Patents Assigned to Walmart Apollo, LLC
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Patent number: 12080179Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to allocate unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Some embodiments, provide UAS allocation systems, comprising: a UAS database that stores for each registered UAS an identifier and corresponding operational capabilities; an allocation control circuit configured to: obtain a first set of multiple task parameters specified by a first customer and corresponding to a requested first predefined task that the customer is requesting a UAS be allocated to perform; identify, from the UAS database, a first UAS having operational capabilities to perform the first set of task parameters while implementing the first task; and cause an allocation notification to be communicated to a first UAS provider, of the multiple UAS providers, associated with the first UAS requesting the first UAS provider to allocate the identified first UAS to implement the first task.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Donald R. High, Robert C. Taylor, David C. Winkle, John P. Thompson
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Patent number: 12079279Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to generating query suggestions. In some embodiments, a system for generating query suggestions for retail may comprise a database comprising a query index, the query index comprising a search tree having a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes comprising a query and one or more query scores for the query, and a control circuit coupled to the database and configured to receive a query prefix from a user interface of a retail channel, retrieve, based on the query prefix, query candidates and the query scores corresponding to the query candidates from the search tree of the query index, and select, based on the query scores corresponding to the query candidates, one or more query suggestions from the query candidates.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Rajasekhar Jetty, Venkata P K Boggavarapu, Saumitra Sharma, Nishant Jain, Aayushi Khandelwal, Yogananda Domlur Seetharama, Lakshmi Priyanka Uddaraju, Neeraj Sharma
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Patent number: 12073412Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to processing product returns. In some embodiments, a system for processing returns comprises a POS terminal located in a retail facility and configured to receive an order identifier associated with an online order that includes a product purchased from a third-party seller via the retailer's website, wherein the retail facility is a brick-and-mortar facility associated with the retailer, and wherein the third-party seller is not the retailer, and transmit, to a control circuit, the order identifier, a database configured to store order information, and the control circuit configured to receive the order identifier, determine the product, determine a refund amount for the product, determine a location to which the product should be returned, generate a return label, create a return transaction for the product, and transmit the return label, wherein the POS terminal is configured to print the return label.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Maheer Manmohan, Douglas E. Humphrys, Sid Shake, Charles Harry Lobo, Tripuresh Pandey, Zhijian Huang, Nivea Mandavia, Casey S. Hulliberger, Darren W. Stanley
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Patent number: 12073349Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed risk analysis are discussed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Christina Nelson, Kshithi Venkatesh, Clinton Preston, Shekar Dadi
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Patent number: 12073428Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically retrieving and providing digital advertisements from multiple channels with improved relevancy to a search query are disclosed. In some embodiments, based on a query, a first set of sponsored items is retrieved and ranked based on an optimization of conversion rate, and a second set of sponsored items is retrieved and ranked based on an optimization of click-through rate. Based on the first set of sponsored items and the second set of sponsored items, a ranked list of recommended items is generated for display based on an advertisement auction mechanism, in response to the query.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Tanay Kumar Saha, Yanbing Xue, Xiaobo Peng, Jayanth Korlimarla, Musen Wen, Wei Shen, Rajesh Garigipati, Anant Furia, Valeriy Pelyushenko, Chintan Jagdish Rita, Ergin Guney
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Patent number: 12071306Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, Jr., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst
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Patent number: 12073423Abstract: This application relates to apparatus and methods for generating target labels from multi-dimensional time series data. In some examples, a computing device receives parameters that correspond to each one of a plurality of sellers, and gathers a set of relevant time series metrics for each one of the sellers based on the respective seller's parameters over a time period. The computing device calculates aggregated metrics for each corresponding subperiod based on each seller's respective set of relevant time series metrics. The computing device generates seller persona clusters based at least in part on the calculated aggregated metrics for each seller. The computing device calculates a score for the generated seller persona clusters, and when the score is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, generates a respective target label for each of the clusters, and applies each respective target label to the sellers within each respective cluster.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Pushpa Raghani, Vidhya Rohini Raman
