Reservation, Check-in, Or Booking Display For Reserved Space Patents (Class 705/5)
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Patent number: 11966784Abstract: A method includes receiving a reservation request corresponding to resource requirements of an application and including role-based access and first priority level indicators. A reservation subset of existing reservations is identified based on the role-based access indicator, and server clusters are evaluated based on the resource requirements, the first priority level indicator, the reservation subset, and server cluster resources. When the server clusters are determined to include at least one qualified server cluster, a first server cluster is identified either as a sole qualified server cluster or by ranking multiple qualified server clusters by calculating a score of each qualified server cluster, an existing reservation of the reservation subset assigned to the first server cluster is pre-empted based on the first priority level indicator relative to priority level indicators of the one or more existing reservations, and the reservation request is assigned to the first server cluster.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.Inventors: Mihir Pathak, Amey Sandesh Wadekar
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Patent number: 11967234Abstract: A method for filling up a parking structure with vehicles, which comprises at least one parking level, wherein vehicles can be parked on the at least one parking level, which are allowed to have a combined weight with a maximum value, which is specified for the at least one parking level, includes: when entrance to the parking structure is requested for a new vehicle at a time when it is still located outside of the parking structure the combined weight is determined as the sum of the weight of this new vehicle and the respective weights of other vehicles for which entrance is granted to the at least one parking level at that time, and in the event that the combined weight of the vehicles for a parking level of the at least one parking level is at most as large as the maximal value specified for this, entrance to this one parking level is granted for the new vehicle, and in the event that the combined weight of the vehicles for each parking level of the at least one parking level is greater than the maximum vType: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Jürgen Horvath, Franz Lankes
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Patent number: 11967239Abstract: A unified learning approach for large-scale ride-hailing is described, the approach includes obtaining an offline state value network for predicting a value of a vehicle state, the offline state value network being trained based on a plurality of historical vehicle trajectories; initializing an online state value network and dispatching a plurality of vehicles according to the online state value network for a period of time; training the online state value network based on vehicle states of the plurality of vehicles before and after the dispatching and rewards associated with the dispatching; ensembling the trained online state value network and the offline state value network to obtain an ensembled online state value network; and dispatching the plurality of vehicles according to the ensembled online state value network.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Beijing DiDi Infinity Technology and Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaocheng Tang, Fan Zhang, Zhiwei Qin
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Patent number: 11961024Abstract: A method of automatically generating baggage driver staffing recommendations including receiving a first set of flight parameters for a first flight, creating a first predictive staffing model for the first flight by simulating missed bag quantities for a range of driver quantities using a first computer-implemented machine learning model and the first set of flight parameters, and automatically generating a first recommended driver quantity predicted to result in a quantity of missed bags using the first predictive staffing model and a threshold quantity of missed bags. The missed bag quantities are simulated using a simulator, the first computer-implemented machine learning model is configured to relate driver quantities and flight parameters to expected missed bag quantities, and the first predictive staffing model relates predicted quantities of missed bags to quantities of staffed drivers.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Insight Direct USA, Inc.Inventors: Meagan Leigh Gentry, Jonathan Raynor
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Patent number: 11961016Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for booking reservations in a booking system and synchronizing bookings among several booking systems. The system comprises at least one booking system; at least one service provider; a mediator service; a client, and at least one client terminal device that can be a mobile device and that includes a dialogue. The client uses the dialogue to enter information into the system and the mediator receives inquiries and answers from the at least one booking system, the at least one service provider, and the at least one client. The mediator transfers and adapts information between them. The method and system are particularly suited for use with mobile phone users by Small Message Service messages.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SMARTCOM LABS OYInventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
