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