Patents by Inventor Jose R. dos Santos

Jose R. dos Santos 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).

  • Image feature detection based on application of multiple feature detectors
    Patent number: 8861864
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method includes applying a first feature detector to a portion of an image to detect a first set of features. The first set of features is used to locate a region of interest, and a boundary corresponding to the region of interest is determined. The method also includes displaying the boundary at a display. In response to receiving user input to accept the displayed boundary, a second feature detector is applied to an area of the image encapsulated by the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: John Hong, Onur C. Hamsici, Jose R. dos Santos, Joseph Huang, Chong U. Lee, Yuriy Reznik, Mark K. Murphy, Devender A. Yamakawa
  • IMAGE FEATURE DETECTION BASED ON APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE FEATURE DETECTORS
    Publication number: 20110222774
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method includes applying a first feature detector to a portion of an image to detect a first set of features. The first set of features is used to locate a region of interest, and a boundary corresponding to the region of interest is determined. The method also includes displaying the boundary at a display. In response to receiving user input to accept the displayed boundary, a second feature detector is applied to an area of the image encapsulated by the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: John Hong, Onur C. Hamsici, Jose R. dos Santos, Joseph J. Huang, Chong U. Lee, Yuriy Reznik, Mark K. Murphy, Devender A. Yamakawa