Company patents

NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.

NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd. demonstrates a highly fluctuating patent strategy, with a surprising -100.0% year-over-year decline in patent filings across nearly all categories so far in 2026, including its top categories like Computer Vision (28.6% of portfolio) and Image Processing (21.4% of portfolio), after a significant surge in Computer Vision patents in 2025 (YoY +133.3%). This suggests a potential shift in focus or a re-evaluation of its patenting efforts, particularly given the sharp drop in previously active areas like Cryptographic Mechanisms and Computer Security, both experiencing -100.0% YoY declines in 2024 and 2026.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

56 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 11 themes

Granular Data Encryption & Access Control

Systems and methods for encrypting data at a fine-grained level (e.g., per data unit or based on sensitivity) and controlling access to it, often involving delegated authorization, contextual policies, or secure data sharing.

Cryptographic Mechanisms
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5since 2023
new
Automated Visual Inspection

Systems that employ imaging and image processing to automatically detect defects, verify states, or ensure quality control in manufactured goods, printed materials, or industrial processes.

Pictorial / Video Communications
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5since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Video Enhancement & Object Tracking

Methods and systems for improving the quality of video streams, generating intermediate frames, or continuously locating and following objects within a sequence of images, even under occlusion.

Image Processing
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4since 2023
new
Secure Data Sharing & Rights Management

Mechanisms to facilitate the secure exchange of data between different entities or systems while enforcing usage policies, managing digital content rights, and ensuring data consistency during replication or transfer.

Computer Security
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4since 2023
new
Precise Positioning & Localization

Methods and systems for accurately determining the absolute or relative position of an object or device, often integrating satellite navigation (GNSS), inertial measurement units (IMU), and local ranging or wireless communication technologies.

Radar / Sonar / Lidar
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4since 2023
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Vision-Based Object & Pose Estimation

Methods and apparatus for detecting objects and determining their three-dimensional position and orientation (pose) using imagery or point cloud data, often for navigation, surveying, or environmental understanding.

Computer Vision
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3since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Video Quality & Encoding Optimization

Methods and apparatus for improving the visual fidelity, resolution, or compression efficiency of video signals, often through advanced processing, up-scaling, or neural network-based filters.

Computer VisionPictorial / Video Communications
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2since 2023
new
Secure Data Storage & Provenance

Techniques for protecting data at rest or in backup, ensuring its integrity, confidentiality, and verifiable origin, often involving encryption, unique identifiers, or secure repositories.

Computer Security
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1since 2023
new
Real-time Skill Assessment & Feedback

Systems that monitor a user's actions, performance, or physiological state during a task or activity, and provide immediate or near real-time feedback to guide skill development, correct errors, or verify task completion.

Education & Training
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1since 2023
new
Blockchain for Secure Transactions & Identity

Focuses on using distributed ledger technology (DLT) like blockchain to secure financial transactions, manage digital identities, or ensure data integrity and traceability across various applications.

Cryptographic Mechanisms
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1since 2023
n/a
Large Model Text Generation

Techniques for generating human-like text or other content using large pre-trained models, often involving prompt engineering, speculative decoding, or multi-modal inputs for content creation.

Natural Language ProcessingMachine Learning & AI
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1since 2023
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Patents

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US 20210019496 A1APPLICATION
G06K9/00

CROWN IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

Filed:2018-10-05Pub:2021-01-21
Applicant:NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.

The present invention provides a system for identifying individual crowns of individual fruit trees using aerial images. A crown identification device 40 of the present invention includes an identification criterion determination unit 41 and a crown identification unit 42 . The identification criterion determination unit 41 includes a first image acquisition section 411 that acquires a first aerial image including a plurality of individual fruit trees in a deciduous period in a fruit farm field, a skeleton extraction section 412 that processes the first aerial image to extract a whole crown skeleton including the plurality of individual fruit trees, a vertex extraction unit 413 that extracts vertexes of each crown skeleton corresponding to each individual fruit tree, and an identification criterion extraction section 414 that extracts a crown candidate region of a minimum polygonal shape including all the vertexes as an identification criterion for each individual fruit tree and extracts a centroid of the crown candidate region. The crown identification unit 42 includes a second image acquisition section 421 that acquires a second aerial image of the fruit tree farm field at the time of identifying a crown at the same scale as the first aerial image, a whole crown extraction section 422 that processes the second aerial image to extract a whole crown image including the plurality of individual fruit trees, and a crown identification section 423 that collates the crown candidate region and the centroid of the identification criterion with the whole crown image to identify a crown region of each individual fruit tree in the second aerial image.