Patents Examined by Anand R Loharikar
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Patent number: 10282493Abstract: A method is provided comprising, receiving, by a computer system comprising a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory, particle parameters, creating, by the computer system, particle elements in accordance with the particle parameters, and building, by the computer system, a pattern using the particle elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: CHIPS UNLIMITED, INC.Inventors: Michael Matt, Kenneth Leo Haus, Ryan P. Salsman, Thomas Craig Valenty
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Patent number: 10275815Abstract: A method and a system to present samples of products to customers by transporting the samples to the customer's location with an autonomous vehicle. The sample can be a product, a component of a product, a material or a device to gather information in defining the product. The autonomous vehicle is adapted for off road travel and may enter buildings, it can be carried to a nearby location by a street adapted vehicle. Information may be transmitted electronically but physical presence is essential. The customer or the customer's agent receives a presentation of the product definer and a selection of a final product is made. In other cases the autonomous vehicle delivery separate or installed technical equipment to examine the presentation location and assist in the final product selection. For example, photographs from multiple locations can measure a room for installation of carpets or draperies, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Inventor: Thomas Danaher Harvey
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Patent number: 10275808Abstract: An item review system is disclosed that detects that an item reviewed or being reviewed by a user is similar to one or more items previously reviewed by the user. In some embodiments, the system provides an option for the user to modify the prior review of each such similar item, as may be desirable to capture the user's changed perception of the previously reviewed item. The system may additionally or alternatively display the prior review(s) as the user generates the new review, such that the user can take these prior reviews into consideration.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Pranav Agarwal, Aman Gupta
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Patent number: 10262001Abstract: The MULTI-SOURCE, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, CROSS-ENTITY, MULTIMEDIA MERCHANT ANALYTICS DATABASE PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“MDB”) transform data aggregated from various computer resources using MDB components into updated entity profiles and/or social graphs. In one implementation, the MDB aggregates data records including search results, purchase transaction data, service usage data, service enrollment data, and social data. The MDB identifies data field types within the data records and their associated data values. From the data field types and their associated data values, the MDB identifies an entity. The MDB generates correlations of the entity to other entities identifiable from the data field types and their associated data values. The MDB also associates attributes to the entity by drawing inferences related to the entity from the data field types and their associated data values.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Patrick Faith, Theodore David Harris
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Patent number: 10242400Abstract: Under an embodiment of the invention, a computer system includes a user interface (UI) for virtual tours of modeled real estate. The UI includes three ways to navigate the modeled real estate. The first navigation element is a 3D UI element that provides a 3D view of the property and enables the user to freely navigate in the XY plane of the virtual model. The second navigation element is a 2D map of the real property overlaid on a portion of the 3D UI element. The 2D map overlay enables navigation in the XY plane of the virtual model. The third navigation element is a 1D text element of the real property overlaid on a portion of the 3D UI element. The 1D text overlay enables navigation along the Z axis or the XY plane of the virtual model.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Appliance Computing III, Inc.Inventors: David Eraker, Aravind Kalaiah, Robert McGarty
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Patent number: 10235703Abstract: A method of tracking and communicating information about a person to a provider of goods or services is disclosed. A GPS enabled mobile phone is used to search for nearby sites of providers of a specific service. Once a service provider is selected, a route to that provider is advised and as the person travels towards the provider the separation between them is determined. As one or more geofences are broken during the journey warning messages are sent to the service provider indicating the pending arrival. The method is particularly useful where the service is to be provided to a disabled person as their accessibility needs can be identified in the message.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Assist Mi LimitedInventors: Neil Herron, Gary McFarlane
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Patent number: 10235711Abstract: A technology is described for determining an item package quantity. An example method may include extracting a first item package quantity from a first attribute field for a product and extracting a second item package quantity from a second attribute field for the product. The first item package quantity and the second item package quantity may then be classified using a prediction model that determines a likely correctness of the first item package quantity and the second item package quantity. An item package quantity may then be selected from the first item package quantity and second item package quantity having a classification that indicates that the item package quantity is likely correct.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Krishnamurthy Koduvayur Viswanathan
