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US 12,718,385 · App. 18/281,946 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Method and system of image processing with multi-skeleton tracking

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Patent No.
US 12,718,385
App. No.
18/281,946
Filed
Sep 13, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2669
USPC
382/103
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2026
From: TAO, HONGZHI; FANG, YIKAI; FANG, LONGWEI
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074542/0526 →
Continuity (1)
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