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).
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Patent number: 10255709Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 10235408Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Zhiqiang Lao, Brian Martin, Brian Bertan
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Publication number: 20180276866Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 9996958Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20160239991Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 9311740Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Zhiqiang Lao, Ravi K. Nareppa, Hui Zhao
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Patent number: 9286685Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 9286508Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20150030213Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: MorphoTrust USA Inc.Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20150029216Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 8861886Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.Inventors: Zhimin Huo, Zhiqiang Lao, Fan Xu
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Publication number: 20130257869Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Zhiqiang Lao, Ravi K. Nareppa, Hui Zhao
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Publication number: 20120263366Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Zhimin Huo, Zhiqiang Lao, Fan Xu
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Publication number: 20120099771Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventor: Zhiqiang Lao
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Publication number: 20100124364Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Zhimin HUO, Zhiqiang LAO