Patents by Inventor Valerie Goulart
Valerie Goulart 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: 10901611Abstract: A messaging device allows a user to initiate communication to recipients via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Pre-existing messages may also be retrieved by the user via the display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient, such as by a drag-and-drop or pop-and-hop motion. In addition, the user may indicate to which of the recipient's various electronic devices or services the message is to be delivered. In some embodiments, the user may deliver the message to a group of recipients.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Ming Ligh, Paulo S. T. Chow, Valerie Goulart, Anthony Giardini, Georgiana Gormley, Jeff Gough, Patrick Carney
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Patent number: 10789636Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a list of frequently purchased items by a user from a retailer to a computing device corresponding to the user includes receiving a request to generate the list of frequently purchased items. A purchase history of the user is obtained in response to the request, the purchase history including a plurality of previously purchased items. A number of purchases for each of the purchased items within a predetermined time period is monitored. The list of frequently purchased items is generated based on the monitored number of purchases for each of the purchased items. The generated list of frequently purchased items is transmitted to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Valerie Goulart, Lauren Jill Patti
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Patent number: 10679176Abstract: Example systems and methods for inventory management are described. In one implementation, a method may analyze user profiles to retrieve geographic information and user online activity information. The method may identity an offline store corresponding to the retrieved geographic information such that the method may cause inventory management associated with the offline store.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventor: Valerie Goulart
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Publication number: 20190317663Abstract: A messaging device allows a user to initiate communication to recipients via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Pre-existing messages may also be retrieved by the user via the display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient, such as by a drag-and-drop or pop-and-hop motion. In addition, the user may indicate to which of the recipient's various electronic devices or services the message is to be delivered. In some embodiments, the user may deliver the message to a group of recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Ming Ligh, Paulo S.T. Chow, Valerie Goulart, Anthony Giardini, Georgiana Gormley, Jeff Gough, Patrick Carney
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Patent number: 10416878Abstract: A messaging device allows a user to initiate communication to recipients via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Pre-existing messages may also be retrieved by the user via the display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient, such as by a drag-and-drop or pop-and-hop motion. In addition, the user may indicate to which of the recipient's various electronic devices or services the message is to be delivered. In some embodiments, the user may deliver the message to a group of recipients.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Ming Ligh, Paulo S. T. Chow, Valerie Goulart, Anthony Giardini, Georgiana Gormley, Jeff Gough, Patrick Carney
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Patent number: 10318999Abstract: Techniques for providing notifications to a customer shopping at a brick and mortar store are disclosed. The techniques include providing a wireless network in a brick and mortar store, using a customer mobile electronic device to detect network identification data of the wireless network, and using a communications module to determine, from the network identification data, the location of the mobile electronic device within the brick and mortar store. The techniques also include a server selecting, based on the location of the mobile electronic device within the brick and mortar store, a notification which is related to a location within the brick and mortar store and transmitting the notification to the mobile electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Valerie Goulart, Stefan Li
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Patent number: 10319012Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing shopping information for a plurality of contacts of a social network of a user to a computing device corresponding to the user includes receiving a request from the computing device to provide shopping information for one or more contacts of the social network. The shopping information relates to one or more items offered for sale by a retailer indicative of a shopping action performed and explicitly shared by the one or more contacts. The shopping information is obtained based on the request and shopping display data is generated based on the obtained shopping information. The shopping display data is prompted to the computing device. The shopping display data prompts the computing device to display the shopping information in a graphical user interface of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Valerie Goulart, Lauren Jill Patti
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Patent number: 10235706Abstract: Various examples of methods and systems for providing reminders for products in proximity are described. In one implementation, a method may receive information related to a list of one or more items available for sale at a physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user. The method may also receive information related to a location of a user device associated with the user. Based at least in part on a distance between the user device and at least one item on the list of one or more items, the method may further providing an indication to the user device that the user device is proximate the at least one item on the list of one or more items.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Valerie Goulart, Stefan Li
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Publication number: 20180232795Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a list of frequently purchased items by a user from a retailer to a computing device corresponding to the user includes receiving a request to generate the list of frequently purchased items. A purchase history of the user is obtained in response to the request, the purchase history including a plurality of previously purchased items. A number of purchases for each of the purchased items within a predetermined time period is monitored. The list of frequently purchased items is generated based on the monitored number of purchases for each of the purchased items. The generated list of frequently purchased items is transmitted to the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Valerie Goulart, Lauren Jill Patti
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Patent number: 9940660Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a list of frequently purchased items by a user from a retailer to a computing device corresponding to the user includes receiving a request to generate the list of frequently purchased items. A purchase history of the user is obtained in response to the request, the purchase history including a plurality of previously purchased items. A number of purchases for each of the purchased items within a predetermined time period is monitored. The list of frequently purchased items is generated based on the monitored number of purchases for each of the purchased items. The generated list of frequently purchased items is transmitted to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Valerie Goulart, Lauren Jill Patti
