Patents Assigned to Cortica Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11954168
    Abstract: A method for associating a link to web content with a multimedia content element are provided. The method includes identifying at least one multimedia content element in a web-page; generating, by a signature generator system, a signature for the at least one multimedia content element, wherein the signature generator system includes a plurality of computational cores enabled to receive the multimedia content element and to generate a signature for at least a portion of the multimedia content element, each computational core having properties that are at least partly statistically independent of the other computational cores; matching the generated signature to signatures of web content existing on at least one web server to determine matching web content; determining a link to the matching web content; and modifying the at least one multimedia content by adding the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11922293
    Abstract: An apparatus for identification of an input data against one or more learned signals is provided. The apparatus comprising a number of computational cores, each core comprises properties having at least some statistical independency from other of the computational, the properties being set independently of each other core, each core being able to independently produce an output indicating recognition of a previously learned signal, the apparatus being further configured to process the produced outputs from the number of computational cores and determining an identification of the input data based the produced outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11908242
    Abstract: Systems, and method and computer readable media that store instructions for calculating signatures, utilizing signatures and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD.
    Inventor: Igal Raichelgauz
  • Patent number: 11899707
    Abstract: A method for responding to a query is implemented on at least one computing device and includes: receiving at least one query from a user device; determining a context for the at least one query, selecting at least one deep learning network (DLN) of a plurality of DLNs to process the at least one query, where the selecting is based at least on matching the context to the at least one DLN, sending at least a representation of the at least one query and the context to the at least one DLN, receiving at least one response to the at least one query from the at least one DLN, and sending the at least one response to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11877052
    Abstract: A method for filming an event by an autonomous drone, the method may include acquiring, by the autonomous drone, a current set of images of the event; generating signatures of the current set of images to provide current signatures; searching for one or more relevant concept structures out of a group of concept structures; wherein each relevant concept structure comprises at least one signature that matches at least one of first signatures; wherein each concept structure is associated with filming parameters; and determining, at least in part, based on the filming parameters associated with at least one of the one or more relevant concept structures, next filming parameters to be applied during an acquisition of one or more next sets of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventor: Karina Odinaev
  • Patent number: 11755920
    Abstract: A method that may include training a student ODNN to mimic a teacher ODNN. The training may include calculating a teacher student detection loss that is based on a pre-bounding-box output of the teacher ODNN. The pre-bounding-box output of the teacher ODNN is a function of pre-bounding-box outputs of different ODNNs that belong to the teacher ODNN. The method may also include detecting one or more objects in an image, by feeding the image to the trained student ODNN; outputting by the trained student ODNN a student pre-bounding-box output; and calculating one or more bounding boxes based on the student pre-bounding-box output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Eli Passov
  • Patent number: 11758004
    Abstract: A system and method for providing recommendations based on current user interests. The method includes identifying at least one current variable, wherein each current variable is associated with a user device or a user; determining, based on the identified at least one current variable, at least one current user interest of a user profile, the user profile including at least one contextual insight, wherein each contextual insight is based on at least one signature for at least one multimedia content element associated with the user; searching for at least one multimedia content element that matches the at least one current user interest; and causing a display of the at least one matching content item as a recommendation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11741687
    Abstract: Systems, and method and computer readable media that store instructions for configuring spanning elements of a signature generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Adrian Kaho Chan
  • Patent number: 11727056
    Abstract: A method for driving-related object detection, the method may include receiving an input image by an input of an object detector; and detecting, by an object detector, objects that appear in the input image. The detecting includes searching for (i) a first object having a first size that is within a first size range and belongs to a four wheel vehicle class, (ii) a second object having a second size that is within a second size range and belongs to a subclass out of multiple four wheel vehicle subclasses, (iii) a pedestrian, and (iv) a two wheel vehicle; wherein a maximum of the first size range does not substantially exceed a minimum of the second size range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Roi Saida
  • Publication number: 20230230350
    Abstract: A method for semi-supervised learning via different modalities, the method may include obtaining a training sensed information units of a first modality that are associated with a certain pattern; obtaining multimodality information units that are untagged; wherein a multimodality information unit comprises a first modality portion and a second modality portion; searching for certain pattern related multimodality information units, wherein a certain pattern related multimodality information unit comprises a first modality portion that is related to the certain pattern; clustering the second portions of the certain pattern related multimodality information units to provide second portion clusters; generating certain pattern identifiers based on the second portion clusters; and responding to the generating of the certain pattern identifiers; wherein the responding comprises at least one out of storing the certain pattern identifiers, transmitting the certain pattern identifiers, and generating notifications to
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventor: Karina Odinaev
  • Publication number: 20230230341
    Abstract: A method for concept based segmentation, the method may include (a) detecting an object within a region of an image; wherein the object is associated with characteristic pixels metadata that indicative of multiple examples of pixels properties of pixels that are included in at least one appearance of the object within at least one image; and (b) finding, within the region, one or more object boundaries, based on the characteristic pixels metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventor: Karina Odinaev
  • Patent number: 11704292
