Patents Examined by Abolfazl Tabatabai
  • Patent number: 10705531
    Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting vehicle behavior includes capturing images of a vehicle in traffic using an imaging device. Future behavior of the vehicle is stochastically modeled using a processing device including an energy-based model stored in a memory of the processing device. The energy-based model includes generating a distribution of possible future trajectories of the vehicle using a generator, sampling the distribution of possible future trajectories according to an energy value of each trajectory in the distribution of possible future trajectories an energy model to determine probable future trajectories, and optimizing parameters of each of the generator and the energy model using an optimizer. A user is audibly alerted with a speaker upon an alert system recognizing hazardous trajectories of the probable future trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Vernaza, Wongun Choi, Nicholas Rhinehart
  • Patent number: 10706546
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a medical imaging device when performing an imaging examination. In order to allow an improved preparation of images in the context of such an imaging examination, the method includes: providing an original image of a body region; recording an updated image of the body region; and generating a three-dimensional subsequent image from the original image and from the updated image using a previously trained artificial neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Gemmel, Gerhard Kleinszig, Björn Kreher, Holger Kunze, Jessica Magaraggia, Stefan Schneider, Markus Weiten
  • Patent number: 10706541
    Abstract: A variation of a method for estimating a quantity of a blood component in a fluid canister includes: within an image of a canister, identifying a reference marker on the canister; selecting an area of the image based on the reference marker; correlating a portion of the selected area with a fluid level within the canister; estimating a volume of fluid within the canister based on the fluid level; extracting a feature from the selected area; correlating the extracted featured with a concentration of a blood component within the canister; and estimating a quantity of the blood component within the canister based on the estimated volume and the concentration of the blood component within the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Gauss Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Siddarth Satish, Ali Zandifar, Kevin J. Miller
  • Patent number: 10699147
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a data acquisition system. An image capture device is configured to capture image data, where the captured image includes data associated with the image, where the pixel data includes visible light pixel data and non-visible light pixel data. A fiducial locator is configured to identify an area of interest of the image based on fiducials in the image detected through analysis of the non-visible light pixel data. An image processor is configured to extract data from the area of interest of the image based on the visible light pixel data while ignoring other portions of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: BITO Robotics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chaohui Gong
  • Patent number: 10698068
    Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer readable medium for synchronizing frame-based and event-based tracking points are provided. The electronic device includes a frame-based camera, an event-based camera, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the frame-based camera and the event-based camera. The processor receives frame-based data captured by the frame-based camera and event-based data captured by the event-based camera; identifies a frame-based tracking point from the frame-based data; identifies an event-based tracking point from the event-based data corresponding to the frame-based tracking point; and synchronize the frame-based camera and the event-based camera based on the identified frame-based tracking point and the identified event-based tracking point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Peri
  • Patent number: 10701290
    Abstract: A thermal imaging system including at least one thermal imaging device, a server, and at least one mobile device. The thermal imaging device captures thermal images of an environment. The server applies computer vision techniques to the thermal images, detects events of a predetermined type, and generates notifications of the events of predetermined types detected from the thermal images. The mobile device runs a mobile application that is configured to receive the notifications, present user interfaces, receive user annotations of the notifications in the user interfaces, and transmit the annotations to the server. According to the annotations, the server adjusts parameters used in the application of the computer vision techniques and in the generation of the notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MP High Tech Solutions Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Marek Steffanson, Felix Dintner
  • Patent number: 10692215
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first image of an object and a second image of the object; a difference unit configured to obtain a difference image after the first image and the second image are registered; and a change unit configured to perform processing of changing a pixel value in the difference image based on a likelihood calculated using a pixel value in the first image and a pixel value in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keita Nakagomi
  • Patent number: 10692222
    Abstract: A linkage between work for setting delimitation of motions and work for setting attribute information for the motions is improved. A work analysis device 10 includes a video image data acquisition unit 110 that acquires a video image obtained by imaging a series of motions performed by a worker, a delimitation operation reception unit 131 that receives a delimitation operation for setting a motion delimitation in the video image, a selection screen display control unit 122 that executes a process for displaying a selection screen for selecting attribute information to be associated with a video image range delimited by the delimitation operation at a timing when the delimitation operation is received by the delimitation operation reception unit 131, and a storage control unit 140 that stores the attribute information selected through the selection screen in association with the video image range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Broadleaf Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahide Arao, Akira Ooka, Mitsuru Amami
  • Patent number: 10679346
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for capturing deep learning training data from imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises performing a scan of a subject to acquire imaging data, inputting the imaging data to a deep neural network, displaying an output of the deep neural network and an image reconstructed from the imaging data, and transmitting an intermediate representation of the imaging data generated by the deep neural network to a server for training a central deep neural network. In this way, imaging data may be leveraged for training and developing global deep learning models without transmitting the imaging data itself, thereby preserving patient privacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, David Erik Chevalier
  • Patent number: 10677870
