Patents by Inventor Yeong Yuh Xu

Yeong Yuh Xu 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).

  • Object-based image search system and method
    Patent number: 8055103
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an object-based image search system and method, whereby a user may visually specify query objects for retrieving relevant images without using any image-segmenting software tool. The method of the present invention comprises: specifying target feature points from sample images which are displayed in an image query interface and determining logic relationships of the target feature points; utilizing a feature-point checking program to correlate the target feature points with target objects; utilizing a feature-similarity calculating program to find out the images relevant to the target objects via the image feature parameters stored in a feature database; arranging and presenting the relevant images in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Hsin Chia Fu, Yeong Yuh Xu
  • OBJECT-BASED IMAGE SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20070286531
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an object-based image search system and method, whereby a user may visually specify query objects for retrieving relevant images without using any image-segmenting software tool. The method of the present invention comprises: specifying target feature points from sample images which are displayed in an image query interface and determining logic relationships of the target feature points; utilizing a feature-point checking program to correlate the target feature points with target objects; utilizing a feature-similarity calculating program to find out the images relevant to the target objects via the image feature parameters stored in a feature database; arranging and presenting the relevant images in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Hsin Chia Fu, Yeong Yuh Xu