    Abstract: A system and method for enriching a concept database. The method includes determining, based on at least one signature of a first multimedia data element (MMDE) and signatures of a plurality of existing concepts in the concept database, at least one first concept among the plurality of existing concepts, wherein each of the at least one first concept matches a portion of the at least one signature of the first MMDE; generating a reduced representation of the first MMDE, wherein generating the reduced representation further comprises removing the portion of the first MMDE matching the at least one first concept; comparing the reduced representation of the first MMDE to signatures representing a plurality of second MMDEs to determine a plurality of matching second MMDEs; generating, based on the reduced representation of the first MMDE and the plurality of matching second MMDEs, at least one second concept; and adding the generated at least one second concept to the concept database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Adam Harel, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11694088
    Abstract: A method that may include training a student ODNN to mimic a teacher ODNN. The training may include calculating a teacher student detection loss that is based on a pre-bounding-box output of the teacher ODNN. The pre-bounding-box output of the teacher ODNN is a function of pre-bounding-box outputs of different ODNNs that belong to the teacher ODNN. The method may also include detecting one or more objects in an image, by feeding the image to the trained student ODNN; outputting by the trained student ODNN a student pre-bounding-box output; and calculating one or more bounding boxes based on the student pre-bounding-box output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Eli Passov
  • Publication number: 20230177405
    Abstract: A method for operating an ensemble of narrow AI agents, the method may include obtaining one or more sensed information units; determining, by a perception unit and based on the one or more sensed information units, one or more relevant narrow AI agents of the ensemble, that are relevant to a processing of the one or more sensed information units; wherein the ensemble is relevant to a first plurality of scenarios; processing the one or more sensed information units, by the one or more relevant narrow AI agents, to provide one or more narrow AI agent outputs; and processing, by an intermediate result unit, the one or more narrow AI agent outputs to provide an intermediate result; and generating a response, by a response unit, based on the intermediate result; wherein each narrow AI agent is relevant to a respective fraction of the first plurality of scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventor: Karina Odinaev
  • Publication number: 20230159039
    Abstract: A method for fuel efficiency optimization by predictive driving, the method comprises: determining a current state of a vehicle and current state of an environment of the vehicle; estimating a future state of the vehicle and a future state of the environment of the vehicle; wherein a future state of each one of the vehicle and the environment is a state at a future point of time following a current point of time; evaluating, whether the vehicle has to change one or more vehicle progress parameters between the current point of time and the future point of time; selecting a future driving behavior out of multiple future driving behaviors, that will implement the change of the one or more vehicle progress parameters, wherein the selecting is based on a fuel consumption associated with the change of the one or more future driving parameters; and generating at least one of a selected future driving behavior suggestion, a selected future driving behavior alert, and a selected future driving behavior command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev
  • Patent number: 11657079
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying social trends are provided. The method includes collecting multimedia content from a plurality of data sources; gathering environmental variables related to the collected multimedia content; extracting visual elements from the collected multimedia content; generating at least one signature for each extracted visual element; generating at least one cluster of visual elements by clustering at least similar signatures generated for the extracted visual elements; correlating environmental variables related to visual elements in the at least one cluster; determining at least one social trend by associating the correlated environmental variables with the at least one cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11620327
    Abstract: A system and method for generating an interface for providing recommendations based on contextual insights, the method including: generating at least one signature for at least one multimedia content element identified within an interaction between a plurality of users; generating at least one contextual insight based on the generated at least one signature and user interests of the plurality of users, wherein each contextual insight indicates a current user preference; searching for at least one content item that matches the at least one contextual insight; and generating an interface for providing the at least one content item within the interaction between the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11604847
    Abstract: A method and system for overlaying content on a multimedia content element. The method includes: partitioning the multimedia content element into a plurality of partitions; generating at least one signature for each partition of the multimedia content element, wherein each generated signature represents a concept; determining, based on the generated at least one signature, at least one link to content; identifying, based on the generated at least one signature, at least one of the plurality of partitions as a target area of user interest; and adding, as an overlay to the multimedia content element, the determined at least one link to content, wherein the at least one link is overlaid on the at least one target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 11543360
    Abstract: A method for generating a highly distinctive signature of a certain diamond, the method may include generating, based on one or more images of the certain diamond, a certain diamond signature of the certain diamond; finding, out of a group of reference diamonds, other diamonds having other diamond signatures; wherein the finding comprises calculating similarities between the certain diamond signature and reference diamond signatures of the reference diamonds of the group; and generating a new certain diamond signature that significantly differs from signatures of the other diamonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev
  • Patent number: 11537636
    Abstract: There is provided a method for searching a plurality of information sources using a multimedia element, the method may include receiving at least one multimedia element; generating, by a signature generator, for the at least one multimedia element at least one signature that is unidirectional, and yields compression; generating at least one textual search query using the at least one signature; wherein the generating of the textual search query comprises: (a) searching for at least one matching stored signature that matches one or more of the at least one signature; and (b) using a mapping between stored signatures and textual search queries, selecting at least one textual search query mapped to at least one matching stored signature; searching the plurality of information sources using the at least one textual search query; and causing a display of search results retrieved from the plurality of information sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: CORTICA, LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi