Patents by Inventor Joel Thiessen

Joel Thiessen 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).

  • Object recognition for bottom of basket detection
    Patent number: 10372998
    Abstract: A checkout lane management system is described that uses object recognition to detect whether one or more items is under a shopping cart during a customer checkout process. The checkout lane management system may comprise one or more of cameras for collecting a stream of images focused on a checkout lane. The checkout lane management system may also comprise one or more of a display device and a speaker device as part of a checkout lane device for displaying a BOB indicator or sounding the BOB indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventors: Jacob D. Richards, Joel Thiessen
  • Object Recognition for Bottom of Basket Detection
    Publication number: 20180039841
    Abstract: A checkout lane management system is described that uses object recognition to detect whether one or more items is under a shopping cart during a customer checkout process. The checkout lane management system may comprise one or more of cameras for collecting a stream of images focused on a checkout lane. The checkout lane management system may also comprise one or more of a display device and a speaker device as part of a checkout lane device for displaying a BOB indicator or sounding the BOB indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jacob D. Richards, Joel Thiessen