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Patent number: 10223691Abstract: The UNIVERSAL ELECTRONIC PAYMENT APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“UEP”) transform touchscreen inputs into a virtual wallet mobile application interface via UEP components into purchase transaction triggers and receipt notices. In one implementation the UEP provides, via a user device, a product information search request; and obtains, in response to the product information search request, information on a first product for sale by a first merchant and a second product for sale by a second merchant. The UEP generates a single purchase transaction request, using the information on the first product for sale by the first merchant and the second product for sale by the second merchant. The UEP provides, via the user device, the single purchase transaction request for payment processing. Also, the UEP obtains an electronic purchase receipt for the first product for sale by the first merchant and the second product for sale by the second merchant.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Edward Katzin, Julian Hua, Gregory Kenneth Storey, Michael Mori, Abhinav Shrivastava, Amit Bhargava, Andrew Beck, Ayman Hammad, Ben Pfisterer, Diane Salmon, Igor Karpenko, Jennifer Schulz, Miroslav Gavrilov, Peter Ciurea, Patrick Faith, Phillip Kumnick, Saurav Chatterjee, Sebastian Badea, Shaw Li, Shipra Jha, Stacy Pourfallah, Susan French, Tenni Theurer, Theodore Harris, Thomas Purves, Vanita Pandey, Victoria Graham, Prakash Hariramani
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Patent number: 10223730Abstract: The E-WALLET STORE INJECTION SEARCH APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“SIS”) transform aggregated automated shopping lists and user location data using SIS components into automated shopping item availability messages and merchant location navigation responses. In some implementations, the disclosure provides a processor-implemented method of providing an automated store injection search service.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Vishwanath Shastry, Marc Blum, Ayman Hammad, Edward Katzin, Thomas Purves, Julian Hua
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Patent number: 10217154Abstract: Disclosed in one embodiment is a method implemented in a computer system in which a customer reports physical characteristics, in which the customer is instructed how to perform measurements of the customer or in which a device measures the customer, in which the reported customer measurements are evaluated through use of a measurement model, in which a full set of measurements may not be required based on measurements already provided, and in which the reported customer measurements are evaluated for reliability. The method also scales the customer's measurements to a pattern, obtains the fulfilled pattern from vendors, and then fulfills the customer order.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Indochino Apparel Inc.Inventors: Dennis Richard Rohm, Luke Bornn, Pavel Bakhilau, Erik Walle
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Patent number: 10176519Abstract: A system for navigating products and services presented via a computer interface. The system may include a three-dimensional isometric view of a virtual store that may be displayed on a computer touchscreen. The displayed virtual store may include at least one internal wall of the virtual store, a plurality of virtual rows of shelves, each shelf containing virtual products, and a plurality of icons that, when selected, allow entry into at least one sub-store.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: CVS PHARMACY, INC.Inventors: Dustin Wayne Humphreys, Vijay I. Kukreja
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Patent number: 10127603Abstract: Some embodiments include a method of facilitating item selection based on features. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Nikesh Garera, Abhishek Shrivastava, Deeksha Sood, Nikhil Simha
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Patent number: 10115148Abstract: A tools management module of an electronic marketplace may be provided to analyze tool use information for previous and existing users of the electronic marketplace. In some examples, the user information may characterize the action of the previous and existing users with respect to one or more tools. Based at least in part on the analyzed information, the tools management module may be configured to predict relevant tools for new users of the electronic marketplace and to also predict relevant users for new tools of the electronic marketplace.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anand Varadarajan, Gregory Scott Miller
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Patent number: 10109001Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for determining and displaying market relative positions and/or attributes of unique items. A visualization system for generating electronic visualizations of market-relative attributes of unique items comprises an item selection receiver, a visualization compilation engine, and a rendering engine.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur, Lauri Moore, Ron Maire Kurti, Benjamin David Cohen, Gary Joseph Marcotte
