Patents by Inventor Zhao Wenwu

Zhao Wenwu 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 recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program
    Patent number: 7623688
    Abstract: An image recognition apparatus, method and program capable of discriminatively recognizing an object at an enhanced recognition rate despite an increase in the total number of reference images registered in image databases. When any individual person or public corporation for example is to be specified from the object image obtained by shooting the person or the like, one image database of the attribute corresponding to various situations, or familiarity to the object image is selected automatically, and then the person or corporation is specified from the shot image while referring to the reference images stored in the image database of the selected attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Hiroshi Goto, Toshihiro Watanabe, Zhao Wenwu, Makoto Murata, Keigo Ihara
  • Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program
    Patent number: 7583824
    Abstract: An image recognition apparatus, method and program capable of discriminatively recognizing an object at an enhanced recognition rate despite an increase in the total number of reference images registered in image databases. When any individual person or public corporation for example is to be specified from the object image obtained by shooting the person or the like, one image database of the attribute corresponding to various situations, or familiarity to the object image is selected automatically, and then the person or corporation is specified from the shot image while referring to the reference images stored in the image database of the selected attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Hiroshi Goto, Toshihiro Watanabe, Zhao Wenwu, Makoto Murata, Keigo Ihara
  • IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, IMAGE RECOGNITION PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20080085037
    Abstract: An image recognition apparatus, method and program capable of discriminatively recognizing an object at an enhanced recognition rate despite an increase in the total number of reference images registered in image databases. When any individual person or public corporation for example is to be specified from the object image obtained by shooting the person or the like, one image database of the attribute corresponding to various situations, or familiarity to the object image is selected automatically, and then the person or corporation is specified from the shot image while referring to the reference images stored in the image database of the selected attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Hiroshi Goto, Toshihiro Watanabe, Zhao Wenwu, Makoto Murata, Keigo Ihara
  • Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program
    Patent number: 7340079
    Abstract: An image recognition apparatus, method and program capable of discriminatively recognizing an object at an enhanced recognition rate despite an increase in the total number of reference images registered in image databases. When any individual person or public corporation for example is to be specified from the object image obtained by shooting the person or the like, one image database of the attribute corresponding to various situations, or familiarity to the object image is selected automatically, and then the person or corporation is specified from the shot image while referring to the reference images stored in the image database of the selected attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Hiroshi Goto, Toshihiro Watanabe, Zhao Wenwu, Makoto Murata, Keigo Ihara
  • Image recognition apparatus, image recognition processing method, and image recognition program
    Publication number: 20040109587
    Abstract: An image recognition apparatus, method and program capable of discriminatively recognizing an object at an enhanced recognition rate despite an increase in the total number of reference images registered in image databases. When any individual person or public corporation for example is to be specified from the object image obtained by shooting the person or the like, one image database of the attribute corresponding to various situations, or familiarity to the object image is selected automatically, and then the person or corporation is specified from the shot image while referring to the reference images stored in the image database of the selected attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Machiko Segawa, Hiroshi Goto, Toshihiro Watanabe, Zhao Wenwu, Makoto Murata, Keigo Ihara