Walmart Apollo, LLC patent applications published on July 25th, 2024

Summary of the patent applications from Walmart Apollo, LLC on July 25th, 2024

1. **Summary**: The recent patents filed by Walmart Apollo, LLC focus on innovative systems for product recognition, object labeling, and personalized product recommendations. These patents utilize image capture devices, computing devices, machine learning models, and control circuits to streamline processes in warehouses, retail stores, and e-commerce platforms. By automating tasks such as product recognition, object labeling, and personalized recommendations, these technologies enhance efficiency, accuracy, and user experience in various industries.

2. **Key Points of Patents**:

  * Automated Product Recognition System for Inventory Management:
    - Image capture device moves around and captures images of product storage structures.
    - Computing device processes images to detect and identify products, crops each product to generate cropped images.
    - Generates templates for each cropped image and stores them in a database for future recognition.

  * Automated Object Labeling System for Image Analysis:
    - Control circuit selects, processes, clusters, and outputs images for user labeling.
    - User interface allows users to label objects in images to train a machine learning model.
    - System enhances efficiency in image processing tasks and object recognition.

  * Personalized Product Recommendations System:
    - Utilizes machine-learning models to generate personalized product-type metrics for users.
    - Determines top product types for users based on historical activity and provides tailored recommendations.
    - Enhances user experience by offering personalized product recommendations.

3. **Notable Applications**:

  - Automated inventory management in warehouses and retail stores.
  - Enhanced user engagement on e-commerce platforms.
  - Improved efficiency in image analysis and object categorization.

Patent applications for Walmart Apollo, LLC on July 25th, 2024

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DATACENTER MONITORING (18608075)

Main Inventor

Swapna Kumar Biswal

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORK (18587613)

Main Inventor

Vahid Jalalibarsari

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING REFERENCE IMAGE TEMPLATES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS ON PRODUCT STORAGE STRUCTURES OF A PRODUCT STORAGE FACILITY (18158983)

Main Inventor

Ashlin Ghosh

MULTI-PATH COMPLIMENTARY ITEMS RECOMMENDATIONS (18623691)

Main Inventor

Luyi Ma

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES CAPTURED AT A PRODUCT STORAGE FACILITY (18158925)

Main Inventor

Raghava Balusu

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES CAPTURED AT A PRODUCT STORAGE FACILITY (18158950)

Main Inventor

Ishan Arora

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING CACHED IMAGES TO DETERMINE PRODUCT COUNTS ON PRODUCT STORAGE STRUCTURES OF A PRODUCT STORAGE FACILITY (18158969)

Main Inventor

Zhaoliang Duan