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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2018
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Xiaojing Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ko-Kai Albert Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ming-Chang Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Implementations generally relate to determining tool handedness for surgical videos. In some implementations, a method includes receiving at least one image frame of a plurality of image frames. The method further includes detecting one or more objects in the at least one image frame. The method further includes classifying the one or more objects into one or more tool classifications, where the one or more objects are tools. The method further includes determining, for each tool, if the tool is assistive or non-assistive. The method further includes determining, for each tool, a handedness of the tool.