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Patent number: 11960712Abstract: A computer system is provided for implementing a pre-release of a recording at a distribution platform. The computer system includes a processor coupled to a storage system that stores instructions, which, upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to present a release interface for the recording. The release interface includes graphical controls element for confirming the pre-release of the recording, for selecting a release date, and for selecting a pre-release date. The instructions further cause the processor to receive information describing a confirmation of the pre-release of the recording, a selected release date, and a selected pre-release date. The instructions further cause the processor to provide a truncated version of the recording for the pre-release of the recording. The instructions further cause the processor to transmit the truncated version of the recording to a digital streaming platform.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: LEMON INC.Inventor: Maria Yurievna Altyeva
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Patent number: 11962700Abstract: In certain embodiments, one aspect provides a method of securely distributing multi-tier multimedia contents on the Internet, using Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Blockchain and comprising the steps of: signal processing data splitting phase, converting an original multimedia file into multiple data portions; access control encryption phase, converting each of the multiple data portions into an encrypted data portion and uploading the encrypted data portion to a storage cloud; access control storage phase, storing the encrypted data portion on the storage cloud; access control decryption phase, downloading the encrypted data portion from the storage cloud and reconstructing each of the encrypted data portions into each of said multiple data portions; and signal processing data merging phase, reconstructing appropriate multimedia data content depending on a user's tier level.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: NUFIAT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Siu-Ying Patrick Hung
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Patent number: 11963154Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre 5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for operating a radio unit (RU) of a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a digital unit (DU), a first message comprising a value indicating the maximum number of masks for one resource area, and receiving, from the DU, a second message generated based on the value, wherein the mask may indicate resources to which the same beam is applied within the resource area.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunguk Huh, Daejoong Kim, Jaeyoel Kim, Wonwoo Rhim, Namryul Jeon
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Patent number: 11954754Abstract: A computing system can detect the launch of a rider application on computing devices of users of a transport service. The computing system can receive location data indicating the current location of each user, and determine a usage pattern for each user based on historical data corresponding to historical utilization of the transport service by the user. Based on the current location and the usage pattern of the user, the computing system can determine one or more suggested destination locations for the user, and transmit, over the one or more networks, display data to cause the rider application to display a destination accelerator for each of the one or more suggested destination locations. The destination accelerator can be selectable by the user to automatically input a destination location into a transport request for the transport service.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yuhki Yamashita, Didier Patrick Hilhorst, Bryant Jow, Peter Ng
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Patent number: 11956625Abstract: The present invention reduces security risks while improving convenience in a utilization control technique of a usage target object. A utilization control device (1) can communicate only via Near Field Communication, and is separated from a network. And in the utilization control device (1), a hole data including a public key is set. In a use permit notification device (2), a use permit and signature are registered for each user ID. The signature is generated by using a private key paired with the public key included in the hole data. The use permit notification device (2) sends the use permit and signature in connection with the ID read from an ID card (3) to the utilization control device (1) via the Near Field Communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BITKEY INC.Inventors: Yuki Ejiri, Hiroshi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11954699Abstract: A computer based system for remapping prime class seat bookings is disclosed. The system remaps prime class bookings a floor class, or if the floor class is closed, into a higher, displacement class. Via remapping, airline systems, such as inventory management systems, revenue management systems, and the like, may better account for the true value of prime class bookings.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Tracy, James Fox, Julianne Bowles, Michael Costello, Daniel Muzich, Thomas Trenga
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Patent number: 11946765Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a map information storage, a charging record information storage, and a processor. The map information storage is configured to store map information including a location of a charging station to charge a battery of an electric vehicle. The charging record information storage is configured to store charging record information indicating whether or not it has been possible to charge the battery. The processor is programed to calculate an evaluation value based on the charging record information.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: MICWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuma Naito
