Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-22
2009-08-18
Bella, Matthew C (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C348S045000, C348S065000, C348S072000, C600S101000, C396S017000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577283
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for detecting in-vivo content, may include an in-vivo imaging device for capturing a stream of image frames in a GI tract, a content detector for detecting and/or identifying one or more image frames from the stream of image streams that may show content, and a graphical user interface (GUI) to display image frames detected.
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Buzaglo Daniel
Lewkowicz Shlomo
Zinaty Ofra
Bella Matthew C
Given Imaging Ltd.
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer LLP
Perungavoor Sath V.
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