Patents Examined by C. L.
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Patent number: 12056853Abstract: An apparatus for stent visualization includes a hardware processor that is configured to input one or more stent images from a sequence of X-ray images and corresponding balloon marker location data to a cascaded spatial transform network. The background is separated from the one or more stent images using the cascaded spatial transform network and a transformed stent image with a clear background and a non-stent background image is generated. The stent layer and non-stent layer are generated using a neural network without online optimization. A mapping function f maps the inputs, the sequence images and marker coordinates, into the two single image outputs.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shanhui Sun, Li Chen, Yikang Liu, Xiao Chen, Zhang Chen
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Patent number: 12051260Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive a document associated with a series of recurring events and associated with an account. The device may analyze, using at least one of an optical character recognition technique or a natural language processing technique, the document to identify one or more characteristics associated with the document. The device may match the document with a record included in a ledger associated with the account based on the one or more characteristics associated with the document, enabling the device to identify that the record is associated with a recurring event of the series of recurring events. The device may modify display information associated with the ledger to append at least one characteristic associated with the document to information associated with the record. The device may transmit, to a user device, the display information to cause the display information to be displayed by the user device.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Joshua Edwards, Abdelkader M'hamed Benkreira, Michael Mossoba
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Patent number: 12039779Abstract: A method for whole-process trace leaving of video manuscript gathering, editing, and check, including: extracting a key frame from video clipping information, generating histogram data by using the key frame, and obtaining video modification information based on the histogram data; and on-chaining, by using timestamps as blockchain nodes, the video modification information completed at different time points to form a trace chain arranged according to the timestamp, to implement whole-process trace leaving for video clipping. The technical solutions of the present invention resolve a difficulty in whole-process trace leaving for video manuscript editing and issuing, and in addition, by using the blockchain techniques, implement tamper-proofing and security of trace information, thereby effectively improving security of gathering and editing in the media industry.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SHANDONG SHUNNET MEDIA CO., LTD.Inventors: Qiang Han, Bin Li, Jinzeng Yang, Wenwen Zhou, Ziyang Zhang, Guangqing Li
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Patent number: 12038972Abstract: A method and system for profiling a reference image and an object-of-interest therewithin is disclosed. The method includes storing semantic metadata that provides semantic information about environments for respective areas covered by respective Fields Of View (FOVs) of video cameras. The method also includes comparing the semantic metadata to additional metadata corresponding to at least one of an object accessory and a non-permanent object facet to identify a subset of the video cameras, less than an entire video camera universe, that meet a similarity score condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Yin Wang, Euan Brodie, Lukasz Osuch
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Patent number: 12014478Abstract: A method, processor, and computer readable medium for generating blended intensity data for processing by a further processor, the method comprising the steps of generating a local contrast map based on image data, the local contrast map comprising a plurality of contrast values. An alpha mask is generated by associating an alpha mask value to each contrast value. First intensity data based on the image data using a first intensity calculation method and second intensity data based on the image data using a second intensity calculation method are also generated. The blended intensity data is generated by blending from at least one of the first intensity data and the second intensity data based on the alpha mask values; and outputted to the further processor.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: ARM LIMITEDInventors: Liam James O'Neil, Yanxiang Wang, Güney Kayim, Alexis Leonardo Lluis Gomez
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Patent number: 12008755Abstract: A method for detecting chromosomal abnormalities comprising conversion of a chromosomal image into an ideogram which is compared to a control or standard ideogram of a chromosome; or converting an ideogram of a chromosome into a chromosomal image.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignees: National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research CenterInventors: Yahya Abdulfattah Bokhari, Areej Abdulaziz Alhareeri, Azizah Mohammed Alkhaldi, Abdulrhman Fahad Aljouie
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Patent number: 12008745Abstract: An additive manufacturing method includes depositing a first amount of metal powder onto a powder bed of a printing system, spreading the first amount of metal powder across the powder bed to form a first layer, and depositing a first amount of binder material on the first layer. The additive manufacturing method also includes exposing the first layer to a first lighting condition, imaging the first layer under the first lighting condition to generate a first image, analyzing the first image of the first layer, and determining whether to adjust at least one printing parameter based on the analyzing.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Desktop Metal, Inc.Inventors: George Hudelson, Matthew McCambridge, Jake Dec, Alexander Legendre
