Patents Examined by Alexandru Cirnu
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Patent number: 12277574Abstract: A shopper identification system may include shopper devices, and a shopper identification server. The shopper identification server may be configured to obtain product purchase history data corresponding to shoppers, obtain shopper identification data corresponding to the plurality of shoppers, and determine shopper demographics associated with purchased products of a brand based upon the product purchase history data and the shopper identification data. The shopper identification server may also be configured to apply a large language model (LLM) to identify prospective shoppers from among the shoppers that are likely to purchase products of the brand based upon the shopper demographics and generate and communicate a digital promotion to corresponding ones of the shopper devices associated with the prospective shoppers.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: INMAR CLEARING, INC.Inventors: Melissa Bube, Jacob Bowman, Andreas M. Benamou
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Patent number: 12248968Abstract: Using various embodiments, methods and systems for displaying information associated with a three dimensional (3D) digital asset on a graphical user interface are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system receives metric data related to user interaction or viewability of a set of 3D digital assets in the 3D environment. The system generates a list of 3D digital assets sorted based on the metric data of at least one 3D digital asset out of the set of 3D digital assets, and transmits information of the at least one 3D digital asset and the sorted list of 3D digital assets to the user interface. The information that is related to a 3D digital asset with the highest metric data value is displayed first on the user interface, and wherein information related to the set of 3D digital assets is ordered based on the sorted list.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Trivver, Inc.Inventors: Joel LaMontagne, Simon Keating
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Patent number: 12236476Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control method and a system for an electronic device providing an offline market-based virtual space shopping service, and particularly, the control method for an electronic device includes: setting, by the electronic device, a virtual location of a user according to a user input within a virtual space representing an offline marketplace; providing, by the electronic device, at least one virtual image matched with the virtual location of the user based on image data constituting the virtual space; and providing, by the electronic device, an image of at least one metahuman positioned within a predetermined distance from the virtual location of the user within the virtual space.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2024Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Persona AI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seungjae Yoo
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Patent number: 12217241Abstract: A system for a mobile gift card marketplaces is disclosed. The system may initiate a contactless payment at a merchant via a mobile app. The system may receive an authorization message based on the contactless payment. The system may execute an authorization process in response to receiving the authorization message to determine an authorized transaction. The system may validate the authorized transaction to determine whether the authorized transaction is associated with a customer. The system may execute a merchant validation process to determine if the authorized transaction is associated with a merchant. The system may determine an available gift card account balance of the customer associated with the merchant in response to determining the authorized transaction is associated with both the customer and the merchant. The system may execute a gift card redemption process to redeem the available gift card account balance of the customer associated with the merchant.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LITT GLOBAL PTY. LTD.Inventors: Steven Yang, Fabio Peretti, Peter Salom, Brent Thompson
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Patent number: 12149492Abstract: A system for improving distributed network data flow efficiency by using a machine learning model to engage a reduced set of unknown objects is disclosed. The system includes at least one processor, a communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, and a memory device storing executable code that, when executed causes the at least one processor to receive interaction data corresponding to interactions between known objects and unknown objects, develop an interaction map, develop a profile for each unknown object, process each unknown object using a machine learning algorithm to generate a reduced set of unknown objects most likely to reciprocate and identify properties of each unknown object, and trigger a communication to each of the reduced set of unknown objects.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: TRUIST BANKInventors: Sudeshna Banerjee, Paul Gerard Mistor
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Patent number: 12148010Abstract: In some examples, a system comprises at least one programmable processor; and a machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to execute operations comprising: receiving a first request from at least one user device to execute an instance of an application; transmitting a graphical user interface (GUI) to the at least one user device to be rendered on a display of the at least one user device; receiving a second request, via the GUI, from the at least one user device, to deploy a digital advertisement, the second request including a set of platforms of a plurality of platforms of a multi-platform integration system, a set of settings, a set of parameters, and a set of allocation data; interfacing with each one of the platforms in the set of platforms; and integrating a digital advertisement directly with each one of the platforms in the set of platforms based on the set of settings, theType: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Zeta Global Corp.Inventors: David Rose, Danny Portman
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Patent number: 12141817Abstract: An automated evaluation system for obtaining images for collectible items and using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze different parameters of the images, such as an edge parameter, a corner parameter, and a centering parameter. The system can move the collectible items, which can be collectible cards, using a robotic arm or through manual manipulation to a working area to then obtain images of the collectible items using a camera or a scanner. The images can be saved to a database and accessible by a control computer to analyze the images with the AI model. The system can provide a first-pass grade as to the authenticity and condition of the card. The grade can be manually verified by a human grader.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.Inventors: Mark Frisbee, John Nelson, Imir Kalkanci
