US Patent Issued to Raymarine UK on June 2 for "Deep learning-based marine object classification using 360-degree images" (British, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,314, issued on June 2, was assigned to Raymarine UK Ltd. (Fareham, Great Britain).

"Deep learning-based marine object classification using 360-degree images" was invented by Weronika Nowicka (Fareham, Great Britain) and Mark Johnson (Vannes Cedex, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Marine object detection, localization and classification systems and related techniques include an imaging system configured capture a stream of panoramic images of the water surrounding a mobile structure, including a view of the horizon. The images may include a 360-degree view from the mobile structure. The system is configured to analyze the stream o...