Patents
US 9536046 B2: Automated acquisition of facial images
- Granted
- 2017-01-03
- Filed
- 2010-01-12 application 12685686
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Described is a technology by which medical patient facial images are acquired and maintained for associating with a patient's records and/or other items. A video camera may provide video frames, such as captured when a patient is being admitted to a hospital. Face detection may be employed to clip the facial part from the frame. Multiple images of a patient's face may be displayed on a user interface to allow selection of a representative image. Also described is obtaining the patient images by processing electronic documents (e.g., patient records) to look for a face pictured therein.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 26,085 patents | US company or organization | Redmond, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael T. Gillam | Washington, DC | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Christopher Gillotte | Washington, DC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig Feied | Kirkland, WA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jonathan Alan Handler | Northbrook, IL | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Renato R. Cazangi | Rockville, MD | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rajesh K. Hegde | Redmond, WA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Zhengyou Zhang | Bellevue, WA | 124 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Cha Zhang | Sammamish, WA | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H10/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MICROSOFT CORPORATION signed 2014-10-14 | MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC REDMOND, WA | 34564/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2010-01-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GILLAM, MICHAEL signed 2009-12-15 HEGDE, RAJESH KUTPADI signed 2009-12-16 CAZANGI, RENATO REDER signed 2009-12-18 HANDLER, JONATHAN ALAN signed 2009-12-18 ZHANG, CHA signed 2009-12-18 ZHANG, ZHENGYOU signed 2009-12-18 GILLOTTE, JOHN CHRISTOPHER signed 2009-12-22 FEIED, CRAIG FREDERICK signed 2009-12-28 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION REDMOND, WA | 23762/471 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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