Patents by Inventor Ratnakar Lavu

Ratnakar Lavu 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: 11448508
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating maps for retail environments and other indoor locations, such as via autonomous or other automatic processes, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods access images of a retail environment captured via multiple security cameras placed within the retail environment, and generate a two- or three-dimensional digital, virtual and/or interactive map that depicts a layout of the retail environment based on features extracted from the accessed images. For example, the systems and methods may extract and/or determine walkable paths within the images, and generate a two- or three-dimensional map that is based on placing the walkable paths within the retail environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Kohl's, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratnakar Lavu, Klarissa Marenitch, Garima Agarwal, Supun Dewaraja
  • Publication number: 20190113349
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating maps for retail environments and other indoor locations, such as via autonomous or other automatic processes, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods access images of a retail environment captured via multiple security cameras placed within the retail environment, and generate a two- or three-dimensional digital, virtual and/or interactive map that depicts a layout of the retail environment based on features extracted from the accessed images. For example, the systems and methods may extract and/or determine walkable paths within the images, and generate a two- or three-dimensional map that is based on placing the walkable paths within the retail environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ratnakar Lavu, Klarissa Marenitch, Garima Aganval, Supun Dewaraja
  • Publication number: 20160283925
    Abstract: An omni-channel or multi-channel shopping and mobile payment system and method makes in-store checkout flow at a retail store smooth, efficient and intuitive to the customer to thereby improve the customer's experience as well as reducing an amount of time spent at the checkout by both the customer and retail store sales associate. The system and method can reduce long checkout lines during peak period and allow retail store sales associates to spend more time on the sales floor helping customers and increasing sales. A mobile wallet associated with each customer can be used as the mechanism to compute an order, determine and apply offers and loyalty rewards, and give the customer a single click checkout experience at a point-of-sale device in the retail store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Ratnakar Lavu, Klarissa Marinetch, Kiran Ramaraju
  • Publication number: 20150032608
    Abstract: A system and method of managing credit subscriptions corresponding to a customer are disclosed. The credit subscriptions may include quantities of one or more credits with predetermined validity durations. The credit subscriptions may be active for a subscription lifetime, and the credits may be redeemable in a variable value transaction involving a piece of media content. Managing a credit subscription may include receiving a subscription management message, translating a subscription package code to a quantity of credits, creating or renewing the credit subscription with the quantity of credits, modifying the credit subscription, or deleting the credit subscription. The subscription management message may include a customer number, a subscription package code, and a subscription lifetime specification. Credits and credit subscriptions may be created as a one-time issuance or may be automatically renewed on a periodic basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Ratnakar Lavu, Imran Maskatia, Saad Rehmani, Jason Rubinstein, Heidemarie Williams
  • Publication number: 20140081845
    Abstract: A system and method of converting currency items to credits that are redeemable in a variable value transaction are disclosed. Converting currency items to credits allows the credits to be used for satisfying an initial balance or a remaining balance of the variable value transaction involving a piece of media content. The conversion may include receiving a unique customer identifier identifying a customer, receiving a unique identifier of the currency items, and determining whether the currency item is valid for being converted to a credit. If the currency item is valid, a conversion ratio of the currency items to credits may be retrieved and a quantity of the credits may be calculated from the currency items, based on the conversion ratio. The quantity of the credits may be issued to the customer in a credits database. Invalid currency items may be rejected for conversion to the credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
    Inventors: Ratnakar Lavu, Imran Maskatia, Saad Rehmani, Jason Rubinstein, Heidemarie Williams
  • Publication number: 20130080223
    Abstract: A system and method of managing credit subscriptions corresponding to a customer are disclosed. The credit subscriptions may include quantities of one or more credits with predetermined validity durations. The credit subscriptions may be active for a subscription lifetime, and the credits may be redeemable in a variable value transaction involving a piece of media content. Managing a credit subscription may include receiving a subscription management message, translating a subscription package code to a quantity of credits, creating or renewing the credit subscription with the quantity of credits, modifying the credit subscription, or deleting the credit subscription. The subscription management message may include a customer number, a subscription package code, and a subscription lifetime specification. Credits and credit subscriptions may be created as a one-time issuance or may be automatically renewed on a periodic basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
    Inventors: Ratnakar Lavu, Imran Maskatia, Saad Rehmani, Jason Rubinstein, Heidemarie Williams