Patents by Inventor Ryan Robert Strong

Ryan Robert Strong 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: 11887337
    Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a sensor that is configured to capture frames of at least a portion of a global plane for a space. The system further includes a position sensor that is configured to output (x,y) coordinates corresponding with the physical location of the sensor within the space. The system is configured to receive an (x,y) coordinate within the space for the sensor from the position sensor. The (x,y) coordinate corresponds with a new physical location of the sensor within the space. The system is further configured to determine translation coefficients for the sensor based on a difference between the (x,y) coordinate and a previous (x,y) coordinate for the sensor. The system is further configured to update a homography associated with the sensor by applying the translation coefficients to the homography and to store the updated homography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Jerman Jones, Ryan Robert Strong, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Patent number: 11674792
    Abstract: A sensor mounting system that includes a sensor, a mounting ring, a faceplate support, and a faceplate. The mounting ring includes a first opening and a first plurality of threads that are disposed on an interior surface of the first opening. The faceplate support is disposed within the first opening of the mounting ring. The faceplate support includes a second plurality of threads that are configured to engage the first plurality of threads of the mounting ring and a second opening. The faceplate is disposed within the second opening of the faceplate support. The faceplate is coupled to the sensor and is configured to rotate within the second opening of the faceplate support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Jerman Jones, Ryan Robert Strong, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Patent number: 11295593
    Abstract: A rack for a scalable tracking system includes weight sensors disposed on shelves that hold items. The weight sensors detect the weight of the items and communicates signals indicating that weight to a circuit board positioned in the rack. The circuit board communicates these detected weights to a weight server that determines, based on these weights, whether items were removed from the shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Deepanjan Paul, Sarath Vakacharla, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Ryan Robert Strong
  • Publication number: 20210125476
    Abstract: A rack for a scalable tracking system includes weight sensors disposed on shelves that hold items. The weight sensors detect the weight of the items and communicates signals indicating that weight to a circuit board positioned in the rack. The circuit board communicates these detected weights to a weight server that determines, based on these weights, whether items were removed from the shelves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Deepanjan Paul, Sarath Vakacharla, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Ryan Robert Strong
  • Publication number: 20210124950
    Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a sensor that is configured to capture frames of at least a portion of a global plane for a space. The system further includes a position sensor that is configured to output (x,y) coordinates corresponding with the physical location of the sensor within the space. The system is configured to receive an (x,y) coordinate within the space for the sensor from the position sensor. The (x,y) coordinate corresponds with a new physical location of the sensor within the space. The system is further configured to determine translation coefficients for the sensor based on a difference between the (x,y) coordinate and a previous (x,y) coordinate for the sensor. The system is further configured to update a homography associated with the sensor by applying the translation coefficients to the homography and to store the updated homography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Jerman Jones, Ryan Robert Strong, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Publication number: 20210124945
    Abstract: A sensor mounting system that includes a sensor, a mounting ring, a faceplate support, and a faceplate. The mounting ring includes a first opening and a first plurality of threads that are disposed on an interior surface of the first opening. The faceplate support is disposed within the first opening of the mounting ring. The faceplate support includes a second plurality of threads that are configured to engage the first plurality of threads of the mounting ring and a second opening. The faceplate is disposed within the second opening of the faceplate support. The faceplate is coupled to the sensor and is configured to rotate within the second opening of the faceplate support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Jerman Jones, Ryan Robert Strong, Shahmeer Ali Mirza
  • Patent number: 10783762
    Abstract: A rack for a scalable tracking system includes weight sensors disposed on shelves that hold items. The weight sensors detect the weight of the items and communicates signals indicating that weight to a circuit board positioned in the rack. The circuit board communicates these detected weights to a weight server that determines, based on these weights, whether items were removed from the shelves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: 7-Eleven, Inc.
    Inventors: Deepanjan Paul, Sarath Vakacharla, Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Ryan Robert Strong