Patents by Inventor Matthew NOKLEBY

Matthew NOKLEBY 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).

  • Publication number: 20240394868
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automated detection of carton defects are disclosed. One method includes capturing one or more images of a carton via a camera system at a routing location within a warehouse of a retail supply chain, and applying a machine learning model to determine a likelihood of damage of the carton. The method can include, based on the likelihood of damage being above a particular threshold, identifying the carton as damaged. A carton assessment record can be stored in a carton damage tracking database, including the one or more images of the carton alongside the likelihood of damage and the routing location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: MATTHEW NOKLEBY, DEEPTI PACHAURI, KENNETH ZINS
  • Patent number: 12079983
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automated detection of carton defects are disclosed. One method includes capturing one or more images of a carton via a camera system at a routing location within a warehouse of a retail supply chain, and applying a machine learning model to determine a likelihood of damage of the carton. The method can include, based on the likelihood of damage being above a particular threshold, identifying the carton as damaged. A carton assessment record can be stored in a carton damage tracking database, including the one or more images of the carton alongside the likelihood of damage and the routing location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Nokleby, Deepti Pachauri, Kenneth Zins
  • Patent number: 11823128
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating image annotations are provided, such that a large-scale annotated image collection may be efficiently generated for use in machine learning applications. In some aspects, a mobile device may capture image frames, identifying items appearing in the image frames and detect objects in three-dimensional space across those image frames. Cropped images may be created as associated with each item, which may then be correlated to the detected objects. A unique identifier may then be captured that is associated with the detected object, and labels are automatically applied to the cropped images based on data associated with that unique identifier. In some contexts, images of products carried by a retailer may be captured, and item data may be associated with such images based on that retailer's item taxonomy, for later classification of other/future products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Siskind, Matthew Nokleby, Nicholas Eggert, Stephen Radachy, Corey Hadden, Rachel Alderman, Edgar Cobos
  • Patent number: 11697558
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automated detection of carton damage are disclosed. One method includes capturing one or more images of a carton via a camera system at a routing location within a warehouse of a retail supply chain, and applying a machine learning model to determine a likelihood of damage of the carton. The method can include, based on the likelihood of damage being above a particular threshold, identifying the carton as damaged. A carton assessment record can be stored in a carton damage tracking database, including the one or more images of the carton alongside the likelihood of damage and the routing location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Nokleby, Deepti Pachauri, Kenneth Zins
  • Publication number: 20230092381
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating image annotations are provided, such that a large-scale annotated image collection may be efficiently generated for use in machine learning applications. In some aspects, a mobile device may capture image frames, identifying items appearing in the image frames and detect objects in three-dimensional space across those image frames. Cropped images may be created as associated with each item, which may then be correlated to the detected objects. A unique identifier may then be captured that is associated with the detected object, and labels are automatically applied to the cropped images based on data associated with that unique identifier. In some contexts, images of products carried by a retailer may be captured, and item data may be associated with such images based on that retailer's item taxonomy, for later classification of other/future products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: RYAN SISKIND, MATTHEW NOKLEBY, NICHOLAS EGGERT, STEPHEN RADACHY, COREY HADDEN, RACHEL ALDERMAN, EDGAR COBOS
  • Patent number: 11531838
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating image annotations are provided, such that a large-scale annotated image collection may be efficiently generated for use in machine learning applications. In some aspects, a mobile device may capture image frames, identifying items appearing in the image frames and detect objects in three-dimensional space across those image frames. Cropped images may be created as associated with each item, which may then be correlated to the detected objects. A unique identifier may then be captured that is associated with the detected object, and labels are automatically applied to the cropped images based on data associated with that unique identifier. In some contexts, images of products carried by a retailer may be captured, and item data may be associated with such images based on that retailer's item taxonomy, for later classification of other/future products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Siskind, Matthew Nokleby, Nicholas Eggert, Stephen Radachy, Corey Hadden, Rachel Alderman, Edgar Cobos
  • Publication number: 20210142105
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automating image annotations are provided, such that a large-scale annotated image collection may be efficiently generated for use in machine learning applications. In some aspects, a mobile device may capture image frames, identifying items appearing in the image frames and detect objects in three-dimensional space across those image frames. Cropped images may be created as associated with each item, which may then be correlated to the detected objects. A unique identifier may then be captured that is associated with the detected object, and labels are automatically applied to the cropped images based on data associated with that unique identifier. In some contexts, images of products carried by a retailer may be captured, and item data may be associated with such images based on that retailer's item taxonomy, for later classification of other/future products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: RYAN SISKIND, MATTHEW NOKLEBY, NICHOLAS EGGERT, STEPHEN RADACHY, COREY HADDEN, RACHEL ALDERMAN, EDGAR COBOS
  • Publication number: 20190339087
    Abstract: A method for operating a ride-share-enabled vehicle includes determining a target location of the ride-share-enabled vehicle, determining a ride-sharing policy algorithm to determine a behavior of the ride-share-enabled vehicle including whether to accept a multiple shared ride or maintain a single shared ride and a route of the multiple shared ride, if any, based on the determined target location of the ride-share-enabled vehicle, determining a behavior of the ride-share-enabled vehicle based on a current location of the ride-share-enabled vehicle and the determined ride-sharing policy algorithm, and causing the ride-share-enabled vehicle to be operated according to the determined behavior of the ride-share-enabled vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ishan JINDAL, Zhiwei QIN, Xuewen CHEN, Matthew NOKLEBY, Jieping YE