Patents by Inventor Crystal Maung
Crystal Maung 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).
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Publication number: 20240054677Abstract: A device configured to detect a triggering event at a platform and to capture a depth image of items on the platform using a three-dimensional (3D) sensor. The device is further configured to determine an object pose for each item on the platform and to identify one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras based on the object pose for each item on the platform. The device is further configured to capture one or more images of the items on the platform using the identified cameras and to identify items within the one or more images based on features of the items. The device is further configured to identify a user associated with the identified items on the platform, to identify an account that is associated with the user, and to associate the identified items with the account of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai, Crystal Maung
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Patent number: 11887332Abstract: A device configured to detect a triggering event at a platform and to capture a depth image of items on the platform using a three-dimensional (3D) sensor. The device is further configured to determine an object pose for each item on the platform and to identify one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras based on the object pose for each item on the platform. The device is further configured to capture one or more images of the items on the platform using the identified cameras and to identify items within the one or more images based on features of the items. The device is further configured to identify a user associated with the identified items on the platform, to identify an account that is associated with the user, and to associate the identified items with the account of the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai, Crystal Maung
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Publication number: 20240029275Abstract: In response to detecting a first triggering event corresponding to placement of a first item on a platform, a first image of the platform is captured. A first item identifier of the first item is identified and stored in a memory. In response to detecting a second triggering event corresponding to placement of a second item on the platform, a second image of the platform is captured. The second image is compared with the first image. Upon determining that the first item depicted in the second image overlaps with the first item depicted in the first image and the overlap equals or exceeds a threshold, the first item identifier is assigned to the first item depicted in the second image. A second item identifier of the second item is identified, and information associated with the first item identifier and the second item identifier is displayed on a user interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung, Xinan Wang
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Publication number: 20240029284Abstract: A device captures an image of a first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The device identifies a set of items that have at least one attribute in common with the first item. The device determines the identity of the first item based at least on attributes of the first item. The device determines that a confidence score associated with the identity of the first item is less than a threshold percentage. In response, the device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies item(s) with average heights within a threshold range from the height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from the identified item(s). If the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan
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Publication number: 20240020993Abstract: A device detects a triggering event that corresponds to a placement of an item on a platform. In response, the device captures an image of the item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The first encoded vector describes one or more attributes of the item. The device determines that the item is associated with a first container category based on the one or more attributes of the item. The device identifies one or more items that have been identified as having placed inside a container associated with the first container category. The device displays a list of item options that comprises the one or more items on a graphical user interface (GUI). The device receives a selection of a first item from along the list of item options and identifies the first item as being inside the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung
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Publication number: 20240020978Abstract: A device detects a triggering event that corresponds to a placement of a first item on a platform. In response, the device captures an image of the first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The first encoded vector describes one or more attributes of the first item. The device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies one or more items in an encoded vector library that are associated with average heights within a threshold range from the determined height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from among the one or more items. The device determines that the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector. In response, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan, Hiranya Garbha Kumar
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Publication number: 20240020333Abstract: In response to detecting a triggering event corresponding to placement of a first item on a platform, a plurality of images are captured of the first item and a plurality of cropped images are generated based on the first images. An item identifier is identified based on each cropped image, wherein each item identifier is associated with a numerical similarity value. Item identifiers associated with a highest and next highest similarity values are selected. When a difference between the highest and the next highest similarity values equals or exceeds a threshold, the item identifier associated with the highest similarity value is associated with the first item placed on the platform. An indicator of the item identifier is displayed on a user interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung
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Publication number: 20240020973Abstract: A system for capturing images for training an item identification model obtains an identifier of an item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system causes the platform to rotate. The system causes at least one camera to capture an image of the item while the platform is rotating. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the image. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to a training dataset of the item identification model, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Tejas Pradip Rode, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung
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Publication number: 20240020974Abstract: A system for capturing images for training an item identification model obtains an identifier of an item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system causes the platform to rotate. The system causes at least one camera to capture an image of the item while the platform is rotating. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the image. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to a training dataset of the item identification model, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Tejas Pradip Rode, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung
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Publication number: 20240013530Abstract: A system for identifying items based on aggregated metadata obtains images of an item. The system extracts a set of features from images of the item. The system identifies a first value of a first feature associated with a first image of the item. The system identifies a second value of the first feature associated with a second image of the item. The system aggregates the first value and the second value. The system associates the item to the aggregated first value and the second value, where the aggregated first value and the second value represent the first feature of the item. The system adds a new entry for each image of the item to a training dataset associated with an item identification model.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Tejas Pradip Rode, Crystal Maung, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 11823444Abstract: A system for identifying items based on aggregated metadata obtains images of an item. The system extracts a set of features from images of the item. The system identifies a first value of a first feature associated with a first image of the item. The system identifies a second value of the first feature associated with a second image of the item. The system aggregates the first value and the second value. The system associates the item to the aggregated first value and the second value, where the aggregated first value and the second value represent the first feature of the item. The system adds a new entry for each image of the item to a training dataset associated with an item identification model.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Tejas Pradip Rode, Crystal Maung, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
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Patent number: 11790651Abstract: A system for capturing images for training an item identification model obtains an identifier of an item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system causes the platform to rotate. The system causes at least one camera to capture an image of the item while the platform is rotating. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the image. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to a training dataset of the item identification model, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Tejas Pradip Rode, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung
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Patent number: 11756216Abstract: A system includes sensors and a processor that tracks first and second objects in a space. Upon detecting that a tracked position of the first object is within a threshold distance of a tracked position of a second object, a top-view image of the first object is received from a first sensor. Based on this top-view image, a first descriptor is determined for the first object. The first descriptor is associated with an observable characteristic of the first object. The processor identifies the first object based at least in part upon the first descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Crystal Maung
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Patent number: 11721041Abstract: An object tracking system includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a first frame of a global plane for at least a portion of a space. The tracking system is configured to receive a first coordinate in the global plane where a first marker is located in the space and to receive a second coordinate in the global plane where a second marker is located in the space. The tracking system is further configured to identify the first marker and the second marker within the first frame, to determine a first pixel location in the first frame for the first marker, to determine a second pixel location in the first frame for the second marker, and to generate a homography based on the first coordinate, the second coordinate, the first pixel location, and the second pixel location.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung
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Patent number: 11676289Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a plurality of sensors and a tracking system. A first sensor from the plurality of sensors is configured to capture a first frame of a global plane for at least a portion of the space. The tracking system is configured to determine a pixel location in the first frame for an object located in the space, and to apply a homography to the pixel location to determine a coordinate in the global plane. The homography is configured to translate between pixel locations in the first frame and coordinates in the global plane.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung
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Patent number: 11657538Abstract: An object tracking system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a tracking system. The tracking system is configured to determine that the first current pixel location for the shelf marker does not match a first expected pixel location for the shelf marker. The tracking system is further configured to determine a second current pixel location for the shelf marker within a second frame from the second sensor, to recalibrate the first sensor when the second current pixel location for the shelf marker matches the second pixel location for the shelf marker and to update the first pixel location with the first current pixel location and the second pixel location with the second current pixel location when the second current pixel location for the shelf marker does not match the second pixel location for the shelf marker.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sarath Vakacharla, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung
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Patent number: 11625918Abstract: An object tracking system includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a physical space within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is configured to receive the frame, to detect an object within a zone of the frame, and to determine a pixel location for the object. The tracking system is further configured to identify a zone of the physical structure based on the pixel location, to identify an item based on the identified zone.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sarath Vakacharla, Trang Nghia Nguyen, Crystal Maung, Deepanjan Paul
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Publication number: 20230076979Abstract: A device configured to receive a rack identifier for a rack that is configured to hold items. The device is further configured to identify a master template that is associated with the rack. The device is further configured to receive images of the plurality of items on the rack and to combine the images into a composite image of the rack. The device is further configured to identify shelves on the rack within the composite image and to generate bounding boxes that correspond with an item on the rack. The device is further configured to associate each bounding box with an item identifier and an item location. The device is further configured to generate a rack analysis message based on a comparison of the item locations for each bounding box and the rack positions from the master template and to output the rack analysis message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sumedh Vilas Datar, Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai, Crystal Maung, Mohit Satish Joshi
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Patent number: 11557124Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a sensor that is configured to capture frames of at least a portion of a global plane for a space. The system is configured to receive a first frame from the sensor, to identify a pixel location within the first frame, and to determine an estimated sensor location for the sensor by applying a homography to the pixel location. The homography includes coefficients that translate between pixel locations in a frame from the sensor and (x,y) coordinates in the global plane. The system is further configured to determine an actual sensor location for the sensor and to determine a location difference between the estimated sensor location and the actual sensor location. The system is further configured to compare the location difference to a difference threshold level and to recompute the homography in response to determining that the location difference exceeds the difference threshold level.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Crystal Maung
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Publication number: 20220414378Abstract: A system for capturing images for training an item identification model obtains an identifier of an item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system causes the platform to rotate. The system causes at least one camera to capture an image of the item while the platform is rotating. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the image. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to a training dataset of the item identification model, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Tejas Pradip Rode, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Crystal Maung