Patents by Inventor Jayachandran Sivan
Jayachandran Sivan 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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Patent number: 12346910Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
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Publication number: 20240029076Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
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Patent number: 11816675Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
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Patent number: 11475504Abstract: In one implementation, a system for providing product suggestions to provide to a customer during a checkout process at a retail store includes a checkout configuration that includes a point of sale terminal, a scanner to scan products, a scanning preparation area where products to be scanned are positioned, and a customer-facing device. The system can further include one or more product sensors to capture and transmit product signals. The system can also include a product identification system that is programmed to identify the products contained in the scanning preparation area. The system can further include a product recommendation engine that is configured to identify contents of a customer cart from the products contained in the scanning preparation area; determine product recommendations based, at least in part, on the contents of the customer cart; and transmit the product recommendations to the customer-facing device for display to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
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Patent number: 11276052Abstract: In one implementation, a checkout lane includes a point-of-sale terminal configured to complete a transaction, a payment terminal configured to receive payment information and securely transmit payment information, and a customer-facing device configured to add a product to the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
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Publication number: 20210406986Abstract: In one implementation, a system for providing product suggestions to provide to a customer during a checkout process at a retail store includes a checkout configuration that includes a point of sale terminal, a scanner to scan products, a scanning preparation area where products to be scanned are positioned, and a customer-facing device. The system can further include one or more product sensors to capture and transmit product signals. The system can also include a product identification system that is programmed to identify the products contained in the scanning preparation area. The system can further include a product recommendation engine that is configured to identify contents of a customer cart from the products contained in the scanning preparation area; determine product recommendations based, at least in part, on the contents of the customer cart; and transmit the product recommendations to the customer-facing device for display to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
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Publication number: 20210406910Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
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Patent number: 11138611Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr
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Patent number: 11132735Abstract: In one implementation, a system for providing product suggestions to provide to a customer during a checkout process at a retail store includes a checkout configuration that includes a point of sale terminal, a scanner to scan products, a scanning preparation area where products to be scanned are positioned, and a customer-facing device. The system can further include one or more product sensors to capture and transmit product signals. The system can also include a product identification system that is programmed to identify the products contained in the scanning preparation area. The system can further include a product recommendation engine that is configured to identify contents of a customer cart from the products contained in the scanning preparation area; determine product recommendations based, at least in part, on the contents of the customer cart; and transmit the product recommendations to the customer-facing device for display to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
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Publication number: 20210082024Abstract: In one implementation, a system for providing product suggestions to provide to a customer during a checkout process at a retail store includes a checkout configuration that includes a point of sale terminal, a scanner to scan products, a scanning preparation area where products to be scanned are positioned, and a customer-facing device. The system can further include one or more product sensors to capture and transmit product signals. The system can also include a product identification system that is programmed to identify the products contained in the scanning preparation area. The system can further include a product recommendation engine that is configured to identify contents of a customer cart from the products contained in the scanning preparation area; determine product recommendations based, at least in part, on the contents of the customer cart; and transmit the product recommendations to the customer-facing device for display to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
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Publication number: 20210073771Abstract: In one implementation, a checkout lane includes a point-of-sale terminal configured to complete a transaction, a payment terminal configured to receive payment information and securely transmit payment information, and a customer-facing device configured to add a product to the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
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Publication number: 20200402033Abstract: A system for managing and transferring a virtual shopping cart. The system includes a product identification system that is programmed to identify products from a product identification tag, a cart identification system that is configured to generate a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the virtual shopping cart, and a cart management engine. The cart management engine is configured to receive products to add to the virtual shopping cart from the product identification system, associate the products with the cart identifier, and transfer access to the virtual shopping cart from a first device to a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Michael Shawn Whitsitt, Kraig Narr