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Patent number: 12106213Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that improves automated damage appraisal includes analyzing one or more obtained images of property using a deep neural network with multiple hidden layers of units between an input and output and which has stored knowledge data encoded from one or more stored property damage images to identify which area of the property has damage. Damage data on an extent of the damage in the identified area of the property is determined using the deep neural network which has stored knowledge data encoded from one or more stored property damage images. The identified damaged part and may be used to determine one or more adjacent parts based on the vehicle information and the repair operation type.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Mitchell International, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Gastineau, Michael Milliken, Beau Sullivan
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Patent number: 12100028Abstract: Disclosed embodiments describe text-driven AI-assisted short-form video creation. Text from a website is extracted to generate extracted text. Possible summary sentences are formed from the extracted text. The forming is based on natural language processing. The summary sentences are ranked according to an engagement metric. Summary sentences from the possible summary sentences are picked based on a threshold engagement metric value. A list of video scenes is generated based on the summary sentences. Each video scene is associated with a summary sentence. A media asset from a media asset library is chosen for each video scene within the list of video scenes. The choosing is accomplished by machine learning. The list of video scenes, including the media asset that was chosen for each video scene, is compiled into a short-form video. Media is extracted from the website included into the short-form video. The compiling includes a dynamically generated image.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Loop Now Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Wu-Hsi Li, Jeremiah Kevin Tu, Hong-Ming Tseng, Xiaochen Zhang
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Patent number: 12093928Abstract: A system and method for operating a cryptocurrency, including generating, by first computing devices, raw data sets representative of activities performed by respective users while each of the users is using the Internet. A second computing device may determine an aggregate data value of at least a portion of an aggregate of the raw data sets. The at least a portion of the aggregate of the raw data sets being received from the users who contribute that portion of the raw data sets, the contributing users being data contributors. A basis value of a cryptocurrency as a function of the aggregate data value may be established. Total quantity of the cryptocurrency in circulation may be regulated as a function of the aggregate data value.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: DataCoining LLCInventors: David Brener Kahn, Sorat Tungkasiri
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Patent number: 12086814Abstract: Method of determining authenticity of an item using an elliptic curve E defined over a finite field Fq, where q is an integer, the method comprising: generating a random integer j, where the random integer j is in the interval of one to the integer q; calculating a point T=j·S, where point S is a point on elliptic curve E(Fq); calculating a binary value k which is equal to the binary random integer j with a bitmask m applied thereto; sending point T and binary value k to the item; and the item iteratively calculating point U=n·S for different values of integer n, where for each iterative calculation integer n takes different values, wherein for each iteration: the bits of binary integer n corresponding to the unmasked bits of bitmask m are the same as the corresponding bits of binary random integer j; and the bits of binary integer n corresponding to the masked bits of bitmask m are varied in each iteration.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Timothy John Rademacher
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Patent number: 12079855Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and using seasonal affinity scores is disclosed. A set of user-specific historical transaction data is obtained and a user-specific affinity score including at least one of a user-specific season affinity score or a user-specific seasonal theme affinity score is determined by determining one or more product affinity scores for a set of product taxonomies and combining the one or more product affinity scores with one or more product index scores to generate the user-specific affinity score. The product affinity scores are determined by a trained scoring calculation model configured to receive the set of user-specific historical transaction data. One or more interface elements are selected based on the user-specific affinity score and an interface is generated including the one or more interface elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Luyi Ma, Nimesh Sinha, Parth Ramesh Vajge, Hyun Duk Cho, Sushant Kumar, Kannan Achan
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Patent number: 12073417Abstract: A container, a closure, and a product system. The system comprises the container; the closure; the product stored in the container and retained within the container by the closure; a first ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) chip affixed between the container and the closure in such a way that removing the closure destroys an antenna of the first AEPH chip, wherein the first AEPH chip stores a first authentication code; and a second AEPH chip affixed to one of the container or the closure, wherein the second AEPH chip stores a second authentication code, a reader authorization code, and sourcing information in a static memory portion, wherein the sourcing information identifies the product, the place of manufacture of the product, the date of manufacture of the product, and an identity of the manufacturer of the product.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLCInventor: Zhisheng Chen