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Patent number: 12070870Abstract: First scanned images of the first container are received from a scanning device that show the contents of the interior of the first container before the first container is cut and opened. Second scanned images that are of the contents of the first container after the first container is cut and opened are also received. The images are analyzed and, based upon the analysis, selective modifications to the operating parameters of the container opening machine are determined and made.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: James Benjamin Edwards, Paul E. Durkee
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Patent number: 12073441Abstract: A system comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform: training a machine learning model using one or more training features, wherein each training feature of the one or more training features is segmented in a respective group of one or more groups by a respective time period; executing, after training the machine learning model, the machine learning model to generate a forecasting system to predict at least a predicted return on an ad spend (ROAS) value; and providing access to the forecasting system to predict one or more input parameters for an electronic advertising campaign to forecast one or more campaign predictions associated with the electronic advertising campaign. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Yang Peng, Qing Zou, Sai Sri Ram Haridass
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Patent number: 12073432Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, perform: receiving a taxonomy identifier corresponding to a taxonomy for a product; determining taxonomy embeddings based on the taxonomy identifier, the taxonomy embeddings representing at least a first level of the taxonomy and a second level of the taxonomy; modifying taxonomies based on a threshold to reduce a number of the taxonomy embeddings in subsequent processing; and mapping the taxonomies, as modified, to publisher placements to display the product within the taxonomies on a graphical user interface (GUI).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Jayanth Korlimarla, Xunfan Cai, Manyu Zhou, Peng Yang, Zheng Guo, Yuxia Qiu
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Publication number: 20240281752Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors perform certain functions: obtaining an input comprising a sequence of service locations; iterating through pairs of consecutive service locations of the service locations to determine when a port for the first service location is different from the port for the second service location; adding the port for the first service location and the port for the second service location; and iterating through hours of service (HOS) states of the offshore route; determining whether to add one or more additional HOS states in the offshore route; and resetting a cumulative drive time to zero for each offshore port-to-port service. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Fereydoun Adbesh, Tiantian Nie, Ti Zhang, Jing Huang, Mingang Fu
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Patent number: 12067549Abstract: Some embodiments provide image evaluation systems and methods, comprising: a plurality of camera systems distributed about a retail facility and each of the plurality of camera systems; and an image processing system configured to receive multiple images over time, process each image comprising: determine, from pixel data, a gradient amplitude and directional component; determine a histogram curve from the gradient amplitudes as a function of the directional component of the pixel data, and identify a key direction relative to a maximum accumulation of the gradient amplitudes; for the gradient amplitudes, of the pixel data, having a corresponding directional component that is within a direction threshold of the key direction, identify a number of local maxima corresponding to the key direction; and determine a quantity of items of the product corresponding to a quantity of the number of local maxima.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Zhichun Xiao, Chunmei Wang
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Patent number: 12067514Abstract: A system includes one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform: selecting, by a greedy tote reduction algorithm within an infeasible totes loop, items that have a highest volume restriction and a highest weight restriction for each of a plurality of respective totes; iteratively executing a swap of the items; iteratively searching for candidate solutions until a solution of picklists for the plurality of respective totes containing the items, as swapped, is found; executing a minimum trolley loop algorithm on the solution of picklists to create combined picklists; and displaying to a picker on an interface of a computing device, turn-by-turn directions within a pick walk for the combined picklists. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Seon Ki Kim, Aditya Arcot Srinivasan, Mingang Fu
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Patent number: 12068594Abstract: Examples provide an adjustable power shelf system. Electrical power is supplied to a power bus running through a shelf support railing. The railing includes a slots for engaging mounting brackets on a shelf. The shelf is removably attached to the railing via the mounting brackets. The mounting bracket includes a plug with a tab sized to fit within the slots when the shelf is mounted on the railing. The tab is guided into position to engage the power bus by a guide formed within nonconducting insulation within the hollow cavity of the shelf support railing. Power flows from the power bus through the tab to wiring on or within the shelf to power peripheral devices. The shelf receives power when it is mounted to the railing and disengages the power bus when removed from the shelf railing without alteration to electrical wiring providing power to peripheral devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventor: David Balaun
