Patents by Inventor Tracy D. CATE

Tracy D. CATE 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).

  • Point of sale item prediction and validation
    Patent number: 12670488
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting items for purchase at a point of sale (POS) system. These techniques include identifying one or more images, captured at a POS system, of one or more items for purchase. The techniques further include identifying a measured characteristic of the one or more items for purchase, the measured characteristic including at least one of: (i) a first weight measured using a weight sensor associated with the POS system or (ii) a footprint measured using one or more pressure or weight sensors associated with the POS system. The techniques further include predicting the items for purchase based on analyzing the one or more images using a machine learning (ML) model, and validating the predicted items for purchase using the measured characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Evgeny Shevtsov, Andrei Khaitas, Srija Ganguly, Ievgen Binkovskyi, Viktor Danylchenko, Viktor Ivakhno, Tracy D. Cate, Artem Nagoga
  • POINT OF SALE ITEM PREDICTION AND VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20250299174
    Abstract: Techniques for predicting items for purchase at a point of sale (POS) system. These techniques include identifying one or more images, captured at a POS system, of one or more items for purchase. The techniques further include identifying a measured characteristic of the one or more items for purchase, the measured characteristic including at least one of: (i) a first weight measured using a weight sensor associated with the POS system or (ii) a footprint measured using one or more pressure or weight sensors associated with the POS system. The techniques further include predicting the items for purchase based on analyzing the one or more images using a machine learning (ML) model, and validating the predicted items for purchase using the measured characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Evgeny SHEVTSOV, Andrei KHAITAS, Srija GANGULY, Ievgen BINKOVSKYI, Viktor DANYLCHENKO, Viktor IVAKHNO, Tracy D. CATE, Artem NAGOGA