Patents Examined by Kathleen Y Dulaney
  • Anomaly detection using image-based physical characterization
    Patent number: 10664966
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention includes reading a scale in image data representing an image of physical characteristics and resizing at least a portion of the image data to align with target image data representing a target image based at least in part on the scale to form resized image data representing one or more resized images. Noise reduction is applied to the resized image data to produce test image data representing one or more test images. A best fit analysis is performed on the test image data with respect to the target image data. Test image data having the best fit are stored with training image data representing classification training images indicative of one or more recognized features. An anomaly in unclassified image data representing an unclassified image is identified based at least in part on an anomaly detector as trained using the classification training images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dechao Guo, Liying Jiang, Derrick Liu, Jingyun Zhang, Huimei Zhou
  • Image reading device
    Patent number: 10657629
    Abstract: A memory stores image data generated by sensors included in an imager and containing a component data piece for each of color components that has undergone A/D conversion by an A/D converter. A width detector detects, based on the image data having undergone image processing by an image processor, the width along the main scanning direction of a duplicate area in which pieces of image data generated by adjoining sensors overlap each other. A displacement detector detects, based on the width of the duplicate area along the main scanning direction, a displacement of a scan target object for each of optical systems included in the imager. A first blur corrector performs blur correction on the component data piece using a point spread function for each of the color components that is dependent on a displacement of the scan target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Takushima, Hiroyuki Kawano, Yoshitaka Toyoda, Taku Matsuzawa
  • System and method for augmenting an image with stylized features
    Patent number: 10643071
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for augmenting an image with stylized features. An exemplary method includes identifying, in a first image, a first version of an object having a first set of graphical features and identifying, in a second image, a second version of the object having a second set of graphical features. Moreover, the method includes extracting the first and second sets of graphical features from the first and second images, respectively, and generating a third set of graphical features by calculating differences between the first and second sets of graphical features. Finally, using the third set of graphical features, the method includes augmenting the first version of the object in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: YANDEX EUROPE AG
    Inventors: Anton Viktorovich Slesarev, Anton Vasilyevich Korzunov, Roman Borisovich Tokarev
  • Selected image acquisition technique to optimize patient model construction
    Patent number: 10617477
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed that allow for generation of a model or reconstruction of a model of a subject based upon acquired image data. The image data can be acquired in a substantially mobile system that can be moved relative to a subject to allow for image acquisition from a plurality of orientations relative to the subject. The plurality of orientations can include a first and final orientation and a predetermined path along which an image data collector or detector can move to acquire an appropriate image data set to allow for the model of construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. Helm, Shuanghe Shi
  • Generating image segmentation data using a multi-branch neural network
    Patent number: 10614574
    Abstract: A multi-branch neural network generates segmentation data for a received image. The received image is provided to a high-level branch and a low-level branch. Based on the received image, the high-level branch generates a feature map of high-level image features, and the low-level branch generates a feature map of low-level image features. The high-level feature map and the low-level feature map are combined to generate a combined feature map. The combined feature map is provided to a boundary refinement module that includes a dense-connection neural network, which generates segmentation data for the received image, based on the combined feature map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventor: Jianming Zhang
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 10607121
    Abstract: Before dimension reduction is performed while local data distribution is stored as neighborhood data, a distance between data to be subjected to the dimension reduction is calculated, and a parameter (a neighborhood number of the k-nearest neighbor algorithm or a size of a hypersphere) which determines the neighborhood data is determined for each data to be subjected to the dimension reduction. Thereafter, the dimension reduction is performed on the target data based on the determined parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masafumi Takimoto
  • Method and system for determining parameters of an image processing pipeline of a digital camera
    Patent number: 10594903
    Abstract: A method and system for determining parameters of an image processing pipeline of a digital camera is disclosed. The image processing pipeline transforms captured image data on a scene into rendered image data. Rendered image data produced by the image processing pipeline of the camera is obtained from the captured image data on the scene. At least a subset of the captured image data on the scene is determined and a ranking order for pixels of the rendered image data is obtained. A set of constraints from the captured image data and the ranked rendered image data is determined, each constraint of the set being determined in dependence on selected pair combinations of pixel values when taken in said ranking order of the rendered image data and corresponding pair combinations of the captured image data. Parameters of the image processing pipeline are determined that satisfy the sets of constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SPECTRAL EDGE LIMITED
    Inventor: Graham Finlayson
  • Method and apparatus for capturing images and associated 3D model based on a single image sensor and structured-light patterns in the visible spectrum
    Patent number: 10593055
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of capturing non-structured light images and structured light images for deriving depth information are disclosed. According to the method, one or more non-SL (non-structured light) images without structured light and one or more initial SL (structured light) images formed on a common image plane are captured by projecting structured light patterns in a visible spectrum with the structured light source adjusted to generate initial structured light at an initial intensity level. The signal quality of structured light patterns reflected from one or more objects is evaluated based on the non-SL images and the initial SL images. If the signal quality of structured light patterns is below a threshold, a next set of SL images are captured by increasing the structured light level from a previous level until the signal of the structured light patterns is satisfactory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CAPSOVISION INC
    Inventors: Kang-Huai Wang, Gordon C. Wilson, Mark A. Hadley
  • Image analysis enhanced related item decision
    Patent number: 10592782
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining from a user one or more data queries; identifying a product of interest in response to the one or more data query; examining a plurality of product records to determine a set of related products that are related to the product of interest, wherein the examining includes performing image analysis to extract one or more product topic classifier from product image data representing one or more product; and providing one or more output in response to the examining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat Deluca, Jeremy A. Greenberger
  • Systems and methods for shape constrained 3D point cloud registration
    Patent number: 10586305
