Abstract: A method includes initiating a session of a mobile returns interface on a mobile device, and the mobile device communicates with a server. The method further includes receiving receipt information through the mobile returns interface and sending a receipt information validation request to the server. The method further includes receiving, from the server, a first validation that the receipt information is stored on the one or more servers. The method further includes receiving item information through the mobile returns interface and sending an item information validation request to the server. The method further includes receiving, from the server, a second validation that the item information is stored on the server. The method further includes performing an item transaction associated with the receipt information and the item information in response to receiving the first validation and the second validation.

Abstract: A bioptical workstation captures images of illuminated symbols with a solid-state imager. In an embodiment, the workstation includes a removable camera module in the workstation away from the imager. The camera module captures an image of the operator through an upright window. The captured image of the illuminated symbol and the captured image of the operator are independently processed. The image of the operator is captured only with ambient light.

Abstract: A communication arrangement for at least two container handling equipment CHEs is described, said at least two CHEs configured to operate within an area comprising a plurality of container spots arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, the communication arrangement for each of the at least two CHEs comprising: a first communication module configured to retrieve from a terminal operating system a plurality of jobs to be performed by the respective CHE within said area, said job comprising instructions to move a container and to identify a container spot of the plurality of container spots, the respective CHE being a first one of said at least two CHEs; a second communication module configured to communicate with at least another, second one of the at least two CHEs operating within said area, said communication with said second CHE being autonomous from receipts from the first communication module and/or manual triggering and configured to transmit a job sharing message to said second one of the at least t

Abstract: A planning system obtains an order attribute table associating media advertising orders with flexibility attribute values that indicate scheduling flexibility, and generates an inventory table having cells representing station-daypart combinations. The cells of the inventory table are assigned flexibility attribute values corresponding to the flexibility attribute values of orders booked into corresponding station-daypart combinations. The planning system makes a comparison between a first flexibility attribute associated with an un-booked order and a second flexibility attribute associated with a booked order already booked in a particular station-daypart combination, where the comparison shows that the un-booked order has less scheduling flexibility than the booked order. In response to the comparison, an association between the booked order and the particular station-daypart combination is replaced with an association between the un-booked order and the particular station-daypart combination.

Abstract: Examples provide a system for cold-chain compliant item selection. A set of perishable items are selected for retrieval by a user based on item data, cold-chain compliance score(s), and/or cold-chain compliance restrictions associated with each user. The selected set of items are assigned to the user for retrieval in accordance with a set of cold-chain compliance parameters, including a per-item maximum dwell-time specifying a maximum time interval between removal of a perishable item from a temperature controlled display area and receipt of the perishable item at an intake area. A dwell-time is calculated for an item received at an intake area. The item is accepted if the per-item maximum dwell-time exceeds the calculated dwell-time and the item is rejected if the calculated dwell-time exceeds the per-item maximum dwell-time. An incentive is provided to the identified user based on a cold-chain compliance score for the user.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for managing inventory by determining product prices based on product characteristics. One method includes, based on a condition of the product and an age of the product, determining a new price of a returned product and modifying the database to assign the new price to the product identifier. Based on a determination that the product is not a returned product from a customer: calculating an inventory rate associated with the product; based on the calculated inventory rate, determining a new price of the product; and modifying the database to assign, to the product identifier, the inventory rate and the new price.

Abstract: Various examples of the present invention relate to a device and a method for providing a mobile payment service and a membership management service in an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a touch screen and a processor configured to control the touch screen, and wherein the processor can control the touch screen such that: a first screen corresponding to at least one electronic card is displayed, when a touch input for at least a partial region of the touch screen is detected, and a second screen corresponding to the membership management service is displayed in at least a partial region of the first screen, when a touch input for a membership management service icon included in the partial region of the first screen is detected. Other examples are possible.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for capturing tracked activity data and synchronizing the tracked activity data across multiple devices. One of the methods includes, a controller, in communication with a plurality of user devices, receiving identification of activities to be tracked from a first user device of a group of user devices associated with a single user identification. Thereafter, the controller receives the tracked activity data from any user device of the group of user devices, and sends the tracked activity data to the other user devices of the group of user devices. The method includes generating a user interface based on the identified activities, the tracked activity data, and the additional tracked activity data from other user devices. The method includes generating a time entry by populating a time entry template based on the selected activity data.

Abstract: A financial transaction system includes sensors, a tamper detection module, and circuitry configurable to control which sensors are used, and the circuitry is configurable after the tamper detection module has been manufactured.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for monitoring and visualizing a plurality of performance metrics via a single graphical user interface. A processor identifies the plurality of performance metrics, identifies predicted and real time values for the plurality of performance metrics and visually displays for a user the plurality of performance metrics in readable format. In some embodiments, the plurality of performance metrics are displayed in a graphical format. In other embodiments, the plurality of performance metrics are displayed in a spreadsheet format such that the different values and metrics may be arranged into a plurality of different combinations. Further, the processor determines the actual values for the plurality of performance metrics and may organize the visual display based on the current data, a change in data, and/or any other of a plurality of combinations.

