Abstract: A system for rush order fulfilment optimization is discussed. The system includes mobile devices that are each associated with a worker and a rush fulfillment engine executed by a computing system which dynamically updates a task queue of each worker upon receipt of a new rush order according to a task completion rate difference between an estimated task completion rate and the current task completion rate of the worker.

Abstract: Provided may be a computer system for payroll management wherein the stored program instructions cause the processor to correlate each of a plurality of employees to one of a plurality of scheduled positions and a payroll type; determine a scheduled start time, a scheduled end time, a scheduled location-in location, and a scheduled location-out location based on a work schedule for each of the employees; receive, via an employee device, a first scan time and a clock-in time; determine an actual clock-in location based on a clock-in geolocation generated by the employee device upon the generation of the clock-in input; receive, via the employee device, a last scan time and a clock-out time; determine an actual clock-out location based on a clock-out geolocation generated by the employee device upon the generation of the clock-out input; and determine a location-in distance and determine a location-out distance.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for transacting, recording, validating and/or verifying agricultural products and its proceeds. The 2018 Farm Act rescinded industrial hemp from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Although industrial hemp has a variety of uses, the Government's biggest concern is the ingestion of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Commercial regulation typically balances a variety of factors: e.g., consumer protection, regulatory overhead, market competition, tax revenue, public policy, etc. In contrast, law enforcement has a singular purpose, and may go to extraordinary lengths to stop criminal activity. Various embodiments described herein provide a blockchain ledger-based supply chain that allows many commercial and regulatory entities to independently cooperate. Every transaction is permanently and transparently recorded within a chain-of-custody; the chain-of-custody enables a traceability; transitive linkages enable regulatory compliance.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods enabling secure workflows by receiving an electronic event authentication message from an initiator device, where the electronic event authentication message comprises a user profile identifier, and an entity identifier. A first device-specific actions-sequence token is generated for an actions-sequence session to execute a device-specific instance of at least one automated processing actions-sequence. A workflow request message is received from the initiator device that includes the user profile identifier and the entity identifier, and a second device-specific actions-sequence token is generated. Where the first and second device-specific actions-sequence tokens match, the actions-sequence session is executed and a criterion update in response to the actions-sequence session is produced. The criterion update may then be transmitted to the initiator device.

Abstract: Assisted checkout devices, including point-of-sale stations, can use computer vision and machine learning to speed the checkout process while maintaining human verification, assistance, and customer interaction provided by human clerks. A plurality of optical sensors, including cameras, can be arranged with different views of a checkout plane upon which items being purchased by a buyer are placed. Moreover, one or more support towers can be utilized to elevate the optical sensors to vertical heights at which the checkout plane, and items placed thereon, is within the field of view of the optical sensors. The information captured by the plurality of optical sensors can be analyzed using machine learning models to detect and identify the items placed on the checkout plane.

Abstract: A bottle pressure seal with environmental data logging that is coupled to a bottle and that seals the atmospheric pressure outside of the bottle so that the internal pressure of the bottle and cork are maintained at whatever pressure they came into equilibrium with regardless of the external pressure outside of device and bottle. In the event of air travel, where the pressure can be on the order of 2500 to 3500 meters, the internal pressure of the bottle and the pressure on the cork remains at the initial pressure at the time that the device was placed on the bottle.

Abstract: An item recognition system uses a top camera and one or more peripheral cameras to identify items. The item recognition system may use image embeddings generated based on images captured by the cameras to generate a concatenated embedding that describes an item depicted in the image. The item recognition system may compare the concatenated embedding to reference embeddings to identify the item. Furthermore, the item recognition system may detect when items are overlapping in an image. For example, the item recognition system may apply an overlap detection model to a top image and a pixel-wise mask for the top image to detect whether an item is overlapping with another in the top image. The item recognition system notifies a user of the overlap if detected.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic receipt issuing apparatus (10) including an acquisition unit (11) that acquires settlement user identification information that is input to a settlement apparatus and identifies a user of a predetermined settlement service, and settlement information indicating a settlement content in the settlement apparatus, a decision unit (12) that decides whether the settlement user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit (11) is registered in user registration information in which the settlement user identification information is registered in association with electronic receipt service-user identification information that identifies a user of an electronic receipt issuing service, and an issuing unit (13) that issues an electronic receipt, based on the settlement information, when the settlement user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit (11) is registered in the user registration information.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing accounting services and corporate strategic planning services that comprise processing and aggregating financial transaction data and a plurality of input variables for maintaining a subscriber's general ledger, outputting audit ready financial reports, providing strategic planning inputs and by using at least one of semi-automated and machine learning algorithms are disclosed.

