Ming Zheng

US Patent:

7869664, Jan 11, 2011

Filed:

Jun 21, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/820939

Inventors:

Peng Lu - Mountain View CA, US
Ming Zheng - Mountain View CA, US
Guochun Liao - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG - Basel

International Classification:

G06K 9/32
G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382294, 382128

Abstract:

Systems and methods for aligning objects in object sets are provided. An object set has objects that are in a corresponding image in a plurality of images. For each respective object in a first object set, a corresponding object group is constructed that contains the respective object, thereby constructing a plurality of object groups. Similarity metrics are computed between object groups and objects in objects sets in order to assign the objects to object groups. The object groups are then refined in order to align objects in the object sets.

US Patent:

20220215037, Jul 7, 2022

Filed:

Mar 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/706317

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Ming Zheng - Redwood City CA, US
Elliott Grant - Woodside CA, US
Nanzhu Wang - San Jose CA, US
Cheng-en Guo - Santa Clara CA, US
Aleksandra Deis - Sunnvayle CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 16/26
G06F 16/29
G06F 16/904
G06F 3/04847
G06F 16/9038
G06F 16/28
G06Q 50/02
G06F 16/248
G06Q 10/06
G06F 16/906

Abstract:

Some implementations herein relate to a graphical user interface (GUI) that facilitates dynamically partitioning agricultural fields into clusters on an individual agricultural field-basis using agricultural features. A map of a geographic area containing a plurality of agricultural fields may be rendered as part of a GUI. The agricultural fields may be partitioned into a first set of clusters based on a first granularity value and agricultural features of individual agricultural fields. The individual agricultural fields may be visually annotated in the GUI to convey the first set of clusters of similar agricultural fields. Upon receipt of a second granularity value different from the first granularity value, the agricultural fields may be partitioned into a second set of clusters of similar agricultural fields. The map of the geographic area may be updated so that individual agricultural fields are visually annotated to convey the second set of clusters.

US Patent:

20230072361, Mar 9, 2023

Filed:

Nov 14, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/986358

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Bodi Yuan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ming Zheng - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 7/00
G06V 20/10
G06V 10/22
G06N 3/04
G06N 3/08
G06T 7/60

Abstract:

Implementations are described herein for normalizing counts of plant-parts-of-interest detected in digital imagery to account for differences in spatial dimensions of plants, particularly plant heights. In various implementations, one or more digital images depicting a top of a first plant may be processed. The one or more digital images may have been acquired by a vision sensor carried over top of the first plant by a ground-based vehicle. Based on the processing: a distance of the vision sensor to the first plant may be estimated, and a count of visible plant-parts-of-interest that were captured within a field of view of the vision sensor may be determined. Based on the estimated distance, the count of visible plant-parts-of-interest may be normalized with another count of visible plant-parts-of-interest determined from one or more digital images capturing a second plant.