Patents by Inventor Matthew Farrow
Matthew Farrow 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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Publication number: 20240005750Abstract: Systems, machines, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting an event at a self-checkout (SCO) machine, determining that the event is an item-identifying event, triggering capture of image data of the item identified by the item-identifying event responsive to detecting the event and/or responsive to determining that the event is an item-identifying event, and generating enhanced item identification data that associates the captured image data with identifying information of the item. The enhanced item identification data may be stored in one or more datastores, which may include a local datastore in a retail environment in which a self-checkout machine is located or a remote datastore such as cloud-based data storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Eric Xavier Schoch, Marc Haberkorn, Brent Vance Zucker, Jay Arcement, Frank Hinek, Yogesh Kamat, Amit Acharya, Matthew Farrow
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Publication number: 20210042528Abstract: Detection and prevention of loss at a retail checkout are provided. At least one camera captures video streams during a transaction at a point of sale terminal. The video streams are analyzed to detect a scan activity during the transaction. Transaction data is collected from the point of sale terminal. The scan activity is compared with the transaction data in order to detect discrepancies between the detected scan activity and the scan activity recorded in the transaction data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Malay Kundy, Joshua Migdal, Vikram Srinivasan, Matthew Farrow
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Patent number: 10853856Abstract: Embodiments herein include novel ways of alerting store personnel when various activities, events, conditions, etc., occur at the checkout in retail establishments. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, the alerting can take place in substantially real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the detected event. Examples of such events may include situations such as when a person of interest is detected as shopping at the store, when a cashier has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or to alert store personnel if a non-empty shopping cart has exited the store without payment (a.k.a., a cart push-out). Although the discussion below uses a grocery store as an example retail environment, embodiments herein can be used in any type of retail environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, James Morrin, Matthew Farrow
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Patent number: 10796305Abstract: A computer system monitors a private network for presence of data traffic. In one embodiment, the private network is a retail environment in which a customer purchases an item scanned at a point-of-sale terminal. The data traffic can be point-of-sale transaction information generated in response to purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal. Subsequent to detecting presence of the data traffic in the network, the computer system analyzes the data traffic to identify private information in the data traffic. To protect the private information from improper disclosure to unauthorized entities, the computer system modifies the data traffic. Thus, techniques herein can include detecting occurrence of one or more point-of-sale events in a private network, anonymizing the event information (e.g., data traffic), and forwarding the anonymized event information associated with the point-of-sale events out of the private network to a remote resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Matthew Farrow, Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, Vikram Srinivasan
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Patent number: 10074016Abstract: A verification method of a fraudulent activity taking place at a self-checkout terminal is disclosed. The method verifies the fraudulent activity by confirming an incident of the fraudulent activity with multiple data generated by monitoring the transaction area and the bagging area of the self-checkout terminal. A human validation is optionally performed to verify machine-identified incidents.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Inventors: Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow, Malay Kundu
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Publication number: 20180096567Abstract: A system and method for verifying a non-scan item at a self-checkout point-of-sale terminal is provided. A merchandise item that isn't scanned at the self-checkout terminal is identified by a detection system. Further, a user helper device is provided to verify the incident by prompting the shopper for an input. The user helper device is operably connected to the self-checkout point-of-sale terminal and the detection system to determine and verify a fraudulent incident occurring during a transaction activity by the shoppers. Further, a store attendant device is provided for human intervention when necessary.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Matthew Farrow, Christopher Wible, Jr., Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal
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Publication number: 20170103266Abstract: A verification method of a fraudulent activity taking place at a self-checkout terminal is disclosed. The method verifies the fraudulent activity by confirming an incident of the fraudulent activity with multiple data generated by monitoring the transaction area and the bagging area of the self-checkout terminal. A human validation is optionally performed to verify machine-identified incidents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow, Malay Kundu
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Publication number: 20170039222Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for comparative analysis of data records. In particular embodiments of the present invention enable a computer system to provide a template lattice as an input to computer implemented abstraction of data from records for comparative analysis, abstract record data, map one or more record data elements to a mapped position, determine a plurality of lattice elements and a set of lattice element identifiers associated with the plurality of lattice elements to provide a characterising set for the mapped position and compare first and second data records in order to determine the degree of similarity between a first characterising set and a second characterising set for the respective first and second records. The method and system can be utilised to allow comparative analysis of recorded data that may be sensitive for the individual subjects while preserving privacy of the individual subjects.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: James Matthew FARROW
