Patents Examined by Jayesh A Patel
  • Patent number: 11599996
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for assessing a vessel obstruction. The methods and systems obtain a volumetric image dataset of a myocardium and at least one coronary vessel, wherein the myocardium comprises muscular tissue of the heart. A three-dimensional (3D) image corresponding to a coronary vessel of interest is created from the volumetric image dataset. Feature data that represents features of both the myocardium and the coronary vessel of interest is generated. At least some of the feature data is determined by a first machine learning-based model based on the 3D image. A second machine learning-based model is used to determine at least one parameter based on the feature data, wherein the at least one parameter represents functionally significant coronary lesion severity of the coronary vessel of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Pie Medical Imaging B.V.
    Inventors: Ivana Isgum, Majd Zreik, Jean-Paul Aben
  • Patent number: 11600105
    Abstract: A fingerprint image processing device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor performs operations. The operations include reading a tenprint card image which includes a plurality of fingerprint patterns and at least one ruled line to separate one fingerprint imprint area from another fingerprint imprint area, and extracting from the tenprint card image a fingerprint image which includes at least one of the fingerprint patterns, apart of a fingerprint imprint area, and a part of a next fingerprint imprint area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Hara, Tatsuya Shimahara
  • Patent number: 11593954
    Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for data pre-processing for stereo-temporal image sequences to improve three-dimensional data reconstruction. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media for improved correspondence refinement for image areas affected by oversaturation. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to systems, methods, and computer readable media configured to fill missing correspondences to improve three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction. The techniques include identifying image points without correspondences, using existing correspondences and/or other information to generate approximated correspondences, and cross-checking the approximated correspondences to determine whether the approximated correspondences should be used for the image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Große, Martin Schaffer, Simon Willeke
  • Patent number: 11587338
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional (3D) object detection method, a 3D object detection apparatus, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium, belonging to a field of computer vision technologies. Two-dimensional (2D) image parameters and initial 3D image parameters are determined for a target object. Candidate 3D image parameters are determined for the target object based on a disturbance range of 3D parameters and the initial 3D image parameters determined for the target object. Target 3D image parameters are selected for the target object from the candidate 3D image parameters determined for the target object based on the 2D image parameters. A 3D detection result of the target object is determined based on the target 3D image parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqing Ye, Xiao Tan, Hao Sun, Hongwu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11587206
    Abstract: Obfuscating a human or other subject in digital media preserves privacy. A user of a smartphone, for example, may enable a flag for obscuring her face in digital photos or movies. When any device captures digital media, the user's smartphone transmits the flag for receipt. The device capturing the digital media is thus informed of the user's desire to obscure her face or even entire image. The device capturing the digital media may thus perform an obscuration in response to the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Moo-Ryong Ra, Seungjoon Lee, Emiliano Miluzzo, Eric Zavesky
  • Patent number: 11580760
    Abstract: Disclosed is an effective domain name defense solution in which a domain name string may be provided to or obtained by a computer embodying a visual domain analyzer. The domain name string may be rendered or otherwise converted to an image. An optical character recognition function may be applied to the image to read out a text string which can then be compared with a protected domain name to determine whether the text string generated by the optical character recognition function from the image converted from the domain name string is similar to or matches the protected domain name. This visual domain analysis can be dynamically applied in an online process or proactively applied in an offline process to hundreds of millions of domain names.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: PROOFPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: Gaurav Mitesh Dalal, Ali Mesdaq, Sharon Huffner, Harold Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11544835
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory machine-readable storage media are provided for detecting recapture attacks of images. One method comprises extracting one or more features from an image captured by a device; applying the one or more features as input to a trained machine learning model, wherein the trained machine learning model outputs a first score based on the extracted features; obtaining metadata of the image; performing a statistical analysis of the metadata of the image; generating a second score based on the statistical analysis of the metadata of the image; and generating a probability that the image is a recapture of an original image based on the first score and the second score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TruePic Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Rice, Justin Mark Stayton, Gordon Charles Hughes
  • Patent number: 11538142
    Abstract: An image signal processor, an operating method thereof, and an image processing system are provided. The image processing system includes: a control processor configured to generate and output setting information corresponding to N (where N is an integer of 2 or more) image frames; and an image signal processor configured to perform image processing on the N image frames received from an image sensor based on the setting information, and generate an interrupt signal and transmit the interrupt signal to the control processor based on completion of the image processing performed on the N image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongchul Bak, Keunhwi Koo, Hyoungjoon Kim, Joonyoung Chang, Kilhyung Cha
  • Patent number: 11532071
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image processing and in particular to super-resolution of mosaic images. An image processor receives a low-resolution mosaic input image and applies a trained neural network to the low-resolution mosaic input image to generate output data of the neural network. Then, the processor creates a high-resolution mosaic output image based on the output data of the neural network. Each of the low-resolution mosaic image and the high-resolution mosaic image is represented by two-dimensional image data comprising, for each pixel, intensity values of different spectral bands arranged adjacent to each other in two dimensions such that each intensity value has a unique location in the two-dimensional image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Lars Petersson, Mehrdad Shoeiby, Mohammad Ali Armin, Sadegh Aliakbarian, Saeed Anwar
  • Patent number: 11532146
    Abstract: An information processing system includes circuitry configured to accept a selection of specification information from a list of the specification information displayed on a display, the specification information being included in form information acquired by performing form recognition; and display, on the display, an input field in which journal information based on the selected specification information is input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoh Aruga, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Fumihiro Teshima
