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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Hamid Palangi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Besmira Nushi, Woodinville, WA (US);
Vibhav Vineet, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric J. Horvitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Semiha E. Kamar Eden, Redmond, WA (US);
Tejas Gokhale, Tempe, AZ (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
This document relates to automated analysis of images. One example method involves obtaining an image and text associated with the image, detecting two or more objects in the image, and determining respective locations of the two or more detected objects in the image. The example method also involves determining whether a spatial relationship between the two or more detected objects matches a corresponding spatial relationship expressed by the text based at least on the respective locations of the two or more detected objects. The example method also involves outputting a value reflecting whether the spatial relationship between the two or more detected objects matches the corresponding spatial relationship expressed by the text.