    Abstract: A system and method for optimized diffusion-weighted imaging is provided. In one aspect, the method includes providing a plurality of constraints for imaging a target at a selected diffusion weighting, and applying an optimization framework to generate an optimized diffusion encoding gradient waveform satisfying the plurality of constraints. The method also includes performing, using the MRI system, a pulse sequence comprising the optimized diffusion encoding gradient waveform to generate diffusion-weighted data, and generating at least one image of the target using the diffusion-weighted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Daniel B. Ennis, Eric Aliotta, Holden H. Wu
  • Patent number: 10671842
    Abstract: In at least one aspect, a method can include generating a respective set of training set of images for each label in a handedness model by: receiving the label at an image capturing device, obtaining a set of captured images by recording a pass-through image of a user placing a target object within an overlay of a bounding area animation, the target object corresponding with the label, and associating the label with each image in the set of captured images. The method includes training, using the training images, the handedness model to provide a correct label for an input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Shiqi Chen, Rong Liu, Rohit Pandey, Marie White, Xue Wang, Pavlo Pidlypenskyi
  • Patent number: 10657643
    Abstract: A method for identifying biomarker-positive tumor cells is disclosed. The method includes, for example, reading a first digital image and a second digital image into memory, the first and second digital image depicting the same area of a first slide; identifying a plurality of nuclei and positional information of said nuclei by analyzing the light intensities in the first digital image; identifying cell membranes which comprise the biomarker by analyzing the light intensities in the second digital image and by analyzing the positional information of the identified nuclei; and identifying biomarker-positive tumor cells in said area, wherein a biomarker-positive tumor cell is a combination of one identified nucleus and one identified cell membrane that surrounds the identified nucleus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Chukka, Quan Yuan
  • Patent number: 10650557
    Abstract: A focus detection apparatus and a method thereof are provided. In the method, a medical image is obtained. Size of a target focus and a sliding window are determined, and side length of the sliding windows is at least twice the side length of the target focus. The medical image is scanned through the sliding window, and a stride which the sliding windows moves each time is not greater than the side length of the target focus. At least one area of interest is obtained based on the scan result. Then, the area of interest is identified based on machine learning techniques, and perform candidate aggregation and multiple size aggregation to determine at least one focus position. Accordingly, the computational time and the detection accuracy can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: TAIHAO MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Ruey-Feng Chang, Jen-Feng Hsu, Hong-Hao Chen, Rong-Tai Chen, Tsung-Chen Chiang, You-Wei Wang, Hsin-Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 10650514
    Abstract: A device and method integrates a lesion stager in a reporting tool. The method includes receiving a user input. The user input is image data including at least one variable value. The variable value is indicative of a variable parameter of the image data. The method includes associating each of the at least one variable value with a corresponding variable parameter to generate at least one variable-value pair. The method includes determining a computed output value as a function of select ones of the at least one variable-value pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Merlijn Sevenster, Paul Joseph Chang
  • Patent number: 10650520
    Abstract: In some aspects, the described systems and methods provide for a method for training a statistical model to predict tissue characteristics for a pathology image. The method includes accessing annotated pathology images. Each of the images includes an annotation describing a tissue characteristic category for a portion of the image. A set of training patches and a corresponding set of annotations are defined using an annotated pathology image. Each of the training patches in the set includes values obtained from a respective subset of pixels in the annotated pathology image and is associated with a corresponding patch annotation determined based on an annotation associated with the respective subset of pixels. The statistical model is trained based on the set of training patches and the corresponding set of patch annotations. The trained statistical model is stored on at least one storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: PathAI, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Beck, Aditya Khosla
  • Patent number: 10643746
    Abstract: An image viewer and method for using the same in a medical image management system are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Brigil Vincent, Tatsuo Kawanaka, Keiichi Morita, Prajeesh Prabhakaran, Maneesh Chirangattu
  • Patent number: 10636147
    Abstract: According to a first aspect, the invention relates to a method to support clinical decision by characterizing images acquired in sequence through a video medical device. The method comprises defining at least one image quantitative criterion, storing sequential images in a buffer, for each image (10) in the buffer, automatically determining, using a first algorithm, at least one output based on said image quantitative criterion and attaching said output to a timeline (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas Linard, Barbara Andre, Julien Dauguet, Tom Vercauteren
  • Patent number: 10629046
    Abstract: A method and system that allows healthcare providers to monitor disabled, elderly or other high-risk individuals to prevent or reduce falls and/or mitigate the impact of a fall by delivering automated notification of “at risk” behavior and falls by such an individual. Two systems are used to identify patients—a skeletal tracking system that identifies patients by biometric indicators and a virtual blob detection system. In the virtual blob system, the monitored individual is virtually represented as a blob object of at least a specific size by a computerized monitoring system, and such system detects and alerts when the blob object enters or crosses into a virtually defined or designated blob detection zone and remains in the zone for at least a predetermined period of time. These systems may be used concurrently and conflicts between the systems may be resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventor: Neil Kusens
  • Patent number: 10628945
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first image of an object and a second image of the object; a difference unit configured to obtain a difference image after the first image and the second image are registered; and a change unit configured to perform processing of changing a pixel value in the difference image based on a likelihood calculated using a pixel value in the first image and a pixel value in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Keita Nakagomi
  • Patent number: 10628681
    Abstract: The method for searching a video event includes: capturing a video; obtaining multiple pixels corresponding to the video; calculating a pixel difference value of each pixel by comparing frames at different timestamps in the video; dividing the video into multiple video segments, each video segment including a group of frames; determining a representative value for each pixel in each video segment according to the pixel difference value of each pixel; generating a metadata file which records the representative value for each pixel in each video segment; and searching an event in the video according to the metadata file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kual-Zheng Lee, Yung-Cheng Kao, Hui-Hsiang Kao