Patents Examined by Amandeep Saini
  • Patent number: 11704476
    Abstract: A method for estimating text heights of text line images includes estimating a text height with a sequence recognizer. The method further includes normalizing a vertical dimension and/or position of text within a text line image based on the text height. The method may also further include calculating a feature of the text line image. In some examples, the sequence recognizer estimates the text height with a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LEVERTON HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Florian Kuhlmann, Michael Kieweg, Saurabh Shekhar Verma
  • Patent number: 11704136
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for suggesting reminders from content displayed on a mobile device. An example method may include analyzing content generated by a first mobile application and displayed on a display of a mobile device, and determining that the content suggests an event, the event including at least one entity. The method may also include providing an assistance window requesting confirmation for adding a reminder for the event in a second mobile application responsive to determining that the content suggests the event, and adding the reminder via the second mobile application responsive to receiving the confirmation. In some implementations the first mobile application is a messaging application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Sharifi, David Petrou
  • Patent number: 11699281
    Abstract: A statistical learning technique that does not rely upon paired imaging information is described herein. The technique may be computer-implemented and may be used in order to train a statistical learning model to perform image synthesis, such as in support of radiation therapy treatment planning. In an example, a trained statistical learning model may include a convolutional neural network established as a generator convolutional network, and the generator may be trained at least in part using a separate convolutional neural network established as a discriminator convolutional network. The generator convolutional network and the discriminator convolutional network may form an adversarial network architecture for use during training. After training, the generator convolutional network may be provided for use in synthesis of images, such as to receive imaging data corresponding to a first imaging modality type, and to synthesize imaging data corresponding to a different, second imaging modality type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Elekta, Inc.
    Inventor: Xiao Han
  • Patent number: 11699234
    Abstract: An apparatus accesses label data and training images corresponding to a geographic area; and provides the label data and training images to a training model. The training model comprises of at least a predictor model and an alignment model. The predictor model is configured to receive an image and provide a prediction corresponding to the image. The alignment model is configured to generate a transformed prediction based on aligning the label data and the prediction. The apparatus executes a loss engine to iteratively receive the label data and the transformed prediction, evaluate a loss function based on the label data and the transformed prediction, and cause weights of the predictor model and the alignment model to be updated based on the evaluated loss function to cause the predictor and alignment models to be trained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventor: Ian Endres
  • Patent number: 11699238
    Abstract: A local extension method for segmentation of anatomical treelike structures includes receiving an initial segmentation of 3D image data including an initial treelike structure. A target point in the 3D image data is defined, and a region of interest based on the target point is extracted to create a sub-image. Highly tubular voxels are detected in the sub-image, and a spillage-constrained region growing is performed using the highly tubular voxels as seed points. Connected components are extracted from the results of the region growing. The extracted components are pruned to discard components not likely to be connected to the initial treelike structure, keeping only candidate components likely to be a valid sub-tree of the initial treelike structure. The candidate components are connected to the initial treelike structure, thereby extending the initial segmentation in the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Veran Medical Technologies, inc.
    Inventors: Mark Hunter, Andrew Dougherty
  • Patent number: 11699214
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for denoising an image. The method can include receiving an acquired image from an image acquisition system, and processing the acquired image with a nonlinear diffusion coefficient based filter having a diffusion coefficient that is calculated using gradient vector orientation information in the acquired image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Mahbubunnabi Tamal
  • Patent number: 11694437
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for computer vision techniques for safety hazard detection. A frame of image data representing a physical environment is received. In some examples, a first object represented in the frame of image data may be detected. A determination may be made that the first object is of a first class. A first zone represented in the frame of image data may be identified. The first zone may correspond to a ground surface of the physical environment. A determination may be made that the first object at least partially overlaps with the first zone. A first rule associated with the first zone may be determined. The first rule may restrict objects of the first class from being present within the first zone. Output data may be generated indicating that the first object is at least partially within the first zone, in violation of the first rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Manishbhai Desai, Santhosh Mani, Bo Wang, Kausic Gunasekar
  • Patent number: 11693901
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method for extracting information from imagery includes obtaining data representing a sequence of images, at least one of the sequence of images depicting an object. The method includes inputting the sequence of images into a machine-learned information extraction model that is trained to extract location information from the sequence of images. The method includes obtaining as an output of the information extraction model in response to inputting the sequence of images, data representing a real-world location associated with the object depicted in the sequence of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Gorban, Yanxiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11694465
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to capture images are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes an image sensor to observe a first image of a face, and a logic circuit to determine whether the face in the first image is in a first orientation with respect to the image sensor, and when the face in the first image is in the first orientation: trigger the image sensor to capture a second image of the face, and perform a facial recognition process on the second image, but not on the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Christen V. Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11687668