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Patent number: 11950101Abstract: An embodiment includes a method to increase the efficiency of security checkpoint operations. A security checkpoint kiosk serves as a Relying Party System (RPS). The RPS establishes a secure local connection between the RPS and a User Mobile-Identification-Credential Device (UMD). The RPS sends a user information request to the UMD, via the secure local connection, seeking release of user information associated with a Mobile Identification Credential (MIC). The RPS obtains authentication of the user information received in response to the user information request. The RPS retrieves user travel information based on the user information. The RPS determines that the user travel information matches the user information. When the user travel information matches the user information, the RPS approves the user to proceed past the security checkpoint kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haya Iris Villanueva Gaviola, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Vinay Ganesh, Irene M. Graff, Martijn Theo Haring, Ahmer A. Khan, Franck Farian Rakotomalala, Gordon Y. Scott, Ho Cheung Chung, Antonio Allen, Mayura Dhananjaya Deshpande, Thomas John Miller, Christopher Sharp, David W. Silver, Policarpo B. Wood, Ka Yang
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Patent number: 11948415Abstract: Secure enrollment of a user with an electronic lock is provided. Enrollment with the lock may include a verification process and a secure enrollment mode based on verification of a unique enrollment code (UEC) associated with an enrollment invitation link that may be provided to the user. Selection of the link may direct the user's mobile device to a client application, where an option may be provided for initiating the verification process. The UEC may be communicated to and presented by the lock. The user's device may capture the presented UEC, which may be compared against the UEC generated in association with the link. When validated, the lock may enter the secure enrollment mode, where the user can register an actuation passcode, or the lock may be paired with the mobile device over a short-range wireless connection, which may allow the user to actuate the lock via the client application.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.Inventors: Kevin Pasma, Nedal Almomani
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Patent number: 11946119Abstract: Provided is a powder mixture for powder metallurgy that has excellent fluidity, can be ejected from a green compacting die with little force, and can suppress die galling in forming. The powder mixture comprises: a raw material powder; a copper powder; a binder; a graphite powder; and carbon black. The raw material powder contains an iron-based powder in an amount of 90 mass % or more with respect to the raw material powder. An average particle size of the graphite powder is less than 5 ?m. Additive amounts of the binder, the graphite powder, the copper powder, and the carbon black are in specific ranges. A surface of the raw material powder is coated with at least part of the binder. A surface of the binder is coated with at least part of the graphite powder, at least part of the copper powder, and at least part of the carbon black.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Oya, Shigeru Unami
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Patent number: 11943495Abstract: A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a default interactive portal as well as a guest-specific interactive portal, which is generated from a guest configuration profile having information including guest identification, a guest channel preference presentation, and a guest service preference presentation with guest account information. The guest configuration profile may also enable the creation of a local area wireless network with substantially the same behavior as the guest's home wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Enseo, LLCInventors: Vanessa Ogle, Thomas R. Miller, William C. Fang
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Patent number: 11935411Abstract: A parking control device performs parking control such that a vehicle is parked in a reserved parking area in an automatic valet parking lot including a plurality of parking areas. When the vehicle arrives at the automatic valet parking lot before an entrance time for the reserved parking area, the parking control device determines whether the reserved parking area is available. When it is determined that the reserved parking area is not available, the parking control device determines whether a temporary parking area which is an area other than the reserved parking area is available. When it is determined that the temporary parking area is available, the parking control device performs parking control such that the vehicle is parked in the temporary parking area.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshio Mukaiyama
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Patent number: 11935144Abstract: A system and method for managing requests for integrating a handheld customer interface with a point of sale (POS) system are disclosed. In one aspect, an integrated customer interface module is configured to communicate with a wireless mobile computing device of a customer and a POS system associated with a restaurant chain. The integrated customer interface module is configured to receive a request from the customer to check in to one of the chain's restaurants, automatically generate an order in the POS system, receive information regarding the customer from the remote database, and send at least a portion of the information regarding the customer to the POS system so as to be used as identification in the ordering and purchasing at the restaurant.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Tillster, Inc.Inventors: James M. Garrett, Yevgeniy Medynskiy
