Patents Assigned to COUPANG, CORP.
  • Patent number: 11861555
    Abstract: Provided is a method of managing inventory, the method including receiving location information indicating at least one space location among a plurality of space units and space information corresponding to the location information, calculating a state change amount related to the at least one space location based on at least one of the location information, the space information, and information on a previous space state for each of the plurality of space units, or updating the information on the previous space state for each of the plurality of space units with information on a current space state based on the state change amount. An inventory management apparatus performing the method is provided. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium for performing the method is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventor: Byung Suk Yang
  • Patent number: 11861303
    Abstract: A method of an electronic apparatus for providing information related to a fulfillment center includes confirming data request information for requesting data related to the fulfillment center, acquiring first data corresponding to the data request information from at least one other apparatus connected to the electronic apparatus, and generating second data by processing the first data based on template information corresponding to the data request information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Young Shin Kang, Seung Hoon Park, Hong Gyem Kim, Seung Jin Oh
  • Patent number: 11861142
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods implementing a web-browser plugin for providing requested information. A method for providing requested information comprises receiving, as a user interaction on a graphical user interface, a request to provide data associated with a target object presented on a web page, retrieving an object identifier associated with the target object based on a determined data accessibility, the object identifier incorporated in the web page, transmitting the retrieved object identifier to a plurality of systems storing data associated with the target object, the plurality of systems configured to provide data corresponding to the received object identifier in response to the received object identifier, receiving data responsive to transmitting the retrieved object, modifying the web page to include the received data, and presenting the web page on the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Bijoy Bordoloi, Ankit Arora, Khoa Nguyen, Chang Hyun Lee, Suk Min Ahn, Prithvis Mohanty
  • Patent number: 11853955
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computerized method for package management, including: storing, in a data structure, information of a seller in association with a plurality of items sold by the seller; receiving an indication of a transaction, the transaction indication including an address of a customer and at least one item identifier corresponding to an item sold by the seller; converting the transaction indication into a shipment request by formatting the transaction indication according to a standardized format required by a shipper; generating a message containing the formatted shipment request; transmitting the message to the shipper in real time to initialize shipment of the item; and providing real time confirmation to the seller and the customer that shipment has been initialized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Erik Rehn, Himanshu Doshi, Young Shin Kang, Haitao Jiang, In Hye Hwang
  • Patent number: 11847608
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for call deflection, comprising receiving, via a telephone communication from a mobile device of a user, a request for return or exchange, accessing a purchase history of the user to identify at least one order satisfying a predetermined return criteria, generating a unique hyperlink for the user, sending the unique hyperlink to the mobile device of the user, receiving, from the mobile device of the user, a selection of at least one product in the at least one order for return or exchange, and modifying a database to register the at least one product for return or exchange. The unique hyperlink may be assigned to the at least one order that satisfies the predetermined return criteria such that, when activated by the user, the mobile device is configured to display the at least one order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventor: Remesh Vijayan
  • Publication number: 20230377016
    Abstract: Methods and system for generating a filter interface in response to a user search are disclosed. The method includes extracting keywords from a search term, determining a plurality of filters associated with the keywords, determining a ranking for each of the plurality of filters, providing and displaying, based on the ranking, a subset of the plurality of filters as exposed filters, receiving a user selection of one of the exposed filters, in response to the second user input, applying the one of the plurality of filters and updating the ranking of the remaining of the plurality of filters, updating, to the first user, the search result, and regenerating the plurality of filters. The methods and system further includes methods to determine the ranking and filter arrangements on the user interface, and methods to update filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Nishant Agrawal, Kai Deng, Daewon Kang, Hyunjun Jeon, Andrei Alikov, Vladimir Solomenchuk, Wonki Jung, Nam Gyun Jo, Chan Seo, Jin Hyeong Park, Narae Kwak
