Patents by Inventor Tsugunori TAKATA

Tsugunori TAKATA 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: 20240127678
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to allow a customer to insert money into a payment device without the customer giving the money to a sales clerk. Provided is a POS device, including a product registration device (10) and a payment device (20). Registration of products is carried out with the product registration device (10). Payment for the products which are registered with the product registration device (10) is carried out with the payment device (20). The payment device (20) further comprises a first insertion port (212a) and a second insertion port (212b). It is possible to insert coins into the first insertion port (212a). It is possible to insert coins into the second insertion port (212b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Tsugunori TAKATA
  • Patent number: 11908289
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to allow a customer to insert money into a payment device without the customer giving the money to a sales clerk. Provided is a POS device, including a product registration device (10) and a payment device (20). Registration of products is carried out with the product registration device (10). Payment for the products which are registered with the product registration device (10) is carried out with the payment device (20). The payment device (20) further comprises a first insertion port (212a) and a second insertion port (212b). It is possible to insert coins into the first insertion port (212a). It is possible to insert coins into the second insertion port (212b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsugunori Takata
  • 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20230359432
    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
  • Publication number: 20230359434
    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
  • Patent number: 11610334
    Abstract: According to the some non-limiting embodiments, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit 13 that causes a display provided on a surface on which an object is placed, to display a first image including a predetermined display element, and a conversion rule generation unit 15 that acquires a second image generated by an imaging apparatus having an imaging range including the display and generates a conversion rule for converting coordinates in the image of the imaging apparatus into coordinates in the display, by using a detection result of the display element in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kota Iwamoto, Soma Shiraishi, Hideo Yokoi, Tsugunori Takata
  • Patent number: 11599867
    Abstract: An image identification register system (1) includes an image identification register apparatus (10), an image capturing apparatus (30), and a touch panel display (40). The touch panel display (40) is also used as a placement surface of a product. The image capturing apparatus (30) captures a product (P) placed on the touch panel display (40), and generates an image of the product (P). The image identification register apparatus (10) includes an image acquisition unit (110) that acquires an image of the product (P) placed on the touch panel display (40), a product identification unit (120) that identifies the product captured in the image, a display control unit (130) that causes a user interface that receives an input needed for checkout processing of the product to be displayed on the touch panel display according to an identification result of the product, and a processing execution unit (140) that executes processing based on an input to the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma Shiraishi, Kota Iwamoto, Hideo Yokoi, Tsugunori Takata, Emi Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11450119
    Abstract: Provided is an information acquisition system including: an image capture apparatus including a camera that captures a target object to generate an image; and a control apparatus including a control unit that controls the image capture apparatus so that a plurality of images in accordance with a plurality of different environment conditions are generated and an information acquisition unit that acquires target object information input to a discriminator that identifies an object, in which the target object information includes the plurality of images or a plurality of feature amounts obtained from the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsugunori Takata, Hideo Yokoi, Kota Iwamoto, Soma Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20220036042
    Abstract: Provided is an information acquisition system including: an image capture apparatus including a camera that captures a target object to generate an image; and a control apparatus including a control unit that controls the image capture apparatus so that a plurality of images in accordance with a plurality of different environment conditions are generated and an information acquisition unit that acquires target object information input to a discriminator that identifies an object, in which the target object information includes the plurality of images or a plurality of feature amounts obtained from the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsugunori TAKATA, Hideo YOKOI, Kota IWAMOTO, Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20210174540
    Abstract: According to the some non-limiting embodiments, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit 13 that causes a display provided on a surface on which an object is placed, to display a first image including a predetermined display element, and a conversion rule generation unit 15 that acquires a second image generated by an imaging apparatus having an imaging range including the display and generates a conversion rule for converting coordinates in the image of the imaging apparatus into coordinates in the display, by using a detection result of the display element in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kota IWAMOTO, Soma SHIRAISHI, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20210097279
    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: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210097355
    Abstract: 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 sound corresponding to a progress of analysis of the image in the analysis unit (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210058586
    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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210049574
    Abstract: An image identification register system (1) includes an image identification register apparatus (10), an image capturing apparatus (30), and a touch panel display (40). The touch panel display (40) is also used as a placement surface of a product. The image capturing apparatus (30) captures a product (P) placed on the touch panel display (40), and generates an image of the product (P). The image identification register apparatus (10) includes an image acquisition unit (110) that acquires an image of the product (P) placed on the touch panel display (40), a product identification unit (120) that identifies the product captured in the image, a display control unit (130) that causes a user interface that receives an input needed for checkout processing of the product to be displayed on the touch panel display according to an identification result of the product, and a processing execution unit (140) that executes processing based on an input to the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210012305
    Abstract: There is provided a settlement system (10) including an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image including a product, generated by an imaging unit, an image analysis unit (12) that recognizes a product and a first pattern or a second pattern attached to the product, and a registration unit (13) that registers the product without changing a price of the product in a case where the first pattern is recognized, and registers the product by changing the price of the product in a case where the second pattern is recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsugunori TAKATA, Hideo YOKOI, Kota IWAMOTO, Soma SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20210004644
    Abstract: A store system (1) includes a store apparatus (10), an image capturing apparatus (30), and a display (40) that is also used as a placement surface of a product (P). The image capturing apparatus (30) generates an image in which the product (P) placed on a display surface of the display (40) is captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Tsugunori TAKATA, Hideo YOKOI, Emi KITAGAWA, Saiprasad Chandrakant KOTURWAR
  • Publication number: 20200394404
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processing system 10 which includes a display 2 in which an object is placed on a display surface on which information is displayed, and an arithmetic operation apparatus 5 that detects a placement position of the object, which is placed on the display surface, on the display surface based on image data generated by a camera 4 capturing an image of the display surface of the display 2, and causes the display 2 to display information indicating the placement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Kota IWAMOTO, Soma SHIRAISHI, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20200394637
    Abstract: 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 displays information corresponding to progress of analysis of the image in the analysis unit (12) on the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soma SHIRAISHI, Kota IWAMOTO, Hideo YOKOI, Tsugunori TAKATA, Emi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190318386
    Abstract: In a case where a store within a predetermined distance from a portable terminal of a user has a product associated with the user in stock, an information processing apparatus (2000) outputs information related to the store and the product to the portable terminal of the user. A determination unit (2020) determines the store having the product associated with the user in stock. A judging unit (2040) judges whether or not a distance between the portable terminal of the user and the store is less than or equal to the predetermined distance. An output control unit (2060) outputs the information related to the store and the product to the portable terminal of the user in a case where it is judged that the distance between the portable terminal of the user and the store is less than or equal to the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsugunori TAKATA