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Patent number: 11928897Abstract: In some examples, a system may include a first computing device communicatively coupled to a second computing device. Additionally, the first computing device is configured to obtain, from the second computing device, check-in data indicating an arrival of the user of the second computing device at a first location, and in response to obtaining the check-in data, determine current wait times. Moreover, the first computing device is configured to determine a first number of customers waiting for service, determine a first number of associates available to assist the first number of customers, and determine an expected wait time for the user operating the second computing device based at least on the current wait times. In some examples, the first number of customers waiting for service, and the first number of associates available. Further, the first computing device is configured to transmit the expected wait time to the second computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Shengyang Zhang, Mingang Fu, Arun Prasad Nagarathinam, Apeksha Mehta, Pawan Kumar, Madhavan Kandhadai Vasantham, Ankit Jasuja, Surnaik Prakash Srivastava, Jennifer Chen, Vidyanand Krishnan
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Patent number: 11922338Abstract: A device, system and method for providing ancillary objects from a cache and/or for providing categorized provider objects is provided. One or more servers receive a flight object representing a flight and search an ancillary object cache for predetermined ancillary objects associated with previous flights similar to the flight. When one or more of the predetermined ancillary objects, associated with at least one previous flight similar to the flight, are found at the ancillary object cache, a requesting device is provided with a response corresponding to the flight object and the one or more of the predetermined ancillary objects associated with the at least one previous flight similar to the flight. The flight objects and the ancillary objects may be assembled into provider objects which are provided to the requesting device. The provider objects may be categorized based on provider object categorization criteria associated with the requesting device.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: AMADEUS S.A.S.Inventors: Fadi Akrimi, Olivier Amadieu, Lorenzo Baldacchini, Modou Mamoune Diene, Louis Harnay, Krishna Padmanabhan, Jerome Vernet, Thibaut Giacomel, Nikita Nanda, Julien Renaud Starozinski
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Patent number: 11922816Abstract: A system for managing a fleet of shared autonomous vehicles may comprise a plurality of specialized sub-systems. The sub-systems may coordinate to service requested rides using the vehicles. The system may comprise a reservation system configured to receive a request for a ride from a user device. The system may comprise a coordination system configured to determine a price for the requested ride. The system may comprise a routing system configured to determine a vehicle of the fleet to service the requested ride and/or a route for the requested ride. The determined vehicle may be caused to service the requested ride.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Gregory D. Hansen, Will K. Maney, William P. Culbertson, II
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Patent number: 11922531Abstract: A provider, such as a transportation management service, can manage transport for a number of riders between various locations. A customer can request transport between different locations. The provider may analyze the request for salient information, such as information corresponding to a start and end location, and determine whether there are errors in the salient information that would prevent the provider from providing the requested service. When the provider detects errors, the provider may request additional information from the customer in order to correct the errors.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Sudipto Aich
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Patent number: 11922812Abstract: A method for filling up a parking structure with vehicles, which comprises at least one parking level, wherein vehicles can be parked on the at least one parking level, which are allowed to have a combined weight with a maximum value, which is specified for the at least one parking level, includes: when entrance to the parking structure is requested for a new vehicle at a time when it is still located outside of the parking structure the combined weight is determined as the sum of the weight of this new vehicle and the respective weights of other vehicles for which entrance is granted to the at least one parking level at that time, and in the event that the combined weight of the vehicles for a parking level of the at least one parking level is at most as large as the maximal value specified for this, entrance to this one parking level is granted for the new vehicle, and in the event that the combined weight of the vehicles for each parking level of the at least one parking level is greater than the maximum vType: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Jürgen Horvath, Franz Lankes
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Patent number: 11922340Abstract: A system and method are provided for generating and transmitting push notifications in connection with a transport service. Push notification triggers can be configured by a user via an application-based user interface corresponding to an application specific to the transport service. A user profile associated with the user can be accessed to detect one or more preconfigured push notification triggers, and thereafter transport service activity can be dynamically monitored for trigger events. Such trigger events can cause the system to generate and transmit push notifications to the user's mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Stacey Farrelly, Shalin Amin, Robert Marshall, Kevin Novak, Matthew Sweeney
