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Intellectual Properties

Through the creation, acquisition, and management of intellectual property, NII encourages contributions to society by means of industry-government-academia collaborations.

Number of Invention Reports, Patent Applications, and Registrations (total number since FY2004)

(as of the end of March 2023)

No. of Reports 305 Ownership: Organization 290
Ownership: Individual 15
No. of Applications 355 Japan 291
Outside Japan 64
No. of Registrations 178 Japan 140
Outside Japan 38

List of Japanese Patents Owned

(as of the end of March 2023)

Title of invention NII inventor Sole application Registration No.
Imaging device and imaging method using out-of-focus structure KODAMA Kazuya 4437228
Information resource retrieval device, information resource retrieval method, and information resource retrieval program KANDO Noriko 4324650
Active content distribution system, active content distribution program, and active content distribution method HONIDEN Shinichi 4392503
Device and method for generating traffic congestion prediction information, and route search system HONIDEN Shinichi 4729411
Content selling device and method SONEHARA Noboru 4304278
Document indexing device, document retrieval device, document classifying device, and method and program thereof SONEHARA Noboru 4362492
Video provision device and method AIHARA Kenro 4359685
Projection image correction system and correction information generation program SATO Imari 4982844
Digital content registration distribution apparatus, system, and method SONEHARA Noboru 4956742
Airing structure of three-dimensional integrated electrical circuit and layout method thereof KOIBUCHI Michihiro 5024530
Quantum key distribution method, communication system, and communication device WATANABE Yodai 4862159
Time reference point information transmitting system and receiver HASHIZUME Hiromichi 4621924
Collection/delivery route selection system SATOH Ichiro 4374457
Route switching method, server apparatus, boundary node apparatus, rout switching system, and switching program URUSHIDANI Shigeo 5062845
Direct path establishing method, server device, sender network node device, direct path establishment network, and program thereof URUSHIDANI Shigeo 4999112
Path management control method, path management control program, path management controller, and path management control system URUSHIDANI Shigeo 4806466
Quantum computing device and method for Ising model YAMAMOTO Yoshihisa 5354233
Measuring device, measuring system, and measuring method HASHIZUME Hiromichi 5593062
Information search/display apparatus, method, and information search/display program SONEHARA Noboru 5599068
Information search/display apparatus, method, and information search/display program SONEHARA Noboru 5608950
Information search/display apparatus, method, and information search/display program SONEHARA Noboru 5608951
Information providing apparatus, method, and program SONEHARA Noboru 5614655
Control server, control method, and control program AOKI Michihiro 5682932
Doppler radar system, Doppler radar transmitter, and transmission wave optimization method HASHIZUME Hiromichi 5704695
Speed/distance detection system, speed/distance detection device, and speed/distance detection method HASHIZUME Hiromichi 5739822
Information processing apparatus, schedule determination method, and computer program KAWARABAYASHI Ken-ichi 5733722
Search tree drawing apparatus, search tree drawing method, and program JI Yusheng 5754676
Encoding apparatus, method, program, and recording medium ONO Nobutaka 5789816
Word-order rearrangement device, translation device, translation model learning device, method, and program MIYAO Yusuke 5800206
Acoustic signal analyzing apparatus, method, and program ONO Nobutaka 5807914
Data delivery system, data delivery apparatus, and method FUKUDA Kensuke 5818262
Data distributed management system, apparatus, method, and program FUKUDA Kensuke 5818263
Acoustic signal analyzing apparatus, method, and program ONO Nobutaka 5911101
Image search apparatus, method, and program SATOH Shin'ichi 5979444
Distance measuring method and radar device HASHIZUME Hiromichi 6029287
State detection of superconducting qubits using light NEMOTO Kae 6029070
Optical parametric oscillator, and random signal generator and Ising model calculator using the same YAMAMOTO Yoshihisa 6029072
Word-order rearrangement device, translation device, method, and program MIYAO Yusuke 6040946
Signal processing apparatus, method, and program ONO Nobutaka 6005443
Spoken language evaluation device, parameter estimation device, method, and program ONO Nobutaka 6057170
Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and computer program ONO Nobutaka 6099032
Interactive information search device using gaze interface KANDO Noriko 6099342
Face-detection prevention device ECHIZEN Isao 6108562
Legal reasoning presentation method, legal reasoning presentation system, and program SATOH Ken 6112542
Ising model quantum computing device and Ising model quantum computing method UTSUNOMIYA Shoko 6143325
Word-order rearrangement device, translation device, translation model learning device, method, and program MIYAO Yusuke 6083645
Initialization method for superconducting qubits NEMOTO Kae 6230123
Generation model creation device, estimation device, and the methods and programs thereof ONO Nobutaka 6241790
Ising model quantum computing device, Ising model quantum parallel computing device, and Ising model quantum computing method UTSUNOMIYA Shoko 6255087
Ising model quantum computing device YAMAMOTO Yoshihisa 6260896
Adaptive positioning interval setting system, adaptive positioning interval setting method, behavior model calculation device, and behavior model calculation program TAKASU Atsuhiro 6253022
Quantum key distribution system and quantum key distribution method YAMAMOTO Yoshihisa 6257042
Audio signal processing apparatus and method ONO Nobutaka 6278294
Computation using a network of optical parametric oscillators UTSUNOMIYA Shoko 6300049
Network system for information processing equipment KOIBUCHI Michihiro 6325260
Data cache method, node device, and program URUSHIDANI Shigeo 6319694
Natural language reasoning system, natural language reasoning method, and program MIYAO Yusuke 6327799
Virtual state definition device, virtual state definition method, and virtual state definition program URUSHIDANI Shigeo 6332802
Coupon system AIHARA Kenro 6347383
Magnetic resonance equipment NEMOTO Kae 6347489
Streaming distribution system CHEUNG Gene 6367030
Light generating device and light generating method BYRNES Timothy 6376697
Rehabilitation support device and method of operating rehabilitation support INAMURA Tetsunari 6381097
Ising model quantum computing device UTSUNOMIYA Shoko 6429346
Information processing apparatus and information processing method KAWARABAYASHI Ken-ichi 6445246
Object region identification method, apparatus, and program SATOH Shin'ichi 6448036
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium SATO Imari 6471942
Biological detection device, biological detection method, and program YAMAGISHI Junichi 6480124
Noise addition device and noise addition method ECHIZEN Isao 6501228
Virtual currency management program and method OKADA Hitoshi 6544695
Network control device, network control method, and network control program KURIMOTO Takashi 6550662
Information extraction apparatus, information extraction method, and information extraction program SAKAMOTO Kazunori 6562276
Word rearrangement learning device, word rearrangement device, method, and program MIYAO Yusuke 6613666
Observer detection device, method, program, and computer-readable recording medium KONISHI Takuya 6614030
Digital holographic recording device, digital holographic reproducing device, digital holographic recording method, and digital holographic reproducing method SATO Imari 6628103
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program ZHENG Yinqiang 6671653
Image processing apparatus and method, image processing program, and projection device SATO Imari 6757004
Sound source separation device ONO Nobutaka 6763721
Image processing apparatus and method BISE Ryoma 6799331
A control program and recording medium of the optical ultrasonic imaging method and apparatus, and ultrasonic wave imaging apparatus BISE Ryoma 6799321
Computing apparatus, program and method for coupled oscillator systems UTSUNOMIYA Shoko 6803026
In the Ising-model computing device UTSUNOMIYA Shoko 6818320
Information transmitting apparatus, information receiving apparatus, information transmission system and program, positioning system, luminaire and lighting system HASHIZUME Hiromichi 6847411
Network evaluation method, evaluation apparatus and program KURIMOTO, Takashi 6875702
A control program and recording medium of the image processing apparatus and method, and image processing apparatus KODAMA, Kazuya 6908277
Three apparatus, program, information processing system, and control method KURIMOTO, Takashi 6944155
Three apparatus, program, information processing system, and control method KURIMOTO, Takashi 6944156
In the Ising-model computing device UTSUNOMIYA, Shoko 6980185
Shape measuring apparatus and method SATO, Imari 6979701
The mobile unit's position measurement system AIHARA, Kenro 7012985
Encoding apparatus, encoding method, and program YAMAGISHI, Junichi 7019138
In the Ising-model computing device UTSUNOMIYA, Shoko 7018620
The impact force evaluation system MIZUNO, Takayuki 7040786
Information search system KAWARABAYASHI, Ken-ichi 7169628
Learning apparatus, learning method, speech synthesis apparatus, speech synthesis method, and program YAMAGISHI, Junichi 7109071
The biometric feature a surreptitious photographing preventing fitting unit and a surreptitious photography prevention method ECHIZEN, Isao 7056933
An image padding method, image padding apparatus, and storage medium CHEUNG, Gene 7154507
Radio communication system, radio terminal, a central control station, and wireless communication method KANEKO, Megumi 7185231
Wireless communication control method KANEKO, Megumi 7156644
Imaging apparatus and methods SATO, Imari 7193851
A sample observation method and sample observation apparatus, and a microscope SHIMANO, Mihoko 7161218
System for the transmission of data HASHIZUME, Hiromichi 7213494
The flow visualization system, people flow visualizing device, people flow visualization method and program AIHARA, Kenro 7138879
Shape measuring apparatus and method SATO, Imari 7117800
Encoding method, encoding apparatus, and program CHEUNG, Gene 7161736
Radio communication method, radio communication system, base station apparatus, radio terminal, and radio communication program KANEKO, Megumi 7219900

