Patents Examined by Ted W Barnes
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Patent number: 12361731Abstract: One or more methods of predicting expression levels. At least one of the methods includes preprocessing image data representing at least one biological image of a patient to generate preprocessed image data representing at least one preprocessed biological image of the patient; and applying a trained machine learning model to the preprocessed image data to predict, based at least partially on the at least one preprocessed biological image, an expression level of a biological indicator.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: SanofiInventors: Anne-Laure Bauchet, Anthony Mei, Qi Tang
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Patent number: 12363245Abstract: Examples relate to a method to generate a user print mode. The method comprises selecting a predetermined print mode, setting a user level of treatment fluid different to a predetermined level of treatment fluid of the predetermined print mode, obtaining a plurality of color profiles for a plurality of levels of treatment fluid, generating a user color profile based on the obtained plurality of color profiles and replacing the color profile of the selected predetermined print mode by the generated user color profile to generate the user print mode for the set user level of treatment fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Pooshpanjan Roy Biswas, Juan Saez Gomez
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Patent number: 12299966Abstract: A calculation unit calculates a first error for a boundary region of an image represented by image data, calculates a second error for a non-boundary region different from the boundary region, and calculates an error between label data and an estimation result based on the first error and the second error. And an influence of the first error on the calculation by the calculation unit is controlled to be smaller than an influence of the second error on the calculation by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Yamada, Shinjiro Hori
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Patent number: 12295475Abstract: A nail polish application apparatus, comprising a mounting element comprising a capsule compartment adapted to receive one or more capsules containing a nail polish fluid wherein the mounting element is moveable by actuator(s) in longitudinal axis crossing a nail polish applying space and in lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is rotatable by the actuator(s) around the longitudinal axis, a pressure applying element adapted to apply pressure on a body portion of the capsule(s) installed in the capsule compartment wherein the body portion defines a reservoir containing a nail polish fluid, the pressure builds an internal pressure in the reservoir forcing extrusion of the nail polish fluid to a nail polish applying element integrated with the capsule(s), sensor(s) adapted to generate sensory data depicting the nail polish applying space and a control unit adapted to operate the actuator(s) and the pressure according to analysis of the sensory data.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Nailomatic Ltd.Inventors: Avichay Mor Yosef, Ron Miller, Gil Sokol, Omri Moran
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Patent number: 12293473Abstract: A mobile device may provide an augmented reality display of a scene. The mobile device may include a camera for capturing a scene comprising one or more objects, a display for displaying an image or video of the scene, a processor, and a memory. The mobile device may display an image of the scene on the display. The mobile device may receive real-time data associated with a mathematical relationship between a plurality of parameters. The mobile device may overlay a three-dimensional plot and an information field over the displayed image. The mobile device may display curvature information on the three-dimensional plot. The mobile device may display a modified three-dimensional plot using updated curvature information and/or a modified input. In response to selection of a point on the three-dimensional plot, the mobile device may display a plurality of vectors extending from the point indicating rate of change information.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Inventor: Jiecong Lu
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Patent number: 12277686Abstract: Provided is a method for processing an image. The method includes: acquiring a first original image to be processed; and acquiring a degraded image by performing down-sampling processing and blurring processing on the first original image according to a configured down-sampling processing algorithm and a blurring parameter; wherein the down-sampling processing algorithm includes a plurality of sampling steps.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hanwen Liu, Tingting Wang, Guannan Chen
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Patent number: 12267475Abstract: The invention provides a method and an apparatus for adopting analogue decor templates in decor printing, including the similarity comparison between at least one of 1 to n hyperspectral digital reference images of the analogue decor template and at least one of 1 to n hyperspectral digital actual images of a substrate with decor. A decor-specific profile target is adjusted such that the digital template of the analogue decor template can be output on a substrate by way of an output medium in such a way that the colour deviation between at least one of 1 to n reference images of the analogue decor template and at least one of 1 to n actual images of the substrate with decor is below a specified target value.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Sebastian Dicke
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Patent number: 12243216Abstract: Provided is a system and method for visual inspection. The system may be used in a quality assurance station at a manufacturing facility or site. The system may evaluate and determine the quality of manufactured or fabricated articles. The system may include a mechanical subsystem for capturing images of the article. The system may include a sensor such as a camera for capturing data, such as images. The system may include an artificial intelligence system to determine if the article suffers from an impermissible defect.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Musashi Auto Parts Canada Inc.Inventors: Martin Bufi, Raef Shehata
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Patent number: 12229916Abstract: Disclosed are a super-resolution reconstruction method and an apparatus for three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasound images, a computer readable storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: performing at least one thinning operation on a first three-dimensional local image sequence, the thinning operation being configured to enhance motion trajectories of microbubbles; and performing an image reconstruction operation based on the first three-dimensional local image sequence subjected to the at least one thinning operation, so as to generate three-dimensional super-resolution images. The super-resolution reconstruction method for the three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasound images, by means of performing thinning operations (for example, respectively performing a first thinning operation and a second thinning operation) on the first three-dimensional local image sequence, highlights motion trajectories of microbubbles, thereby improving a signal-to-noise ratio of an image.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Nanjing Leapsonics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jingyi Yin, Jue Zhang
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Patent number: 12228873Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a memory, a scanner, and a processor configured to: control the scanner to read an image formed on a sheet along a reading direction, and store data of the read image in the memory, determine a plurality of regions of the image, select one of the regions based on a whiteness or saturation level of color thereof, and add a first image indicating the reading direction to said one of the regions, and store data of the image to which the first image has been added in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshihito Hiroe
