Patents by Inventor William Glaser

William Glaser 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: 20220270063
    Abstract: A system and method for produce and bulk good monitoring that includes: at a computer vision monitoring system, collecting image data; detecting selection of a set of items by a first user through computer vision, the items having been displayed in an environment; applying computer vision to the image data and detecting an item identity of the set of items; collecting weight information from a scale when the item is present at the scale; and generating an item price factoring in weight information and the item identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20220261812
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing with a point of sale system from a computer vision system that includes, through a CV monitoring system, detecting a computer vision modeled person and setting a user-record in association with a modeled person, the CV monitoring system being part of a computing platform; modeling interactions of the modeled person as modeled data associated with the user-record; detecting the modeled person in proximity to a computing device in the environment and thereby establishing an association of the computing device with the modeled person; and after establishing an association of the computing device with the modeled person, transmitting at least a part of the modeled data from the computing platform to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11409977
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision assisted physical-labels functions to use functional, large format product labeling for better computer vision (CV) identification. The product labels and detection capabilities of the system and method enhance product label detection and interpretation for use with image sensing at a distance. The product labels are non-obtrusive and can mitigate changes to sizing or visual appearance of packaging of goods or products. The system and method can enable universal product labeling for vision-based commerce and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventor: William Glaser
  • Publication number: 20220237621
    Abstract: A system and method for linking observed human activity on video to a user account of a preferred embodiment that includes: through a computer vision monitoring system, detecting and tracking a human as a computer vision modeled person within an environment, the computer vision monitoring system being part of a computing platform managing a user interaction experience; through at least one associative mechanism, establishing an association between the computer vision modeled person and at least one associative element and thereby associating the computer vision modeled person and a user-record linked through the associative element; and directing the user interaction experience at least in part based on the combination of the modeled person and at least the user-record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20220230157
    Abstract: A system and method for vehicle facilitated commerce comprising: collecting a payment mechanism associated with a vehicle station at a vehicle service site; collecting image data in a defined region containing the vehicle station and a defined commerce region; initializing monitoring of at least one detected user associated with the vehicle station; monitoring commerce activity of the user, which comprises of: through CV processing of image data, detecting at least one commerce activity event involving the user and updating a checkout list associated with the user based on the commerce activity event; and executing a transaction with the payment mechanism for the checkout list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20220198728
    Abstract: A system and method for privacy protection in vision systems that can include collecting image data from an environment; collecting spatial information corresponding to the image data; selecting a sanitization image region in the image data based at least in part on the spatial information; and applying image sanitization to the sanitization image region thereby generating sanitized image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Kevin Rauwolf
  • Publication number: 20220156827
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision driven applications in an environment that can include collecting image data across an environment; maintaining an environmental object graph from the image data whereby maintaining the environmental object graph is an iterative process that includes: classifying objects, tracking object locations, detecting interaction events, instantiating object associations in the environmental object graph, and updating the environmental object graph by propagating change in at least one object instance across object associations; and inspecting object state for at least one object instance in the environmental object graph and executing an action associated with the object state. The system and method can be applied to automatic checkout, inventory management, and/or other system integrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11302116
    Abstract: A system and method for visually automated interface integration that includes collecting image data; detecting a device interface source in the image data; processing the image data associated with the device interface source into an extracted interface representation; and exposing at least one access interface to the extracted interface representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11295552
    Abstract: A system and method for extracting uncoupled information from a user interface output that includes collecting image data; processing the image data associated with the device interface source; and exposing the result to the extracted interface representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11288648
    Abstract: A system and method for vehicle facilitated commerce comprising: collecting a payment mechanism associated with a vehicle station at a vehicle service site; collecting image data in a defined region containing the vehicle station and a defined commerce region; initializing monitoring of at least one detected user associated with the vehicle station; monitoring commerce activity of the user, which comprises of: through CV processing of image data, detecting at least one commerce activity event involving the user and updating a checkout list associated with the user based on the commerce activity event; and executing a transaction with the payment mechanism for the checkout list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11288650
