Patents Examined by Scott L. Jarrett
  • Patent number: 11144861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method suitable for objectively evaluating individuals within an organization. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for objectively and consistently evaluating individuals for knowledge, training, and compensation within an organization, and across industries. Further the system and method provides models that enable individuals to identify skill that can be altered in a manner that dictates a desired career path and compensation range for the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Vega Factor Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsay E. McGregor, Neel J. Doshi, Mary W. Miller
  • Patent number: 11144989
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure can help predict the optimal allocation for effecting payment transactions from, or deposit transactions to, multiple aggregated financial accounts for a user, even across accounts held in different countries or denominated in different currencies. The system may effect transactions automatically according to the identified optimal allocation, as well as providing users with options to handle transactions. Furthermore, embodiments of the present disclosure can enhance a user's visibility into future balances and transactions using a customized graphical calendar that illustrates a user's predicted future balances and transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Jennifer Dione Bardouille, Sean Christopher Goldrick, Diane Lynn Hoehne, Wiyomi Rustia Quion
  • Patent number: 11144844
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for artificially intelligent historical analysis modeling and computer transaction ranking are disclosed. An example method comprises generating, by a computing device, a model based on a plurality of first computer transactions associated with one or more user profiles, determining, by the computing device, a subset of the plurality of first computer transactions associated with the one or more user profiles that correspond to successful computer transactions, refining, by the computing device, the generated model based on the subset, applying the generated model to one or more second computer transactions initiated by a user, and determining, based on an output of the generated model, a likelihood of success for the one or more second computer transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventor: Manu Kurian
  • Patent number: 11138542
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing system, and the like, with which even if target information that relates to a target of interest has been disguised, such disguising can be more accurately detected, and the appropriate information intended for presentation to a user can be presented according to the detection results. An information processing system is equipped with: a server apparatus which determines whether or not target information is authentic, on the basis of a determination condition and information from which target information relating to a target of interest has been created and which indicates at least a time/date and a first location and a client which controls a presentation unit such that presentation information intended for presentation to a user is presented according to the result of the determination made by the server apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kentarou Yabuki
  • Patent number: 11138539
    Abstract: A process automation platform and method for automating business processes are disclosed. The method can include defining a business process in metadata, and, based on that metadata, selecting microbots to perform micro-operations included in the business process. An event engine initiates execution of the business process using the microbots and manages data dependencies of the microbots within the process. Each of the plurality of microbots includes microbot metadata defining a micro-operation performed by the microbot, and execution of each of the plurality of microbots is initiated independently of the others of the plurality of microbots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohit Sethi, Natarajan Ramamurthy, Prakash Mall
  • Patent number: 11126940
    Abstract: A system for attendance assignment. The system may include a memory storing instructions and at least processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include retrieving, from a database, a plurality of delivery routes and a plurality of delivery sub-routes, wherein the delivery sub-routes are part of the delivery routes; calculating, based on the retrieval, a number of packages allocated to the delivery sub-routes; receiving, as input, a number and a type of workers available for deliveries, wherein the type including at least one of classification characteristics or efficiency characteristics; assigning, based on the calculated number of packages and the received input, the workers to a plurality of groups, wherein the groups correspond to different delivery routes or sub-routes; and comparing, based on the assignment, the assigned workers against the delivery routes or the delivery sub-routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Wenting Mo, Ying Qin, Xingzhu Gu, Jin Hyun Kim, Xiufang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11113702
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for used segmented impact analysis to determine high-valued computer-based actions. The device may determine a first user account associated with performance of a first computer-based action and a second computer-based action associated with a network-accessible resource. The device may determine a second user account associated with performance of the first computer-based action, but not with the second computer-based action. The device may determine a first value for the first user account, the first value based on the performance of the second computer-based action. The device may determine a second value for the second user account, the second value based on the failure to perform the second computer-based action. The device may determine a third value, wherein the third value is a difference between the first value and the second value. The device may send the third value with a product recommendation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Brad Campbell
  • Patent number: 11107022
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method managing information about building resources is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for providing data to an end user application is disclosed. A method may include identifying a data model representing information about building resources for tenants and investors in various locations, updating information in the data model, and providing the updated information to a client device for use in an application that provides information about building resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: CBRE, INC.
