Patents by Inventor Takenobu Kitahara

Takenobu Kitahara 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: 20240068833
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display that is mounted on a vehicle and superimposes and displays an image on a real landscape in front with respect to a front windshield, a controller that controls the display, and a position information acquisition unit that acquires a position of a preceding vehicle. The controller calculates a first virtual straight line that connects the position of the preceding vehicle and a position of the vehicle. When the controller determines that the first virtual straight line is along a straight direction of the vehicle, the controller displays a marker image at a position below the preceding vehicle. When the controller determines that the first virtual straight line is inclined with respect to the straight direction, the controller performs display movement control to display the marker image so as to be shifted from the position below the preceding vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ogasawara, Takenobu Tomihira, Hiroki Kitahara
  • Patent number: 11900316
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20230394430
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230394429
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230394428
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220172157
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Patent number: 11288627
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20200151657
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Patent number: 10579962
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Itou, Kanako Taga, Takenobu Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20170293959
    Abstract: A product recognition unit (2020) recognizes a product from a target image on which the product and an electronic shelf label are imaged. A shelf label recognition unit (2040) extracts a shelf label ID from the target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes an electronic shelf label (3000) from the target image. A determination unit (2060) determines whether or not association of product information and the shelf label ID regarding the product and the electronic shelf label a closest product within the image, and product information and the shelf label ID of the electronic shelf label (3000) matches association of product information and a shelf label ID of relation information acquired by associating product information of the product and the shelf label ID based on the product and shelf label ID recognized from the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170278057
    Abstract: A product recognition unit (2020) recognizes a product from an image on which the product and an electronic shelf label are imaged (target image). A shelf label recognition unit (2040) extracts a shelf label ID of the electronic shelf label from the target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes a position of the electronic shelf label (3000) from the target image. A relation information generation unit (2060) generates relation information based on a position of the recognized product and the position of the recognized electronic shelf label (3000). The relation information associates product information of the recognized product with the shelf label ID of the recognized electronic shelf label (3000) closest to the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170278056
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a product recognition unit (2020), a shelf label recognition unit (2040), and a determination unit (2060). The product recognition unit (2020) recognizes the number of types of products or positions of each type of products from a target image. The shelf label recognition unit (2040) recognizes the number or positions of shelf labels indicating information of the products from the target image. The determination unit (2060) determines whether or not there is an error in a relationship between the recognized number of types of products and the recognized number of shelf labels or in a relationship between the recognized positions of each type of products and the recognized positions of the shelf labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ITOU, Kanako TAGA, Takenobu KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160050387
    Abstract: A simulated-image output controller displays a subject-simulating image, serving as a simulated image representing a subject, on an output part. A subject data acquisition part reads one of or both of subject attribute data, which is stored in connection with an identification of the subject-simulating image, and subject-related data, relating to the subject attribute data, from a storage unit based on an instruction operation concerning the subject-simulating image being output on the output part. An image data acquisition part acquires image data which is produced by taking a shot of the subject. A subject information output controller outputs one of or both of the subject attribute data and the subject-related data, relating to the subject attribute data, which are read by the subject data acquisition part, in connection with the image data displayed on the output part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Takenobu KITAHARA, Yoshitaka YAJI
  • Publication number: 20020000772
    Abstract: On a glass substrate, a prism sheet for condensing rays emitted from an emitting layer, a circularly polarizing filter, and an antireflection film are laminated. The prism sheet is provided for each of red, green and blue display elements of the emitting layer and is divided by separators so as not to interfere one another. Control electrodes are laminated on and under the emitting layer. A positive pole is formed from ITO film and a hole carrying layer; and a negative pole is formed from a metal electrode and an electron carrying electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takenobu Kitahara