Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Brakob

Christopher M. Brakob 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).

  • Item tracking system
    Patent number: 11853836
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining that a group of items left a space together based on RFID exit times and determining that at least one item of the group of items left the space without authorization by evaluating transactions that took place within a first time period before the at least one item left the space. A single investigation file is automatically created that includes the group of items that left the space together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Brakob, Ethan Joshua Sommer
  • 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
  • ITEM TRACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220083752
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining that a group of items left a space together based on RFID exit times and determining that at least one item of the group of items left the space without authorization by evaluating transactions that took place within a first time period before the at least one item left the space. A single investigation file is automatically created that includes the group of items that left the space together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher M. Brakob, Ethan Joshua Sommer
  • Item tracking system
    Patent number: 11194979
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining that a group of items left a space together based on RFID exit times and determining that at least one item of the group of items left the space without authorization by evaluating transactions that took place within a first time period before the at least one item left the space. A single investigation file is automatically created that includes the group of items that left the space together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Brakob, Ethan Joshua Sommer