Patents by Inventor Cody Philips

Cody Philips 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).

  • Automatic mapping of store layout using soft object recognition
    Patent number: 10991036
    Abstract: A method for automatically mapping a store layout includes identifying a path for traversing a retail area and capturing images of the retail area at various points along the path. The images may be analyzed to identify visual characteristics which may be compared to a template of retail products in a template library. When an object depicted in the image matches with a retail product in the template library, the object may correspond to the retail product. Additionally, a retail department for the object may also be identified. The retail department may be compared to the retail product corresponding to the object, and when the retail product is not associated with the retail department, another retail product which is associated with the retail department may be identified as corresponding to the object. A map of the store layout may be generated based on the identified retail products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: WALGREEN CO., The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John M. Bergstrom, Jonas Cleveland, Dinesh Thakur, Philip Dames, Cody Philips, Terry Kientz, Kostas Daniilidis, Vijay Kumar
  • Automatic mapping of store layout using soft object recognition
    Patent number: 10733661
    Abstract: A method for automatically mapping a store layout includes identifying a path for traversing a retail area and capturing images of the retail area at various points along the path. The images may be analyzed to identify visual characteristics which may be compared to a template of retail products in a template library. When an object depicted in the image matches with a retail product in the template library, the object may correspond to the retail product. Additionally, a retail department for the object may also be identified. The retail department may be compared to the retail product corresponding to the object, and when the retail product is not associated with the retail department, another retail product which is associated with the retail department may be identified as corresponding to the object. A map of the store layout may be generated based on the identified retail products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: WALGREEN CO., The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John M. Bergstrom, Jonas Cleveland, Dinesh Thakur, Philip Dames, Cody Philips, Terry Kientz, Kostas Daniilidis, Vijay Kumar
  • Autonomous vehicle for mapping store layout
    Patent number: 10318907
    Abstract: A method for automatically mapping a store layout includes identifying a path for traversing a retail area and capturing images of the retail area at various points along the path. The images may be analyzed to identify visual characteristics which may be compared to a template of retail products in a template library. When an object depicted in the image matches with a retail product in the template library, the object may correspond to the retail product. Additionally, a retail department for the object may also be identified. The retail department may be compared to the retail product corresponding to the object, and when the retail product is not associated with the retail department, another retail product which is associated with the retail department may be identified as corresponding to the object. A map of the store layout may be generated based on the identified retail products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: WALGREEN CO., The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John M. Bergstrom, Jonas Cleveland, Dinesh Thakur, Philip Dames, Cody Philips, Terry Kientz, Kostas Daniilidis, Vijay Kumar