Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Ruth Barnum

Elizabeth Ruth Barnum 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).

  • Self-checkout system for bypassing in-store checkout
    Patent number: 11080771
    Abstract: An online shopping concierge service allows shoppers to purchase items on behalf of customers and checkout using a mobile application, circumventing traditional point-of-sale check-out systems. A customer places an order using a mobile application or website associated with the online shopping concierge service. The online shopping concierge service charges a payment instrument of the customer in the value of the selected items. The system transmits the order to a shopper, who receives an order for fulfillment on a mobile device. The shopper collects and scans items using a mobile application. The mobile application transmits an identification of the items for purchase and their total cost to the online shopping concierge service, which transmits payment to the retailer. Alternatively, the mobile application encodes an identification of the items for purchase into an encoded image, which is scanned by a cashier, allowing the shopper to complete an accelerated check-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Maplebear, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Jean Yves Turlay, Elizabeth Ruth Barnum, Ashu Khaitan, Moses Yung Kyu Lee, Denise Hoi Shuen Leung, Arnaud Nicolas Ferreri, David Schwantes
  • SELF-CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR BYPASSING IN-STORE CHECKOUT
    Publication number: 20190378198
    Abstract: An online shopping concierge service allows shoppers to purchase items on behalf of customers and checkout using a mobile application, circumventing traditional point-of-sale check-out systems. A customer places an order using a mobile application or website associated with the online shopping concierge service. The online shopping concierge service charges a payment instrument of the customer in the value of the selected items. The system transmits the order to a shopper, who receives an order for fulfillment on a mobile device. The shopper collects and scans items using a mobile application. The mobile application transmits an identification of the items for purchase and their total cost to the online shopping concierge service, which transmits payment to the retailer. Alternatively, the mobile application encodes an identification of the items for purchase into an encoded image, which is scanned by a cashier, allowing the shopper to complete an accelerated check-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Emmanuel Jean Yves Turlay, Elizabeth Ruth Barnum, Ashu Khaitan, Moses Yung Kyu Lee, Denise Hoi Shuen Leung, Arnaud Nicolas Ferreri, David Schwantes
  • Self-checkout system for bypassing in-store checkout
    Patent number: 10438274
    Abstract: An online shopping concierge service allows shoppers to purchase items on behalf of customers and checkout using a mobile application, circumventing traditional point-of-sale check-out systems. A customer places an order using a mobile application or website associated with the online shopping concierge service. The online shopping concierge service charges a payment instrument of the customer in the value of the selected items. The system transmits the order to a shopper, who receives an order for fulfillment on a mobile device. The shopper collects and scans items using a mobile application. The mobile application transmits an identification of the items for purchase and their total cost to the online shopping concierge service, which transmits payment to the retailer. Alternatively, the mobile application encodes an identification of the items for purchase into an encoded image, which is scanned by a cashier, allowing the shopper to complete an accelerated check-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Maplebear, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Jean Yves Turlay, Elizabeth Ruth Barnum, Ashu Khaitan, Moses Yung Kyu Lee, Denise Hoi Shuen Leung, Arnaud Nicolas Ferreri, David Schwantes
  • SELF-CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR BYPASSING IN-STORE CHECKOUT
    Publication number: 20180068374
    Abstract: An online shopping concierge service allows shoppers to purchase items on behalf of customers and checkout using a mobile application, circumventing traditional point-of-sale check-out systems. A customer places an order using a mobile application or website associated with the online shopping concierge service. The online shopping concierge service charges a payment instrument of the customer in the value of the selected items. The system transmits the order to a shopper, who receives an order for fulfillment on a mobile device. The shopper collects and scans items using a mobile application. The mobile application transmits an identification of the items for purchase and their total cost to the online shopping concierge service, which transmits payment to the retailer. Alternatively, the mobile application encodes an identification of the items for purchase into an encoded image, which is scanned by a cashier, allowing the shopper to complete an accelerated check-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Emmanuel Jean Yves Turlay, Elizabeth Ruth Barnum, Ashu Khaitan, Moses Yung Kyu Lee, Denise Hoi Shuen Leung, Arnaud Nicolas Ferreri