Patents Examined by Alexandru Cirnu
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Patent number: 11676080Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system of managing digital queues for multiple store locations are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by an enterprise computing system associated with the branch location, 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, in response to the request, causing a graphical user interface (GUI) to display on the mobile device that prompts a user for additional information regarding the request, receiving, from the mobile device via the GUI, the additional information including identity information regarding the user and a reason for the request, identifying a queue specific to the branch location based on the request and additional information, adding the user to the queue, and providing, by the enterprise computing system, a confirmation notification to the user indicating that the user has been added to the queue.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Pamela Murphy, Therese Rainsbarger, Louann Millar, Jonathan Hartsell, Pankaj Parekh
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Patent number: 11669852Abstract: In a wallet server including a processor having hardware, the processor acquires image information that includes a captured image of food provided to a user transmitted from a store terminal of a store providing the food, and user information related to the user provided with the food, and associates the acquired image information with the user information and transmits a display instruction to instruct display of the image information and a screen for accepting input of evaluation for the food to a user terminal of the user determined based on the user information.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yurika Tanaka, Hideo Hasegawa, Nozomu Yoshioka, Tsuyoshi Takeshita, Shoichiro Suzuki, Kohei Ichihara, Shota Yamamoto, Junya Chikanishi
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Patent number: 11645671Abstract: 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: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAHOO AD TECH LLCInventors: Ariel Raviv, Yair Koren, Eliran Abutbul, Omer Duvdevany
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Patent number: 11640627Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes receiving merchant profile data describing attributes of merchants; generating, using one or more machine-trained models and the merchant profile data, a respective first profile for each merchant of the merchants; generating, using the one or more machine-trained models, a respective second profile for each of the plurality of merchant services using at least one type of description for each of the plurality of merchant services, wherein the respective first profile for each merchant and the respective second profile for each of the plurality of merchant services are numerically comparable; identifying a list of merchant service recommendations for at least one of the merchants using generated first profiles and second profiles; and configuring a merchant computing device of the at least one merchant with at least one merchant service selected by the merchant from the list of merchant service recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Stephane Fotso, Zaki Ali
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Patent number: 11636515Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communicator, and a processor configured to recognize a context in a game which is running in the electronic device, receive an advertisement content from an external server through the communicator, modify the received advertisement content based on the context, and control the display to display a game screen in which the modified advertisement content is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Cheil Worldwide Inc.Inventors: Jaehyuck Shin, Sanghyo Kim, Changsoo Moon, Kichan Ryu, Daewon Cho
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Patent number: 11599919Abstract: An information exchange environment may be maintained. The information exchange environment may be configurable to allow users of an application or service to exchange suggestion data with product development. A user interface may be displayed on a device of a first user of the application or service. A request from the first user to submit first suggestion data may be processed. The first suggestion data may be classified. The first suggestion data may be provided to a first product development entity.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: salesforce.com, incInventors: Adam McCormick Doti, Carly Berman, Jennifer Sacks, Daniel Everett Jemiolo, Kristen Engelhardt
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Patent number: 11587110Abstract: A television service provider system includes interactive elements embedded within advertisements or other content related to a particular product or service that a user may select to receive an initially non-redeemable coupon for the product. The system then electronically communicates to the seller or advertiser system the indications of such electronic interactivity between the viewers of content and content related to the product being sold or advertised. The advertiser or seller may then electronically activate and thus convert the non-redeemable coupon into a redeemable coupon. A system for processing retail transactions redeems the coupons for the product for a particular user using an identifier of the user associated with the account of the user with the television service provider.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.Inventors: Kate Megan Carney Landow, Joerg Nonnenmacher
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Patent number: 11587061Abstract: A system and method of interaction with beacons to execute a multiple layer authenticated transaction process including receiving a signal from the beacon, analyzing a relative signal strength of the beacon, enabling a portable computer device to complete the digital transaction based on the proximity of the portable computer device to an item for purchase. A first user verification input is additionally received via the portable computer system. In response to the first user verification, receiving a verification signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Duane Cash, Patrick Faith, Scott Edington
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Patent number: 11579766Abstract: A computing device can receive an interactive advertisement comprising a first content object and a second content object. The computing device can display the first content object corresponding to a collapsed version of the interactive advertisement. The computing device can receive a first action to activate the interactive advertisement. The computing device can provide for display, responsive to receiving the first action, a target object identifying a location on the display screen to which to move the first content object. The computing device can receive a second action to move the first content object towards the target object. The computing device can then provide for display, the second content object corresponding to an expanded version of the interactive ad on the display screen of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Brian Scot Cohen, Lloyd Dee Thompson, Armen Mkrtchyan
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Patent number: 11551262Abstract: Aspects discussed herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods to determine when a user remains engaged or stops paying attention to a content item. In response, a snapshot of the user's activity and environment may be obtained to ascertain the reason the user stopped paying attention. If the user stopped paying attention as a result of being uninterested in the content item, the system may replace the content item, such as an advertisement, with a different content item to regain the user's attention. Further, demographic information and the user's interests may be updated for use in scheduling future content items.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Michael Sallas, Ross Gilson, Chris Bastian, Slade Mitchell, Amit Garg, John Leddy
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Patent number: 11551191Abstract: A computing system can establish asynchronous network communications with exchanges to facilitate cross-medium transactions between originating and recipient clients. Such communications can result in filtering out errant responses that would otherwise cause an open transaction to fail.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Ripple Labs Inc.Inventors: Conner McNamara, Dadi Armannsson, Gunnar Kristjansson