  • Patent number: 11822571
    Abstract: A computer-implemented database system for storing data relating to a series of events may include a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a process. The process may include receiving data relating to a first return request initiated by a first customer via a first user device, and creating a first data structure for the first return request into a first database. The process may also include create a first event for the first return request, and storing the first event in the first data structure. The process may further include receiving data relating to an update associated with the first return request, creating a second event for the update, and inserting the second event into the first data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventor: Jae Hyun Son
  • Patent number: 11822765
    Abstract: Disclosed is an item list management method comprising checking a first list including at least one item selected according to a selection input of a user, checking a first sub-list and a second sub-list in which the at least one item is classified based on a time when the at least one item is stored in the first list, and providing, in response to a first input of the user related to the first list, a first page including the first sub-list displayed in a first area and the second sub-list displayed in a second area distinct from the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Jee Hyun Bae, Seung Hee Kang, Young Ju Choi
  • Patent number: 11813645
    Abstract: Provided is an information providing method of an electronic apparatus. The information providing method includes identifying an operation target set including a plurality of operation cells, identifying at least one operation cell for which item sorting is completed among the plurality of operation cells included in the operation target set, and displaying information on or regarding an operation cell selected based on priority order information from among the identified at least one operation cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Jeong Seok Oh, Ji Young Ko, Sung Eun Kim, Sang Ho Yim, Ji Won Hwang, Woong Kim, Chang Geun Jin, In Woo Park, Seo Kyoung Leem, Eung Soo Lee, Jung Hoi Park, Lianxi Bai
  • Patent number: 11818047
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods configured to generate a plurality of data packages based on a combination of data elements; add the plurality of data packages to a data package pool configured to store available data packages for assignment; receive an assignment request from a user device in communication with a management server; add the assignment request to a request pool configured to queue a plurality of assignment requests, wherein generating the plurality of data packages and receiving the assignment request occur asynchronously; retrieve a first group of one or more data packages from the data package pool; retrieve a second group of one or more assignment requests from the request pool; assign the one or more data packages of the first group to the one or more assignment requests of the second group; and transmit the one or more assignment requests to corresponding user devices with the assigned data packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Sang Hee Ahn, Sung Jin Park, Myung Soo Song, Se Hwan Chung, Jeong Seok Oh, Sang Ho Yim, Lianxi Bai
  • Patent number: 11810016
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for intelligent distribution of products are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to: receive a request to assign a product to a location; retrieve a plurality of attributes associated with the product from a system configured to store attributes of products; retrieve a plurality of rules from a rules system configured to store rules implemented for assigning a product to a location, the retrieved plurality of rules configured by a user using a user interface; determining the location to store the product by applying the retrieved plurality of attributes to the retrieved plurality of rules; and assigning the product to the determined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventor: Je Kim
  • Patent number: 11810045
    Abstract: Methods and systems for automatic package tracking and prioritized reordering include receiving, through a network interface, information relating to an order, a first package identifier associated with a first package, and event data associated with a plurality of package identifiers that include the first package identifier, the order comprising a first group of items, where the first package is configured to hold the first group of items and is to be delivered to a first recipient within a first predetermined period of time through one or more existing routes; parsing the event data based on the first package identifier; determining whether the first package exists based on the information; and transmitting a signal to a computer system to deliver the first package or to reorder the first package based on the determinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG, CORP.
