Identifying Objects in an Image

Published in United States patent application., 2017

Identifying objects in an image. An image is received. One or more objects in the image are identified, based on a database of identified objects, and wherein one or more other objects in the image are unidentified based on the database of identified objects. One or more salient objects in the image is identified, based on execution of a saliency algorithm. A generic location for the image is determined, based on the one or more identified salient objects and a database that associates objects with generic locations. One or more of the unidentified objects are identified, based on the determined generic location for the image.

Inventors: Nicolas Anastassacos, Naresh Gopikrishnan, Alexander Horsfield, Joe Pavitt, Nicholas Wilkin Link to full patent