Patents Examined by Amara Abdi
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Patent number: 12714384Abstract: Provided is an image in which noise and artifacts, which pose a problem in intraoperative MRI, are reduced and a decrease in sharpness due to noise reduction for a tissue or a site, for which high visibility is required, is suppressed. In a case of generating and presenting a third MR image by using a first MR image acquired by an MRI apparatus and a second MR image obtained by performing processing of reducing noise and artifacts with respect to the first MR image, a difference for each pixel between the first MR image and the second MR image is taken, and a weighting value for each pixel is calculated using a generated difference image. The weighting value is used to combine the first MR image and the second MR image through weighted averaging for each pixel, and the combined image is presented.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2024Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Suguru Yokosawa, Atsuro Suzuki, Toru Shirai
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Patent number: 12712980Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a video analyzer that analyzes video data captured by a surveillance camera, detects an event belonging to a specific category, and outputs a detection result, a display controller that displays, together with a video of the video data, a category setting screen for setting a category of an event included in the video, and a learning data accumulator that accumulates, as learning data together with the video data, category information set in accordance with an operation by an operator to the category setting screen. The video analyzer performs learning processing by using the learning data accumulated in the learning data accumulator.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2024Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Daichi Hisada, Takeshi Moribe
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Patent number: 12700107Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to calculate motion of one or more pixel in a region in an image. In at least one embodiment, motion is calculated based on motion of one or more pixels in a different region of said image that overlaps said region in which one or more algorithms are expressed in CUDA code, for example, for efficient execution on a GPU.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Vipul Parashar, Dong Zhang, Sampurnananda Mishra
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Patent number: 12694678Abstract: Methods and systems for image-based abnormal event detection are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining a sequential set of images captured by a camera; generating a set of observed features for each of the images; generating a set of predicted features based on a portion of the sets of observed features that excludes the set of observed features for a last image in the sequential set of images; determining that a difference between the set of predicted features and the set of observed features for the last image in the sequential set of images satisfies abnormal event criteria; and in response to determining that the difference between the set of predicted features and the set of observed features for the last image in the sequential set of images satisfies abnormal event criteria, classifying the set of sequential images as showing an abnormal event.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: ObjectVideo Labs, LLCInventors: Jangwon Lee, Gang Qian, Allison Beach, Donald Gerard Madden
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Patent number: 12694716Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide techniques for detecting subject behavior by processing video data using one or more trained models configured to detect subject behavior. The described system processes sets of frames from the video data using different trained models. The system further processes different orientations of the sets of frames. The various outputs from the different trained models and from processing the different orientations of the sets of frames may be combined to then make a final determination as to whether the subject is exhibiting a particular behavior during a particular frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: The Jackson LaboratoryInventors: Vivek Kumar, Brian Q. Geuther
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Patent number: 12682484Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a target tracking method and apparatus, a device, and a medium. The method includes: acquiring a target video frame; determining, based on the target video frame, position information of a target area in the target video frame; in a case that a determination of the position information of the target area in the target video frame is failed, determining target photographing position information, and determining again, according to the target photographing position information and a camera projection algorithm, the position information of the target area in the target video frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2023Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkai Guo, Sicong Du
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Patent number: 12651364Abstract: A method for estimating at least a length of a vessel comprises monitoring of a scene by a camera, wherein the camera provides a first plurality of two-dimensional images of the scene At least one reference object is detected in at least one two-dimensional image of the first plurality of two-dimensional images and a pixel position and at least a pixel width of each of the reference objects are determined. Further, at least a width scaling model is created. Further, the camera provides a second plurality of two-dimensional images of the scene and at least one vessel is detected in at least one two-dimensional image of the second plurality of two-dimensional images. A pixel position and at least a pixel width of the vessel are determined in the respective two-dimensional image and a vessel length estimation for the vessel is derived from the width scaling model.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: Jenoptik Smart Mobility Solutions, LLCInventor: Tadas Orentas
