Patents
US 12738093 B2: Depth assisted images refinement
- Granted
- 2026-09-15
- Filed
- 2022-07-21 application 17870618
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In some examples in accordance with the present description, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a controller to implement an image segmentation process. The controller is to obtain color information of an image. The controller also is to obtain depth information of the image. The controller also is to determine a depth of a face represented in the color information. The controller also is to segment a foreground of the image from a background of the image according to the color information and the depth information based on the depth of the face.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 (ipgb20260915.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 14,064 patents | US company or organization | Spring, TX | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
| Purdue Research Foundation 2,151 patents | US company or organization | West Lafayette, IN | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yezhi Shen | West Lafayette, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | ||
| Weichen Xu | West Lafayette, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | ||
| Qian Lin | Palo Alto, CA | 38 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | |
| Jan P. Allebach | West Lafayette, IN | 46 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 | |
| Fengqing Zhu | West Lafayette, IN | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06V | Image or video recognition or understanding | G06V40/172 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T7/194 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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