Patents Assigned to 7-Eleven, Inc.
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Patent number: 12287306Abstract: A system for determining an ambient concentration of compositions for bathroom cleaning comprises a processor operable to receive a concentration measurement from a sensor over a network within a first period of time. The processor is operable to compare the received concentration measurement to a first threshold and to a second threshold greater than the first threshold. The processor is operable to instruct a memory communicatively coupled to the processor to store an indication that a bathroom was cleaned in response to a determination that the received concentration measurement is greater than the first threshold and less than the second threshold. The processor is operable to send an alert for display on a user device indicating either that the sensor has been tampered or that a spill event has occurred in response to a determination that the received concentration measurement is greater than the second threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, John Robert Keller, Matthew O'Daniel Redmond
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Patent number: 12271857Abstract: A system generates a set of instructions for preparing content of a memory resource that comprises a set of objects in a particular sequence. The system sends the content of the memory resource and the set of instructions to a user device. The system receives a first message that indicates the set of objects is being prepared from the user device. The system sends, to a server associated with a delivery vehicle, a third message to alert the delivery vehicle to pick up the set of objects from a pickup location and deliver to a delivery location coordinate. The system receives, from the server, an alert message that indicates the delivery vehicle has reached the pickup location coordinate. The system forwards the alert message to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Michael John Christopher Romaniuk, Sumesh Singh Pawar, Lwin Moe Aung, Dayna Leanne Hardgrove, Yukiko Yamada Jones, Abhilash Kannan, Murali Chemboon Ramachari, Vikram Simha Reddy Ganta, Yaqub Ahmad Baiani, Shadi Fallah, Sudha Venugopalan
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Patent number: 12272091Abstract: An object tracking system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor captures frames for a global plane for at least a portion of a space. The controller has a memory that stores a homography associated with the sensor and a processor. The processor receives a first frame from the sensor and identifies a pixel location within the first frame. The processor determines an estimated sensor location for the sensor by applying the homography to the pixel location, and determines a location difference between the estimated sensor location and an actual sensor location for the sensor. The processor then compares the location difference to a difference threshold level, and recomputes the homography in response to determining that the location difference exceeds the difference threshold level.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Kyle Dalal
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Patent number: 12258258Abstract: A system includes a sensor and a computing system. The sensor is coupled to a syrup line of the beverage dispenser and is configured to measure a pressure within the line. The syrup line is coupled at a first end to a syrup bag and at a second end to a pump configured to pump syrup from the syrup bag to an outlet of the beverage dispenser. The pump is operated using pressurized gas and generates a pressure corresponding to the pressure of the gas within the syrup line when both the syrup bag is full and the outlet of the beverage dispenser is closed. The sensor transmits a measured pressure to the computing system. The computing system determines that the measured pressure is less than a threshold pressure. In response, the processor transmits an alert for display on a user device, which identifies the syrup bag for replacement.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Pirooz Najafi, John Robert Keller, Matthew O'Daniel Redmond
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Patent number: 12254650Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a first sensor and a second sensor that are each configured to capture frames of at least a portion of a global plane for a space. The system is configured to identify a first pixel location for a marker within a first frame and to determine an (x,y) coordinate for the marker using a first homography. The system is further configured to identify a second pixel location for the marker in the second sensor using a second homography, to identify a third pixel location using a disparity mapping, and to determine a distance difference between the second pixel location and the third pixel location. The system is further configured to compare the distance difference to a difference threshold level and to recompute the first homography and/or the second homography in response to determining that the distance difference exceeds the difference threshold level.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2024Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Kyle Dalal
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Patent number: 12254456Abstract: A system includes a rack storing items, an interaction device that processes the items, and a master controller that is configured to receive a communication signal from the rack indicating that items have been removed from the rack and determine based on monitoring communication signals from the interaction device whether the removed items were processed by the interaction device within a pre-configured time period from the time the items were removed from the rack. In response to determining that the items were not processed by the interaction device within a pre-configured time period, the master controller transmits an alert message including a number of the items removed from the rack and an identification associated with the items.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Matthew O'Daniel Redmond, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 12253389Abstract: A system includes a longitudinal rack storing a plurality of items, a shoe movably attached to the rack, a magnet coupled to the shoe and a longitudinal circuit board arranged along the length of the rack. The circuit board includes an array of sensors along the length of the rack. Each sensor generates a value depending on a position of the magnet in relation to the sensor. The circuit board further includes a memory storing values generated by the sensors, and a processor configured to determine a position of the shoe/magnet based on the values and determine a count of the items based on the position of the shoe/magnet.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2024Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Matthew O'daniel Redmond
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Patent number: 12235932Abstract: A system for refining an item identification model detects a triggering event at a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features from at least one of the images. The system identifies the item based on the set of features. The system receives an indication that the item is not identified correctly. The system receives an identifier of the item. The system identifies the item based on the identifier of the item. The system feeds the identifier of the item and the images to the item identification model. The system retrains the item identification model to learn to associate the item to the images. The system updates the set of features based on the determined association between the item and the images.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2024Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 12235929Abstract: A system for updating a training dataset of an item identification model determines that an item is not included in a training dataset. In response to determining that the item is not included in the training dataset, the system obtains an identifier of the item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the images. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to the training dataset, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Tejas Pradip Rode, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 12236652Abstract: An image sensor is positioned such that a field-of-view of the image sensor encompasses at least a portion of a rack storing items. The image sensor generates angled-view images of an object. A pixel position of a body part of a person is determined in at least a subset of the received image frames, thereby determining a set of pixel positions of the body part. An aggregated body part position is determined based on the set of pixel positions. If the aggregated body part position is determined to correspond to a position associated with the object, a trigger signal is provided indicating an interaction event has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 12229714Abstract: A device configured to receive a first point cloud data for a first item, to identify a first plurality of data points for the first object within the first point cloud data, and to extract the first plurality of data points from the first point cloud data. The device is further configured to receive a second point cloud data for the first item, to identify a second plurality of data points for the first object within the second point cloud data, and to extract a second plurality of data points from the second point cloud data. The device is further configured to merge the first plurality of data points and the second plurality of data points to generate combined point cloud data and to determine dimensions for the first object based on the combined point cloud data.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy
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Patent number: 12223537Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a rack within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is further configured to receive the frame, to determine a pixel location for the first person, and to determine a person is within the predefined zone associated with the rack. The tracking system is further configured to identify the plurality of items in a digital cart associated with the person, to identify an item from the digital cart associated with the first person, and to remove the identified item from the digital cart associated with the person.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sarath Vakacharla, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Deepanjan Paul
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Patent number: 12223710Abstract: A device configured to capture a first image of an item on a platform using a camera and to determine a first number of pixels in the first image that corresponds with the item. The device is further configured to capture a first depth image of an item on the platform using a three-dimensional (3D) sensor and to determine a second number of pixels within the first depth image that corresponds with the item. The device is further configured to determine that the difference between the first number of pixels in the first image and the second number of pixels in the first depth image is less than the difference threshold value, to extract the plurality of pixels corresponding with the item in the first image from the first image to generate a second image, and to output the second image.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai
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Patent number: 12217441Abstract: A device configured to identify a first pixel location within a first plurality of pixels corresponding with an item in a first image and to apply a first homography to the first pixel location to determine a first (x,y) coordinate. The device is further configured to identify a second pixel location within a second plurality of pixels corresponding with the item in a second image and to apply a second homography to the second pixel location to determine a second (x,y) coordinate. The device is further configured to determine that the distance between the first (x,y) coordinate and the second (x,y) coordinate is less than or equal to the distance threshold value, to associate the first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels with a cluster for the item, and to output the first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 12198431Abstract: A device configured to capture a first overhead depth image of the platform using a three-dimensional (3D) sensor at a first time instance and a second overhead depth image of a first object using the 3D sensor at a second time instance. The device is further configured to determine that a first portion of the first object is within a region-of-interest and a second portion of the first object is outside the region-of-interest in the second overhead depth image. The device is further configured to capture a third overhead depth image of a second object placed on the platform using the 3D sensor at a third time instance. The device is further configured to capture a first image of the second object using a camera in response to determining that the first object is outside of the region-of-interest and the second object is within the region-of-interest for the platform.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sumedh Vilas Datar
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Patent number: 12190589Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a first sensor and a second sensor that are each configured to capture frames of at least a portion of a global plane for a space. The system is configured to identify a pixel location for a marker within a frame from the first sensor and to determine an (x,y) coordinate for the marker using a first homography. The system is further configured to identify a pixel location for a different marker in a frame from the second sensor and to determine an (x,y) coordinate for the marker using a second homography. The system is further configured to determine a distance difference between the computed distance between the (x,y) coordinates and an actual distance. The system is further configured to recompute the first homography and/or the second homography in response to determining that the distance difference exceeds a difference threshold level.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Kyle Dalal
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Patent number: 12183014Abstract: A system includes a first sensor configured to generate images of at least a first portion of a space. A processor of the system is configured to determine a position of a possible object in the space based on generated images.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Deepanjan Paul
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Patent number: 12175686Abstract: A device configured to detect a triggering event corresponding with a user placing a first item on the platform, to capture a first image of the first item on the platform using a camera, and to input the first image into a machine learning model that is configured to output a first encoded vector based on features of the first item that are present in the first image. The device is further configured to identify a second encoded vector in an encoded vector library that most closely matches the first encoded vector and to identify a first item identifier in the encoded vector library that is associated with the second encoded vector. The device is further configured to identify the user, to identify an account that is associated with the user, and to associate the first item identifier with the account of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 12171378Abstract: A system includes a local device and a remote computing system. The local device is disposed in a toilet paper dispenser and includes a sensor and a first processor. The sensor is configured to measure a distance to a toilet paper roll. The first processor is configured to calculate, using the measured distance to the toilet paper roll, a percentage of toilet paper remaining on the toilet paper roll. The first processor is further configured to transmit, when it is determined that the percentage of toilet paper remaining is less than a minimum threshold, sensor data across a wireless communications network. The remote computing system includes a second processor configured to receive the sensor data and send an alert for display on a user device in response to receiving the sensor data.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Matthew O'Daniel Redmond, John Robert Keller
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Patent number: 12167811Abstract: A coffee machine includes a first housing and a second housing, wherein the second housing is disposed on top of the first housing. The second housing comprises a first platform, a second platform disposed below the first platform, and a lift disposed at a first side of the second housing and configured to translate between the first platform and the second platform. The second housing further comprises a first robotic arm disposed above the first platform, a second robotic arm disposed between the second platform and the first platform, and a coffee brewing machine actionable to dispense one or more fluids into a cup. The coffee machine further comprises an information handling system comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to actuate the first robotic arm, the second robotic arm, the coffee brewing machine, and the lift.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Jawad Bisbis, Noor Assanie, Vivek Malik