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Patent number: 12646356Abstract: Systems and methods for automated eye tracking assessment for skill development. In some examples, a system includes an eye tracking device; a third-person tracking system comprising at least one external camera; and a computer system comprising one or more processors. The computer system is configured for receiving, while a user is performing a task, eye gaze data from the eye tracking device, a user-view video from the user-view camera or screen capture technology, and, in some examples, an external video of the user from the external camera. The computer system is configured for determining whether or not the user's gaze is fixated on or tracking a specific location or object in a performance space for a threshold amount of time prior to the onset of a movement or a performance action. The computer system is configured for determining a task performance outcome.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, CHIRON PERFORMANCEInventors: Adam Charles Kiefer, Ryan Patrick MacPherson, Derek Lance Joseph Panchuk
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Patent number: 12646325Abstract: A video analysis system is a system in which a video is analyzed through an edge device installed in each site to generate a security event, and when the edge device continuously generates erroneous security events, the video is analyzed through another edge device or a cloud server in parallel, and then a deep learning model enabling the edge device not to generate an erroneous security event is found to change the edge device, thereby maintaining high video analysis quality.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: EdgeDX Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong Uk Park
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Patent number: 12646328Abstract: Systems, tools and methods to allow for control and management of a free flowing parking facility. Accurate recognition of vehicles may be achieved by identifying a target time and location for capturing an image of the vehicle based on a predicted path of the vehicle. The predicted path may be calculated based on sensor readings that detect the presence of a vehicle as well as the speed at which it is traveling.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2025Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: AirGarage, Inc.Inventors: Josiah Kendell Lapolla, Anusha Datar, Scott Elliot Fitsimones, Jonathon Andrew Barkl, Chelsea Lynn Border
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Patent number: 12639943Abstract: A method, and a system for training super-resolution deep neural network to classify coastal area in Remote Sensing (RS) image includes retrieving RS image having first resolution. Further, the method includes processing RS image through multi-block residual attention based Very Deep Super Resolution (VDSR) network to obtain residual image. The method includes generating high-resolution output image by adding residual image to RS image. Further, the method includes generating color feature map using high-resolution output image. The method includes generating resultant feature map by processing high-resolution output image through multimodal inception attention network (M2IAN) including plurality of inception attention processes. Further, the method includes combining the color feature map and resultant feature map. The method further includes learning to classify composite feature image into plurality of coastal area categories.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2025Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITYInventor: Muhammad Attique Khan
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Patent number: 12629954Abstract: An optically variable surface pattern which is designed to provide a multi-color representation when viewed from at least one predefined viewing angle and includes a multiplicity of surface elements which are provided with relief structures, at least one of the relief structures having nanostructures that act as color filters. The relief structures are selected from a set of at least four relief structures that differ from one another, each of which generating a color impression corresponding to a predefined monochromatic color when viewed from the predefined viewing angle, and each of the monochromatic colors corresponding to a different basic color. The surface elements are dimensioned such that, in at least one subregion of the surface pattern, when viewed from the at least one predefined viewing angle, a color impression corresponding to a mixed color that differs from the predefined basic colors can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Christian Fuhse, Christian Stockl, Moritz Hofer
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Patent number: 12620248Abstract: A first Vision-Language Model (VLM) in a first branch identifies a first set of fields in input data using a visualized first set of bounding boxes (BB). The first VLM labels and outputs a labeled first set of fields. A first agentic AI in the first branch localizes and outputs an identified field as a desired type of field using a visualized identified BB. A second VLM in a second branch identifies a second set of fields in the input data using a visualized second set of BBs. An MLLM uses the input data with the second set of BBs to output a set of recognizing field from the second set of BBs. A second agentic AI in the second branch and labels a target field. A training data set is formed by combining the input data, labeled identified field, and the labeled target field.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2025Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Inventors: Sourav Halder, Jinjun Tong, Xinyu Wu
