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Granted Patent B2
US 12,644,964 · App. 18/582,358 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Object detection confidence

Inventors: Tommi Koivisto (Uusimaa, FI); Pekka Janis (Uusimaa, FI); Tero Kuosmanen (Uusimaa, FI); Timo Roman (Uusimaa, FI); Sriya Sarathy (Santa Clara, CA); William Zhang (Los Altos, CA); Nizar Assaf (Santa Clara, CA); Colin Tracey (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
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Patent No.
US 12,644,964
App. No.
18/582,358
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In various examples, detected object data representative of locations of detected objects in a field of view may be determined. One or more clusters of the detected objects may be generated based at least in part on the locations and features of the cluster may be determined for use as inputs to a machine learning model(s). A confidence score, computed by the machine learning model(s) based at least in part on the inputs, may be received, where the confidence score may be representative of a probability that the cluster corresponds to an object depicted at least partially in the field of view. Further examples provide approaches for determining ground truth data for training object detectors, such as for determining coverage values for ground truth objects using associated shapes, and for determining soft coverage values for ground truth objects.

Claims (47)

1 . A method comprising:

applying, to one or more machine learning models (MLMs), image data representative of one or more frames that depict at least one field of view of at least one sensor, the one or more MLMs to infer coverage values that are reduced for one or more spatial elements as a function of proximities, from an interior of an object, of the one or more spatial elements to a boundary corresponding to the object such that the coverage values proximate to the boundary are lower relative to the interior;

receiving, from the one or more MLMs, data representative of the coverage values; and

determining, using the data, one or more dimensions of an object region of the object.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more MLMs are to reduce at least one coverage value of the coverage values based at least on the at least one coverage value corresponding to an overlap between the object and at least one second object in the at least one field of view.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more MLMs are to reduce at least some of the coverage values to form a gradient at the boundary.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the boundary corresponds to a predetermined shape and the one or more MLMs are to reduce at least one coverage value based at least on the at least one coverage value being outside of the predetermined shape.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coverage values are reduced based at least on anti-aliasing at least a portion of a shape corresponding to the object.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more MLMs are to reduce at least one coverage value of the coverage values to indicate at least one spatial element of the one or more spatial elements does not correspond to the object.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the one or more dimensions of the object region of the object includes:

grouping at least some coverage values of the coverage values into an aggregated detection of the object based at least on locations of the coverage values; and

determining, using the aggregated detection, a bounding shape of the object.

8 . A system comprising:

one or more processors to perform operations including:

generating, using one or more machine learning models (MLMs) and image data representative of one or more frames that depict at least one field of view of at least one sensor, data indicating coverage values for spatial elements that correspond to an object in the at least one field of view, the coverage values reduced as a function of corresponding proximities, from an interior of the object, of the spatial elements to a boundary corresponding to the object such that the coverage values proximate to the boundary are lower relative to the interior; and

determining, using the data and based at least on the coverage values, one or more features of the object.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one coverage value of the coverage values is based at least on the at least one coverage value corresponding to an overlap between the object and at least one second object in the at least one field of view.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein at least some of the coverage values form a gradient at the boundary based at least on the proximities of the spatial elements to the boundary.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the boundary corresponds to a predetermined shape and at least one coverage value of the coverage values is based at least on the at least one coverage value being outside of the predetermined shape.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the predetermined shape includes a geometric shape having one or more dimensions corresponding to one or more dimensions of the object.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the determining the one or more features of the object includes:

grouping at least some coverage values of the coverage values into an aggregated detection of the object based at least on locations of the coverage values; and

determining, using the aggregated detection, the one or more features of the object.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is comprised in at least one of:

a control system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;

a perception system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;

a system for performing simulation operations;

a system for performing light transport simulation;

a system for performing deep learning operations;

a system implemented using a machine;

a system implemented at least partially in a data center; or

a system implemented at least partially using cloud computing resources.

15 . At least one processor comprising:

one or more circuits to use one or more machine learning models (MLMs) to infer that one or more spatial elements of image data applied to the one or more MLMs correspond to a region in the image data that depicts a first object overlapping with a second object, and based at least on the region being inferred, determine one or more coverage values for the one or more spatial elements that are reduced relative to an interior of the first object to separate the first object from the second object.

16 . The at least one processor of claim 15 , wherein the one or more spatial elements are reduced within a defined distance from a boundary of a shape representing the first object.

17 . The at least one processor of claim 15 , wherein based at least on the region being inferred, the one or more MLMs are to zero-out the one or more coverage values.

18 . The at least one processor of claim 15 , wherein the one or more coverage values are reduced as a parametric function of a shape corresponding to the first object.

19 . The at least one processor of claim 15 , wherein the one or more coverage values are reduced in relation to a shape corresponding to the first object based at least on detecting that the first object is depicted as being in front of the second object in the image data.

20 . The at least one processor of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is comprised in at least one of:

a control system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;

a perception system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;

a system for performing simulation operations;

a system for performing light transport simulation;

a system for performing deep learning operations;

a system implemented using a machine;

a system implemented at least partially in a data center; or

a system implemented at least partially using cloud computing resources.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2024
From: KOIVISTO, TOMMI; JANIS, PEKKA; KUOSMANEN, TERO; ROMAN, TIMO; TAO, ANDREW; SARATHY, SRIYA; ZHANG, WILLIAM; VANDERMERSCH, PHILIPPE; DUNDAR, AYSEGUL; ASSAF, NIZAR; TRACEY, COLIN; POLOVETS, GEORGE; RENDLEMAN, DAVID
To: NVIDIA CORPORATION
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17456045 · Nov 22, 2021
Continuation 16277895 · Feb 15, 2019
Provisional Application 62631781 · Feb 18, 2018
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