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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2023
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Kevin W. Brew, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Michael S. Gordon, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);

Brian Paul Gaucher, Brookfield, CT (US);

Matthew Beck, Danbury, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 20/62 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06V 20/62 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product recognize relevant objects in images in real time. The method includes capturing an image of a surrounding environment using a device. The method also includes identifying an object and a shape of the object in the image of the surrounding environment using a computer vision algorithm. The method further includes determining that the object is a relevant object based on the shape of the object. Lastly, the method includes performing an operational action based on the relevant object.


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