Patents by Inventor Nithya Thyagarajan

Nithya Thyagarajan 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: 20260148558
    Abstract: A device detects a triggering event that corresponds to a placement of a first item on a platform. In response, the device captures an image of the first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The first encoded vector describes one or more attributes of the first item. The device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies one or more items in an encoded vector library that are associated with average heights within a threshold range from the determined height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from among the one or more items. The device determines that the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector. In response, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan, Hiranya Garbha Kumar
  • Patent number: 12620228
    Abstract: A device detects a triggering event that corresponds to a placement of a first item on a platform. In response, the device captures an image of the first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The first encoded vector describes one or more attributes of the first item. The device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies one or more items in an encoded vector library that are associated with average heights within a threshold range from the determined height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from among the one or more items. The device determines that the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector. In response, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: 7-Eleven, Inc.
    Inventors: Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan, Hiranya Garbha Kumar
  • Publication number: 20260080554
    Abstract: A device captures an image of a first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The device identifies a set of items that have at least one attribute in common with the first item. The device determines the identity of the first item based at least on attributes of the first item. The device determines that a confidence score associated with the identity of the first item is less than a threshold percentage. In response, the device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies item(s) with average heights within a threshold range from the height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from the identified item(s). If the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan
  • Patent number: 12536683
    Abstract: A device captures an image of a first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The device identifies a set of items that have at least one attribute in common with the first item. The device determines the identity of the first item based at least on attributes of the first item. The device determines that a confidence score associated with the identity of the first item is less than a threshold percentage. In response, the device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies item(s) with average heights within a threshold range from the height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from the identified item(s). If the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: 7-Eleven, Inc.
    Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan
  • Publication number: 20240029284
    Abstract: A device captures an image of a first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The device identifies a set of items that have at least one attribute in common with the first item. The device determines the identity of the first item based at least on attributes of the first item. The device determines that a confidence score associated with the identity of the first item is less than a threshold percentage. In response, the device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies item(s) with average heights within a threshold range from the height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from the identified item(s). If the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sumedh Vilas Datar, Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan
  • Publication number: 20240020978
    Abstract: A device detects a triggering event that corresponds to a placement of a first item on a platform. In response, the device captures an image of the first item and generates a first encoded vector for the image. The first encoded vector describes one or more attributes of the first item. The device determines a height of the first item. The device identifies one or more items in an encoded vector library that are associated with average heights within a threshold range from the determined height of the first item. The device compares the first encoded vector with a second encoded vector associated with a second item from among the one or more items. The device determines that the first encoded vector corresponds to the second encoded vector. In response, the device determines that the first item corresponds to the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Crystal Maung, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy, Nithya Thyagarajan, Hiranya Garbha Kumar