Patents by Inventor Zhiqiang LAO

Zhiqiang LAO 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).

  • Patent number: 10255709
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Patent number: 10235408
    Abstract: Identifying information about an individual is obtained. Soft biometrics information about the individual is generated using the identifying information. An identity record associated with the individual is populated with the soft biometrics information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Lao, Brian Martin, Brian Bertan
  • Publication number: 20180276866
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Patent number: 9996958
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Publication number: 20160239991
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Patent number: 9311740
    Abstract: A method for providing tomosynthesis 3-D volume image data, executed at least in part on a computer, acquires a number of radiographic projection images of a subject over a range of angles. Reconstructed volume image data is generated from the acquired projection images. A number of regions of interest are defined within the reconstructed volume image data, wherein each region of interest has a number of image voxels. Image voxel data values are conditioned within at least one of the regions of interest to enhance contrast within the at least one region of interest. The conditioned image voxel data values are adjusted within the at least one of the regions of interest according to interpolation with two or more neighboring regions of interest. An image slice having at least a plurality of the adjusted image voxel data values is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Lao, Ravi K. Nareppa, Hui Zhao
  • Patent number: 9286685
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Patent number: 9286508
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving, at a mobile device, a photo image of the subject, the photo image including a foreground and a background, wherein the foreground includes the subject's face and the background does not include the subject's face; determining the background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject based on the photo image with the background masked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Publication number: 20150030213
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving, at a mobile device, a photo image of the subject, the photo image including a foreground and a background, wherein the foreground includes the subject's face and the background does not include the subject's face; determining the background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject based on the photo image with the background masked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: MorphoTrust USA Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Publication number: 20150029216
    Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
  • Patent number: 8861886
    Abstract: A method for enhancing a radiographic image. The method includes obtaining image data for the radiographic image, generating conditioned image data by increasing differences between neighboring portions of at least a relatively uniform area of the radiographic image, generating an enhanced image by applying contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization to the conditioned image data, applying interpolation to the enhanced image, and displaying, storing, or transmitting the enhanced image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhimin Huo, Zhiqiang Lao, Fan Xu
  • Publication number: 20130257869
    Abstract: A method for providing tomosynthesis 3-D volume image data, executed at least in part on a computer, acquires a number of radiographic projection images of a subject over a range of angles. Reconstructed volume image data is generated from the acquired projection images. A number of regions of interest are defined within the reconstructed volume image data, wherein each region of interest has a number of image voxels. Image voxel data values are conditioned within at least one of the regions of interest to enhance contrast within the at least one region of interest. The conditioned image voxel data values are adjusted within the at least one of the regions of interest according to interpolation with two or more neighboring regions of interest. An image slice having at least a plurality of the adjusted image voxel data values is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Lao, Ravi K. Nareppa, Hui Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120263366
    Abstract: A method for enhancing a radiographic image. The method includes obtaining image data for the radiographic image, generating conditioned image data by increasing differences between neighboring portions of at least a relatively uniform area of the radiographic image, generating an enhanced image by applying contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization to the conditioned image data, applying interpolation to the enhanced image, and displaying, storing, or transmitting the enhanced image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Zhimin Huo, Zhiqiang Lao, Fan Xu
  • Publication number: 20120099771
    Abstract: A method for detecting architectural distortion within mammographic image data. The method identifies breast tissue within the image data, generates an orientation field and a corresponding magnitude field within the identified breast tissue and generates a feature map by processing the orientation field with a phase portrait model at one or more image scales. The method identifies one or more architectural distortion features according to the generated feature map and displays the one or more identified architectural distortion features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventor: Zhiqiang Lao
  • Publication number: 20100124364
    Abstract: A method for assessing breast density executed at least in part by a computer system, identifies breast tissue from the electronic image data for at least one mammographic image, then performs an initial segmentation of fibroglandular tissue within the breast tissue according to at least one of gradient and uniformity data that is derived from the image data. The initial segmentation is refined using a pixel clustering process. A localized segmentation is obtained from the refined segmentation by generating and combining a density probability mapping and a homogeneity mapping from the image data. A percent density value for the at least one image is calculated and stored in a memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Zhimin HUO, Zhiqiang LAO