G06V 10/26
Segmentation of patterns in the image field
Official title: Segmentation of patterns in the image field; Cutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniques; Detection of occlusion
G06V10/26 (Segmentation of patterns in the image field) appears on 2,713 US grants and 4,538 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06V- Granted patents
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- 1,842
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 473 | 754 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated method and system for the segmentation of medical images240US 5,452,367 AArch Development Corporation · 1995
- Identifying high saliency regions in digital images162US 8,401,292 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2013
- Systems and methods for automated interest region detection in retinal images160US 8,879,813 B1Eyenuk, Inc. · 2014
- Vision system for distinguishing touching parts141US 4,876,728 AAdept Technology, Inc. · 1989
- Method and system for analysis of false positives produced by an automated scheme for the detection of lung nodules in digital chest radiographs111US 5,289,374 AArch Development Corporation · 1994