Patents by Inventor Ankur Choksi

Ankur Choksi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Similarity detection and clustering of images
    Patent number: 7801893
    Abstract: A system and method for determining if a set of images in a large collection of images are near duplicates allows for improved management and retrieval of images. Images are processed, image signatures are generated for each image in the set of images, and the generated image signatures are compared. Detecting similarity between images can be used to cluster and rank images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonino Gulli', Antonio Savona, Tao Yang, Xin Liu, Beitao Li, Ankur Choksi, Filippo Tanganelli, Luigi Carnevale
  • Similarity detection and clustering of images
    Publication number: 20070078846
    Abstract: A method for determining if a set of images in a large collection of images are near duplicates is described. The method includes processing the set of images, generating an image signature for each image in the set of images, and comparing the generated image signatures. The method can be used in clustering and ranking of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Antonino Gulli, Antonio Savona, Tao Yang, Xin Liu, Beitao Li, Ankur Choksi, Filippo Tanganelli, Luigi Carnevale