54 patents
Utility
Monitoring device, monitoring system, monitoring method, and non-transitory storage medium
7 Oct 19
In the present invention, provided is a monitoring device (10) including an operating-state-change information acquisition unit (11) that acquires operating-state-change information indicating a time-series change in operating states of an electrical device, the device being capable of assuming multiple types of operating states, a standard transition pattern storage unit (12) that stores standard transition pattern information indicating a pattern of transition between operating states generated in a normal electrical device, and a monitoring unit (13) that determines whether or not the electrical device is normal using the operating-state-change information and the standard transition pattern information.
Satoko Itaya, Yuan Luo, Shin Nakamura, Kenichi Maruhashi
Filed: 19 Nov 14
Utility
Controlling execution of tasks in a series of operational processing by identifying processing units based on task command, task setting information, state of operational processing
7 Oct 19
Provided is a processing apparatus, including: a plurality of processing unit; at least one or more data buffers that are connected between a first processing unit and a second processing unit and is able to store data output from the first processing unit and data input to the second processing unit; a command buffer that stores a task command specifying execution of a task to be executed in one or more specific processing units, the command buffer being able to output the task command to the processing unit; and a task control unit that is configured to control operational processing in the task, by controlling at least one of the data buffer and the command buffer, on the basis of the task command, task setting information representing the processing unit in which the task is executed, and information representing a state of operational processing in respective processing unit.
Tomoyoshi Kobori
Filed: 10 Jun 15
Utility
Index generation apparatus and index generation method
7 Oct 19
An index generation apparatus includes: an index generation unit generating the index including a lower node and an upper node by using a degree of similarity between pieces of data, the upper node including an entry having a link relationship with the lower node and indicating representative data, the representative data having the degree of similarity with respect to data indicated by the entry of the lower node that is equal to or greater than a similarity degree threshold value given to the link relationship; and a threshold value determination unit determining a default similarity degree threshold value and an adjustment value with respect to each link relationship between the upper node and the lower node, and determining each similarity degree threshold value to be given to each link relationship by subtracting the adjustment value from the default similarity degree threshold value.
Jianquan Liu
Filed: 11 Mar 15
Utility
Image processing apparatus, image processing method and recording medium
7 Oct 19
An image processing apparatus includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize products from a captured image obtained by capturing an image of displayed products; and a detection unit configured to detect, based on store fixture information related to a store fixture in which the products are displayed, a region of a product that is included in the captured image but is not recognized by the recognition unit.
Kyota Higa
Filed: 8 Oct 15
Utility
Article management system, information processing apparatus, and control method and control program of information processing apparatus
7 Oct 19
An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that effectively counts, on a type basis, articles of a plurality of types displayed in a depth direction on a display shelf.
Toshiyuki Nomura, Kota Iwamoto, Kyota Higa, Keishi Ohashi, Wataru Hattori
Filed: 16 Feb 14
Utility
Image brightness correction and noise suppression method, device, and recording medium for storing image processing program
7 Oct 19
The present invention provides an image processing method, an image processing device, and an image processing program which require low computing costs and with which it is possible to minimize noise amplification and halo generation caused by HDR.
Kenta Senzaki, Masato Toda
Filed: 16 Sep 15
Utility
Color signal and near-infrared signal generated by using pattern information defining intensity-corresponding pattern
7 Oct 19
The invention enables image processing of visible light and near-infrared light using an imaging device.
Masato Toda
Filed: 13 Sep 16
Utility
Radio communication system, base station, mobile station, communication control method, and computer readable medium
7 Oct 19
A first base station (1) is configured to send, to a second base station (2), first configuration information that is necessary to establish a data bearer and a data radio bearer in the second base station (2) for a C/U-plane split scenario (S105).
Hiroaki Aminaka, Hisashi Futaki
Filed: 5 Aug 13
Utility
Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal, base station, method, and computer readable medium
7 Oct 19
A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) is configured to receive a first notification from a base station (13) and to transmit a second notification to the base station (13) when establishing a radio connection with the base station (13) after reception of the first notification or while performing a procedure for establishing a bearer between the M2M terminal (11) and a core network (14) after reception of the first notification.
