IP Library Granted Patent US 12,718,532
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US 12,718,532 · App. 17/713,240 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Image classification method and apparatus, and method and apparatus for improving training of an image classifier

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Patent No.
US 12,718,532
App. No.
17/713,240
Filed
Apr 5, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2663
USPC
382/157
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2022
From: TOWNSEND, JOSEPH
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059594/0463 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 21189010 · Aug 2, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230030987A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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