Handheld Object Recognition Patent - Huawei Technologies
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent EP4181015A1 for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., covering methods and devices for recognizing handheld objects using neural network technology (G06N classifications). The patent was published March 25, 2026, with inventors HAO Lei, YUE Jun, and XU Songcen. The patent is designated for all 31 EPO member states including Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
What changed
The EPO published Huawei's patent application EP4181015A1 titled 'Method and Device for Recognizing Handheld Object.' The patent covers AI-based computer vision techniques for identifying objects held by users, utilizing neural network architectures (G06N 3/04, 3/045, 3/08) and image classification methods (G06V 10/764, G06V 40/10). The filing includes eleven IPC classifications covering deep learning, image processing, and object detection technologies.
Patent publications do not impose compliance deadlines or regulatory obligations on third parties. Technology companies developing AI-based object recognition systems should review the patent claims to assess potential infringement risks before commercial deployment in EPO-designated territories. Intellectual property teams should monitor this patent grant for freedom-to-operate analysis.
What to do next
- Review patent claims EP4181015A1 for potential infringement in AI-based object recognition products
- Conduct freedom-to-operate analysis for handheld object recognition features in EU markets
- Update IP portfolio monitoring to include Huawei's newly granted EPO patents
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING HANDHELD OBJECT
Publication EP4181015A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Inventors
HAO, Lei, YUE, Jun, XU, Songcen
IPC Classifications
G06F 18/214 20230101AFI20260127BHEP G06V 10/25 20220101ALI20260127BHEP G06V 10/40 20220101ALI20260127BHEP G06V 40/10 20220101ALI20260127BHEP G06F 16/583 20190101ALI20260127BHEP G06N 3/04 20230101ALI20260127BHEP G06N 3/045 20230101ALI20260127BHEP G06N 3/08 20230101ALI20260127BHEP G06V 10/764 20220101ALI20260127BHEP G06F 18/2431 20230101ALI20260127BHEP G06V 20/70 20220101ALI20260127BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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