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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ian M. Richter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes obtaining a first unstructured video stream that provides pixel values for a plurality of pixels and corresponds to a portion of a second unstructured video stream being displayed on a second electronic device different from the first electronic device. Obtaining the first unstructured video stream includes obtaining pass-through image data including the portion of a second unstructured video stream. The method includes generating respective pixel characterization vectors for a first portion of the plurality of pixels. Generating each of the respective pixel characterization vectors includes determining a respective instance label value. The method includes identifying a first object within the first portion of the plurality of pixels associated with a particular instance label value. The method includes generating respective semantic label values corresponding to pixels associated with the first object. The respective semantic label values are added to pixel characterization vectors associated with the first object.