Patents by Inventor Jiang Jimmy Liu

Jiang Jimmy Liu 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).

  • Publication number: 20120157820
    Abstract: A method for detecting disc haemorrhages in a retinal fundus image. The method includes (a) identifying a ring-shaped region of interest in the retinal fundus image encompassing the optic disc boundary; (b) removing blood vessel regions in the identified region of interest; (c) detecting candidate disc haemorrhages from the removed blood vessels regions in the identified region of interest; and (d) screening the candidate disc haemorrhages. The detected disc haemorrhages may be used to aid in the detection of glaucoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Zhou Zhang, Jiang Jimmy Liu, Wing Kee Damon Wong, Joo Hwee Jim, Ngan Meng Tan, Huiqi Li, Shijian Lu, Tien Yin Wong
  • Publication number: 20120155726
    Abstract: A method for determining a grade of nuclear cataract in a test image. The method includes: (1a) defining a contour of a lens structure in the test image, the defined contour of the lens structure comprising a segment around a boundary of a nucleus of the lens structure; (1b) extracting features from the test image based on the defined contour of the lens structure in the test image; and (1c) determining the grade of nuclear cataract in the test image based on the extracted features and a grading model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Huiqi Li, Joo Hwee Lim, Jiang Jimmy Liu, Wing Kee Damon Wong, Ngan Meng Tan, Zhuo Zhang, Shijian Lu, Tien Yin Wong