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Patent number: 12229954Abstract: An anatomy-aware contouring editing method includes receiving an image, wherein the image represents an anatomically recognizable structure; identifying a first image segment representing part of the anatomically recognizable structure; annotating the first image segment to generate a label of the part; drawing a contour along a boundary of the part; receiving a first input from a user device indicative of a region of contour failure, wherein the region of contour failure includes a portion of a contour that requires editing; editing the contour for generating an edited contour based on the first input and anatomical information; and updating another contour of another part of the anatomically recognizable structure based on the edited contour, wherein the another part is anatomically related to the part.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd.Inventors: Arun Innanje, Xiao Chen, Shanhui Sun, Zhanhong Wei, Terrence Chen
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Patent number: 12223637Abstract: A safety system for managing a plurality of tools is provided. The safety system includes at least one camera for capturing a plurality of images, in-real time, of at least one of a toolbox and at least one of the plurality of tools. The system includes at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one camera. The processor analyzes the plurality of images to identify an absent tool, the absent tool is not contained in a cavity of the toolbox. In response to identifying an absent tool, the processor automatically transmits a tool warning message to a user computing device. The tool warning message indicating the identified absent tool.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventor: Sangram Pawar
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Patent number: 12219112Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming unit and a reading unit is provided. The apparatus generates image data based on document data described in a page description language, encodes the document data to be multiplexed on the image data, outputs the image data to the image forming unit, restores the multiplexed document data from the image data read by the reading unit, and saves the image data read by the reading unit and the document data restored by a restoration unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Kentaro Yano
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Patent number: 12211718Abstract: A system for monitoring alignment of a second component relative to a first component includes a camera, and a controller including a processor and a nontransitory memory. The controller is configured to receive a first captured image from the camera when the second component is in a predetermined position relative to the first component, receive a selection of a region of interest (ROI) in the first captured image, identify a visible feature of the second component within the ROI of the first captured image, receive captured images from the camera during a subsequent operation, identify a second captured image when the second component is expected to be in the predetermined position relative to the first component, and determine if the second component is in the predetermined position relative to the first component based on the second captured image and the identified visible feature of the first captured image.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.Inventors: TaeHyeong Kim, JaeKoo Kang, Soon Sung Park
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Patent number: 12166946Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains image data that is defined as a first color gamut, transforms the image data into image data that is defined as a second color gamut, using color transformation information, and when, as a result of transformation, a first pair of color values included in the image data is transformed into a second pair of color values that have a color difference that is not perceived as different colors, generates second color transformation information such that the first pair of color values is transformed into a third pair of color values that have a color difference that is perceived as different colors as a result of transformation using the second color transformation information. A saturation difference of the third pair of color values is larger than a saturation difference of the second pair of color values.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Nakamura, Kouta Murasawa, Akitoshi Yamada, Akihiko Nakatani, Hidetsugu Kagawa
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Patent number: 12159073Abstract: A processing system includes a first authentication section that performs first authentication based on first authentication information associated with a user when acquiring the first authentication information, and a processor that acquires authentication success information indicating that second authentication was performed based on second authentication information different from the first authentication information and acquired by detecting the user in a contactless manner, and that stores a print job associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Yamada
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Patent number: 12154189Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for image processing. An imaging system receives an identity image and an attribute image. The identity image depicts a first person having an identity. The attribute image depicts a second person having an attribute, such as a facial feature, an accessory worn by the second person, and/or an expression. The imaging system uses trained machine learning model(s) to generate a combined image based on the identity image and the attribute image. The combined image depicts a virtual person having both the identity of the first person and the attribute of the second person. The imaging system outputs the combined image, for instance by displaying the combined image or sending the combined image to a receiving device. In some examples, the imaging system updates the trained machine learning model(s) based on the combined image.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Junkang Zhang, Zhen Wang, Lei Wang, Ning Bi
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Patent number: 12148198Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein assess the blurriness of portions of images depicting shapes such as codes or text that have known structural elements. This may involve determining whether a portion of an image of a code or text is sufficiently clear (not blurry) to be accurately interpreted. Blur may be assessed based on spatial frequency of statistical analysis. Blur may be assessed using a machine learning model that is trained using target blur metrics determined based on spatial frequency (e.g., analysis of high frequency portions of discrete cosine transforms of image portions) or statistical analysis (e.g., based on corner/edge detection in image portions).Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anselm Grundhoefer, Arun Srivatsan Rangaprasad, Shubham Agrawal
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Patent number: 12149670Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire color information on a specific color included in an inspection image, and a determination condition for determining a color shift with respect to the specific color; and a controller configured to: determine, based on the color information and the determination condition acquired by the acquisition unit, test image data representing a plurality of test images to be formed by an image forming apparatus; output the determined test image data to the image forming apparatus in order to form the plurality of test images; acquire luminance data on the plurality of test images, the luminance data being output from a color sensor; acquire spectral data on the plurality of test images, the spectral data being output from a spectroscopic sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazusa Morimoto, Norio Negishi
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Patent number: 12137789Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printer to perform printing on a first target object and a second target object by ejecting a liquid in a first direction, a first finger holder on which the first target object is placeable, and a second finger holder on which the second target object is placeable. A first adjustor adjusts a first distance in the first direction between the first target object placed on the first finger holder and the printer, and a second adjustor adjusts a second distance in the first direction between the second target object placed on the second finger holder and the printer. In addition, a controller controls at least one of the first adjustor and the second adjustor such that the first distance is smaller than the second distance in a case of printing on the first target object. The first adjustor and the second adjustor use a same motor as a drive source.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Ogawa, Akira Sugiyama, Soma Nakai