Abstract: A delivering method using an unmanned aerial vehicle includes configuring a pre-set condition, locking a cargo, acquiring verification information about a recipient, comparing the verification information with the pre-set condition, and determining that verification is passed to unlock the cargo when the verification information is consistent with the pre-set condition.

Abstract: Data about clients, items included in an item inventory, executable code for recommendation processes, and executable code for feature selection process(es), are stored. The recommendation processes are used to identify items in the item inventory that are recommended for specific clients, and the feature selection process(es) is/are used to select features that are displayed to entities tasked with selecting items from the item inventory for clients. Selection feedback and client feedback are received. One or more feature selection process(es) is/are modified based on the selection feedback and/or the client feedback, to thereby change which, where or/or how certain portion of the data about clients is displayed to the entities tasked with selecting items from the item inventory for the clients, and/or change which, where and/or how certain portion of the data about items is displayed to the entities tasked with selecting items from the item inventory for the clients.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for controlling an electronic device based on mapping sensors to a physical asset. Embodiments of the present invention may include controlling or sending commands to an electronic device associated with a physical asset based on a mapping, where the mapping involves creating one or more groupings, based on sensor data, grouping data, and asset data, wherein at least one grouping comprises a physical asset and one or more sensors, and wherein the asset data pertains to the physical asset. Embodiments of the present invention may further include ranking the groupings by confidence level, and mapping the sensors to the physical asset based on a user selection received in response to presenting, to a user, the ranked groupings based on the confidence levels.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods herein relate to generating a machine learning model for providing access to earned income. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive calibration datasets including (1) historical time data indicating time worked by a set of users and (2) historical earnings data indicating earnings made by the set of users. The processor may be configured to construct, based on the calibration datasets, a model for identifying anomalous data. The processor may be configured to receive, from a compute device associated with an entity, raw data for a current time period. The processor may be configured to process the raw data by removing anomalous data to produce processed data. The processor may be configured to determine an available balance for each user from the set of users based on the processed data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for implementing O2O catering operation, a server and a smart cooking device. The method is applied to a server and includes: receiving a recipe uploaded from a merchant terminal; sending the recipe to at least one client terminal; receiving at least one order information sent from the at least one client terminal; decomposing and combining the at least one order information to obtain combined food material information, where the combined food material information includes the food material information obtained by combining same types of food materials in the received at least one order information; sending the at least one order information and the combined food material information to the merchant terminal; and sending an order recipe to a smart cooking device.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive a request for a modification to domain name management; analyze metadata and registrant accounts associated with the request; determine whether related domain name activities indicate high or low risk of malicious behavior; if high risk, the request may be queued for manual review; on manual review, if the request is deemed high risk, an attempt to contact the registrant may be made; if unsuccessful, or if the registrant verifies an invalid request, the request may be cancelled. if the behavior or request is low risk, and/or if the registrant confirms the request is valid, the request may be approved and fulfilled.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to generate corrected projection data for stores of a retailer are disclosed. An example apparatus to reduce projection errors associated with retail register devices includes a receipt data analyzer to retrieve transaction code values associated with receipts generated by the retail register devices, identify a direction change in a first subset of the retrieved transaction code values, and verify a register reset occurrence based on values associated with a second subset of the retrieved transaction code values, and a projection calculator to reduce retail sales projection error by calculating a transaction count based on the retrieved receipts and transaction code values.

Abstract: Evaluating node fulfillment capacity in node order assignment by receiving a current order for node order assignment, retrieving data of each node, the retrieved data of each node including current capacity utilization, determining a probability of backlog on an expected ship date of each node, the probability of backlog being based on the retrieved current capacity utilization, determining a capacity utilization cost of each node based on the probability of backlog on the expected ship date, automatically calculating a fulfillment cost of each node of the current order based on the capacity utilization cost, identifying one or more nodes for the current order with the lowest fulfillment cost and automatically generating a node order assignment assigning the current order to one of the one or more nodes with the lowest fulfillment cost.

Abstract: A mobile application may be used to track sales consultants' businesses, such as by tracking a local inventory maintained by the consultant. Determining whether local inventory is sufficient for fulfilling a sales order may be assisted by updating a database of the application with restocking information. Such restocking information may be obtained through a camera of the mobile device scanning a barcode or QR code or other information, such as recognizing text on a package. Information in the picture may be associated with inventory restocking information or be used to fetch restocking information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for verifying and monitoring employees are provided. Employees call-in to the system at scheduled times. If an employee misses a scheduled call-in, an alert can be generated. An employer notification process can generate the alert, notifying a supervisor of the employee's missed call. The alert can include the employee's name, the location of the employee, and the time he/she was supposed to call. Such systems and methods can be used to verify that a worker is at the proper location at the proper time and awake and alert during the entire time period that he/she is supposed to be working.