Inspection Device with ML Classification Using Temporal Images - NEC Corporation
Summary
The USPTO granted NEC Corporation Patent US12597112B2 for an inspection device that classifies temporal captured images of target objects into groups using machine learning, recognizes images within each group, and integrates determination results to output a final classification result. The patent covers classification means, recognition means, and integration means for processing sequential image data.
What changed
USPTO granted NEC Corporation Patent US12597112B2, titled 'Inspection device, inspection method, and recording medium,' covering a machine learning system that classifies temporal captured images into groups, recognizes images within each group, and integrates determination results to output final classification results. The patent includes multiple CPC classifications spanning neural networks (G06N family), computer vision (G06T), and image analysis (G06V).
Affected parties include manufacturers using automated inspection systems, quality control equipment makers, and companies developing machine learning-based visual inspection or defect detection systems. The patent grants NEC exclusive rights to this technology approach, which may require licensing negotiations or design-around efforts for competitors in industrial inspection, manufacturing quality control, and computer vision fields.
What to do next
- Monitor for potential patent infringement from NEC's ML-based inspection technology
- Review internal inspection systems for potential licensing considerations
- Document patent holdings for IP portfolio management
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Inspection device, inspection method, and recording medium
Grant US12597112B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
NEC CORPORATION
Inventors
Shigeaki Namiki, Takuya Ogawa, Keiko Inoue, Shoji Yachida, Toshinori Hosoi
Abstract
In an inspection device, a classification means classifies temporal captured images which capture a target object, into a plurality of groups. A recognition means recognizes the captured images belonging to each of the groups, and outputs a determination result for each of the groups. An integration means integrates respective determination results of the groups, and outputs a final determination result.
CPC Classifications
G06N 3/045 G06N 20/00 G06N 3/084 G06N 3/044 G06N 3/08 G06N 5/01 G06N 20/20 G06N 3/063 G06N 20/10 G06N 3/048 G06N 5/022 G06N 3/04 G06N 3/049 G06N 3/043 G06N 7/01 G06N 5/025 G06N 3/02 G06N 3/088 G06N 3/0464 G06N 3/065 G06N 5/04 G06N 3/09 G06N 3/0455 G06N 3/047 G06N 3/126 G06T 2207/20081 G06T 2207/20084 G06T 7/0004 G06T 7/0012 G06T 7/001 G06T 7/11 G06T 7/70 G06T 2207/10081 G06T 2207/20076 G06T 2200/24 G06T 2207/10088 G06T 2207/20072 G06T 2207/30101 G06T 2207/30172 G06T 2207/10016 G06T 2207/30016 G06T 2207/30108 G06T 2207/30148 G06T 19/006 G06T 7/80 G06T 2207/30232 G06T 1/60 G06V 10/82 G06V 10/764 G06V 10/454 G06V 20/52 G06V 20/176 G06V 20/56 G06V 10/25 G06V 10/774
Filing Date
2021-03-04
Application No.
18279353
Claims
9
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