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Patent number: 11532008Abstract: Systems and methods for interfacing with a third-party website. In one embodiment, a computer system is configured to directly interface with a website via a webpage to change certain numerical values through the use of digital codes. The digital codes are applied to a data entry interface on the webpage, and the responses are monitored and transmitted back to a server system.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventor: Ryan David Hudson
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Patent number: 11521258Abstract: Systems and methods for gift selection, attribution, and distribution are provided. The systems and methods may detect a gifting signal that is associated with an event corresponding to a recipient. The systems and methods can provide an option to generate a gift for the recipient. If the option is selected, the systems and methods can identify a set of product criteria associated with the event and the recipient. Based on the criteria, the systems and methods can obtain product selection options for the gift and provide these options to a gift sender. In response to a selection from the gift sender, the systems and methods can generate the gift, which includes a redemption option for the selection.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: LOOP COMMERCE, INC.Inventors: Alex Sirota, Subha Shetty, Soren Mills, Shane Parrish, Gabriel Saunkeah
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Patent number: 11494707Abstract: A system and method for determining location information of a portable device relative to an object is provided. In one embodiment, a booking control system is provided for booking a resource or service associated with the object. The system and method may determine location information with respect to the portable device, and identify the user as checked-in or checked-out (e.g., the resource is in-use or out of use) based on the location information.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Eric John Smith
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Patent number: 11481791Abstract: A computer-implement method of predicting commercial effectiveness of a piece of media content without collecting data from potential consumers. The method comprises extracting an information-rich content-based parameter from the media content. The parameter may be a vector having a predetermined, e.g. fixed, dimensionality that is designed as an input in a performance data prediction engine. By enabling the same type of parameter to be extracted from media content of different types and durations, the technique proposed allows media content for which performance data has already been gathered to be used to predict performance data for new media content. The prediction can be done based on a comparison of the content-based parameters extracted from media content. Alternatively, machine learning techniques may be used to generate a model using known performance data, whereby the model can use the content-based parameter from new media content to predict performance data.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: REALEYES OÜInventors: Elnar Hajiyev, Martin Salo, Javier Orozco
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Patent number: 11475478Abstract: A networked computerized advertising system used for integrating, processing and displaying location-based advertising information is provided. The system comprises at least one computing device, and a network that connects the computing device with multiple playback endpoints. The computing device includes a data storage subsystem component that stores information about the multiple end points, a data entry subsystem component that allows input of the information about the multiple end points, and a data analytics component programmed to process the information about the multiple end points and compute optimal advertising playback plans for each endpoint. Playbacks at endpoints are continuously monitored, and the playback plans are repeatedly reconstructed to provide flexible advertising campaigns to be customized in accordance with the schedule and the operations of the host business.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: REFLECT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: David Allen Kopaniky, Adam Lockhart
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Detecting and resolving semantic misalignments between digital messages and external digital content
Patent number: 11461801Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for determining and resolving semantic misalignments between digital messages containing links and corresponding external digital content. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems compare semantic message features from the digital message with semantic external digital content features from the external digital content. More specifically, in at least one embodiment, the disclosed systems compare semantic message feature vectors and semantic external digital content feature vectors to determine a relevance score for the digital message and identify semantic misalignments. Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems provide for display a user interface that presents a plurality of digital messages, the linked external digital content, and identified semantic misalignments.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Tak Yeon Lee, Eunyee Koh -
Patent number: 11449889Abstract: A mobile wallet system includes an account module comprising a physical memory database to store account information associated with a plurality of transaction devices issued to a consumer, a location module comprising a location device to determine location information of the consumer, a reward program module comprising a physical memory database to store reward information of a plurality of reward programs associated with the plurality of transaction devices, a payment method module executed on a computer processor to determine a transaction device of the plurality of transaction devices that maximizes a reward for the consumer based at least in part on the account information, the location information and the reward information, and a processing module executed on a computer processor to use the determined transaction device to complete a transaction to purchase products or services in order to maximize rewards for the consumer.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Collart
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Patent number: 11449891Abstract: A server comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to monitor an active webpage associated with a web browser executing on a computing device; determine that the active webpage associated with the web browser meets predetermined criteria, the predetermined criteria including determining that the active webpage is found in a whitelist; and in response to determining that the active webpage meets the predetermined criteria, send, via the communications module and to the computing device, a signal causing the computing device to display an indicator indicating an option to apply loyalty points to offset a purchase price.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion BankInventors: Nolan Glynn-Udrow, Sahana Dorai
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Patent number: 11443180Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for mapping review articles to locations in a marketplace catalog. Various embodiments include training a system using product reviews and images from the marketplace as training data. Product reviews and images can be provided to autoencoders to generate respective short codes. The product review short codes can be combined with the product image short codes to generate review short codes. These review short codes can be provided as training data for an attribute assignment network while associated attributes (e.g., attributes associated with related products) can be target outputs for the attribute assignment network. After the system is sufficiently trained, a review article can be obtained from the publishing platform. This review article can be provided to the trained system to receive predicted attribute assignments. These predicted attribute assignments can be effective to map the review article to locations in a marketplace catalog.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: A9.COM, INC.Inventors: Adrian Boteanu, Shay Artzi, Adam Kiezun, Raju Matta