Patents by Inventor Nghia Nguyen

Nghia Nguyen 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: 20220165062
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system processes video of a space to track the positions of people within a space. The tracking system determines local coordinates for the people within frames of the video and then assigns these coordinates to time windows based on when the frames were received. The tracking system then combines or clusters certain local coordinates that have been assigned to the same time window to determine a combined coordinate for a person during that time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio
  • Patent number: 11341569
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives video from a camera located in a physical store and directed at a first physical rack. The camera captures video of the rack during a shopping session. The processor displays a first virtual rack that emulates the first physical rack and includes first and second virtual shelves. The virtual shelves include virtual items, which include graphical representations of physical items located on the physical rack. The processor displays the rack video, which depicts an event including the person interacting with the first physical rack. The processor also displays a virtual shopping cart. The processor receives information associated with the event, identifying the first virtual item. The rack video depicts that the person selected the first physical item while interacting with the first physical rack. The processor then stores the first virtual item in the virtual shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Raymond Magee, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Joshua E. Berry, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Ravi Kumar Kurva, Sarath Vakacharla, Ranganathan Mohan, Maninder Singh Suri, Jonathan Christopher Hodge
  • Publication number: 20220157064
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system processes video of a space to track the positions of objects within a space. The tracking system determines local coordinates for the objects within frames of the video and then assigns these coordinates to time windows based on when the frames were received. The tracking system then combines or clusters certain local coordinates that have been assigned to the same time window to determine a combined coordinate for an object during that time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio
  • Patent number: 11288518
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system processes video of a space to track the positions of people within a space. The tracking system determines local coordinates for the people within frames of the video and then assigns these coordinates to time windows based on when the frames were received. The tracking system then combines or clusters certain local coordinates that have been assigned to the same time window to determine a combined coordinate for a person during that time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio
  • Publication number: 20220084219
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system includes a camera subsystem, a weight subsystem, and a central server. The camera subsystem includes cameras that capture video of a space, camera clients that determine local coordinates of objects in the captured videos, and a camera server that determines the physical positions of objects in the space based on the determined local coordinates. The weight subsystem determines when items were removed from shelves. The central server determines which object in the space removed the items based on the physical positions of the objects in the space and the determination of when items were removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio, Deepanjan Paul, Fahad Mirza
  • Patent number: 11275953
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system processes video of a space to track the positions of people within a space. The tracking system determines local coordinates for the people within frames of the video and then assigns these coordinates to time windows based on when the frames were received. The tracking system then combines or clusters certain local coordinates that have been assigned to the same time window to determine a combined coordinate for a person during that time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio
  • Patent number: 11244463
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system includes a camera subsystem, a weight subsystem, and a central server. The camera subsystem includes cameras that capture video of a space, camera clients that determine local coordinates of people in the captured videos, and a camera server that determines the physical positions of people in the space based on the determined local coordinates. The weight subsystem determines when items were removed from shelves. The central server determines which person in the space removed the items based on the physical positions of the people in the space and the determination of when items were removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio, Deepanjan Paul, Fahad Mirza
  • Publication number: 20210334541
    Abstract: An object tracking system includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a physical space within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is configured to receive the frame, to detect an object within a zone of the frame, and to determine a pixel location for the object. The tracking system is further configured to identify a zone of the physical structure based on the pixel location, to identify an item based on the identified zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Crystal Maung, Deepanjan Paul
  • Patent number: 11132550
    Abstract: An object tracking system includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a rack within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is configured to receive the frame, to detect an object within a zone of the frame, and to determine a pixel location for the object. The tracking system is further configured to identify a zone and a shelf of the rack based on the pixel location, to identify an item based on the identified zone and the identified shelf of the rack, and to add the identified item to a digital cart associated with a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: 7-Eleven, Inc.