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Patent number: 12067598Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a system and method for personalizing customer experience at a retailer's physical location in order to increase sales and customer satisfaction. The personalization is based upon classification of customer's online interaction with the retailer. Upon detecting the customer's presence at the retailer's physical location, data of the customer's online interactions is retrieved and classified based on the type of online interactions and temporal characteristics. Push content is transmitted to the customer, the push content being based upon at least the classification and data associated with retailer's physical location.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Kaushiki Nag, Kannan Achan, Shirpaa Manoharan, Vidya Sagar Kalidindi, Rahul Ramkumar
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Patent number: 12067469Abstract: 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: receiving historical delivery records over a predetermined time period from partners associated with items offered to subregions through an online platform; generating nodes for combinations each comprising a respective one of the partners, a respective one of the items offered by the partners, and a respective one of the subregions; generating, using a machine learning model, a respective classification for each respective node on whether to tag the each respective node as deliverable in a predetermined time window; and automatically tagging a portion of the nodes as deliverable in the predetermined time window in the online platform. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Omker Mahalanobish, Rahul Agarwal, Nicholas William Sinai, Girish Thiruvenkadam
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Patent number: 12066922Abstract: 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: onboarding data received from one or more entities to create a version of an artifact of a first distributed architecture; periodically running one or more test cases using the version of the artifact in an environment; detecting a modification to the version of the artifact; automatically generating a modified version of the artifact incorporating the modification; selecting a first artifact from the list of one or more artifacts associated with the first distributed architecture, wherein the first artifact comprises an internet protocol (IP) address; deploying the first artifact, by using the IP address, into a networking sandbox to implement changes to the first artifact corresponding to a particular objective; and building a second artifact. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Sapna Balan, Pradeep Sekhar, Dileep Kumar Gidwani, Deepak Tiwari, Manoj Kumar Chowdhury
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Publication number: 20240273133Abstract: A method including determining neighboring items from among sample items based on a respective embedding distance between a query image of a query item and a respective image of each of the neighboring items. The each of the sample items can comprise the respective image and at least one respective item label. The method further can include determining a respective normalized weight for each of the neighboring items based on the respective embedding distance between the query image and the respective image of the each of the neighboring items. The method also can include determining a query item label of the query item based on a weighted majority vote by the neighboring items via the respective normalized weight for the each of the neighboring items. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Binwei Yang, Cun Mu
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Publication number: 20240273253Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations: receiving a load design for loading a trailer to deliver orders; generating an initial grouping comprising stacks of pallets that are configured to be loaded interchangeably among respective floor spot assignments on the trailer; iteratively adjusting at least one of the stacks of pallets within the initial grouping to satisfy at least a center-of-gravity constraint in a final load design for the trailer; and outputting the final load design comprising the initial grouping to cause the stacks of pallets of the initial grouping to be loaded into the trailer according to the final load design. Other embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Ou Sun, Minghui Liu, Jing Huang, Mingang Fu, Joseph Wayne Hendricks, Jamie Lee Hamilton
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Publication number: 20240273609Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed configured to run on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to and perform operations: receiving a command from a user; transforming, using a trained machined learning model, the command by detecting an intent to add one or more recipe ingredients; determining a recipe from a set of recipes; determining one or more items and one or more quantities or sizes of the one or more items; selecting a respective quantity or size from quantities or sizes of available items of the one or more items, wherein the respective quantity or size, as selected, is overruled when a different quantity or size preference is indicated by the user; and automatically adding to the shopping cart the one or more items. Other embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Snehasish Mukherjee, Deepa Mohan, Haoxuan Chen, Phani Ram Sayapaneni, Ghodratollah Aalipour Hafshejani, Shankara Bhargava Subramanya