Irving-based 7-Eleven added to its intellectual property with a pair of patents the week of Sept. 29. The patents relate to its ongoing work on inventory tracking and computer-vision item recognition.
One patent improves data prediction in systems that track when items are removed from locations. Its sole inventor is Nicholas E. Evangelopoulos of Denton. The application took 1,729 days to grant.
The other patent covers using machine learning to process digital images faster. All six of its inventors are from North Texas…