored exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Nabeto, Soma Shiraishi, Takami Sato, Katsumi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20240062544
    Abstract: In an information processing device, an acquisition means acquires a plurality of videos including a video material and a digest video. A coincident segment detection means detects each coincident segment where the video material and the digest video match with each other in content. A training data generation means generates training data from the video material based on the coincident segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Haruna WATANABE, Soma SHIRAISHI, Yu NABETO
  • Publication number: 20240062545
    Abstract: In an information processing device, an acquisition means acquires a video material. An important scene detection means detects an important scene in the video material. An event segment detection means detects an event segment in the video material by using a detection result of the important scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yu NABETO, Haruna Watanabe, Soma Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20240062546
    Abstract: In an information processing device, an acquisition means acquires a video material. An image recognition means detects an image of a target object from the video material. An event segment detection means detects each event segment in the video material by using a detection result of the image of the target object. A digest video is created by connecting event segments being detected in a time series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Nabeto, Haruna Watanabe, Soma Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 11900656
    Abstract: This invention provides a processing apparatus (10) including a container identification score computation unit (11) that computes an identification score of a container for a product, based on an image to be processed containing the product, a product identification score computation unit (12) that computes an identification score of the product, based on the image to be processed, and a first identification unit (13) that decides identification information of the product, based on the computed identification score of the container and the computed identification score of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma Shiraishi, Kota Iwamoto, Shinya Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20240029273
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) analyzes a captured image (12) generated by a camera (10) to determine a motion of a person. The camera (10) is a camera that images a display place where an item is displayed. The information processing apparatus (2000) detects a reference position (24) from the captured image (12). The reference position (24) indicates a position of a hand of the person. The information processing apparatus (2000) decides an analysis target region (30) to be analyzed in the captured image (12) using the reference position (24). The information processing apparatus (2000) analyzes the analysis target region (30) to determine the motion of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Patent number: 11875757
    Abstract: An information processing system (2000) includes a camera (10), a polarization filter (20), a display device (30), and an information processing apparatus (200). The display device (30) includes a display screen (32), and an object (40) is placed on the display screen (32). The camera (10) has an image area in which the display screen (32) is included. The information processing apparatus (200) displays, on the display screen (32), a first display based on a captured image (12) generated by the camera (10). The polarization filter (20) is located between a lens of the camera (10) and the display screen (32) when the lens of the camera (10) faces the display screen (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma Shiraishi, Kota Iwamoto, Hideo Yokoi, Tsugunori Takata, Emi Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20230410321
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) analyzes a captured image (12) generated by a camera (10) to determine a motion of a person. The camera (10) is a camera that images a display place where an item is displayed. The information processing apparatus (2000) detects a reference position (24) from the captured image (12). The reference position (24) indicates a position of a hand of the person. The information processing apparatus (2000) decides an analysis target region (30) to be analyzed in the captured image (12) using the reference position (24). The information processing apparatus (2000) analyzes the analysis target region (30) to determine the motion of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20230401832
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus causing an image identification model to perform learning in consideration between a degree of similarity between an original image and a converted image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Sakai, Soma Shiraishi, Tomokazu Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20230394503
    Abstract: Provided is an object type identifying apparatus that is capable of correctly identifying the types of objects held in a hand of a person. This object type identifying apparatus is provided with: a memory storing instructions; a storage device storing information indicating a type of an object at a position of each object; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a position of an object; determine whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information; when determined that an object is picked up, identify a type of the picked-up object, based on the position of the object acquired and information stored in the storage device; and when determined that an object is placed, update information stored in the storage device, using an image captured by a camera that captures arrangement of each object from a front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20230394504
    Abstract: Provided is an object type identifying apparatus that is capable of correctly identifying the types of objects held in a hand of a person. This object type identifying apparatus is provided with: a memory storing instructions; a storage device storing information indicating a type of an object at a position of each object; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a position of an object; determine whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information; when determined that an object is picked up, identify a type of the picked-up object, based on the position of the object acquired and information stored in the storage device; and when determined that an object is placed, update information stored in the storage device, using an image captured by a camera that captures arrangement of each object from a front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20230394502
    Abstract: Provided is an object type identifying apparatus that is capable of correctly identifying the types of objects held in a hand of a person. This object type identifying apparatus is provided with: a memory storing instructions; a storage device storing information indicating a type of an object at a position of each object; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a position of an object; determine whether an object is picked up or an object is placed, based on sensor information; when determined that an object is picked up, identify a type of the picked-up object, based on the position of the object acquired and information stored in the storage device; and when determined that an object is placed, update information stored in the storage device, using an image captured by a camera that captures arrangement of each object from a front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20230386180
    Abstract: In a learning data generation device, an acquisition means acquires a first image corresponding to an image obtained by photographing one or more objects arranged in a predetermined arrangement state, and first information corresponding to information indicating the predetermined arrangement state in the first image. An image deformation means deforms a second image corresponding to an image of a desired object. An image generation means generates a fourth image having an arrangement state that matches or is similar to the predetermined arrangement state indicated by the first image, by pasting a deformed second image to the first image or a third image corresponding to the image of a position where the desired object is arranged. A learning data generation means generates data including the fourth image and second information corresponding to the information indicating the arrangement state of the object in the fourth image, as learning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu KANEKO, Soma Shiraishi, Ryosuke Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230368535
    Abstract: A product identification apparatus (20) includes an acquisition unit (210), and an image processing unit (220). The acquisition unit (210) acquires a plurality of images captured by an image capturing apparatus (10). These plurality of images are generated by capturing an image of a same product shelf (40) while changing a parameter. The image processing unit (220) determines a product (50) located on the product shelf (40) by processing these plurality of images, and outputs a result of the determination. The determination result is, for example, the one in which product identification information (e.g., a JAN code) of the product (50), and a position of the product (50) on the product shelf (40) are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yaeko YONEZAWA, Katsumi KIKUCHI, Soma SHIRAISHI, Yu NABETO
  • Publication number: 20230359433
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of improving labor of a registration operation of a product and enabling a checkout operator to recognize a recognition result. In order to solve the problem, the invention provides a registration apparatus (10) including: an image acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image obtained by imaging a placement surface of a table, on which a product is placed; an analysis unit (12) that recognizes the product included in the image, a registration unit (14) that registers the recognized product as a checkout target, and an output unit (13) that outputs a name of the recognized product by voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota Iwamoto, Hideo Yokoi, Tsugunori Takata, Emi Kitagawa