    Inventors: Hyun Bo Kang, Ji Ho Chang, Hyo Jeong Lee, Hyun Sik Eugene Minh, Soung Hie Kim, Erik Rehn
  • Patent number: 11803593
    Abstract: A system for receiving and propagating efficient search updates includes one or more processors configured to receive, from a first external system via a network, a first entity change request to modify data in an entity associated with the first external system. The first entity change request is saved in an entity store. The received entity change request is pushed from the entity store to an event publisher for forwarding to a streaming service. The first entity change request is classified and forwarded, from the streaming service, to a search index database. The search index is then updated based on the classified entity change request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventor: Seung Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11798056
    Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure are directed to computerized methods for extracting attributes from product titles. The method may include: retrieving first product identifier comprising at least one tag; determining, based on the at least one tag, a number of quantity related tags; flagging the product identifier as having a quantity based on an analysis of the quantity related tags; comparing the at least one tag and quantity of the first product identifier with at least one tag and quantity associated with a second product identifier; generating, based on the comparison, at least one similarity value between the first product identifier and the second product identifier; and transmitting instructions to at least one user device, wherein the instructions cause the at least one user device to display the at least one similarity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Joon Shik Hong, Seong Jin Lee, Han Byul Bang
  • Patent number: 11797423
    Abstract: A computerized method for controlled testing, comprising: providing a design specification for event data, the design specification including at least one of an event data source, an event data filter, and an event format; retrieving testing metrics; configuring testing events based on the design specification, by: retrieving testing events from the event data source specified in the design specification; filtering the retrieved testing events based in the design specification; and formatting the filtered testing events based on the design specification; generating analysis data by applying testing metrics to the configured event data; generating output data based on testing rules; and generating a user interface to display the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Ngoc-Lan Isabelle Phan, Jun Ye, Beibei Ye, Chul Seo
  • Patent number: 11797922
    Abstract: According to various example embodiments, a logistics information managing method of an electronic apparatus may include setting an item attribute-related condition corresponding to a fulfillment center, identifying one or more attribute types of a first item received in the fulfillment center, determining, based on the item attribute-related condition, one of the one or more attribute types of the first item to be a representative attribute of the first item, and providing candidate display position information for the first item based on the representative attribute. In addition, other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Dae Yong Jang, Sang Min Jun, Yong Jin Kim, Sun Young Hong, Hyun Yop Jung
  • Patent number: 11798060
    Abstract: According to various example embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of sharing item information by an electronic apparatus includes acquiring a request for link information related to at least one item from a user, acquiring first selection information related to an attribute of the link information, and providing link information on a first page including information related to the at least one item based on the request for the link information and the first selection information, in which the link information may include information related to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Coupang Corp.
    Inventors: Su Jin Kyung, Eun Sol Lee, Seon Il Kim, Seung Yong Baek, In Ho Choi, Min Kyo Seo, Jin Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11783290
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for receiving inbound products, comprising a memory and a processor configured to schedule a delivery of an inbound pallet based on a predetermined priority rule, receive at least one of a waybill number, a reservation number, or a purchase order number associated with the inbound pallet containing a product, and modify a database to assign an inbound barcode and at least one of the waybill number, the reservation number, or the purchase order number to the inbound pallet, receive at least one of the inbound barcode or a product identifier associated with the product, predict a zone for stowing the product, receive a tote identifier associated with a tote containing the product, and modify the database to assign the product identifier associated with the product and the tote identifier to the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Kim, Kyungtae Kang, Sun Young Hong, Woojung Park, Gyoungseok Lee
  • Publication number: 20230316369
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for generating and presenting relevant product search results based on a user past purchase history. A method generating and presenting product search results based on past purchase history comprises retrieving a user product search query, a set of historical purchase data associated with the user, and a set of experimental data comprising a hierarchical list of product categories. The method further comprises determining a list of queried product categories based on a plurality of attributes and the pattern using machine learning algorithms. The method further comprises generating a hierarchical list of historical product categories associated with the user. The method further comprises generating a list of product search results associated with the user's product query. The method further comprises ranking the list of product search results based on the user's past purchase history and presenting the ranked list of product search results to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Nishant AGRAWAL, Ashutosh PENDSE, Chetan RAO
  • Patent number: 11775565
    Abstract: A method for database reconciliation, comprising: receiving, from one or more sources, attribute data of a plurality of attribute data types representing aspects of a product; generating a plurality of attribute categories based on the received attribute data types, each attribute category corresponding to one of the received attribute data types and containing all attribute data of the one of the received attribute data type; determining data scores for each of the attribute data contained in each of the plurality of attribute categories; generating reconciled data for each of the attribute categories, the reconciled data being the attribute data in each of the attribute categories having the highest data score; storing in a database, the plurality of attribute categories each containing reconciled data corresponding to the product; and providing, from the database, the reconciled data for display on a display interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: SungMin Park, Daeil Kim, Sungyeol Bae