Patents by Inventor Jonathan Davis Taylor

Jonathan Davis Taylor 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).

  • System and method for locating, identifying and counting items
    Patent number: 11087272
    Abstract: A system for building a product library without requiring a planogram includes an image capture unit operated to provide images of items. Taking data from a shelf label detector and depth map creation unit, a processing module can be used to compare detected shelf labels to a depth map, define a product bounding box, and associate the bounding box with an image provided by the image capture unit to build image descriptors. The system can include one or more autonomous robots for supporting and moving the image capture unit and other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BOSSA NOVA ROBOTICS IP, INC.
    Inventors: Sarjoun Skaff, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Stephen Vincent Williams, Simant Dube
  • Planogram assisted inventory system and method
    Patent number: 10565548
    Abstract: A manually assisted robot inventory monitoring method provides for detecting and reading shelf labels using an autonomous robot. Bounding boxes around possible products in a panoramic image can be taken with at least one camera associated with the autonomous robot. Products in the bounding boxes are automatically identified, with those that are not being later manually identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOSSA NOVA ROBOTICS IP, INC.
    Inventors: Sarjoun Skaff, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Stephen Vincent Williams, Simant Dube
  • Color Haar Classifier for Retail Shelf Label Detection
    Publication number: 20190180150
    Abstract: A method for a multiple camera sensor suite mounted on an autonomous robot to be able to detect and recognize shelf labels using color Haar classifiers is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Davis Taylor, Ramkumar Natarajan
  • Planogram Assisted Inventory System and Method
    Publication number: 20170286773
    Abstract: A manually assisted robot inventory monitoring method provides for detecting and reading shelf labels using an autonomous robot. Bounding boxes around possible products in a panoramic image can be taken with at least one camera associated with the autonomous robot. Products in the bounding boxes are automatically identified, with those that are not being later manually identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sarjoun Skaff, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Stephen Vincent Williams, Simant Dube
  • System and Method for Locating, Identifying and Counting Items
    Publication number: 20170286901
    Abstract: A system for building a product library without requiring a planogram includes an image capture unit operated to provide images of items. Taking data from a shelf label detector and depth map creation unit, a processing module can be used to compare detected shelf labels to a depth map, define a product bounding box, and associate the bounding box with an image provided by the image capture unit to build image descriptors. The system can include one or more autonomous robots for supporting and moving the image capture unit and other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sarjoun Skaff, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Stephen Vincent Williams, Simant Dube