Patents by Inventor Shangeetha RAVICHANDRAN SUSSEELAA

Shangeetha RAVICHANDRAN SUSSEELAA 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHECKING AND CONFIRMING THE PURCHASE OF MERCHANDISE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20240273598
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods relating to checking and confirming merchandise purchased at shopping facilities. In one form, the system includes: a shopping cart containing merchandise items to be purchased; a sales transaction database; a point-of-sales system that creates transaction records identified by transaction identifiers; and a mobile device used by an employee that includes a sensor to scan a paper or digital receipt to obtain the transaction identifier and a camera to capture images of the items in the shopping cart. The system also includes a control circuit that receives the transaction identifier, accesses the database using the identifier to determine the purchased items; analyzes the images of the merchandise items in the shopping cart and creates a computer vision receipt listing detected items; compares the purchased items with the detected items; and takes an action if there is a discrepancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Zhichun XIAO, Lingfeng ZHANG, Yao LIU, Jon HAMMER, Yutao TANG, Sicong FANG, Haining LIU, Yijing SUN, Mingquan YUAN, Shouyi ZHANG, Pingjian YU, Ryan B. REAGAN, Tianyi MAO, Shangeetha Ravichandran SUSSEELAA, Zhenyu WANG, Feiyun ZHU
  • Systems and methods for checking and confirming the purchase of merchandise items
    Patent number: 12002080
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods relating to checking and confirming merchandise purchased at shopping facilities. In one form, the system includes: a shopping cart containing merchandise items to be purchased; a sales transaction database; a point-of-sales system that creates transaction records identified by transaction identifiers; and a mobile device used by an employee that includes a sensor to scan a paper or digital receipt to obtain the transaction identifier and a camera to capture images of the items in the shopping cart. The system also includes a control circuit that receives the transaction identifier, accesses the database using the identifier to determine the purchased items; analyzes the images of the merchandise items in the shopping cart and creates a computer vision receipt listing detected items; compares the purchased items with the detected items; and takes an action if there is a discrepancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Zhichun Xiao, Lingfeng Zhang, Yao Liu, Jon Hammer, Yutao Tang, Sicong Fang, Haining Liu, Yijing Sun, Mingquan Yuan, Shouyi Zhang, Pingjian Yu, Ryan B. Reagan, Tianyi Mao, Shangeetha Ravichandran Susseelaa, Zhenyu Wang, Feiyun Zhu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHECKING AND CONFIRMING THE PURCHASE OF MERCHANDISE ITEMS
    Publication number: 20220383383
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods relating to checking and confirming merchandise purchased at shopping facilities. In one form, the system includes: a shopping cart containing merchandise items to be purchased; a sales transaction database; a point-of-sales system that creates transaction records identified by transaction identifiers; and a mobile device used by an employee that includes a sensor to scan a paper or digital receipt to obtain the transaction identifier and a camera to capture images of the items in the shopping cart. The system also includes a control circuit that receives the transaction identifier, accesses the database using the identifier to determine the purchased items; analyzes the images of the merchandise items in the shopping cart and creates a computer vision receipt listing detected items; compares the purchased items with the detected items; and takes an action if there is a discrepancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Zhichun XIAO, Lingfeng ZHANG, Yao LIU, Jon HAMMER, Yutao TANG, Sicong FANG, Haining LIU, Yijing SUN, Mingquan YUAN, Shouyi ZHANG, Pingjian YU, Ryan B. REAGAN, Tianyi MAO, Shangeetha RAVICHANDRAN SUSSEELAA, Zhenyu WANG, Feiyun ZHU