Patents by Inventor Ta Bao

Ta Bao 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-based face search
    Patent number: 7860347
    Abstract: A search includes comparing a query image provided by a user to a plurality of stored images of faces stored in a stored image database, and determining a similarity of the query image to the plurality of stored images. One or more resultant images of faces, selected from among the stored images, are displayed to the user based on the determined similarity of the stored images to the query image provided by the user. The resultant images are displayed based at least in part on one or more facial features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoou Tang, Qiong Yang, David P. Vronay, Leizhong Zhang, Ta Bao
  • Image-Based Face Search
    Publication number: 20100135584
    Abstract: A search includes comparing a query image provided by a user to a plurality of stored images of faces stored in a stored image database, and determining a similarity of the query image to the plurality of stored images. One or more resultant images of faces, selected from among the stored images, are displayed to the user based on the determined similarity of the stored images to the query image provided by the user. The resultant images are displayed based at least in part on one or more facial features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoou Tang, Qiong Yang, Leizhong Zhang, Ta Bao, David P. Vronay
  • Image-based face search
    Patent number: 7684651
    Abstract: A search includes comparing a query image provided by a user to a plurality of stored images of faces stored in a stored image database, and determining a similarity of the query image to the plurality of stored images. One or more resultant images of faces, selected from among the stored images, are displayed to the user based on the determined similarity of the stored images to the query image provided by the user. The resultant images are displayed based at least in part on one or more facial features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoou Tang, Qiong Yang, Leizhong Zhang, Ta Bao, David P. Vronay
  • Image-Based Face Search
    Publication number: 20080052312
    Abstract: A search includes comparing a query image provided by a user to a plurality of stored images of faces stored in a stored image database, and determining a similarity of the query image to the plurality of stored images. One or more resultant images of faces, selected from among the stored images, are displayed to the user based on the determined similarity of the stored images to the query image provided by the user. The resultant images are displayed based at least in part on one or more facial features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoou Tang, Qiong Yang, Leizhong Zhang, Ta Bao, David P. Vronay