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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Mako Surgical Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Inventors:
Graham Richard Vincent, Manchester, GB;
Michael Antony Bowes, Derbyshire, GB;
Gwenael Alain Guillard, Stockport, GB;
Ian Michael Scott, Stockport, GB;
Assignee:
Mako Surgical Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/6206 (2013.01); G06K 9/6209 (2013.01); G06K 9/6247 (2013.01); G06K 9/6256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for identifying features in an image. The method comprises fitting a plurality of second models to the image, the plurality of second models together modelling a region of interest, wherein each part of the region of interest is modelled by at least two of the plurality of second models; and identifying the features in the image based upon the fit of the plurality of second models.