Patents by Inventor Stephen Holiday

Stephen Holiday 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).

  • Performing image similarity operations using semantic classification
    Patent number: 9025811
    Abstract: Image similarity operations are performed in which a seed image is analyzed, and a set of semantic classifications are determined from analyzing the seed image. The set of semantic classifications can include multiple positive semantic classifications. A distance measure is determined that is specific to the set of semantic classifications. The seed image is compared to a collection of images using the distance measure. A set of similar images is determined from comparing the seed image to the collection of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey Ioffe, Yushi Jing, Stephen Holiday