    Inventors: Chandra Dhandapani, Sandeep Dave, Kranthi Dandamudi, Amit Mawkin
  • Patent number: 11080627
    Abstract: A system for attendance assignment. The system may include a memory storing instructions and at least processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include retrieving, from a database, a plurality of delivery routes and a plurality of delivery sub-routes, wherein the delivery sub-routes are part of the delivery routes; calculating, based on the retrieval, a number of packages allocated to the delivery sub-routes; receiving, as input, a number and a type of workers available for deliveries, wherein the type including at least one of classification characteristics or efficiency characteristics; assigning, based on the calculated number of packages and the received input, the workers to a plurality of groups, wherein the groups correspond to different delivery routes or sub-routes; and comparing, based on the assignment, the assigned workers against the delivery routes or the delivery sub-routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Wenting Mo, Ying Qin, Xingzhu Gu, Jin Hyun Kim, Xiufang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11080723
    Abstract: Obtaining feedback for an event can include receiving, using a processor, sensor data for a plurality of attendees of the event, determining, using the processor, sentiments, of the attendees, for the event from the sensor data, validating, using the processor, the sentiments of the attendees based upon a comparison of the sensor data with historical data for the plurality of attendees, and outputting, using the processor, the validated sentiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheraz Rashid, Omar Z. Raza, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 11074629
    Abstract: A system and method to optimize dynamic review generation. A client device of a user is selected to provide a review of a merchant. A weighted event factor associated with multiple websites is identified. The system and method identify an input parameter provided by the merchant to be used with the weighted event factor to determine a first website of the multiple websites to receive the review of the merchant. A communication object is transmitted to the client device to redirect the client device to the first website to submit the review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: YEXT, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Berry, Marc Ferrentino
  • Patent number: 11074556
    Abstract: A waste collection system includes waste containers for receiving waste, sensors associated with the waste containers, a server system for receiving signals from the sensors. The server system determines that a waste container needs to be collected, determines a location of the waste container and whether the waste container is in a waste collection vehicle accessible location. A notification is sent to an operator of the waste container if the waste container is not in a waste collection vehicle accessible location. When the waste container is moved to a waste collection vehicle accessible location, an optimal waste collection strategy for a waste collection vehicle to collect waste from the waste container at the waste collection vehicle accessible location is determined and the waste collection vehicle is routed to the location of the waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Enevo Oy
    Inventors: Fredrik Kekalainen, Johan Engstrom
  • Patent number: 11068832
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to determine a location of each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles that have freight capacity, determine a distance of each vehicle to a location of each uncovered shipment of a plurality of uncovered shipments, determine an estimated time of arrival for each vehicle to arrive at the location of each uncovered shipment of the plurality of uncovered shipments, determine a particular vehicle of the plurality of vehicles having a highest score that is selected to service a particular uncovered shipment of the plurality of uncovered shipments, the highest score based on the distance, the estimated time of arrival, and a pick up time for the particular uncovered shipment, and transmit a notification to a computing device of an operator of the particular vehicle that indicates that the particular vehicle is selected to service the particular uncovered shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: VuTrans Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Josh Jonte, Paul Schultz, Mark Hogan
  • Patent number: 11068919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer implemented method of determining the cost of implementing a pricing strategy, the pricing strategy formed by changeable business rules which engender algorithmic constraints, impacting optimized business metrics. The computer implemented method comprising the steps of defining a cohort of at least one of a boundary constrained shelf space and associating with each of the boundary constrained shelf space, in the cohort, a product mix, and a product mix ranking. The computer implemented method continues by using a data processing device to develop, through algorithmic autonomous learning, achievable MEMBER OPTIMAL SALES REVENUE AMOUNT performance absent pricing strategy business rules and MEMBER OPPORTUNITY PRICING STRATEGY SALES REVENUE AMOUNT inclusive of pricing strategy business rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Red Analytics Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Bruce Palmer, Menkes Hector Louis van den Briel, Mark Ross Lawrenson
  • Patent number: 11055651
    Abstract: A method for visualizing flow direction in a distribution network includes receiving, on a hardware device, Geographic Information System (GIS) data corresponding to the distribution network from a GIS database. The distribution network includes equipment to facilitate distribution of a commodity over a distribution area, and the GIS data includes information relating to distribution of the commodity. Commodity vectorized measurement data indicative of at least a flow direction of the commodity over the distribution area is generated based, at least in part, on a comparison of a current measurement value of the commodity to a reference measurement value of the commodity. The commodity vectorized measurement data is dynamically displayed on a geographic map display including imagery representative of the distribution network contained in the GIS data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventor: John Bennett
  • Patent number: 11055661
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic apparatus for inventory management and an operation method thereof. The operation method includes receiving a consolidation task request, identifying, in response to the received consolidation task request, information on at least one item based on an item space usage rate for each zone calculated in real time, wherein the at least one item is a target on which a picking task is to be performed, transmitting the information on the at least one item to a terminal, receiving a picking task result of the at least one item from the terminal, and updating information on inventory based on the picking task result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Byung Suk Yang, Dae Yong Jang, So Hee Kim, Seon Sook Hong, Myung Soo Song
  • Patent number: 11055644
    Abstract: A system for attendance pre-assignment. The system may include a memory storing instructions and at least processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Wenting Mo, Ying Qin, Xingzhu Gu, Jin Hyun Kim, Xiufang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11023910
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for forecasting job applications. During operation, the system applies a first machine learning model to features that include a budget for a job to predict a number of impressions of the job. Next, the system applies a second machine learning model to additional features for the job to estimate an application rate for the job. The system then determines a distribution of applications to the job based on the number of impressions and the application rate. Finally, the system outputs one or more values from the distribution of applications to the job as guidance for setting the budget for the job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Florian Raudies, Sumedha K. Swamy, Luthfur R. Chowdhury, Xi Chen
  • Patent number: 11017334
    Abstract: Systems for managing a workspace are disclosed. A system to manage a workspace includes a plurality of docking stations located at corresponding workstations. Each docking station is configured to provide a network connection and power to a computer device at a corresponding workstation. Each docking station of the plurality of docking stations includes a power input and a network interface to communicate with a network. The system also includes a system computer including a system network interface to communicate with each docking station of the plurality of docking stations via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Decamp, Man Cheung Dan Tsang, Nicholas Anthony Markovsky
  • Patent number: 11004037
    Abstract: A device generates a capability map. The device receives one or more design spaces from a materials supplier, the one or more design spaces including candidate components and capabilities of tools available to the materials supplier. The device inputs a design space of the one or more design spaces into a machine learning model, the training data including a plurality of components including input materials and/or chemicals, and, for respective combinations of the plurality of components, a plurality of respective performance properties. The device receives as output from the model a capability map of the materials supplier storing possible combinations of performance properties and a respective difficulty of developing a composition with that combination of performance properties. The device outputs a user interface for display to a user indicating data of the capability map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CITRINE INFORMATICS, INC.
    Inventors: Julia Black Ling, Alexander Willem Anton van Grootel, Jason Stuart Koeller, James Samuel Peerless, Erin Melissa Tan Antono, Gregory Joseph Mulholland