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Patent number: 12073429Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for generating dynamic content item recommendations are provided. Content item information, extracted from message data, is aggregated to calculate popularity and attributes of content items. The content items are ranked based upon the popularity and attributes to generate a ranked list of content items. Exploration traffic is served utilizing a set of eligible content items selected from the ranked list of content items. An eligible content item is promoted for participation in auctions for serving non-exploration traffic based upon the eligible content item being served a threshold number of times.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLCInventors: Ariel Raviv, Yair Koren, Eliran Abutbul, Omer Duvdevany
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Patent number: 12067534Abstract: A geospatial maintenance server collects information from lab instruments such as usage information, instrument uptime, operational performance, and other characteristics. Such information may be used to identify upcoming maintenance needs for lab instruments, including usage based preventative maintenance, and unanticipated degradation based maintenance. A geospatial maintenance interface is provided that allows a user to select a certain country, region, state, or other geographic area to view information on lab instruments and maintenance needs within that area. The interface may display graphs showing uptime for various time periods, comparisons to uptime in other areas, maps with symbols indicating areas and types of maintenance needs, and per-device descriptions of maintenance needs. The interface may also be used to automate efficient and economical assignment of technicians to address maintenance tasks.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.Inventor: Brian J. Littman
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Patent number: 12062054Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for tracking, via a blockchain registry, carbon credits in goods produced from materials with sequestered carbon. Materials with sequestered carbon may be produced by reacting greenhouse gases with air and other reagents and catalysts (including biological organisms). Following production of a batch of material with sequestered carbon, a blockchain entry may be recorded with production details and details of carbon-credits earned during production. The carbon-sequestering material may later be converted into products, each of which may have a unique product identifier. A blockchain entry may be recorded with the unique product identifiers such that an owner of a unit of product can obtain, from the blockchain registry, a verified amount of carbon-credit associated with that unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Newlight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Scott William Wollack, Patrick Curran, Evan Randall Creelman, Markus Donald Herrema
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Patent number: 12056739Abstract: Systems and methods are described for presenting supplemental information to a user that is related to an advertisement consumed by the user that the user found interesting. It may be determined that a user is interested in receiving supplemental information based on the user starting to use a device within a threshold time period from consuming the advertisement on a different device. The threshold time period may be determined based on historical amounts of time users have taken to access supplemental information after consuming the advertisement (e.g., if users access a webpage associated with the advertisement five minutes after the conclusion of the advertisement, the threshold time period may be five minutes). In response to determining that the user started using the first device within the threshold period of time from the end of the advertisement, supplemental information associated with the advertisement may be presented.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Omry Zvi Goldshtein, Paul Stathacopoulos, Jocelin Lee, Taro Kent Banno, Joseph J. Flynn, Benjamin Maughan
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Patent number: 12056631Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system of managing digital queues for a location is disclosed. A method includes receiving a request from a mobile device based on the mobile device navigating to a uniform resource locator (URL) from scanning a code associated with the branch location; receiving, from the mobile device and via one or more selectable fields of a graphical user interface (GUI) depicted on the mobile device, information including identity information regarding a user and a reason for the request; identifying a queue specific to the branch location; and updating the GUI displayed on the mobile device to depict a confirmation page presenting a confirmation notification indicating that the user has been added to the digital queue. The confirmation page may include a dynamic area configured to update automatically, and the method further includes updating a computer at the branch location indicating the user has arrived.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Pamela Murphy, Therese Rainsbarger, Louann Millar, Jonathan Hartsell, Pankaj Parekh
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Patent number: 12056784Abstract: A networked computer system for providing a casino patron loyalty program is described herein. The networked computer system includes a promotions management computer server that is coupled to a plurality of player tracking servers. The promotions management computer server includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of receiving a gaming request signal from a player tracking server indicating a request from a patron to initiate a gaming session, displaying a gaming charm selection screen on the gaming device, receiving a patron selected gaming charm and responsively generating an escrowed award record in an award escrow data file that includes a session ID, the patron ID, the device ID, and a charm ID associated with the patron selected gaming charm.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Station Casinos LLCInventors: William Chad Little, Jon Von Tobel, Tom Mikulich, Pat Gordon
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Patent number: 12045853Abstract: A call conversion tracking system that automatically tracks call-based communications initiated from web-based invitational content id disclosed. The system generates and presents a web-based invitation that includes a dynamically assigned telephone number that is assigned to an anonymous web visitor with advertising metadata that is usually sent to a web server when a user clicks (or taps) an online ad.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: ADVOCADO, INC.Inventors: Brian Handrigan, Jeffrey Linihan