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Patent number: 11922343Abstract: Horizontally-scalable systems and methods for scheduling and optimizing deliveries are described herein. At least one scheduler is configured to receive a request to schedule a delivery for an origination location. The request includes a desired time slot. The request is compared to a persistent delivery snapshot for the origination location to determine availability of the desired time slot. An interim delivery snapshot including the requested delivery is generated when the persistent delivery snapshot has an available time slot corresponding to the desired time slot. At least one optimizer is configured to receive the interim delivery snapshot and generate an updated persistent delivery snapshot by applying an optimization process to the interim delivery snapshot.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Amritayan Nayak, Prakash Seetharaman, Mingang Fu, Pushkar Raj Pande, Deepak Deshpande, Kumar Malyala, Rohit Jain
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Patent number: 11915313Abstract: In some implementations, a credit decision platform may receive a credit request from an applicant and obtain domestic historical data associated with the applicant from a credit bureau device. The credit decision platform may obtain access to an email account associated with the applicant based on determining that the domestic historical data associated with the applicant is insufficient to process the credit request. The credit decision platform may identify, using one or more machine learning models, a set of email messages included in the email account that are relevant to the credit request and may analyze content included in the set of email messages to generate non-domestic historical data associated with the applicant. The credit decision platform may generate a decision on the credit request based on an estimated creditworthiness of the applicant, which may be determined based on the non-domestic historical data.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Lin Ni Lisa Cheng, Joshua Edwards, Phoebe Atkins, Max Miracolo, Cruz Vargas, Brian McClanahan, Alexander Lin, Louis Buell, Michael Mossoba
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Patent number: 11915164Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages a vehicle used for a car-sharing service. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to acquire, from a user, as application information for using the vehicle, one of application information for reservation use for making a reservation in advance and application information for on-demand use for accepting use of a vehicle stopped at an on-demand stand-by station. The same vehicle can be used for both the reservation use and the on-demand use.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuka Takiguchi, Tetsushi Okamoto, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Minoru Nakadori, Daiki Kaneichi
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Patent number: 11900496Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying, in real time, a transportation arrangement between a requestor and a provider that could benefit from a re-matching of the requestor with another provider. A system may match a provider with a requestor to complete a request for transportation from the requestor. The system may monitor a progress of the provider to a pickup location as specified in the request. Based on the monitored progress, the system may determine if the provider is making sufficient progress towards the pickup location. In some examples, the system may determine that the matching of the provider with the requestor is eligible for cancellation because the provider is not making sufficient progress towards the pickup location. The system may cancel the matching and then match another provider with the requestor to continue to make progress towards completing the transportation request.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Snir Kodesh, Andrew Li, Desmond Mawuko Torkornoo, Naomi Yarin
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Patent number: 11900463Abstract: An accountability management system for determining an accountability in terms of a responsibility score for an investor of an enterprise. First footprint for a first node and second footprint for a second node are determined. A first fraction of the first footprint and a second fraction of the second footprint is allocated to the enterprise whose transaction from the first node and the second node defines the first fraction and the second fraction. A first degree, a second degree, and a third degree are determined. An aggregate offset attributable to the enterprise is determined from the first, the second, and the third degree. The responsibility score is determined for the investors based on the aggregate offset. Changes to the data sources, the first node, the second node, or a connection between the first node and the second node leads to updating of the aggregate offset and the responsibility score.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Persefoni AI Inc.Inventor: Kentaro M. Kawamori
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Patent number: 11900489Abstract: A matrix format with one dimension showing categories of the flights and one dimension showing ranges of the categories can be used by a customer looking for a travel flight. The selection of the customer on the flight matrix can be converted to travel preferences, which can be stored in a travel preference profile of the customer. The travel preference profile can be updated when the customer searches and books travel flights. Ultimately, the travel preference profile can reflect the customer desires and subsequent travel searches can results in a small number of, preferable only one, flight itineraries most suitable to the customer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: ONRIVA LLCInventor: Vajid Jafri