List of Registered Trademarks

(as of the end of March 2023)

Trademark mode Registration number
NII 4811291
NII 4830960
Net Commons 4832775
Picture + SINET 4934163
NAREGI 4952143
Top SE 4943324
WebELS 4980388
Net Commons 5182361
n c net commons 5152641
neXt commons 5191260
researchmap 5261160
GRACE+ Picture 5275386
GAKUNIN 5341899
Picture (Palette) 5498318
Picture (GakuNin) 5498319
Info dog 5538785
Picture (Info dog) 5538784
Picture (CiNii) 5580217
Picture (Michael) 5600802
meQuanics 5622078
Picture (GeoNLP) 5645544
SIGVerse * 5649553
PrivacyVisor * 5653596
Eduroam 6029580
(Picture) Eduroam 6029579
(Picture) School cap and cloud 6062452
QNNcloud * 6072214
(Character) Bit-kun 6297315
(Character) Top SE 6335656
Picture(Quantum Academy of Science and Technology) 6552929
CADDE 6597043
CADDE 6597044
GakuNin LMS 6624512
GakuNin LMS 6624513
Picture(GakuNin LMS) 6624514
GakuNin RDM 6607174
GakuNin RDM 6607175
Picture(GakuNin RDM) 6607176
Picture(GakuNin RDM) 6607177

*SIGVerse (International Registration No. 1203063) is a registered trademark in Europe, the United States, and China. PrivacyVisor (International Registration No. 1208262)
and QNNcloud are registered trademarks in Europe and China as well.

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