Patents by Inventor Dan Bendler

Dan Bendler 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: 20230368624
    Abstract: A method for identifying products removed from bulk packaging includes receiving one or more images acquired by a camera arranged to capture interactions between a shopper and one or more bulk packages each configured to contain a plurality of products, analyzing the one or more images to identify the shopper and a particular bulk package among the one or more bulk packages with which the identified shopper interacted, receiving an output from at least one sensor configured to monitor changes associated with the particular bulk package, analyzing the output to determine a quantity of products removed from the particular bulk package by the identified shopper, and updating a virtual shopping cart associated with the identified shopper to include the determined quantity of products and an indication of a product type associated with the particular bulk package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: TRAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Youval BRONICKI, Dan BENDLER
  • Patent number: 11538313
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating a plurality of virtual shopping carts, includes receiving image data captured in a retail store, wherein a first shopping receptacle and a second shopping receptacle are represented in the received image data, determining that the first shopping receptacle is associated with a first virtual shopping cart and that the second shopping receptacle is associated with a second virtual shopping cart different from the first virtual shopping cart, analyzing the received image data to detect a shopper placing a first product in the first shopping receptacle and to detect the shopper placing a second product in the second shopping receptacle, automatically updating the first virtual shopping cart to include information associated with the first product, and automatically updating the second virtual shopping cart to include information associated with the second product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Youval Bronicki, Dan Bendler
  • Publication number: 20220374929
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for identifying products from on-shelf sensors and image data. The method may include receiving data captured using a plurality of sensors positioned between at least part of a retail shelf and one or more products placed on the at least part of the retail shelf. The method may also include receiving an image of the at least part of the retail shelf and at least one of the one or more products. The method may also include analyzing the captured data and the image to determine a product type of the one or more products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Youval BRONICKI, Dan BENDLER
  • Patent number: 11455869
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating electronic shopping lists of customers of retail stores may include accessing an electronic shopping list of a customer of a retail store, the electronic shopping list including at least one product associated with a shopping order; receiving image data from a plurality of image sensors mounted in the retail store; analyzing the image data to predict an inventory shortage of the at least one product included on the electronic shopping list, wherein the predicted inventory shortage is expected to occur prior to fulfillment of the shopping order; and automatically updating the electronic shopping list based on the predicted inventory shortage of the at least one product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Youval Bronicki, Dan Bendler
  • Patent number: 11443598
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for tracking frictionless shopping eligibility relative to individual shopping receptacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Youval Bronicki, Dan Bendler
  • Publication number: 20220122133
    Abstract: A method for identifying products removed from bulk packaging includes receiving one or more images acquired by a camera arranged to capture interactions between a shopper and one or more bulk packages each configured to contain a plurality of products, analyzing the one or more images to identify the shopper and a particular bulk package among the one or more bulk packages with which the identified shopper interacted, receiving an output from at least one sensor configured to monitor changes associated with the particular bulk package, analyzing the output to determine a quantity of products removed from the particular bulk package by the identified shopper, and updating a virtual shopping cart associated with the identified shopper to include the determined quantity of products and an indication of a product type associated with the particular bulk package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Youval BRONICKI, Dan BENDLER
  • Publication number: 20220122155
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating a plurality of virtual shopping carts, includes receiving image data captured in a retail store, wherein a first shopping receptacle and a second shopping receptacle are represented in the received image data, determining that the first shopping receptacle is associated with a first virtual shopping cart and that the second shopping receptacle is associated with a second virtual shopping cart different from the first virtual shopping cart, analyzing the received image data to detect a shopper placing a first product in the first shopping receptacle and to detect the shopper placing a second product in the second shopping receptacle, automatically updating the first virtual shopping cart to include information associated with the first product, and automatically updating the second virtual shopping cart to include information associated with the second product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Youval BRONICKI, Dan BENDLER
  • Publication number: 20220122132
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for tracking frictionless shopping eligibility relative to individual shopping receptacles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: TRAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Youval BRONICKI, Dan BENDLER
  • Publication number: 20220114647
    Abstract: A method for using an electronic shopping list to resolve ambiguity associated with a selected product may include accessing an electronic shopping list associated with a customer of a retail store; receiving image data captured using one or more image sensors in the retail store; analyzing the image data to detect a product selection event involving a shopper; identifying a product associated with the detected product selection event based on analysis of the image data and further based on the electronic shopping list; and in response to identification of the product, updating a virtual shopping cart associated with the shopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Youval Bronicki, Dan Bendler
  • Publication number: 20220114868
    Abstract: A method for automatically updating electronic shopping lists of customers of retail stores may include accessing an electronic shopping list of a customer of a retail store, the electronic shopping list including at least one product associated with a shopping order; receiving image data from a plurality of image sensors mounted in the retail store; analyzing the image data to predict an inventory shortage of the at least one product included on the electronic shopping list, wherein the predicted inventory shortage is expected to occur prior to fulfillment of the shopping order; and automatically updating the electronic shopping list based on the predicted inventory shortage of the at least one product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Youval Bronicki, Dan Bendler
  • Publication number: 20210374463
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for identifying products from on-shelf sensors and image data. The method may include receiving data captured using a plurality of sensors positioned between at least part of a retail shelf and one or more products placed on the at least part of the retail shelf. The method may also include receiving an image of the at least part of the retail shelf and at least one of the one or more products. The method may also include analyzing the captured data and the image to determine a product type of the one or more products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Youval BRONICKI, Dan Bendler