Hisashi Futaki
Filed: 26 Dec 17
Utility
Managing communication between a plurality of moving objects through control of transmit power and/or transmit rate
7 Oct 19
A method for managing communication between a plurality of moving objects, wherein one or more communication channels are used for the communication, wherein each moving object is operable to adjust a transmit power level for transmitting information via the one or more communication channels, and wherein each moving object is operable to adjust a transmit rate for sending information via the one or more communication channels, includes performing, for each of the plurality of moving objects: a) adjusting the transmit power level of each moving object independently of other moving objects such that a target cooperative awareness ratio is achieved, and b) adapting the transmit rate at each moving object independently such that a channel load of a respective communication channel is within a predefined load interval.
Mate Boban, Bengi Ayguen
Filed: 19 Nov 15
Utility
Slide rail unit
7 Oct 19
A slide rail unit includes: an outer rail; a middle rail housed in the outer rail, being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the outer rail; an inner rail housed in the middle rail, being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the middle rail; and a lever disposed between the outer rail and the middle rail, being slidable in the longitudinal direction of the outer rail.
Noriyoshi Yoneda
Filed: 11 Mar 18
Utility
Information Input Device and Information Input Method
2 Oct 19
In order to enable any user to perform an input operation intuitively and safely in a situation where input operation is required, the control device detects an subject entering a projection range based on the characteristics of subjects included in image data generated by controlling an imaging device, controls a projection device to project projection light on a projection surface so that display information for receiving input is displayed over the projection surface, detects when a pointing body has entered the area above the projection surface based on the image data, identifies the content of an instruction based on the positional relation between the display information displayed over the projection surface and the instructing portion of the pointing body, controls a communication device to transmit the identified instruction content as input information, and controls the projection device not to project the projection light on a projection-prohibited surface.
Satoshi KYOSUNA, Hirofumi TSUDA, Fujio OKUMURA
Filed: 19 Oct 17
Utility
Information Processing Apparatus, Control Method, and Program
2 Oct 19
An information processing apparatus determines computer resources to be allocated to each task execution entity, based on upper limit value information and processing amount information.
Takashi YAGI
Filed: 28 Mar 19
Utility
Log Analysis Method, System, and Program
2 Oct 19
The present invention provides a log analysis method, a log analysis system, and a log analysis program that can cause multiple types of analysis to cooperate to analyze an anomaly of logs in a stepwise manner.
Ryosuke TOGAWA
Filed: 26 Dec 16
Utility
Data Processing Method and Electronic Device
2 Oct 19
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data processing method, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium.
Chunchen Liu, Wenjuan Wei, Lu Feng
Filed: 27 Mar 19
Utility
Information Processing Apparatus, Control Method, and Program
2 Oct 19
An information processing apparatus extracts one or more strings to be determined from a path name string, and determines necessity of masking for each of the strings to be determined.
Junya OKABE
Filed: 27 Mar 19
Utility
Information Processing Apparatus, Genetic Information Generation Method and Program
2 Oct 19
An information processing apparatus comprises an extraction part and a genetic information generation part.
Hisashi HAGIWARA, Noritada YASUMORO, Yoshinori MISHINA
Filed: 10 Dec 17
Utility
Information Processing System, and Customer Identification Apparatus
2 Oct 19
According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image, which is generated by a first camera, of a face; an identification unit (12) that identifies a first customer who pays based on the acquired image and database information in which a feature value of a face is registered; and a settlement unit (checkout unit (21)) that performs a settlement process with respect to the identified first customer.
Shintaro YAMADA
Filed: 4 Sep 17
Utility
Spacer Included Electrodes Structure and Its Application for High Energy Density and Fast Chargeable Lithium Ion Batteries
2 Oct 19
The object of the invention is to provide a new lithium ion battery system that can have both high energy density and fast chargeable capability.
Qian CHENG, Katsumi MAEDA, Noriyuki TAMURA
Filed: 5 Oct 16
Utility
Optical Branching/coupling Device and Optical Branching/coupling Method
2 Oct 19
An optical branching/coupling device includes: a first optical branching unit that splits first light with a first and a second wavelength, and outputs second light and third light; a wavelength selector that receives the second light, receives fourth light with a third wavelength, output fifth and sixth light, one of the fifth light and the sixth light including an optical signal of the first wavelength of the second light and including the fourth light, and the other including an optical signal of the second wavelength; a first light switch that receives the fifth light and the sixth light, output one of the fifth light and the sixth light as seventh light, and output the other as eighth light; and a second light switch that receives the third light, receives the eighth light, and outputs the third or the eighth light that have been input as ninth light.
Ryuji AIDA
Filed: 19 Oct 17