Patents by Inventor Huozhou Xu

Huozhou Xu 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).

  • Patent number: 11915192
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for scanning a shopping space. The system pace comprises a locomotion system of a motorized unit, a camera system, and a central computer system. The central computer system is configured to receive motorized unit location information from the locomotion system, the motorized unit location information comprises a plurality of sets of coordinates each associated with a timestamp, receive item identifier instances from the camera system, wherein each item identifier instance is associated with a timestamp, and determine a location for each item identifier instance based on the timestamps associated of the item identifier instances and the timestamps associated with the plurality of sets of coordinates of the motorized unit location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Bowen Gong, George K. Hunter, Huozhou Xu, Ravi Kumar Dalal, Monisha Elumalai, Yunfei Feng, Yilun Chen, Yusong Yan, Lingyu Lyu
  • Publication number: 20230366681
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to providing customized in-store navigation. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for providing customized in-store navigation including shelving units; shelf electronic shelf labels; product electronic shelf labels; a navigation services control circuit configured to transmit location information associated with the product ESLs at a retail store to an in-store navigation interface operable on a portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is inside the retail store; and the in-store navigation interface configured to: identify a target retail product; receive location information; determine a location of the target retail product; and display directions to the location of the target retail product on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Huozhou Xu, William R. Rose, Jie Zhu, Bowen Gong, Yanbin Ye, Jiankun Liu
  • Publication number: 20210049541
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for scanning a shopping space. The system pace comprises a locomotion system of a motorized unit, a camera system, and a central computer system. The central computer system is configured to receive motorized unit location information from the locomotion system, the motorized unit location information comprises a plurality of sets of coordinates each associated with a timestamp, receive item identifier instances from the camera system, wherein each item identifier instance is associated with a timestamp, and determine a location for each item identifier instance based on the timestamps associated of the item identifier instances and the timestamps associated with the plurality of sets of coordinates of the motorized unit location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Bowen Gong, George K. Hunter, Huozhou Xu, Ravi Kumar Dalal, Monisha Elumalai, Yunfei Feng, Yilun Chen, Yusong Yan, Lingyu Lyu
  • Publication number: 20200132470
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to providing customized in-store navigation. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for providing customized in-store navigation including shelving units; shelf electronic shelf labels; product electronic shelf labels; wireless access points (WAPs); one or more databases; a navigation services control circuit configured to transmit location information associated with the product ESLs at a retail store to an in-store navigation interface operable on a portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is inside the retail store; wireless beacons; and the in-store navigation interface configured to: receive an input; identify a target retail product; receive the location information; receive beacon; determine a location of the portable electronic device; determine a location of the target retail product; and display directions to the location of the target retail product on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Huozhou Xu, William R. Rose, Jie Zhu, Bowen Gong, Yanbin Ye, Jiankun Liu