    Abstract: A system and method for linking observed human activity on video to a user account of a preferred embodiment that includes: through a computer vision monitoring system, detecting and tracking a human as a computer vision modeled person within an environment, the computer vision monitoring system being part of a computing platform managing a user interaction experience; through at least one associative mechanism, establishing an association between the computer vision modeled person and at least one associative element and thereby associating the computer vision modeled person and a user-record linked through the associative element; and directing the user interaction experience at least in part based on the combination of the modeled person and at least the user-record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20220092664
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated management of product presentation using remote sensing systems that can include collecting image data and generating a presentation characterization of detected products. The systems and methods can additionally include variations including detecting interaction data and training a presentation classification model using the interaction data and image data. The systems and methods can additionally include updating state of one or more computing device based on the presentation characterization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: William Glaser
  • Patent number: 11250606
    Abstract: A system and method for privacy protection in vision systems that can include collecting image data from an environment; collecting spatial information corresponding to the image data; selecting a sanitization image region in the image data based at least in part on the spatial information; and applying image sanitization to the sanitization image region thereby generating sanitized image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Kevin Rauwolf
  • Publication number: 20220044305
    Abstract: A system and method for a dynamic customer checkout experience within an automated shopping environment that includes generating a virtual cart for the customer through an automatic checkout system; tracking location of the customer; generating an assessment of the virtual cart; and selecting a processing mode for the customer based in part on the assessment and executing the processing mode within at least one computing device in coordination with the location of the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11226688
    Abstract: A system and method for an associative interaction framework used for user input within an interaction platform used in an environment that includes collecting image data in the environment; through computer vision analysis of the image data, classifying objects in the environment wherein a plurality of the objects are detected users; for at least one user, detecting an associative interaction event, which includes: through computer vision analysis of the image data, detecting a first object association of the one user with a first object, and initiating an associative interaction event with a set of interaction properties including properties of the user and the first object association; and executing an action response based on the associative interaction event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20220004743
    Abstract: A system and method for a remote state following device that includes an electronic device with a controllable operating state; an imaging device; and control system that when targeted at a control interface interprets a visual state from the control interface, and modifies the operating state in coordination with the visual state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11216868
    Abstract: A system and method for computer vision driven applications in an environment that can include collecting image data across an environment; maintaining an environmental object graph from the image data whereby maintaining the environmental object graph is an iterative process that includes: classifying objects, tracking object locations, detecting interaction events, instantiating object associations in the environmental object graph, and updating the environmental object graph by propagating change in at least one object instance across object associations; and inspecting object state for at least one object instance in the environmental object graph and executing an action associated with the object state. The system and method can be applied to automatic checkout, inventory management, and/or other system integrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20210405960
    Abstract: A system and method for differentially locating and modifying audio sources that includes receiving multiple audio inputs from a set of distinct locations; determining a multi-dimensional audio map from the audio inputs; acquiring a set of positional audio control inputs applied to the audio map, each audio control input comprising a location and audio processing property; and generating an audio output according to the audio control inputs and the audio inputs. The audio control inputs capable of configuration through manual, automatic, computer vision analysis, and other configuration modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Patent number: 11132737
    Abstract: A system and method for a dynamic customer checkout experience within an automated shopping environment that includes generating a virtual cart for the customer through an automatic checkout system; tracking location of the customer; generating an assessment of the virtual cart; and selecting a processing mode for the customer based in part on the assessment and executing the processing mode within at least one computing device in coordination with the location of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Grabango Co.
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol
  • Publication number: 20210258508
    Abstract: An imaging system comprising of a set of cameras, the cameras having a configured relative camera arrangement; and each camera of the set of cameras comprising at least one corrective optical system. The system and method may comprise of multi-camera variations for coordinated alignment in multi-camera variations and/or split-field optical systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: William Glaser, Brian Van Osdol