Patents by Inventor Andrew James Wipf

Andrew James Wipf 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).

  • Using transaction logs to determine that an undetected item was not scanned at a self-service terminal
    Patent number: 11741815
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method obtains a transaction log for a transaction at a self-service terminal during which the self-service terminal fails to detect the presence of an item at the self-service terminal. Features are extracted from the transaction log and the features are applied to a model to generate an inference for the transaction. The inference is used to determine whether to issue an alert that improper scanning has occurred at the self-service terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew James Wipf, Christopher M. Brakob, Kathleen Jacqueline Roush, Ryan David Siskind, Francisco Cancino, III
  • USING TRANSACTION LOGS TO DETERMINE THAT AN UNDETECTED ITEM WAS NOT SCANNED AT A SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20220148408
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method obtains a transaction log for a transaction at a self-service terminal during which the self-service terminal fails to detect the presence of an item at the self-service terminal. Features are extracted from the transaction log and the features are applied to a model to generate an inference for the transaction. The inference is used to determine whether to issue an alert that improper scanning has occurred at the self-service terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew James Wipf, Christopher M. Brakob, Kathleen Jacqueline Roush, Ryan David Siskind, Francisco Cancino, III
  • Point of sale device build security
    Patent number: 10922414
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and computer program products for managing network access control with a build system are disclosed. The build system controls network filtering at retail stores based on identifiers of Point of Sale devices connected to the store's LAN (Local Area Network). This filtering places only authorized devices on a virtual LAN within the LAN that is reserved for POS terminals. The network access control is managed by a process built into the build system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew James Wipf, David Pankratz, Joseph Eckberg, Kevin Newland, Adam Joseph Nawrocki, Craig Ryan Janssen, Dylan Essing
  • POINT OF SALE DEVICE BUILD SECURITY
    Publication number: 20200104505
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and computer program products for managing network access control with a build system are disclosed. The build system controls network filtering at retail stores based on identifiers of Point of Sale devices connected to the store's LAN (Local Area Network). This filtering places only authorized devices on a virtual LAN within the LAN that is reserved for POS terminals. The network access control is managed by a process built into the build system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew James Wipf, David Pankratz, Joseph Eckberg, Kevin Newland, Adam Joseph Nawrocki, Craig Ryan Janssen, Dylan Essing