Abstract: A system comprising a fully automated supply chain, in combination with tracking technology and the unified commerce engine (UCE). Such a system enables the exact location of every item (or each) to be tracked from the manufacturer's facility to a customer's bag.

Abstract: Systems and methods for time entry, management and billing are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method of collaborative time entry includes generating a first graphical user interface on a first user terminal that allows a first user to link a first time entry to a second user, storing in a memory at least a portion of time entry data from the first time entry, creating a second time entry on a second graphical user interface on a second user terminal, the second time entry including at least the portion of the time entry data from the first time entry, and generating a report including the first time entry and the second time entry.

Abstract: A remote monitoring system for monitoring inventory, process, and product life-cycle data is disclosed. Data may be collected from the remote monitoring system. The data can include information on raw material components, source information, production or storage location and movement, production or storage temperature, production or storage barometric pressure, packaging, distribution, sales, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device (2-19) comprising a storage stage (50) for storing a product data set (PD1-PD3) which was received in a communication with a base station (25, 26) via a first radio interface (44) of the display device (2-19), and comprising a second radio interface (45) for communication in particular for RFID or NFC communication, with a self-checkout device (57), which display device (2-19) is designed to process a self-checkout request received from a self-checkout device (57) for the purpose of transmitting the product data set (PD) via the second radio interface (45).

Abstract: A platform for services able to be integrated into a payment solution. The platform also offers a graphical programming tool for payment solutions, which allows a user of the platform to define a payment solution by integrating the desired services and by parameterizing them. This graphical programming tool may be used without requiring any computing knowledge. The graphical programming tool makes it possible to generate two pieces of software, for example script-based software, one intended to be executed on the payment terminal and to collaborate with the other one on a server of the service platform in order to provide a payment solution.

Abstract: A vending machine system includes: a vending machine including at least one legacy payment module configured to process payment using a credit card, a wireless communication module configured to pay for a product by communicating with a user terminal through short-range wireless communication, and a control module configured to discharge a product when the product is selected and paid for; a service server configured to provide information of the vending machine; and a user terminal configured to execute a user application to request the vending machine connected thereto through short-range wireless communication to receive information about products on sale of the vending machine from the service server, display a list of products on sale, and discharge a selected product after payment of the selected product. Products may be purchased continuously through the user application without canceling short-range wireless communication established with the vending machine.

Abstract: A power tool is provided that can include a body, a battery pack interface coupled to the body, an electronic controller coupled to the body, and a sled configured to engage with the battery pack interface. The sled can include a battery, and a boost converter electrically connected to the battery. An output of the boost converter can be configured to be electrically connected to the battery pack interface to provide a boosted voltage to the power tool.

Abstract: Methods and systems of mitigating fraud in location-based transactions are disclosed. At least a location attribute related to a virtual coupon is derived from a digital representation of a real-world scene captured at least in part by a mobile device. At least one virtual coupon is generated based on at least the location attribute, wherein the virtual coupon is related to a purchasable item associated with the real-world scene. A user is enabled to select a target account from a display of the mobile device from a plurality of available on-line user accounts. The transaction is authenticated as a function of the one or more object attributes, including the location attribute, and the user selected target account, and enabled with the target account according to the one or more terms of the virtual coupon and the location attribute.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for dynamically generating consumption artifacts for platforms using independent processing of usage event data streams. The method includes (i) obtaining usage event data streams through calls to an API, (ii) updating a technical lifecycle event map, (iii) initializing time streams of consumption impacts at a configurable time stream interval, (iv) performing independent logic processing for each category of time stream of consumption, (v) invoking specific algorithms and data models for a plurality of computation modules to process each consumption event in real-time across multiple timestreams, and (vi) mapping the processed technical data to predefined technical structures using a headless API to dynamically generate a set of consumption artifacts that are associated with usage consumptions to transmit to external systems.

Abstract: In some examples, a system may configured to execute the instructions to based on the modular data of a peg modular, the item data and the draw strategy data, implement a set of modular placement optimization operations that generate a first modular dataset. In some examples, the set of modular placement optimization operations includes, determining, from a group of items, a combination of items to place onto the peg modular and, for each item of the combination of items, a placement position on the peg modular, and a number of facings. Moreover, the set of modular placement optimization operations includes generating the first modular dataset. Further, the system may be configured to execute the instructions to, based at least on the modular data the first modular dataset, implement a set of operations that determine whether to add additional facings.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device (2-19) comprising a storage stage (50) for storing a product data set (PD1-PD3) which was received in a communication with a base station (25, 26) via a first radio interface (44) of the display device (2-19), and comprising a second radio interface (45) for communication in particular for RFID or NFC communication, with a self-checkout device (57), which display device (2-19) is designed to process a self-checkout request received from a self-checkout device (57) for the purpose of transmitting the product data set (PD) via the second radio interface (45).