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Patent number: 11980348Abstract: A medical control apparatus to which a rigid endoscope having an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject is detachably connected is configured to perform image processing on a captured image obtained by capturing a subject image introduced by the rigid endoscope and generate a medical photographic image to be displayed on a display device that displays images. The medical control apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect a mask width that is a distance between boundary points dividing the subject image included in the captured image and a mask area that is an area other than the subject image; and a control unit configured to calculate a first parameter used for the image processing in accordance with the mask width.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Taihei Michihata, Hiroshi Myoken, Satoshi Mitsui
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Patent number: 11967126Abstract: A device and a computer implemented method of anomaly detection, including processing a digital representation of a signal or image with a wavelet decomposition to generate a first, second, and third plurality of decomposed representations, processing a first decomposed representation of the third plurality of decomposed representations with a first generative model to determine a first likelihood, processing a second decomposed representation of the third plurality of decomposed representations with a second generative model to determine a second likelihood, processing a second decomposed representation of the second plurality of decomposed representations with a third generative model to determine a third likelihood, processing a second decomposed representation of the first plurality of decomposed representations with a fourth generative model to determine a fourth likelihood, detecting an anomaly when at least one of the first likelihood, the second likelihood, the third likelihood and the fourth likelihoType: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Dan Zhang, Robin Tibor Schirrmeister
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Patent number: 11954836Abstract: A method, electronic device and storage medium for processing an image using depth-of-field information is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a weight matrix and a weight image based on depth-of-field data of an input image; obtaining a first horizontal summed area table corresponding to the weight matrix and a second horizontal summed area table corresponding to the weight image by performing horizontal summing operation on the weight matrix and the weight image; obtaining a first weighted blurring image corresponding to the weight matrix based on the first horizontal summed area table, and obtaining a second weighted blurring image corresponding to the weight image based on the second horizontal summed area table; and obtaining a pixel value of the pixel in a target image based on the first and second weighted blurring images.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Meiya Chen, Qiang Rao, Ran Zhu, Shuangshuang Yin, Piyao He
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Patent number: 11823412Abstract: A method for generating and evaluating N-to-1 mappings, between spatial point sets in nD, n=2 or 3 implemented on a computing device comprising a programmable general purpose processor and a programmable data-parallel coprocessor and a memory coupled with them. Embodiments comprises using the computing device to receive a first and a second spatial point sets, the first spatial point set comprising a first non-empty portion of non-isolated points and a second non-empty portion of constrained points, an array of fixed correspondents for the second non-empty portion, and a CCISS or padded CCISS between the first non-isolated portion and the second spatial point set, and use these to generate an array of N-to-1 mappings between the first portion of non-isolated points and the second spatial point set, an array of overall distance measures for the array of N-to-1 mappings, and an optimal N-to-1 mapping with the lowest overall distance measure.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Inventor: Tianzhi Yang
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Patent number: 8518063Abstract: A vascular closure system includes a vessel closure device with an electrically conductive component. The vessel closure device is configured to be advanced percutaneously to an opening in a blood vessel and to mechanically draw together sides of the opening or occlude the opening. A power source in electrical contact with the vessel closure device provides power to the vessel closure device to thereby heat tissue in an area near the opening to facilitate the closure or healing of the opening. The vessel closure device may be configured to be advanced to the opening over a tubular medical device. The vessel closure device may include a superelastic or shape memory element. The vessel closure device may be in contact with two conductors from the power source and may be configured to heat tissue via direct resistive element heating. Alternatively, one conductor may be connected to the vessel closure device and a second conductor may be connected to a ground pad on the patient.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Inventors: Russell A. Houser, William D. Hare
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Patent number: 7418421Abstract: A method of dynamically negotiating a transaction can include determining a potential transaction between participants according to transaction parameters stored within a transaction parameter data store. The transaction parameters can be associated with each of the participants and can specify acceptable transaction terms. The potential transactions can be evaluated according to a mutual benefit conferred on the participants by the potential transactions according to the transaction parameters. The potential transactions can be ordered according to decreasing mutual benefit; and, the potential transaction having the greatest mutual benefit can be presented to the participants.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Tsz Cheng
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Patent number: 7383229Abstract: The present invention provides systems and techniques for transmitting a streaming media file. One of the techniques includes sending a metering uniform resource locator (URL) from a first server to a client player over a network, and sending a streaming media file from a second server to the client player over the network. The streaming media file includes at least one embedded metering event. In response to receiving the metering URL and the embedded metering event at the client player, a user meter is ticked.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventor: Ronald Jacoby
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Patent number: 7383462Abstract: Data at a primary storage system is encrypted and remote copied to a secondary storage system. A Remote Copy Configuration Information (RCCI) is created that identifies the encryption mechanism, keys, data source volume, and target volume for the remote copy. The RCCI is backed up on a trusted computer system. In one embodiment, the secondary storage system is an off-site data storage system managed by a third party. Upon detection of a failure in the primary storage system, the encrypted data and RCCI are transferred to a tertiary server, which is optionally created upon detection of the failure, and operations of the failed primary server are resumed by the tertiary server. In one embodiment, the failure is detected by loss of a heart beat signal transmitted from the primary storage system to a management server that initiates the transfers to the tertiary server.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Osaki, Yuichi Yagawa
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Patent number: 7363244Abstract: Given the recent changes in the policy governing Internet content distribution, such as the institution of per listener royalties for Internet radio broadcasters, content distributors now have an incentive to under-report the size of their audience. Previous audience measurement schemes only protect against inflation of audience size. We present the first protocols for audience measurement that protect against both inflation and deflation attempts by content distributors. The protocols trade-off the amount of additional information the service providers must distribute to facilitate audience inference with the amount of infrastructure required and are applicable to Internet radio, web plagiarism, and software license enforcement. The protocols can be applied to other situations, such as auditing website screen scrapers and per-seat licensed software installations.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2002Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: Jessica N. Staddon, Robert T. Johnson
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Patent number: 7359885Abstract: A system and method for device-based access to account functions is provided. Access to functions is based upon the protocols supported by the device. More secure protocols are used to access all account functions including more sensitive account functions, such as making online payments and transferring funds. Less secure protocols, such as those used by mobile telephones and wireless communication devices, can still be used to access the account in order to perform less sensitive account functions, such as checking account summaries or balances. In one embodiment, the user can alter security settings to determine which account functions are allowed based on the type of protocol being used.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Shunguo Yan
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Patent number: 7353184Abstract: A system and method for customer-side market segmentation and categorization. This segmentation is done without disclosing sensitive private customer information to the business. A customer downloads a categorization module to a portable device (PDA, wireless cellular phone, etc.) or personal computer. A business defines a decision procedure corresponding to a set of defined customer categories. The business sends their rule set to the customer's device, which uses the rules and a set of stored customer-specific historical and demographic information to determine into which of the business-specific customer categories the customer falls. The categorization module may use any of a variety of methods, such as decision trees, neural networks, Bayesian belief networks, k-nearest neighbor, genetic algorithms, or rule sets. The customer category is sent to the business without other personal data for the business to prepare appropriate promotional material or initiate specific actions.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2002Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Evan R. Kirshenbaum, Henri Jacques Suermondt
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Patent number: 7340048Abstract: The present invention solves the problem of cross-provider access proprietary information between unaffiliated and competing network providers, but not allow that information to be disclosed to competing providers. The invention provides a system that allows increased utilization and revenue by allowing information from one provider to be accessed and used to complete a transaction or make a connection with subscribers in another carrier or network system without that information being disclosed. The description of the invention for use in wireless or cellular directory assistance is for convenience and illustration of the features of the invention. It is to be understood that the invention has many embodiments and can be applied to any system where confidential and secure access to an entity or services are needed.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Context Connect LLCInventors: Robert A Stern, Rod Drury, Sunny Ahn
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Patent number: 7319988Abstract: A method and apparatus of encouraging distribution, registration, and purchase of free copyable software and other digital information which is accessed on a User's System via a Programmer's Program. Software tools which can be incorporated into a Programmer's Program allow the User to access Advanced Features of the Programmer's Program only in the presence of a valid Password which is unique to a particular Target ID generated on an ID-Target such as the User's System. Advanced features will thus re-lock if the Password is copied to another ID-target. If a valid Password is not present, the User is invited to obtain one, and provided with the means of doing so, and of installing that Password in a place accessible to the User's System on subsequent occasions. The present invention also provides Programmers with means to invoke business operations as well as computational operations with their programs, and thus to automatically obtain payment from Users who elect to obtain passwords.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: SL Patent Holdings LLCInventor: Jonathan Schull