Patents by Inventor Ruchitkumar A. Shah
Ruchitkumar A. Shah has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11474849Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to host virtual machines in a cloud. Each virtual machine executes a plurality of instances of a first application. Each virtual machine also executes a distributor. The distributor is configured for accessing a profile of the application and a distribution of the first application, wherein the distribution identifies a respective first number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. After launch of the first application, the distributor is configured for computing an updated distribution that includes a respective second number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. The distributor is also configured for determining whether the second number of instances is different from the first number of instances. The distributor is configured for storing the updated distribution in a database in response to receiving a lock for accessing the distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, Manoharreddy Vummadi
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Patent number: 11176594Abstract: A system has a gateway cluster having a gateway processor for communication with an external processor of an external user using a first protocol and data format. A non-transitory storage medium is configured for storing a database containing unfilled orders associated with the external user. An application cluster has a processor in communication with the storage medium for accessing the database. The gateway processor can communicate with the application processor using a second protocol and data format different from the first protocol and data format. The application processor is configured for fetching and aggregating unfilled orders from the database, and transmitting an aggregation of orders to the external processor via the gateway cluster in response to a number of unfilled orders being at least a threshold number, a size of the aggregation of orders being at least a threshold size, or expiration of a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Raj Anand, Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Publication number: 20210191744Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to host virtual machines in a cloud. Each virtual machine executes a plurality of instances of a first application. Each virtual machine also executes a distributor. The distributor is configured for accessing a profile of the application and a distribution of the first application, wherein the distribution identifies a respective first number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. After launch of the first application, the distributor is configured for computing an updated distribution that includes a respective second number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. The distributor is also configured for determining whether the second number of instances is different from the first number of instances. The distributor is configured for storing the updated distribution in a database in response to receiving a lock for accessing the distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Patent number: 10924420Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform initiating a cluster of controller instances for executing a multi-dimensional event engine; configuring the cluster of controller instances in a topology, wherein the topology applies a distributed lock to designate an active controller instance selected from the cluster of controller instances to be utilized as the multi-dimensional event engine; and after configuring the cluster of controller instances, executing the multi-dimensional event engine. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Raj Anand, Ruchitkumar A. Shah
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Publication number: 20200394701Abstract: A system has a gateway cluster having a gateway processor for communication with an external processor of an external user using a first protocol and data format. A non-transitory storage medium is configured for storing a database containing unfilled orders associated with the external user. An application cluster has a processor in communication with the storage medium for accessing the database. The gateway processor can communicate with the application processor using a second protocol and data format different from the first protocol and data format. The application processor is configured for fetching and aggregating unfilled orders from the database, and transmitting an aggregation of orders to the external processor via the gateway cluster in response to a number of unfilled orders being at least a threshold number, a size of the aggregation of orders being at least a threshold size, or expiration of a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Raj Anand, Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Publication number: 20200351210Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform initiating a cluster of controller instances for executing a multi-dimensional event engine; configuring the cluster of controller instances in a topology, wherein the topology applies a distributed lock to designate an active controller instance selected from the cluster of controller instances to be utilized as the multi-dimensional event engine; and after configuring the cluster of controller instances, executing the multi-dimensional event engine. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Raj Anand, Ruchitkumar A. Shah
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Patent number: 10796356Abstract: A system has a gateway cluster having a gateway processor for communication with an external processor of an external user using a first protocol and data format. A non-transitory storage medium is configured for storing a database containing unfilled orders associated with the external user. An application cluster has a processor in communication with the storage medium for accessing the database. The gateway processor can communicate with the application processor using a second protocol and data format different from the first protocol and data format. The application processor is configured for fetching and aggregating unfilled orders from the database, and transmitting an aggregation of orders to the external processor via the gateway cluster in response to a number of unfilled orders being at least a threshold number, a size of the aggregation of orders being at least a threshold size, or expiration of a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Raj Anand, Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Patent number: 10721170Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of: initiating a cluster of controller instances in a cloud environment for executing a multi-dimensional event engine; and configuring the cluster of controller instances in a topology that provides availability and redundancy for the multi-dimensional event engine. An active controller instance is configured to: detect a current level of network traffic; receive the messages from an order management system; select a transmission rate for sending the messages to the fulfillment centers based on the current level of the network traffic; transmit the messages to the one or more fulfillment centers in accordance with the transmission rate; and dynamically adjust the transmission rate in response to detecting changes in the network traffic.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Raj Anand, Ruchitkumar Shah
