公开(公告)号：US20240357237A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18761491

申请日：2024-07-02

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Todd A. Hagen ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Arne Wilkin ,  John Ojanen ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Yeshwanth Gowda

IPC: H04N23/695 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/69

CPC classification number: H04N23/695 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/69

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for identifying product identifiers in images. A technique can include receiving, by an edge computing device, x and y coordinates for a location of an out of stock shelf section, determining a frame of reference (FOR) based on the coordinates, the FOR including a location of a product identifier for the out of stock shelf section, determining incremental adjustments to a camera based on the FOR, instructing the camera to adjust by the incremental adjustments and capture an image of the location of the product identifier, performing image analysis on the image to identify the product identifier, determining second incremental adjustments to the camera to focus the camera on the location of the product identifier if the product identifier is not identifiable in the image, and instructing the camera to reset to original camera settings if the product identifier is identifiable in the image.

公开(公告)号：US12058445B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US18079220

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Todd A. Hagen ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Arne Wilkin ,  John Ojanen ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Yeshwanth Gowda

IPC: H04N23/695 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/69

CPC classification number: H04N23/695 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/61 ,  H04N23/69

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for identifying product identifiers in images. A technique can include receiving, by an edge computing device, x and y coordinates for a location of an out of stock shelf section, determining a frame of reference (FOR) based on the coordinates, the FOR including a location of a product identifier for the out of stock shelf section, determining incremental adjustments to a camera based on the FOR, instructing the camera to adjust by the incremental adjustments and capture an image of the location of the product identifier, performing image analysis on the image to identify the product identifier, determining second incremental adjustments to the camera to focus the camera on the location of the product identifier if the product identifier is not identifiable in the image, and instructing the camera to reset to original camera settings if the product identifier is identifiable in the image.

公开(公告)号：US20250156841A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18941242

申请日：2024-11-08

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Todd A. Hagen ,  Andrew Wipf ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Christopher Brakob

IPC: G06Q20/34 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  H04L9/08

Abstract: The disclosed system for performing a gift card purchase and activation in a retail environment can include a card retention apparatus having a unidirectional card removal component and a gift card, a card identifier and access code system to generate and assign unique identifying information to the card, and a printing device to print at least a portion of the unique information onto a surface of the card. A point of sale (POS) terminal can: identify the card for purchase, transmit, to the system, a request for the card's unique information, the request including a public encryption key, receive, in response to the system generating and encrypting the unique information using the public key, the encrypted information for the card, decrypt, using an associated private key, the encrypted information, and generate instructions for applying, via the printing device, the at least portion of the unique information onto the card's surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230232108A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18079220

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Todd A. Hagen ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Arne Wilkin ,  John Ojanen ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Yeshwanth Gowda

IPC: H04N23/695 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/61

CPC classification number: H04N23/695 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/61

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for identifying product identifiers in images. A technique can include receiving, by an edge computing device, x and y coordinates for a location of an out of stock shelf section, determining a frame of reference (FOR) based on the coordinates, the FOR including a location of a product identifier for the out of stock shelf section, determining incremental adjustments to a camera based on the FOR, instructing the camera to adjust by the incremental adjustments and capture an image of the location of the product identifier, performing image analysis on the image to identify the product identifier, determining second incremental adjustments to the camera to focus the camera on the location of the product identifier if the product identifier is not identifiable in the image, and instructing the camera to reset to original camera settings if the product identifier is identifiable in the image.

公开(公告)号：US20250156846A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18941182

申请日：2024-11-08

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Surjeet Bhoora ,  Christopher Brakob ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Andrew Wipf ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Arnab Pal ,  Richard Ryan Walstrom ,  Alexander Glitsos ,  Matthew Levy ,  Miguel Herrera

IPC: G06Q20/34 ,  G06Q20/28 ,  G06Q20/40

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and techniques for combinable gift card components during a checkout process in a retail environment. A gift card can include a first gift card component of a first type, the first gift card component including a first identifier (e.g., barcode), and a second gift card component of a second type that can be different from the first type and separate from the first gift card component, having a second identifier. The first and second identifiers can be scanned and used to associate the first gift card component with the second gift card component. The second gift card component can be an envelope or sleeve that can be a similar size and/or a similar shape as the first gift card component. The second gift card component can permanently attach to the first gift card component during the checkout process to form the gift card.

公开(公告)号：US20230245058A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18079210

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Todd A. Hagen ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Arne Wilkin ,  John Ojanen ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Yeshwanth Gowda

IPC: G06Q10/087 ,  G06F18/241 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V20/50 ,  G06V10/774

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  G06F18/241 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/774 ,  G06V20/50 ,  H04N23/695

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for determining out of stock conditions on shelves. The techniques can include receiving, by a computing system, image data from a camera having pixel locations that each uniquely address and store a pixel value, generating a backing map having cell locations that each uniquely address and share a unique address with a corresponding pixel location in the image data, each cell location storing a backing value being an empty value if the pixel value is classified as showing the backing of a shelf and the backing value being a nonempty value if the pixel value is classified as not showing the backing of the shelf, determining, in the backing map, a shelf area representing a location of the captured shelf, and identifying an empty area by finding an area above the shelf area containing a threshold number of cell locations storing the empty value.

公开(公告)号：US20230230033A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18080277

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: Target Brands, Inc.

Inventor： Todd A. Hagen ,  Donnie Tolbert ,  Arne Wilkin ,  John Ojanen ,  Nicholas Lojewski ,  Yeshwanth Gowda

IPC: G06Q10/087 ,  G06T7/292 ,  H04N23/65 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N23/90 ,  H04N23/61 ,  G06V20/56

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  G06T7/292 ,  H04N23/651 ,  H04N23/667 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N23/90 ,  H04N23/61 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06T2207/30252

Abstract: Described herein are systems and techniques for imaging inventory objects in an environment. A system can include a cart, a first fixed camera fixedly mounted on the cart at a first angle, a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera controllably mounted on the cart, a PTZ controller, and a cart controller. The PTZ controller can receive PTZ instructions from the cart controller and send engagement instructions to the PTZ camera. The cart controller can receive, from the first fixed camera, first image data that captures a first inventory object, determine, from the first image data, a spatial location of a first inventory object, generate PTZ instructions to cause the PTZ camera to capture the first inventory object, transmit the PTZ instructions to the PTZ controller, and receive PTZ image data that captures the first inventory object.