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Patent number: 12614270Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology relate to solutions for gas leak detection in natural gas extraction and storage environments. In some examples, a machine learning interface generates feature vectors based on video data that depicts a natural gas storage facility and feeds the feature vectors to a machine learning engine. The machine learning engine ingests the feature vectors and generates a machine learning output that indicates the presence of the gas leak in the natural gas storage facility. The machine learning interface receives the machine learning output that indicates the presence of a gas leak in the natural gas storage facility. The machine learning interface generates and transfers an alert based on the machine learning output.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: Clean Connect AI, Inc.Inventors: Mehdi Korjani, David A. Conley, Mark Smith
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Patent number: 12608831Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device and a storage medium. The image processing method includes: inputting an initial depth map, a first confidence level of the initial depth map, an initial normal vector map and a second confidence level of the initial normal vector map into an optimizer; performing joint optimization on a depth map and a normal vector map, with an objective of minimizing a difference between an optimized depth map and the depth map before being optimized and a difference between an optimized normal vector map and the normal vector map before being optimized, and an objective of minimizing an error between local planes determined on the basis of a same region in the optimized depth map and the optimized normal vector map; and outputting the optimized depth map and the optimized normal vector map.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkai Guo, Wang Zhao, Shaohui Liu
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Patent number: 12602822Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, device and storage medium for back-end optimization of simultaneous localization and mapping. In the method, a target three-dimensional space point is determined in three-dimensional space points of a plurality of key frames located by a simultaneous localization and mapping system. In addition, a reprojection error is determined based on the target three-dimensional space point, and a weight is provided for the reprojection error by preprocessing the maximum parallax corresponding to the target three-dimensional space point, to obtain the relative reprojection error.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jiawei Wen
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Patent number: 12597252Abstract: A computer-implemented method of tracking objects in a video sequence of a scene comprises determining a location of a sink in the scene where objects exit the scene and a location of a source where objects enter the scene; tracking a first object moving in the scene using a re-identification algorithm, wherein the first object is associated with a re-identification threshold of the re-identification algorithm; detecting that the first object has exited the scene at the sink; and responsive to detecting that the first object has exited the scene at the sink, adjusting the re-identification threshold associated with the first object such that a probability that the re-identification algorithm re-identifies a second object, entering the scene at the source after the first object has exited the scene at the sink, as the first object is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2024Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: AXIS ABInventors: Niclas Danielsson, Christian Colliander, Amanda Nilsson, Sarah Laross
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Patent number: 12579564Abstract: A two-stage learning framework provides image-based complementary item recommendations. After receiving an image of a real-world scene depicting at least one object, the first stage generates feature embeddings for the real-world scene and the at least one object. The second stage generates a predicted feature embedding for at least one predicted object from the feature embeddings obtained from the first stage, generates a category embedding for the at least one predicted object from the predicted feature embedding, generates a recommended feature embedding for at least one recommended object from the predicted feature embedding and the category embedding, and outputs an identifier of the at least one recommended object, wherein the at least one recommended object is complementary to the at least one object.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shan Yang, Xijun Wang, Anqi Liang, Ming Lin
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Patent number: 12576595Abstract: Systems and methods for improved volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM) are described herein. In some aspects of the present disclosure, approaches to VAM image-computation are provided that algebraically optimizes directly on the structure to be printed, instead of on the set of external projection images. These approaches provide multiple advantages including improved reconstruction fidelity, simplicity, flexibility, and robust convergence to a desirable reconstruction, regardless of initial image-set guess.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body CorporateInventors: Robert R. McLeod, Charles M. Rackson
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Patent number: 12574469Abstract: A video processing apparatus includes a video analyzer that analyzes video data captured by a surveillance camera, detects an event belonging to a specific category, and outputs a detection result, a display controller that displays, together with a video of the video data, a category setting screen for setting a category of an event included in the video, and a learning data accumulator that accumulates, as learning data together with the video data, category information set in accordance with an operation by an operator to the category setting screen. The video analyzer performs learning processing by using the learning data accumulated in the learning data accumulator.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Daichi Hisada, Takeshi Moribe