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Patent number: 10552198Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to host virtual machines in a cloud. Each virtual machine executes a plurality of instances of a first application. Each virtual machine also executes a distributor. The distributor is configured for accessing a profile of the application and a distribution of the first application, wherein the distribution identifies a respective first number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. After launch of the first application, the distributor is configured for computing an updated distribution that includes a respective second number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. The distributor is also configured for determining whether the second number of instances is different from the first number of instances. The distributor is configured for storing the updated distribution in a database in response to receiving a lock for accessing the distribution.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Publication number: 20190238472Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of: initiating a cluster of controller instances in a cloud environment for executing a multi-dimensional event engine; and configuring the cluster of controller instances in a topology that provides availability and redundancy for the multi-dimensional event engine. An active controller instance is configured to: detect a current level of network traffic; receive the messages from an order management system; select a transmission rate for sending the messages to the fulfillment centers based on the current level of the network traffic; transmit the messages to the one or more fulfillment centers in accordance with the transmission rate; and dynamically adjust the transmission rate in response to detecting changes in the network traffic.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Raj Anand, Ruchitkumar Shah
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Publication number: 20190235896Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to host virtual machines in a cloud. Each virtual machine executes a plurality of instances of a first application. Each virtual machine also executes a distributor. The distributor is configured for accessing a profile of the application and a distribution of the first application, wherein the distribution identifies a respective first number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. After launch of the first application, the distributor is configured for computing an updated distribution that includes a respective second number of instances of the first application to execute in each respective virtual machine. The distributor is also configured for determining whether the second number of instances is different from the first number of instances. The distributor is configured for storing the updated distribution in a database in response to receiving a lock for accessing the distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Publication number: 20190236683Abstract: A system has a gateway cluster having a gateway processor for communication with an external processor of an external user using a first protocol and data format. A non-transitory storage medium is configured for storing a database containing unfilled orders associated with the external user. An application cluster has a processor in communication with the storage medium for accessing the database. The gateway processor can communicate with the application processor using a second protocol and data format different from the first protocol and data format. The application processor is configured for fetching and aggregating unfilled orders from the database, and transmitting an aggregation of orders to the external processor via the gateway cluster in response to a number of unfilled orders being at least a threshold number, a size of the aggregation of orders being at least a threshold size, or expiration of a predetermined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Raj Anand, Ponsankar Shanmugam Semmandampalayam, Ruchitkumar Shah, ManoharReddy Vummadi
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Publication number: 20150317720Abstract: Control or prevention of usage of an online ecommerce system to transfer funds by evaluating proximity between a location where cash payment is made and a location where a cash refund is requested. When the proximity exceeds a distance threshold, the cash refund at the second location is prohibited, and when the proximity is less than the distance threshold, the cash refund is permitted. Various embodiments ask the customer to specify a choice of refund stores, evaluate whether the person who made the cash payment for the order is different than the person who requested the refund, require identification, check publicly available Internet social site information for a relationship between the people, check for a pattern of requesting refunds, limit the refund to store credit, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A. Shah, Sathya N. Dharaneedharan
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Patent number: 8849703Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A Shah, Sathya N Dharaneedharan
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Patent number: 8751405Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A Shah, Sathya N Dharaneedharan, Anna Smalley, Jon Baron, Justin Singer
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Patent number: 8615439Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A Shah, Sathya N Dharaneedharan
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Publication number: 20130304611Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to monitoring items of interest (e.g., goods or services) associated with a web page based on specified parameters. A monitoring request associated with a good or service offered for sale on a web page can be monitored. The monitoring request can include one or more notification parameters associated with the good or service and can be received via a graphical user interface associated with the web page. Update information corresponding to the good or service can be monitored for changes in response to receipt of the monitoring request and a determination can be made as to whether at least one of the notification parameters has been satisfied based on the update information. An electronic notification can be transmitted to a customer in response to the determination that the at least one of the one or more notification parameters has been satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventor: Ruchitkumar Shah
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Publication number: 20130275239Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A. Shah, Sathya N. Dharaneedharan
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Publication number: 20130275246Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A. Shah, Sathya N. Dharaneedharan
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Publication number: 20130275247Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Arjun Ramaratnam, Kenneth Hansen, Murad Dar, Puneet Srivastava, Richard Brett Gerry, Ruchitkumar A. Shah, Sathya N. Dharaneedharan