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Patent number: 9928541Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, with a processing device of a guidance server, a series of guidance request signals from an electronic computing device operated by a consumer shopping in a retail store. Each guidance request signal contains an alphanumeric character. The method also includes the step of determining, with the processing device, at least one location within the retail store in response to the alphanumeric characters contained in any already-received guidance request signals after each of the series of guidance request signals is received. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a series of guidance response signals to the electronic computing device in response to the determination of the at least one location. Each of the series of guidance response signal contains data indicative of the determined location within the retail store.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Valerie Goulart, Stefan Li
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Patent number: 9858610Abstract: Example systems and methods for recommendation based on geographic location and user activities are described. In one implementation, a method may receive geographic information associated with a user. The method may also retrieve a circumstance parameter associated with the geographic information and identify one or more items based on the graphic information and the circumstance parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventor: Valerie Goulart
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Patent number: 9824384Abstract: A current location of a portable computerized device can be determined within a retail store. A computer-implemented method to provide a directional aid for a consumer within the store includes receiving an item being sought within a retail store, monitoring, at the processing device, the current location of a portable computerized device, determining an in-store location of the item being sought; and displaying to the consumer a graphic describing a direction and a distance from the current location to the in-store location of the item being sought.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Stefan Li, Valerie Goulart
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Publication number: 20170123650Abstract: A messaging device allows a user to initiate communication to recipients via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Pre-existing messages may also be retrieved by the user via the display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient, such as by a drag-and-drop or pop-and-hop motion. In addition, the user may indicate to which of the recipient's various electronic devices or services the message is to be delivered. In some embodiments, the user may deliver the message to a group of recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Ming Ligh, Paulo S.T. Chow, Valerie Goulart, Anthony Giardini, Georgiana Gormely, Jeff Gough, Patrick Carney
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Patent number: 9531869Abstract: A system and method for providing context information along with a voice call is disclosed. In some examples, a calling device receives context information from a user and transmits the context information when establishing a voice call with the user. The context information may include various types of media, such as pictures or videos taken by a calling device. In some examples, a destination mobile device receives a voice call that does have context information and sends a request to a calling mobile device for information related to the voice call.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Small, Sinclair Temple, Patrick Carney, Maura Hoven, Valerie Goulart, Ming Ligh, Georgiana Gormley, Jeff Gough
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Patent number: 9508059Abstract: A messaging device allows a user to initiate communication to recipients via a graphical user interface. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Pre-existing messages may also be retrieved by the user via the display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient, such as by a drag-and-drop or pop-and-hop motion. In addition, the user may indicate to which of the recipient's various electronic devices or services the message is to be delivered. In some embodiments, the user may deliver the message to a group of recipients.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Ming Ligh, Paulo S. T. Chow, Valerie Goulart, Anthony Giardini, Georgiana Gormley, Jeff Gough, Patrick Carney
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Publication number: 20160316347Abstract: A method and system for communication between users is described. In some examples, the system provides two or more dedicated communication devices that communicate with one another without voice-based or written communications. In some cases, the devices provide single input/out capabilities. In some cases, the devices provide multiple input/output capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Joseph Ungari, Maura Hoven, Valerie Goulart, Andrea Small, Sinclair Temple, Patrick Carney
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Publication number: 20160253740Abstract: System and methods for generating a heat map for a retail location are disclosed. A system includes a user interface of a mobile device associated with a user and a monitoring system. The monitoring system monitors regions of a retail location and determines a plurality of crowd sizes corresponding to each region, each crowd size indicating a number of people present at a specified time. A heat map generation module generates a heat map based on crowd size. A map analysis module determines a shopping route based on a waypoint associated with a product and crowd size. The map analysis module receives a request for the heat map from the mobile computing device. The heat map generation module renders the heat map overlaid with icons and the shopping route. The map analysis module presents the heat map on the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventor: Valerie Goulart
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Patent number: 9405752Abstract: A system and method for automatically presenting a media file on a mobile device based on an analysis of metadata associated with the media file. The system evaluates a media file's metadata to determine whether the media file is relevant to a mobile device user based on time, date, location, subject matter, or other criteria. If the media file is relevant to the user, the system automatically displays the media file on the mobile device. By presenting the media file to a mobile device user, the system reminds the user of fond memories associated with past dates, people, events, or places. In some embodiments, the system may also prompt a user of the mobile device to take an action related to the media file presented on the mobile device, such as prompting the user to place a telephone call to a person pictured in the image.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Maura Collins, Valerie Goulart, Andrea Small, Sinclair Temple, Patrick Carney
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Patent number: 9401744Abstract: A user can initiate the transmission of data on a mobile device by making physical contact with another device. The physical contact can be any type of physical touch that is referred to as a “tap” or “tapping.” When a tap is detected by a device, the device may initiate near field communication (NFC) with the other tapping device. NFC may be used to communicate data between the two devices, or NFC may be used to exchange sufficient information to allow the devices to establish a communication channel via another communication link. In some embodiments, an NFC-enabled mobile device can be used to gather group data relating to users having mobile devices that are within NFC range of one another and which initiate the aggregation of group data by the tapping of three or more devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Georgiana Gormley, Winston Wang, Robert Buck, Valerie Goulart, Jeff Gough, Barb Brindle, Patrick Carney, Paulo Chow