Patents by Inventor Youtarou Noda

Youtarou Noda 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: 20240020837
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) includes an image processing unit (110) and a risk information generation unit (120). The image processing unit (110) acquires and processes an image generated by an image capture apparatus (20), that is, an image including a plurality of persons. As an example, the image processing unit (110) sets a person being at least part of the plurality of persons as a reference person and computes a distance (first distance) between the reference person and the closest person to the reference person. By using the first distance, the risk information generation unit (120) generates infection risk information in a target region being an image capture target of the image capture apparatus (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaku NAKANO, Shoji NISHIMURA, Yoshitaka HIGETA, Youtarou NODA, Shigeki SHINODA, Yuzo SENDA, Shin TOMINAGA, Masumi ISHIKAWA, Daisuke IKEFUJI, Kana TAKIZAWA, Kenichi ISHII, Yoshiyuki SATOU, Eishi ARITA, Shota YAMAMOTO, Shinya YAMASAKI, Narumitsu NOTOMI, Aki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230307138
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to process an image of a target region, and thereby compute a proximity index being an index relating to a proximity state of a plurality of persons captured in the image, and cause a predetermined apparatus to execute predetermined control, when the proximity index satisfies a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Nakano, Shoji Nishimura, Yoshitaka Higeta, Youtarou Noda, Shigeki Shinoda, Yuzo Senda, Shin Tominaga, Masumi Ishikawa, Daisuke Ikefuji, Kana Takizawa, Kenichi Ishii, Yoshiyuki Satou, Eishi Arita, Shota Yamamoto, Shinya Yamasaki, Narumitsu Notomi, Aki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230298166
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) includes an image processing unit (110) and a risk information generation unit (120). The image processing unit (110) acquires and processes an image generated by an image capture apparatus (20), that is, an image including a plurality of persons. As an example, the image processing unit (110) sets a person being at least part of the plurality of persons as a reference person and computes a distance (first distance) between the reference person and the closest person to the reference person. By using the first distance, the risk information generation unit (120) generates infection risk information in a target region being an image capture target of the image capture apparatus (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Nakano, Shoji Nishimura, Yoshitaka Higeta, Youtarou Noda, Shigeki Shinoda, Yuzo Senda, Shin Tominaga, Masumi Ishikawa, Daisuke Ikefuji, Kana Takizawa, Kenichi Ishii, Yoshiyuki Satou, Eishi Arita, Shota Yamamoto, Shinya Yamasaki, Narumitsu Notomi, Aki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230274553
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) that includes: a feature value extraction unit (11) that, by processing an image including a plurality of persons, extracts an external appearance feature value of each of the persons; and a determination unit (12) that, by processing the image, determines another of the persons who satisfies an infection condition between him/her and each of the persons, and registers relevant information relating to the determined another person in association with the external appearance feature value of each of the persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Nakano, Shoji Nishimura, Yoshitaka Higeta, Youtarou Noda, Shigeki Shinoda, Yuzo Senda, Shin Tominaga, Masumi Ishikawa, Daisuke Ikefuji, Kana Takizawa, Kenichi Ishii, Yoshiyuki Satou, Eishi Arita, Shota Yamamoto, Shinya Yamasaki, Narumitsu Notomi, Aki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230238149
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) including: a companion determination unit (12) that determines a companion of each of a plurality of persons detected from an image, based on the image; a distance computation unit (13) that computes a first distance being a distance to the nearest person among the persons other than a companion, for the each person; and a risk information generation unit (14) that generates, with use of the first distance, infection risk information being information related to a risk of getting an infectious disease or a safety rate of not getting an infectious disease within a target region being a region included in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Nakano, Shoji Nishimura, Yoshitaka Higeta, Youtarou Noda, Shigeki Shinoda, Yuzo Senda, Shin Tominaga, Masumi Ishikawa, Daisuke lkefuji, Kana Takizawa, Kenichi lshi, Yoshiyuki Satou, Eishi Arita, Shota Yammoto, Shinya Yamasaki, Narumitsu Notomi, Aki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230230380
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit and a risk information generation unit. By processing at least one image, the image processing unit identifies a caution-requiring location being a location where a proximity indicator being an indicator related to a proximity state between a plurality of persons satisfies a criterion. The risk information generation unit outputs information indicating the caution-requiring location. For example, the information is displayed on a display unit through a display control unit. For each person, the image processing unit computes a first distance being the distance to the closest person to the person. Then, for each of a plurality of locations, the image processing unit counts the number of times the first distance has a reference value or less. Then, the proximity indicator is set by using the number of times the first distance has the reference value or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Nakano, Shoji Nishimura, Yoshitaka Higeta, Youtarou Noda, Shigeki Shinoda, Yuzo Senda, Shin Tominaga, Masumi Ishikawa, Daisuke Ikefuji, Kana Takizawa, Kenichi Ishii, Yoshiyuki Satou, Eishi Arita, Shota Yamamoto, Shinya Yamasaki, Narumitsu Notomi, Aki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20130335930
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus aimed to reduce cost, size and thickness is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a flexible circuit, a component mounted on the flexible circuit and a casing having an opening for accommodating the component. The flexible circuit is exposed from the opening when the component is not mounted in position. The flexible circuit includes, in the opening, a planar area on which the component is mounted. The component may, for example, be a battery or a nameplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: NTT DOCOMO, INC., NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Youtarou Noda, Mitsutaka Shiraishi, Yasuyuki Homma, Eiji Yano, Ryuuji Nagata, Haruhiko Sugisaki