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate rigid point cloud registration with characteristics including shape constraint, translation proportional to distance and spatial point-set distribution model for handling scale. The method of the present disclosure enables registration of a rigid template point cloud to a given reference point cloud. Shape-constrained gravitation, as induced by the reference point cloud, controls movement of the template point cloud such that at each iteration, the template point cloud better aligns with the reference point cloud in terms of shape. This enables alignment in difficult conditions introduced by change such as presence of outliers and/or missing parts, translation, rotation and scaling. Also, systems and methods of the present disclosure provide an automated method as against conventional methods that depended on manually adjusted parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Swapna Agarwal, Brojeshwar Bhowmick
  • Super-resolution method and system, server, user device and method therefor
    Patent number: 10565684
    Abstract: A super-resolution method, a super-resolution system, a user equipment and a server. The super-resolution method includes: training an image sample at a server; obtaining a server-side image database; updating a local image database in a user device by using the server-side image database; and displaying an input low-resolution image as a high-resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lijie Zhang, Jianmin He, Pablo Navarrete Michelini, Xingxing Zhao
  • Image upscaling with controllable noise reduction using a neural network
    Patent number: 10552944
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for converting a low resolution image to a high resolution image include receiving a low resolution image having one or more noise artifacts at a neural network. A noise reduction level is received at the neural network. The neural network determines a network parameter based on the noise reduction level. The neural network converts the low resolution image to a high resolution image and removes one or more of the noise artifacts from the low resolution image during the converting by the using the network parameter. The neural network outputs the high resolution image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventor: Zhaowen Wang
  • Intelligent image search results summarization and browsing
    Patent number: 10521692
    Abstract: Techniques for intelligent image search results summarization and browsing scheme are described. Images having visual attributes are evaluated for similarities based in part on their visual attributes. At least one preference score indicating a probability of an image to be selected into a summary is calculated for each image. Images are selected based on the similarity of the selected images to the other images and the preference scores of the selected images. A summary of the plurality of images is generated including the selected one individual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jingdong Wang, Xian-Sheng Hua
  • Method for controlling unlocking and mobile terminal
    Patent number: 10460148
    Abstract: A method for controlling unlocking may include the following. The number of feature points in a current feature point set of a user finger is acquired. When the number of the feature points in the current feature point set is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold and when the current feature point set matches with a pre-saved fingerprint template, a mobile terminal is unlocked. A related mobile terminal is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yibao Zhou
  • System and method for encoding data in an image/video recognition integrated circuit solution
    Patent number: 10452955
    Abstract: Methods of encoding image data for loading into an artificial intelligence (AI) integrated circuit are provided. The AI integrated circuit may have an embedded cellular neural network for implementing AI tasks based on the loaded image data. An encoding method may apply image splitting, principal component analysis (PCA) or a combination thereof to an input image to generate a plurality of output images. Each output image has a size smaller than the size of the input image. The method may load the output images into the AI chip, execute programming instructions contained in the AI chip to generate an image recognition result based on the at least one of the plurality of output images, and output the image recognition result. The encoding method also trains a convolution neural network (CNN) and loads the weights of the CNN into the AI integrated circuit for implementing the AI tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Gyrfalcon Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Xiang Gao, Lin Yang, Wenhan Zhang
  • System and method of analyzing a curved surface
    Patent number: 10451407
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a curved surface is provided. The method includes obtaining a first data point set including data points representative of a distance between points along the curved surface and a reference axis, determining outlier data points in the first data point set, extracting the outlier data points from the first data point set, thereby defining a second data point set. The method also includes determining a fitted curve for the second data point set, wherein the fitted curve defines an approximate true curve of the curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony W. Baker, Christopher Bellavia
  • Method for detecting a defect on a surface of a tire
    Patent number: 10445868
    Abstract: A method for detecting a defect on a surface of a tire includes automated steps of: calculating values of a gradient of a plurality of texture parameters from an image of the surface of the tire, determining an image of the gradient, and thresholding of the image of the gradient to obtain a thresholded image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Vincent Arvis, Dominique Jeulin, Michel Bilodeau
  • High-speed OCR decode using depleted centerlines
    Patent number: 10438098
    Abstract: A method for template matching can include iteratively selecting a template set of points to project over a centerline of a candidate symbol; conducting a template matching analysis; assigning a score to each template set; and selecting a template set with a highest assigned score. For example, the score can depend on proximity of the template points to a center and/or boundaries of a principal tracing path of the symbol. Additionally, one or more template sets having a top rank can be selected for a secondary analysis of proximity of the template points to a boundary of a printing of the symbol. The method can further include using the template with the highest score to interpret the candidate symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Hatton, H. Sprague Ackley
  • Detection of transitions between text and non-text frames in a video stream
    Patent number: 10440305
    Abstract: Detecting the start of a credit roll within video program may allow for the automatic extension of video recordings among other functions. The start of the credit roll may be detected by determining the number of text blocks within a sequence of frames and identifying a point in the sequence of frames where a difference between the number of text blocks in frames occurring before the point and the number of text blocks in frames occurring after the point is greatest and exceeds a specified threshold. Text blocks may be identified within each frame by partitioning the frame into one or more segments and recording the segments having a pixel of a sufficiently high contrast. Contiguous segments may be merged or combined into single blocks, which may then be filtered to remove noise and false positives. Additional content may be inserted into the credit roll frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Jojic, David F. Houghton
  • System and method for robust calibration between a machine vision system and a robot
    Patent number: 10421189
    Abstract: A system and method for robustly calibrating a vision system and a robot is provided. The system and method enables a plurality of cameras to be calibrated into a robot base coordinate system to enable a machine vision/robot control system to accurately identify the location of objects of interest within robot base coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron S. Wallack, Lifeng Liu, Xiangyun Ye