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Patent number: 11892310Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device with a display. The method includes receiving a request from a user to display information about electric vehicle charging stations near a geographic location. The method further includes, in response to the request to display information about electric vehicle charging stations near the geographic location, for a respective charging station near the geographic location: identifying a commercial enterprise co-located with the respective electric vehicle charging station, and displaying, on the display, an indication of the respective electric vehicle charging station. The indication of the respective electric vehicle charging station includes a representation of the co-located commercial enterprise.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Volta Charging, LLCInventor: Theodore Fagenson
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Patent number: 11893613Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling access to resources. Receiving, at a server from user devices, requests associated with a resource. Transmitting, by the server to the user devices, tickets associated with the requests, each ticket associated with a respective one of a plurality of groups, the groups identifying requests received in successive windows of time. Receiving, at the server from one of the user devices, a subsequent request, the subsequent request identifying one of the tickets previously transmitted to that user device. Determining that the identified one of the tickets should be accepted and the subsequent request should be serviced.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Shopify Inc.Inventors: Scott Francis, Bassam Mansoob, Logan Francis Fontes Martel
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Patent number: 11887025Abstract: Systems and methods to generate predicted variances of an operation based on data from one or more connected databases.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.Inventors: James Fox, Randeep Ramamurthy, Julianne Anderson, Arthur Busse, Marcial Lapp, Daniel Muzich, Thomas Trenga
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Patent number: 11886566Abstract: A vehicle authentication system includes a ring-type wearable device, an in-vehicle device, and a communication terminal. The in-vehicle device performs authentication regarding use of the vehicle. The in-vehicle device causes a short-range communication module to perform short-range wireless communication with the ring-type wearable device that has unique identification information. The in-vehicle device acquires information received by a wide area communication module configured to communicate, via a network, with the communication terminal configured to make a reservation for the use of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Yamaguchi, Kenji Kato, Takeshi Kumazaki
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Patent number: 11887156Abstract: Systems and methods of dynamically varying the intensity of providing content items in a remarketing campaign based on tracking client device interactions are provided. The system can assign an account identifier to a first segment for a pre-conversion model, responsive to receiving a first interaction associated with a content provider from a client device. The system can assign the account identifier to a second segment for the pre-conversion model, responsive to receiving a second interaction. The system can assign the account identifier to a third segment, responsive to receiving a third interaction. The third interaction can include a conversion event. The system can generate a post-conversion model based on the third segment and the pre-conversion model. The system can determine an intent index for the account identifier based on the post-conversion model. The system can store the account identifier into an interest cluster based on the intent index.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jan Blom, Emre Demiralp
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Patent number: 11886463Abstract: A system, method and apparatus in which a client computer initiates and communicates a distributed ledger transaction, which transaction is labeled with a timestamp. A first hashing algorithm are applied to the transaction data and timestamp data to create a first hash value, and the first hash value is associated with the transaction data. When a second distributed ledger transaction is initiated, a second hashing algorithm is applied to the second transaction data to generate a second hash value, and a third hashing algorithm is applied to the to the first and second hash values to create a third hash value which is associated with the second transaction data. The procedure is implemented with each additional transaction data submission. The transaction data is processed in a first-in-first-out sequence based upon the hash values associated with the transaction data.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: GoKnown LLCInventor: Michael D. Harold
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Patent number: 11887119Abstract: The present invention is provides a system or a computer implemented user digital assets management method for managing digital assets of a user while maintaining privacy and security. The digital assets are converted into anonymous data having a verifiable portion and an encrypted portion. The verifiable portion contains non identifiable information of the user and the encrypted portion contains identifiable information of the user. The identifiable information includes user personal data. The user has control on the anonymous data and grants access to the service provider accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventor: Orrin Vincent Campbell