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Crystal Maung, Deepanjan Paul
  • Publication number: 20210279970
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives a camera feed from a camera directed at a first physical rack located in a physical store. The processor displays virtual racks assigned to physical racks. The processor receives an indication of an event associated with the first physical rack and accordingly displays a first virtual rack, which includes first and second virtual shelves. The first and second virtual shelves include virtual items that emulate physical items located on physical shelves of the first physical rack. The processor additionally displays a recording of the camera feed, which depicts the event associated with the first physical rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Matthew Raymond Magee, Sarath Vakachrla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Franklin Philips
  • Patent number: 11100717
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives a camera feed from a camera directed at a first physical rack located in a physical store. The processor displays, in a first region of the display, a virtual layout of a virtual store, configured to emulate a physical layout of the physical store. The virtual layout includes virtual racks assigned to physical racks. The virtual layout emulates the physical layout of the physical store. The processor receives an indication of an event associated with the first physical rack and accordingly displays the first virtual rack, which includes first and second virtual shelves. The first and second virtual shelves include virtual items that emulate physical items located on physical shelves of the first physical rack. The processor additionally displays a recording of the camera feed, which depicts the event associated with the first physical rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Matthew Raymond Magee, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Franklin Philips
  • Patent number: 11097324
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal strip coil that can suppress a shape failure at an end portion of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Thanh-Nghia Nguyen, Takuya Okamoto, Shinichiro Fukada
  • Patent number: 11080529
    Abstract: A system includes sensors and a tracking subsystem. The subsystem receives frames of top-view images generated by the sensors. The subsystem tracks a first, second, and third object, based on received frames. The subsystem detects that the first object is within a threshold distance of the second object. In response, the subsystem determines a probability that the first object switched identifiers with the second object and updates candidate lists accordingly for the first and second objects. The updated first candidate list includes a probability that the first object is associated with a first identifier and a probability that the first object is associated with a second identifier. The updated second candidate list includes a probability that the second object is associated with the first identifier and a probability that the second object is associated with the second identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: 7-Eleven, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Trong Nghia Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210224544
    Abstract: A system includes sensors and a tracking subsystem. The subsystem receives frames of top-view images generated by the sensors. The subsystem tracks a first and second object, based on received frames. The subsystem detects that the first object is within a threshold distance of the second object. In response, the subsystem determines a probability that the first object switched identifiers with the second object and updates candidate lists accordingly for the first and second objects. The updated first candidate list includes a probability that the first object is associated with a first identifier and a probability that the first object is associated with a second identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Trong Nghia Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210125269
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives video from a camera located in a physical store and directed at a first physical rack. The camera captures video of the rack during a shopping session. The processor displays a first virtual rack that emulates the first physical rack and includes first and second virtual shelves. The virtual shelves include virtual items, which include graphical representations of physical items located on the physical rack. The processor displays the rack video, which depicts an event including the person interacting with the first physical rack. The processor also displays a virtual shopping cart. The processor receives information associated with the event, identifying the first virtual item. The rack video depicts that the person selected the first physical item while interacting with the first physical rack. The processor then stores the first virtual item in the virtual shopping cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Raymond Magee, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Joshua E. Berry, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Ravi Kumar Kurva, Sarath Vakacharla, Ranganathan Mohan, Maninder Singh Suri, Jonathan Christopher Hodge
  • Publication number: 20210125354
    Abstract: A camera array for a scalable tracking system includes cameras that are communicatively coupled to camera clients. The cameras are arranged in a grid such that no camera is directly adjacent in the same row or column of the grid to another camera that is communicatively coupled to the same camera client. Cameras that are arranged along a diagonal of the grid are communicatively coupled to the same camera client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Caleb Austin Boulio, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Publication number: 20210124938
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system processes video of a space to track the positions of people within a space. The tracking system determines local coordinates for the people within frames of the video and then assigns these coordinates to time windows based on when the frames were received. The tracking system then combines or clusters certain local coordinates that have been assigned to the same time window to determine a combined coordinate for a person during that time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Miza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio
  • Publication number: 20210124926
    Abstract: An object tracking system includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a rack within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is configured to receive the frame, to detect an object within a zone of the frame, and to determine a pixel location for the object. The tracking system is further configured to identify a zone and a shelf of the rack based on the pixel location, to identify an item based on the identified zone and the identified shelf of the rack, and to add the identified item to a digital cart associated with a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Crystal Maung, Deepanjan Paul
  • Publication number: 20210124927
    Abstract: A system includes sensors and a tracking subsystem. The subsystem receives frames of top-view images generated by the sensors. The subsystem tracks a first, second, and third object, based on received frames. The subsystem detects that the first object is within a threshold distance of the second object. In response, the subsystem determines a probability that the first object switched identifiers with the second object and updates candidate lists accordingly for the first and second objects. The updated first candidate list includes a probability that the first object is associated with a first identifier and a probability that the first object is associated with a second identifier. The updated second candidate list includes a probability that the second object is associated with the first identifier and a probability that the second object is associated with the second identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Trong Nghia Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20210125357
    Abstract: A scalable tracking system includes a camera subsystem, a weight subsystem, and a central server. The camera subsystem includes cameras that capture video of a space, camera clients that determine local coordinates of people in the captured videos, and a camera server that determines the physical positions of people in the space based on the determined local coordinates. The weight subsystem determines when items were removed from shelves. The central server determines which person in the space removed the items based on the physical positions of the people in the space and the determination of when items were removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Sarath Vakacharla, Trong Nghia Nguyen, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Madan Mohan Chinnam, Caleb Austin Boulio, Deepanjan Paul, Fahad Mirza