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Device and method for representing an anatomical shape of a living being

US10685254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Frank Michael Weber · Hamburg, DE
Irina Waechter-Stehle · Hamburg, DE
Rafael Wiemker · Kisdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06V2201/03
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for encoding an anatomical shape (13) of a living being, comprising a receiving unit (12) for receiving an anatomical shape (13); a shape representation generating unit (14) for generating a shape representation of the anatomical shape (13) by using one or more shape representation models and determining the value of one or more shape representation coefficients of the one or more shape representation models; and a conversion unit (16) for converting the determined value of the one or more shape representation coefficients into a human-readable code comprising one or more human-readable characters.

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