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Patent number: 9564031Abstract: A verification method of a fraudulent activity taking place at a self-checkout terminal is disclosed. The method verifies the fraudulent activity by confirming an incident of the fraudulent activity with multiple data generated by monitoring the transaction area and the bagging area of the self-checkout terminal. A human validation is optionally performed to verify machine-identified incidents.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Inventors: Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow, Malay Kundu
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Publication number: 20140176719Abstract: A verification method of a fraudulent activity taking place at a self-checkout terminal is disclosed. The method verifies the fraudulent activity by confirming an incident of the fraudulent activity with multiple data generated by monitoring the transaction area and the bagging area of the self-checkout terminal. A human validation is optionally performed to verify machine-identified incidents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow, Malay Kundu
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Patent number: 8570375Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system in which a video displayer, having access to video surveillance data and point-of-sale transaction data, provides random-access review of point-of-sale transactional video. Embodiments herein provide a new method of reviewing security video of a transaction taking place at a retail establishment's point-of-sale transaction area, or register. Embodiments herein enable random and instantaneous access to any number of transaction events that may be of interest to a loss prevention investigator. In one embodiment, a video displayer obtains video data comprising a point-of-sale transaction occurring at a point-of-sale transaction area, and transaction data from a point-of-sale terminal. The video displayer displays video of individual transaction events from a larger transaction, and visually modifies displayed video at a moment in the video when a transaction event occurs.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Stoplift, Inc.Inventors: Vikram Srinivasan, Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow
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Patent number: 8538820Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein include a reviewer interface for providing random-access review of point-of-sale (POS) video, visual indicators to point to point to objects within the point-of-sale video, and/or display of interactive statistical features. The system obtains video data of point-of-sale transactions, and corresponding transaction data correlated with the video data. The system identifies and displays transaction events of interest. In one embodiment, such a display includes displaying a visual indicator positioned at a spatial location within displayed video to identify a location of an object in the displayed video that corresponds to the transaction event identified as a transaction event of interest. The system also includes functionality to display visual indicators associated with transaction data to convey magnitude or quantity of transaction events of interest.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Stoplift, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow, Vikram Srinivasan, Malay Kundu
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Patent number: 8462212Abstract: According to one configuration, a computer environment includes a first monitoring system, a second monitoring system, and an analyzer. The first monitoring system produces video of an item being entered into a point of sale system. The second monitoring system monitors events associated with entering of the item into the point of sale system. The analyzer detects, via a communication from the second monitoring system, an occurrence of at least one event associated with entering of the item. Based on communication, the analyzer correlates the at least one event to a particular time in the video when the at least one event occurred.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Stoplift, Inc.Inventors: Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, Vikram Srinivasan, Matthew Farrow
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Patent number: 8448858Abstract: A system performs video identification of items involved with transactions, as captured in video data, and compares this item identification information with transaction data obtained from a transaction terminal such as a point-of-sale register to identify situations that are suspicious and may indicate fraudulent activity or operator error. In particular, the system as disclosed herein utilizes unique camera positions, and can use video data from more than one camera, to perform robust detections of fraudulent or suspicious activities associated with transactions in the transaction area. By obtaining video data originating from at least one video camera that monitors a transaction area, the system can automatically (i.e. no human involvement needed) analyze the video data to track items involved in a transaction in the transaction area.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Stoplift, Inc.Inventors: Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, Vikram Srinivasan, Matthew Farrow
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Publication number: 20120320214Abstract: Embodiments herein include novel ways of alerting store personnel when various activities, events, conditions, etc., occur at the checkout in retail establishments. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, the alerting can take place in substantially real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the detected event. Examples of such events may include situations such as when a person of interest is detected as shopping at the store, when a cashier has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or to alert store personnel if a non-empty shopping cart has exited the store without payment (a.k.a., a cart push-out). Although the discussion below uses a grocery store as an example retail environment, embodiments herein can be used in any type of retail environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, Matthew Farrow
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Publication number: 20120321146Abstract: Embodiments herein include novel ways of alerting store personnel when various activities, events, conditions, etc., occur at the checkout in retail establishments. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, the alerting can take place in substantially real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the detected event. Examples of such events may include situations such as when a person of interest is detected as shopping at the store, when a cashier has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or to alert store personnel if a non-empty shopping cart has exited the store without payment (a.k.a., a cart push-out). Although the discussion below uses a grocery store as an example retail environment, embodiments herein can be used in any type of retail environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal, James Morrin, Matthew Farrow