Patents by Inventor Michael KELLSTRAND

Michael KELLSTRAND 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: 12001986
    Abstract: The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kellstrand, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Jason Carney
  • Publication number: 20220058538
    Abstract: The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael KELLSTRAND, Satish GOPALAKRISHNAN, Jason CARNEY
  • Patent number: 11170329
    Abstract: The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kellstrand, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Jason Carney
  • Patent number: 10387817
    Abstract: The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kellstrand, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Jason Carney
  • Publication number: 20130311230
    Abstract: The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Catalina Marketing Corporation
    Inventors: Michael KELLSTRAND, Satish Gopalakrishnan, Jason Carney