Patents by Inventor Ben Hemminger

Ben Hemminger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11961293
    Abstract: A system and related methods for identifying characteristics of handbags is described. One method includes receiving one or more images of a handbag, eliminating all but select images from the one or more images of the handbag to obtain a grouping of one or more select images, the select images being those embodying a complete periphery and frontal view of the handbag. For each of the one or more select images, aligning feature-corresponding pixels with an image axis, comparing at least a portion of the one or more select images with a plurality of stored images, and determining characteristics of the handbag based on said comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Davis, Ben Hemminger
  • Patent number: 11763323
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating handbags using a portable electronic device along with a bilinear convolutional neural network (CNN) model are described. One method includes using a portable electronic device comprising a camera, and a lens-accessory attached to the portable electronic device such that an optical feature of the lens-accessory is positioned in front of the camera. The portable electronic device acquires one or more pictures of a handbag and sends the one or more pictures to a bilinear CNN model via a network asset where an authenticity is determined. The systems and methods disclosed are capable of allowing the portable electronic device to be spaced apart from the handbag while acquiring pictures, and the lens-accessory can be between 10× and 50× magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Hemminger, Sarah Davis
  • Publication number: 20230031983
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating handbags using a portable electronic device along with a bilinear convolutional neural network (CNN) model are described. One method includes using a portable electronic device comprising a camera, and a lens-accessory attached to the portable electronic device such that an optical feature of the lens-accessory is positioned in front of the camera. The portable electronic device acquires one or more pictures of a handbag and sends the one or more pictures to a bilinear CNN model via a network asset where an authenticity is determined. The systems and methods disclosed are capable of allowing the portable electronic device to be spaced apart from the handbag while acquiring pictures, and the lens-accessory can be between 10× and 50× magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Hemminger, Sarah Davis
  • Patent number: 11501320
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating handbags using a portable electronic device along with a bilinear convolutional neural network (CNN) model are described. One method includes using a portable electronic device comprising a camera, and a lens-accessory attached to the portable electronic device such that an optical feature of the lens-accessory is positioned in front of the camera. The portable electronic device acquires one or more pictures of a handbag and sends the one or more pictures to a bilinear CNN model via a network asset where an authenticity is determined. The systems and methods disclosed are capable of allowing the portable electronic device to be spaced apart from the handbag while acquiring pictures, and the lens-accessory can be between 10× and 50× magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Hemminger, Sarah Davis
  • Publication number: 20220270350
    Abstract: A system and related methods for identifying characteristics of handbags is described. One method includes receiving one or more images of a handbag, eliminating all but select images from the one or more images of the handbag to obtain a grouping of one or more select images, the select images being those embodying a complete periphery and frontal view of the handbag. For each of the one or more select images, aligning feature-corresponding pixels with an image axis, comparing at least a portion of the one or more select images with a plurality of stored images, and determining characteristics of the handbag based on said comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Davis, Ben Hemminger
  • Publication number: 20220261820
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating handbags using a portable electronic device along with a bilinear convolutional neural network (CNN) model are described. One method includes using a portable electronic device comprising a camera, and a lens-accessory attached to the portable electronic device such that an optical feature of the lens-accessory is positioned in front of the camera. The portable electronic device acquires one or more pictures of a handbag and sends the one or more pictures to a bilinear CNN model via a network asset where an authenticity is determined. The systems and methods disclosed are capable of allowing the portable electronic device to be spaced apart from the handbag while acquiring pictures, and the lens-accessory can be between 10× and 50× magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Hemminger, Sarah Davis
  • Publication number: 20220198496
    Abstract: A product pricing system receives product data associated with a candidate product. The product data includes a product designation and a first product attribute. The first product attribute is one of a plurality of different product attributes associated with a product attribute type. The product pricing system retrieves historical product data associated with a first plurality of previously sold products having the first product attribute from a historical product database. The historical product data includes a product price associated with each of the first plurality of previously sold products. The product pricing system generates a historical product data set including the first plurality of previously sold products, generates a candidate product price based on an average of the product prices associated with the first plurality of previously sold products in the historical product data set, and assigns the candidate product price to the candidate product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FASHIONPHILE Group, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Davis, Ben Hemminger