Abstract: A small, self-contained, inexpensive, vehicle maintenance system has a vehicle unit that stores and retrieves maintenance information about a vehicle. The vehicle unit mounts on the inside of a vehicle's windshield and employs a solar panel to power it. The vehicle unit stores the vehicle maintenance information in an internal nonvolatile memory. The vehicle unit employs standard wireless technology to communicate with external computing devices such as a smart phone or tablet. The vehicle unit employs open architecture to allow various mechanics to access the stored maintenance information of the vehicle and various other information such as the type of oil being used, the past history and replacement part numbers. The vehicle unit also may receive information from the external computing device to store current information and add it to the maintenance history.

Abstract: A system for securely and automatically opening an entrance to a building to receive a delivered package is described. A customer interacts with an e-commerce system to purchase a product online. The system has a delivery company deliver the product and the package to the building identified by the customer. The package has an identification device attached to it that carries unique information received from the e-commerce system. The building has a smart doorbell which can read package information from the identification device. The smart doorbell is connected to a system controller which communicates with and receives package information from the e-commerce system. If they match, the system controller opens an automated lock opening an entrance of the building to receive the package. A video camera provides images of the delivery person entering the building and leaving the package, for security.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identifying out-of-stock situations based on customer shopping lists and patterns. A system for identifying out-of-stock situations can comprise an electronic shopping list, an inventory database, and a stocking status engine communicatively coupled with the electronic shopping list and the inventory database and configured to analyze the electronic shopping list and the inventory database to identify a stocking status of at least one item on the electronic shopping list in a retail environment. If a potential out-of-stock event is identified, the system can output a stocking personnel notification to either replenish stock of the item in the retail environment or relocate existing stock of the item to a new location in the retail environment.