Patents by Inventor Youji Tsunoda
Youji Tsunoda 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).
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Patent number: 11418419Abstract: According to one embodiment, a monitoring system includes an information processing device and a server, in which the information processing device includes an information transmission unit that transmits information related to operation log information to the server when the operation log information of the information processing device is detected, and the server includes a reception unit that receives the operation log information transmitted by the information transmission unit, a first operation modulation unit that generates frequency information indicating an operation of the information processing device based on the operation log information received by the reception unit, and a lighting control unit that blinks a lighting light source provided in a store to illuminate the store based on the frequency information generated by the first operation modulation unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20200379630Abstract: The commodity recognition apparatus displays a frame for surrounding a commodity in an image captured by an image capturing module. Then the commodity recognition apparatus recognizes a candidate of the commodity imaged in the frame according to the feature amount of the image in the area surrounded by the frame, and outputs information of a highest ranked candidate commodity. If a change instruction for the candidate is received, the commodity recognition apparatus outputs information of the commodity other than the highest ranked candidate selected from the candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20200313990Abstract: According to one embodiment, a monitoring system includes an information processing device and a server, in which the information processing device includes an information transmission unit that transmits information related to operation log information to the server when the operation log information of the information processing device is detected, and the server includes a reception unit that receives the operation log information transmitted by the information transmission unit, a first operation modulation unit that generates frequency information indicating an operation of the information processing device based on the operation log information received by the reception unit, and a lighting control unit that blinks a lighting light source provided in a store to illuminate the store based on the frequency information generated by the first operation modulation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20180329614Abstract: The commodity recognition apparatus displays a frame for surrounding a commodity in an image captured by an image capturing module. Then the commodity recognition apparatus recognizes a candidate of the commodity imaged in the frame according to the feature amount of the image in the area surrounded by the frame, and outputs information of a highest ranked candidate commodity. If a change instruction for the candidate is received, the commodity recognition apparatus outputs information of the commodity other than the highest ranked candidate selected from the candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20180268618Abstract: A gate control system that controls access to a facility is disclosed. A processor receives an identification code when a user begins use of the facility, and controls the storage device to store the identification code in association with a time that the user begins use of the facility. The processor receives an identification code when the user ends use of the facility and a time that the user ends use of the facility. The processor acquires, from an external server transaction data associated with the identification code. The processor calculates a use fee for the facility based on calculated use time of the facility and the received transaction data. The processor performs a payment processing for the calculated use fee, and opens the gate when the payment processing is complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Youji TSUNODA
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Patent number: 10061490Abstract: The commodity recognition apparatus displays a frame for surrounding a commodity in an image captured by an image capturing module. Then the commodity recognition apparatus recognizes a candidate of the commodity imaged in the frame according to the feature amount of the image in the area surrounded by the frame, and outputs information of a highest ranked candidate commodity. If a change instruction for the candidate is received, the commodity recognition apparatus outputs information of the commodity other than the highest ranked candidate selected from the candidates.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20180225746Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an image capturing module configured to photograph a commodity to capture an image of the commodity, an extraction module configured to extract a feature amount from the image captured by the image capturing module; a calculation module configured to compare a feature amount of each of commodities registered in a dictionary with the feature amount of the commodity extracted by the extraction module to calculate a similarity degree therebetween; a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity of which the similarity degree is greater than a threshold value as a commodity candidate within the commodities registered in the dictionary; and a display control module configured to change a manner of arrangement areas displayed in one screen according to the number of commodity candidates recognized and display information representing the commodity candidates in the arrangement areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20160371769Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least extraction, first calculation, recognition, determination, operation receiving, and recording modules. The extraction module extracts a feature amount from an image of a commodity captured by an image capturing module. The first calculation module compares a feature amount of each commodity registered in a dictionary with the extracted feature amount to calculate a similarity degree. The recognition module recognizes, as a commodity candidate, a commodity having a similarity degree higher than a threshold value from registered commodities. The determination module determines, as the captured commodity, a commodity candidate having a highest similarity degree from recognized commodity candidates. The operation receiving module receives operation for instructing an occurrence of incorrect recognition for the determined commodity candidate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Shigeki Nimiya, Takashi Shibuya, Youji Tsunoda, Masatsugu Fukuda
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Patent number: 9524433Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises an image capturing module configured to photograph a commodity to capture the image of the commodity, an acquisition module configured to acquire the image captured by the image capturing module, a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity as a candidate of the commodity from standard commodities based on the image of the commodity captured by the image capturing module, a clock module configured to count an elapsed time until the recognition module recognizes the commodity, and a notification module configured to give a notification if the elapsed time reaches a given time.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20160313897Abstract: The commodity recognition apparatus displays a frame for surrounding a commodity in an image captured by an image capturing module. Then the commodity recognition apparatus recognizes a candidate of the commodity imaged in the frame according to the feature amount of the image in the area surrounded by the frame, and outputs information of a highest ranked candidate commodity. If a change instruction for the candidate is received, the commodity recognition apparatus outputs information of the commodity other than the highest ranked candidate selected from the candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20150194025Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises an image acquisition module, a detection module, a determination module and a display control module. The image acquisition module acquires an image captured by an image capturing section which photographs an object held to the image capturing section. The detection module detects the object contained in the image acquired by the image acquisition module. The determination module determines the propriety of a holding manner of the object detected by the detection module. The display control module controls to display the image and the propriety of the holding manner determined by the determination module on a display section over the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20150026018Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises an extraction module configured to extract a feature amount from an image of a commodity captured by an image capturing module; a calculation module configured to compare the feature amount of each commodity registered in a dictionary in association with instruction information instructing whether or not to execute automatic determination with the feature amount extracted by the extraction module to calculate a similarity degree therebetween; a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity of which the similarity degree is higher than a threshold value as a commodity candidate from the commodities registered in a dictionary; a determination module configured to determine the instruction information associated with the commodity candidate; and a display control module configured to selectably display each commodity candidate recognized by the recognition module if it is determined that the instruction information instructing not to execute the automatic deType: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Shigeki Nimiya, Takashi Shibuya, Youji Tsunoda, Masatsugu Fukuda
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Publication number: 20150026017Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises an image capturing module configured to photograph a commodity to capture the image of the commodity, an extraction module configured to extract a feature amount from the image captured by the image capturing module; a calculation module configured to compare the feature amount of each commodity registered in a dictionary with the feature amount of the commodity extracted by the extraction module to calculate a similarity degree therebetween; a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity of which the similarity degree is greater than a threshold value as a commodity candidate within the commodities registered in the dictionary; and a display control module configured to switch information representing the commodity candidates according to the number of the commodity candidates recognized by the recognition module to display it.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20150023565Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises an image capturing module configured to photograph a commodity to capture the image of the commodity, an acquisition module configured to acquire the image captured by the image capturing module, a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity as a candidate of the commodity from standard commodities based on the image of the commodity captured by the image capturing module, a clock module configured to count an elapsed time until the recognition module recognizes the commodity, and a notification module configured to give a notification if the elapsed time reaches a given time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventor: Youji Tsunoda
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Publication number: 20150016672Abstract: The commodity recognition apparatus displays a frame for surrounding a commodity in an image captured by an image capturing module. Then the commodity recognition apparatus recognizes a candidate of the commodity imaged in the frame according to the feature amount of the image in the area surrounded by the frame, and outputs information of a highest ranked candidate commodity. If a change instruction for the candidate is received, the commodity recognition apparatus outputs information of the commodity other than the highest ranked candidate selected from the candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Youji Tsunoda