Patents by Inventor Thibault Priquel

Thibault Priquel 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).

  • Mapping items to locations within an environment based on optical recognition of patterns in images
    Patent number: 11900653
    Abstract: A camera is used to acquire images. Labels are detected in the images. The labels contain a barcode and product information. The product information is analyzed (e.g., by optical character recognition) to obtain a plurality of scan descriptions. Scan descriptions are matched with catalog descriptions to obtain stock keeping units (SKUs). The SKUs are mapped to locations within an environment based on position data of the camera at the time images are acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Scandit AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Thibault Priquel, Oliver Akermann, Luc Humair
  • Recognition of optical patterns in images acquired by a robotic device
    Patent number: 11295163
    Abstract: A camera on a robot is used to acquire images of a shelving unit. Locations of labels are detected and cropped from the images to form segments. The segments are analyzed to obtain scan descriptions, without decoding barcodes on the labels. The scan descriptions are compared to catalog descriptions to match scan descriptions to catalog descriptions. Products can then be mapped within an environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Scandit AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schoner, Thibault Priquel, Oliver Akermann, Luc Humair