Patents by Inventor Ankit Singh

Ankit Singh 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).

  • Publication number: 20160004362
    Abstract: A user interface system for a vehicle interior includes a contact surface, a sensor grid and a controller. The sensor grid is configured for variable electrical resistance in response to applied pressure and the controller is configured to detect the electrical resistance of the sensor grid by monitoring a voltage. The controller detects the location of an input from a vehicle occupant, the intensity of the input, and the duration of the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Kring, Mario J. Enriques Ortiz, Tyler J. Newkirk, Ankit Singh
  • Publication number: 20150347997
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to determine whether to apply a security check to items during a self-checkout process, by, responsive to receiving identification information for an item, generating a random number for the item, and upon determining that the random number exceeds a security value, applying the security check to the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Harris DELOTT, Scott Andrew MARTIN, Ankit SINGH
  • Publication number: 20150199702
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using transaction data associated with a loyalty program identifier to conduct a purchase transaction are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes initiating a purchase transaction at a shopper terminal. The method also includes receiving, at the shopper terminal, a loyalty program identifier of a shopper. Further, the method includes associating the loyalty program identifier with transaction data for the shopper. The method also includes conducting the purchase transaction at the shopper terminal based on the transaction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation
    Inventor: Ankit Singh
  • Publication number: 20150193115
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing retail processes based on machine-readable images and user gestures are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes capturing one or more images including a machine-readable image and a user hand gesture. The method also includes identifying the machine-readable image as being associated with a product. Further, the method includes determining whether the user hand gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with a predetermined gesture. The method also includes implementing a predetermined retail process in association with the product in response to determining that the user hand gesture interacts with the machine-readable image in accordance with the predetermined gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Chirakan, Douglas Hanthorn, Dean F. Herring, Ankit Singh