  • Patent number: 11531832
    Abstract: A method is described for determining a confidence value for an object of a class determined by a neural network in an input image. The method includes: preparing an activation signature with the aid of a multiplicity of output images of a layer of the neural network for the class of the object, with the input image being provided to the input of the neural network; scaling the activation signature to the size of the input image; comparing an overlapping area portion of an area of the activation signature with an area of an object frame in relation to the area of the activation signature in order to determine the confidence value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephanie Abrecht, Oliver Willers
  • Patent number: 11527055
    Abstract: A system capable of determining which recognition algorithms should be applied to regions of interest within digital representations is presented. A preprocessing module utilizes one or more feature identification algorithms to determine regions of interest based on feature density. The preprocessing modules leverages the feature density signature for each region to determine which of a plurality of diverse recognition modules should operate on the region of interest. A specific embodiment that focuses on structured documents is also presented. Further, the disclosed approach can be enhanced by addition of an object classifier that classifies types of objects found in the regions of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Mustafa Jaber, Jeremi M. Sudol, Bing Song
  • Patent number: 11520041
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining a first depth estimation characterizing a distance between the device and a surface in a real-world environment, wherein the first depth estimation is derived from image data including a representation of the surface; receiving, using the audio transceiver, an acoustic reflection of an acoustic wave, wherein the acoustic wave is transmitted in a known direction relative to the device; and determining a second depth estimation based on the acoustic reflection, wherein the second depth estimation characterizes the distance between the device and the surface in the real-world environment; and determining a confirmed depth estimation characterizing the distance between the device and the surface based on resolving any mismatch between the first depth estimation and the second depth estimation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Eubank, Ryan S. Carlin
  • Patent number: 11521404
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to: determine a document type of a document by using a title of the document, the document being classified as the determined document type, the title representing a category of the document and being extracted from a read image of the document; and extract a field value from the document by using an item of definition information prepared in accordance with the determined document type from among items of definition information. The definition information is prepared for each document type and defines a rule for extracting a field value from a document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimizu, Shigeru Okada, Masanori Yoshizuka
  • Patent number: 11514260
    Abstract: Information recommendation methods are provided. Image information corresponding to an image is obtained by processing circuitry. The image is associated with a user identifier. A user tag set corresponding to the user identifier and the image information is generated. A feature vector corresponding to user tags in the user tag set and the image information is formed. The feature vector is processed according to a trained information recommendation model, to obtain a recommendation parameter of to-be-recommended information. A recommendation of the to-be-recommended information is provided to a terminal corresponding to the user identifier according to the recommendation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiling Shi, Li Lin
  • Patent number: 11514699
    Abstract: In an approach for a text block recognition in a document, a processor detects characters in the document using an object detection technique. A processor identifies positions of the detected characters in the document. A processor analyzes semantic connectivity among the detected characters based on the positions and semantic connectivity of the characters. A processor recognizes text blocks of related characters based on the semantic connectivity analysis. A processor outputs the text blocks associated with the related characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Zhong Fang Yuan, Zhuo Cai, Tong Liu, Yu Pan, Li Ni Zhang, Jian Long Li
  • Patent number: 11503295
    Abstract: An apparatus for encoding an image and an apparatus for decoding an image are presented. An image contains one or more regions. For encoding the image, the image is decomposed into one or more regions and a region is evaluated to determine whether the region meets a predetermined compressions acceptability criteria. The region is then encoded in response to the transformed and quantized region meeting the predetermined compression acceptability criteria. For decoding the image, a region of the image is selected and the selected region is decoded using metadata associated with the selected region. The metadata includes transformation quantization settings and information describing an aspect ratio used to compress the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Pomianowski, Konstantine Iourcha
  • Patent number: 11481878
    Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and techniques for detecting and/or reconstructing objects depicted in digital image data within a three-dimensional space are disclosed. The concepts utilize internal features for detection and reconstruction, avoiding reliance on information derived from location of edges. The inventive concepts provide an improvement over conventional techniques since objects may be detected and/or reconstructed even when edges are obscured or not depicted in the digital image data. In one aspect, detecting a document depicted in a digital image includes: detecting a plurality of identifying features of the document, wherein the plurality of identifying features are located internally with respect to the object; projecting a location of one or more edges of the document based at least in part on the plurality of identifying features; and outputting the projected location of the one or more edges of the document to a display of a computer, and/or a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KOFAX, INC.
    Inventors: Jiyong Ma, Stephen Michael Thompson, Jan W. Amtrup
  • Patent number: 11481912
    Abstract: A device includes an encoder configured to generate a plurality of feature data by encoding an image; a bottleneck circuit configured to generate enhanced feature data from first bottleneck data among the plurality of feature data; and a decoder configured to generate a depth map corresponding to the image by decoding the enhanced feature data and the plurality of feature data except the first bottleneck data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: SK hynix Inc., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Doyeon Kim, Sihaeng Lee, Janghyeon Lee, Minki Jo, Junmo Kim
  • Patent number: 11482028
    Abstract: A transformed image generation unit 32 generates a transformed image by transforming an oblique image. A target region specifying unit 36 specifies a target region indicating the target in the front image based on a feature extracted from a typical portion of a document written on a target in a sample image and a feature extracted from at least a part of the front image. A verification unit 38 determines whether a target shown in the oblique image is the same as a target shown in the front image by verifying the target region in the front image and a region in the transformed image associated with the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Yeongnam Chae