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Patent number: 11878598Abstract: A method and apparatus for parking lot metering. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control premium parking spaces, such as those for charging electric vehicles or those which supply electric power for engine block heaters in both pay-by-space and pay-an-display systems. Such premium spaces can be managed together over large areas (e.g., a city or region), or may be managed over smaller areas (e.g., the domain of an individual kiosk), or individually per parking space. Management includes pricing, time limits, hours, seasons of operation, and restrictions by vehicle type, and alternative pricing and restrictions for non-premium hours.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Liberty Plugins, Inc.Inventors: William Gibbens Redmann, Chris Outwater
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Patent number: 11877157Abstract: An embodiment includes a method to increase the efficiency of security checkpoint operations. A security checkpoint kiosk serves as a Relying Party System (RPS). The RPS establishes a secure local connection between the RPS and a User Mobile-Identification-Credential Device (UMD). The RPS sends a user information request to the UMD, via the secure local connection, seeking release of user information associated with a Mobile Identification Credential (MIC). The RPS obtains authentication of the user information received in response to the user information request. The RPS retrieves user travel information based on the user information. The RPS determines that the user travel information matches the user information. When the user travel information matches the user information, the RPS approves the user to proceed past the security checkpoint kiosk.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haya Iris Villanueva Gaviola, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Vinay Ganesh, Irene M. Graff, Martijn Theo Haring, Ahmer A. Khan, Franck Farian Rakotomalala, Gordon Y. Scott, Ho Cheung Chung, Antonio Allen, Mayura Dhananjaya Deshpande, Thomas John Miller, Christopher Sharp, David W. Silver, Policarpo B. Wood, Ka Yang
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Patent number: 11865935Abstract: The present invention discloses methods and systems for scheduling and distributing power for electric vehicle chargers, through enabling and disabling a plurality of relays at a system. One of the criteria to allow an authenticated user to use an electric vehicle charger is whether there is enough electricity capacity. When the user is allowed to use a scheduled electric vehicle charger, its location is then sent to the user. Alert messages can be generated if charging does not begin within a first time limit and the cancellation of a reservation will take place if the second time limit is reached.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Pismo Labs Technology LimitedInventors: Alex Wing Hong Chan, Ming Pui Chong, King Shan Lam, Chi Leong Kwok
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Patent number: 11868924Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing location-based appointment operations is disclosed. The method includes receiving input indicating an instruction to perform an action related to appointments. Responsive to the input indicating the instruction to perform the action related to appointments, it may be determined that a computing device is proximate to a physical location where locations are schedulable. Then, responsive to determining that the computing device is proximate to the physical location, information related to scheduling appointments at the physical location is received via a network. The indication based on the received information is presented at the computing device. Input requesting an action in relation to an appointment at the physical location may be received at the computing device. An indication to initiate the requested action may be sent via the network. Related computing devices and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion BankInventors: Miguel Navarro, Levi Sutter, Aparicio Giddins, Jr.
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Patent number: 11868879Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems are provided for automatically performing a task on a remote computer. During a registration stage, the system receives personal information of a human user, obtains an IP address and a device configuration for a computing device, and stores the personal information, IP address, and the device configuration in record in a database. The system receives a request to interact with a remote website to perform a task, the request including the personal information of the human user. The system then retrieves the record from the database using the personal information. The system creates a virtual machine based on the device configuration for the computing device, selects one of a geographically distributed set of proxy servers having an IP geographically address resembling the IP address for the computing device, and executes instructions causing the virtual machine to interact with the remote website using the proxy server to perform the task.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Eric Glyman, William James Russell Locke, Kathleen Zasada, Philippe Tyan, Jae In Lee, Karim Atiyeh
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Patent number: 11869046Abstract: Users form custom-defined communities for performing a defined activity amongst themselves. An actor defines the activity and restrictions associated with the activity. Members of the community place requests for the actor to perform member-specific actions during the activity on behalf of the members. The actor performs the activity with the member-specific actions and arranges procurement of results associated with each of the members. The actor and the members may also settle up with one another at least upon procurement. The activity is crowd sourced within the custom-defined community, thereby reducing the need for the members to each individually perform the activity.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: NCR Voyix CorporationInventors: Arnold Bacalla Lara, Melvin Gellecania Bacus, Alain Rex Mata Banilad, Mayla Venessa Juab Capin, Hard Harry Soterol Nadela, Gilbert Grafia Tumulak, Jr.