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Patent number: 10083470Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for generating digital fantasy sports memorabilia including: providing a digital fantasy sports memorabilia signor with a digital fantasy sports photograph, a digital fantasy sports jersey, or a combination thereof; receiving at least one of an electronic signature or an electronic written message from the fantasy sports digital memorabilia signor to be embedded in the digital fantasy sports photograph, the digital fantasy sports jersey, or the combination thereof; embedding the at least one of an electronic signature or an electronic written message from the digital fantasy sports memorabilia signor into the digital fantasy sports photograph, the digital fantasy sports jersey, or a combination thereof to form the generated digital fantasy sports memorabilia; sending the generated digital fantasy sports memorabilia including the electronic signature and the electronic written message to a verification service to verify authenticity of the electronic signature and electronic wType: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: AUTOGRAPHY LLCInventors: Thomas J. Waters, Robert N. Barrett
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Patent number: 10074120Abstract: An electronic inspection report system includes a dynamic integrity checker. Upon reception of inspection data from mobile devices, the data from similar and related fields is cross-correlated to identify any inconsistencies or discrepancies. This data is also compared with third party data that may be related to the item or similar item.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Xcira, Inc.Inventors: Nancy J Rabenold, James A Simmons, Peter C Ogden, Howard B Jones, Lewis A Glow
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Patent number: 10055773Abstract: A transaction card customization system that includes a customer user interface that is generatable based on a customization parameter indicative of at least one of a customer context and a product context of the user interface. An administrative user interface is described that facilitates an administrative user establishing a consumer user interface based on a customer context and/or product context. In turn, a locator is generated that includes the customization parameter indicative of the customer context and/or product context. As such, upon a user utilizing the locator to navigate to a custom card design server, a payload including the customization parameter is received at the custom card design server and used to generate the customer user interface based on the indicated customer context and/or product context.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: CPI Card Group—Colorado, Inc.Inventor: Brian Christopher Beck
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Patent number: 10049338Abstract: In an embodiment, a transport management application is executing in the application layer. User may place orders by specifying order data in a user interface of the transport management application, and initiate calculate charges to calculate transportation charges for the orders. Based on the initiation, the charge calculation function is invoked in the application layer. Charge calculation function reads the order data specified in the user interface, and invokes charge computation engine in an in-memory database. Orders are split and grouped based on number of dimensions in a rate table. Charge computation engine looks up master data and computes transportation charges for the grouped orders in parallel. After the charge computation engine determines the transportation charges for the orders, sum of the transportation charges is returned to the application layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Krishnanunni Sudhakaran Pillai, Saurabh Chaturvedi
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Patent number: 10032200Abstract: A transaction card customization system that includes a customer user interface that is generatable based on a customization parameter indicative of at least one of a customer context and a product context of the user interface. An administrative user interface is described that facilitates an administrative user establishing a consumer user interface based on a customer context and/or product context. In turn, a locator is generated that includes the customization parameter indicative of the customer context and/or product context. As such, upon a user utilizing the locator to navigate to a custom card design server, a payload including the customization parameter is received at the custom card design server and used to generate the customer user interface based on the indicated customer context and/or product context.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: CPI Card Group—Colorado, Inc.Inventor: Brian Christopher Beck
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Patent number: 9934523Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing searches using an on-device directory. One of the methods includes providing, by a user device, a location of the user device to a server. Delta information is received that identifies merchants to be added to an on-device directory of the user device, wherein the merchants to be added are located in a geographic region that includes the location of the user device. An on-device directory on the user device is updated using the received information identifying merchants. A search query for merchants located in the geographic region is received. Information is obtained from the on device directory identifying one or more merchants that satisfy the query, and the information identifying the one or more merchants is provided in response to the query.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Square, Inc.Inventor: Zachary Brock