Patents Assigned to Grabango Co.
  • Patent number: 11501537
    Abstract: A system and method for interaction monitoring in a retail environment that includes executing a first monitoring system and thereby generating a first evaluation of customer selection of items; executing a second monitoring system and thereby generating a second evaluation of customer selection of items; determining monitoring alignment between the first evaluation and the second evaluation of a first customer; and triggering an action in response to the monitoring alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11481805
    Abstract: A system and method for digital retail marketing and couponing in a physical retail environment that includes collecting image data across a retail environment; tracking a user within the retail environment; processing the image data and detecting a customer-item interaction event in association with the user; and based in part on the customer-item interaction event, delivering content to an output interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11409977
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision assisted physical-labels functions to use functional, large format product labeling for better computer vision (CV) identification. The product labels and detection capabilities of the system and method enhance product label detection and interpretation for use with image sensing at a distance. The product labels are non-obtrusive and can mitigate changes to sizing or visual appearance of packaging of goods or products. The system and method can enable universal product labeling for vision-based commerce and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventor: William Glaser
  • Patent number: 11302116
    Abstract: A system and method for visually automated interface integration that includes collecting image data; detecting a device interface source in the image data; processing the image data associated with the device interface source into an extracted interface representation; and exposing at least one access interface to the extracted interface representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11288648
    Abstract: A system and method for vehicle facilitated commerce comprising: collecting a payment mechanism associated with a vehicle station at a vehicle service site; collecting image data in a defined region containing the vehicle station and a defined commerce region; initializing monitoring of at least one detected user associated with the vehicle station; monitoring commerce activity of the user, which comprises of: through CV processing of image data, detecting at least one commerce activity event involving the user and updating a checkout list associated with the user based on the commerce activity event; and executing a transaction with the payment mechanism for the checkout list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11288650
    Abstract: A system and method for linking observed human activity on video to a user account of a preferred embodiment that includes: through a computer vision monitoring system, detecting and tracking a human as a computer vision modeled person within an environment, the computer vision monitoring system being part of a computing platform managing a user interaction experience; through at least one associative mechanism, establishing an association between the computer vision modeled person and at least one associative element and thereby associating the computer vision modeled person and a user-record linked through the associative element; and directing the user interaction experience at least in part based on the combination of the modeled person and at least the user-record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11250606
    Abstract: A system and method for privacy protection in vision systems that can include collecting image data from an environment; collecting spatial information corresponding to the image data; selecting a sanitization image region in the image data based at least in part on the spatial information; and applying image sanitization to the sanitization image region thereby generating sanitized image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Kevin Rauwolf
  • Patent number: 11226688
    Abstract: A system and method for an associative interaction framework used for user input within an interaction platform used in an environment that includes collecting image data in the environment; through computer vision analysis of the image data, classifying objects in the environment wherein a plurality of the objects are detected users; for at least one user, detecting an associative interaction event, which includes: through computer vision analysis of the image data, detecting a first object association of the one user with a first object, and initiating an associative interaction event with a set of interaction properties including properties of the user and the first object association; and executing an action response based on the associative interaction event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11216868
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision driven applications in an environment that can include collecting image data across an environment; maintaining an environmental object graph from the image data whereby maintaining the environmental object graph is an iterative process that includes: classifying objects, tracking object locations, detecting interaction events, instantiating object associations in the environmental object graph, and updating the environmental object graph by propagating change in at least one object instance across object associations; and inspecting object state for at least one object instance in the environmental object graph and executing an action associated with the object state. The system and method can be applied to automatic checkout, inventory management, and/or other system integrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11132737
    Abstract: A system and method for a dynamic customer checkout experience within an automated shopping environment that includes generating a virtual cart for the customer through an automatic checkout system; tracking location of the customer; generating an assessment of the virtual cart; and selecting a processing mode for the customer based in part on the assessment and executing the processing mode within at least one computing device in coordination with the location of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11095470
    Abstract: A system and method for a remote state following device that includes an electronic device with a controllable operating state; an imaging device; and control system that when targeted at a control interface interprets a visual state from the control interface, and modifies the operating state in coordination with the visual state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10970037
    Abstract: A system and method for differentially locating and modifying audio sources that includes receiving multiple audio inputs from a set of distinct locations; determining a multi-dimensional audio map from the audio inputs; acquiring a set of positional audio control inputs applied to the audio map, each audio control input comprising a location and audio processing property; and generating an audio output according to the audio control inputs and the audio inputs. The audio control inputs capable of configuration through manual, automatic, computer vision analysis, and other configuration modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10963704
    Abstract: A system and method for interaction monitoring in a retail environment that includes executing a first monitoring system and thereby generating a first evaluation of customer selection of items; executing a second monitoring system and thereby generating a second evaluation of customer selection of items; determining monitoring alignment between the first evaluation and the second evaluation of a first customer; and triggering an action in response to the monitoring alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10861086
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision driven applications in an environment that can include collecting image data across an environment; maintaining an environmental object graph from the image data whereby maintaining the environmental object graph is an iterative process that includes: classifying objects, tracking object locations, detecting interaction events, instantiating object associations in the environmental object graph, and updating the environmental object graph by propagating change in at least one object instance across object associations; and inspecting object state for at least one object instance in the environmental object graph and executing an action associated with the object state. The system and method can be applied to automatic checkout, inventory management, and/or other system integrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10778906
    Abstract: A system and method for outfitting an environment with a camera array that includes: a set of camera modules mounted and interconnected as a monitoring network within the environment; wherein each camera module instance of the set of camera modules comprises of: at least one camera, and at least a first connection port and second connection port; and wherein the camera modules of the set of camera modules serially connect through the connection ports of adjacent camera modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventor: William Glaser
  • Patent number: 10740742
    Abstract: A system and method for linking observed human activity on video to a user account of a preferred embodiment that includes: through a computer vision monitoring system, detecting and tracking a human as a computer vision modeled person within an environment, the computer vision monitoring system being part of a computing platform managing a user interaction experience; through at least one associative mechanism, establishing an association between the computer vision modeled person and at least one associative element and thereby associating the computer vision modeled person and a user-record linked through the associative element; and directing the user interaction experience at least in part based on the combination of the modeled person and at least the user-record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10721418
    Abstract: An imaging system comprising of a set of cameras, the cameras having a configured relative camera arrangement; and each camera of the set of cameras comprising at least one corrective optical system. The system and method may comprise of multi-camera variations for coordinated alignment in multi-camera variations and/or split-field optical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10659247
    Abstract: A system and method for extracting uncoupled information from a user interface output that includes collecting image data; processing the image data associated with the device interface source; and exposing the result to the extracted interface representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10614514
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision driven applications in an environment that can include collecting image data across an environment; maintaining an environmental object graph from the image data whereby maintaining the environmental object graph is an iterative process that includes: classifying objects, tracking object locations, detecting interaction events, instantiating object associations in the environmental object graph, and updating the environmental object graph by propagating change in at least one object instance across object associations; and inspecting object state for at least one object instance in the environmental object graph and executing an action associated with the object state. The system and method can be applied to automatic checkout, inventory management, and/or other system integrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 10615994
    Abstract: A system and method for visually automated interface integration that includes collecting image data; detecting a device interface source in the image data; processing the image data associated with the device interface source into an extracted interface representation; and exposing at least one access interface to the extracted interface representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol