G06V 10/46
Descriptors for shape, contour or point-related descriptors
Official title: Descriptors for shape, contour or point-related descriptors, e.g. scale invariant feature transform [SIFT] or bags of words [BoW]; Salient regional features (colour feature extraction G06V10/56)
G06V10/46 (Descriptors for shape, contour or point-related descriptors) appears on 3,411 US grants and 3,887 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and method for reconstruction of anatomical structure using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) imaging22 Sep 2026US 12,740,760 B1Anumana, Inc.
- Fundamental matrix generation apparatus, control method, and computer-readable medium22 Sep 2026US 12,743,866 B2NEC Corporation
- Automated recalibration of sensors for monitoring an area of real space15 Sep 2026US 12,737,921 B2Standard Cognition, Corp.
- Ground surface composite image creation method, ground surface composite image creation system, and ground surface composite image creation program8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311400 A1Tohoku University
- Method, Apparatus and Device for Printing Images on Substrate Based on AI Vision1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296081 A1Shenzhen Hosonsoft Co., Ltd
- Method for segmentation and modeling of lower surface of a cylindrical hole or overlap with an underlying feature1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301189 A1Applied Materials Israel Ltd.
- Image processing method, computer-readable storage medium, and electronic device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301361 A1Shenzhen D-Robotics Co., Ltd.
- Method and Apparatus for Image and Training Data Processing, Electronic Device and Storage Medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301362 A1Feelings Group Limited
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By later US patents
- System, method and a computer readable medium for providing an output image1,093US 8,718,333 B2Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd. · 2014
- Method and apparatus for identifying scale invariant features in an image and use of same for locating an object in an image669US 6,711,293 B1The University of British Columbia · 2004
- Method and system for patient-specific modeling of blood flow402US 8,315,812 B2HeartFlow, Inc. · 2012
- System and method for image segmentation in generating computer models of a joint to undergo arthroplasty333US 8,160,345 B2OtisMed Corporation · 2012
- Method for automatic determination of main subjects in photographic images332US 6,282,317 B1Eastman Kodak Company · 2001