    Abstract: Provided is a method, system, and computer program product for storing images across multiple distributed computing systems according to image sensitivity. The method comprises identifying an image and analyzing the image to identify sensitive information in the image. The method further comprises splitting the image into a sensitive portion and a non-sensitive portion. The method further comprises storing the sensitive portion of the image in a first distributed computing system and storing the non-sensitive portion of the image in a second distributed computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Abhishek Kaul, Sachin Gupta, Pramod Vadayadiyil Raveendran, Seema Nagar, Kuntal Dey
  • Patent number: 11672501
    Abstract: The method may include obtaining a first set of imaging data affording a sagittal view relating to a subject and a first couch supporting the subject. The first couch may have a plurality of first positions reflected in the first set of imaging data as a first conformation. The method may also include determining a displacement field associated with a first set of imaging data with respect to the reference conformation based on the first conformation and a reference conformation. The method may further include adjusting the first set of imaging data with respect to the reference conformation based on the displacement field. In some embodiments, the method may include obtaining an image of the subject with respect to the reference conformation based on the adjusted first set of imaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Supratik Bose, Jonathan Maltz
  • Patent number: 11676358
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method and apparatus for digitizing paper data, an electronic device and a storage medium, relating to fields of image processing and cloud computing, in particular to image recognition technologies. The method includes: determining a standard template according to an image to be processed and mark information corresponding to the image to be processed, wherein the image to be processed is obtained by photographing paper data and the standard template is used to represent a reference coordinate system of the image to be processed; recognizing graphic handwriting information comprised in the image to be processed; and generating digitized data corresponding to the image to be processed according to the graphic handwriting information and the standard template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yabo Liu, Jianfa Zou, Lei Nie, Feng Huang
  • Patent number: 11670084
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, that includes a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including receiving a manifest for a point cloud, wherein the point cloud is partitioned into a plurality of cells; determining an occlusion level for a cell of the plurality of cells with respect to a predicted viewport; reducing a point density for the cell provided in the manifest based on the occlusion level, thereby determining a reduced point density; and requesting delivery of points in the cell, based on the reduced point density. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Bo Han, Cheuk Yiu Ip, Jackson Jarrell Pair
  • Patent number: 11663717
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tothu Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob
  • Patent number: 11659135
    Abstract: Systems comprising a digital camera, an interface operable to mark a first entity in a frame of an input video stream and to determine a frame rate ratio FR1/FR2 between a first frame rate FR1 and a second frame rate FR2, a processor configurable to generate an output video stream of the digital camera, wherein the output video stream includes a first entity played at FR1 and a second entity played at FR2, and methods of using and providing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.
    Inventors: Ron Sudar, Ester Bar-El
  • Patent number: 11645739
    Abstract: The present application provides an image processing method and an image processing system. The image processing method includes: obtaining a first image matrix; generating a first classified image matrix, wherein the first classified image matrix Includes a plurality of parts corresponding to a plurality of classification; obtaining a plurality of weightings, for a first image process, corresponding to the plurality of parts of the first classified image matrix, and generating a first weighting matrix accordingly; and performing the first image process upon the first image matrix according to the first weighting matrix to generate a first processed image matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Ying Chen, Hsin-Ying Ou, Chia-Wei Yu, Chun-Hsing Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11646118
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a patient risk assessment or treatment plan based on emboli dislodgement and destination. One method includes receiving a patient-specific anatomic model generated from patient-specific imaging of at least a portion of a patient's vasculature; determining or receiving a location of interest in the patient-specific anatomic model of the patient's vasculature; using a computing processor for calculating blood flow through the patient-specific anatomic model to determine blood flow characteristics through at least the portion of the patient's vasculature of the patient-specific anatomic model downstream from the location of interest; and using a computing processor for particle tracking through the simulated blood flow to determine a destination probability of an embolus originating from the location of interest in the patient-specific anatomic model, based on the determined blood flow characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo Grady, Gilwoo Choi, Charles A. Taylor, Christopher K. Zarins
  • Patent number: 11645777
    Abstract: A device determines the positioning of objects in a scene by implementing a robust and deterministic method. The device obtains object detection data (ODD) which identifies the objects and locations of reference points of the objects in views of the scene. The obtained ODD is processed to identify a first image object of a first view as a mirror reflection of a real object. A virtual view associated with a virtual camera position is created, including the ODD associated with the first image object of the first view. The ODD associated with the first image object is removed from the first view. Based on the ODD associated with at least said virtual view and a further view of the one or more views, a position of said first image object is computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Anders Isberg, Andrej Petef, Olivier Moliner, Sangxia Huang
  • Patent number: 11642004
    Abstract: A medical imaging system having an image sensor, a birefringent mask coupled to the image sensor, and processing circuitry that obtains image data from the image sensor, and performs processing on the image data based on unique optical characteristics of a coupled medical device, wherein the processing includes selecting at least one of depth of field expansion and blur improvement based on the unique optical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kashima, Tsuneo Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11640712
    Abstract: Visibility of a summary video image is improved. An information processing apparatus generates a summary video image by changing an appearance order of a target object detected from a video image, the information processing apparatus including an identification unit configured to identify an identical target object based on data on a plurality of target objects detected from a video image, a determination unit configured to determine an arrangement of movement paths of two or more target objects identified as an identical target object by the identification unit such that the movement paths do not overlap in a time direction, and a generation unit configured to generate the summary video image of the video image based on the arrangement determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroki Urashima