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Patent number: 11868929Abstract: The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to the disclosed embodiments, the transportation matching system identifies low engagement transportation providers by analyzing information associated with the transportation providers to generate engagement levels. Furthermore, the system identifies an optimal match between a low engagement transportation provider (regardless of whether the transportation provider is online or offline) and a scheduled transportation request by utilizing attributes associated with a scheduled transportation request and attributes associated with transportation providers to generate rankings for the transportation providers. Additionally, the system provides the scheduled transportation request exclusively to a selected transportation provider based on the generated rankings.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Janette Yuen-Sum Fong, Joanna Mun Yee Chan, Bao Kham Chau, Dennis Li, Alex Collier Mazure, Jonathan Patrick O'Keefe, Ko-Ay Timmy Siauw, Anthony Michael Padin, Harel Sheniak, Samuel Soffes
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Patent number: 11870955Abstract: An example image forming apparatus may include a scanner module to scan a document to be sent to a recipient and store electronic raw data representing the document. Further, the image forming apparatus may include a controller to receive a destination address as an input to perform a user-selectable scanning feature. The controller may retrieve a first user profile and a second user profile associated with the destination address from a database. The first user profile and the second user profile may include first setting information and second setting information, respectively. The controller may process the electronic raw data to generate a scan image in accordance with the first user profile. The first user profile may be selected based on a characteristic of the electronic raw data. The controller may transmit the scan image to the destination address in accordance with the user-selectable scanning feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Shinoj Bhaskaran
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Patent number: 11862020Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for parking management are described herein. One device includes instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive a first indication via a mobile device that a user intends to park a vehicle in a parking spot of a parking area, display directions to an available parking spot in the parking area via the mobile device, receive a second indication via the mobile device that the user has parked the vehicle in the available parking spot, and provide a third indication via a different mobile device that the available parking spot is no longer available.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Himanshu Khurana
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Patent number: 11863647Abstract: Provided is a convertible software application management system for a shared data-access layer in a distributed structure system linked to a database for customizable data processing at least in the transportation, home healthcare, delivery, and other service industries. Provided is a dispatching service provider (DSP) application for dispatching objects of service companies to provide an efficient mobile app to promote a cooperative relationship between a DSP and service companies using white label apps and a streamlined/efficient dispatching system. Customers only need to download or utilize a single mobile app to access service providers from a plurality of service companies, white label companies, and/or a DSP, all using the same dispatch software. This increases the likelihood of a customer to find suitable service providers for his/her needs and allows service entities to reach additional customers and maintain their brands without the need for a plurality of mobile applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Kevin Sunlin Wang
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Patent number: 11861460Abstract: A system for training a learning machine accesses a training database of reference metadata that describes reference plans that include reference first-type plans and reference second-type plans. Such plans may be travel plans or other plans. The system trains the learning machine to distinguish candidate first-type plans from candidate second-type plans. The training of the learning machine is based on a set of decision trees generated from randomly selected subsets of the reference metadata, and the randomly selected subsets each describe a corresponding randomly selected portion of the reference plans. The system then modifies the trained learning machine based on asymmetrical penalties for incorrectly distinguishing candidate first-type plans from candidate second-type plans. The system then provides the modified learning machine for run-time use in classifying plans.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Hipmunk, Inc.Inventors: Bharat Sri Vardhan Vemulapalli, Eric Etu, Marguerite Ellis
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Patent number: 11861529Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a subscription service award. The systems and methods perform operations including receiving a user request to access a travel services system; receiving a token from the user that corresponds to a previously purchased subscription to the travel services system; determining whether the token matches one of a plurality of valid tokens; in response to determining that the token matches one of a plurality of valid tokens, prompting, the user to select a start date to begin reserving travel services with the travel services system; and authorizing the user to reserve a travel service with the travel services system starting from the selected start date until a specified end date.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: INSPIRATO, LLCInventors: Brad Handler, Cody Holloway, Brent Handler
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Patent number: 11861662Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile advertisement providing system, and more specifically to technology for a mobile advertisement providing system which includes an information display button and displays content and advertisement information provided onto a current screen in response to the manipulation of the information display button.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Canvasee Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Il Mo, Suk Kyeong Lee, Sung Hwan Mo, Su Hwan Mo, Yun Seo Mo