Patents Examined by Carter P Brockman
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Patent number: 11900311Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: CONVEY, LLCInventors: Jennifer Lynn Bebout, Carson Bennett Krieg, Matthew Howitt, Clinton Frederick Miller, Olivier Jean Marie Modica, Sebastian Kuruvilla Karivelithara, Christopher Richter
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Patent number: 11868948Abstract: A method, system and computer program product includes identifying a presence of a problem with one or more items in transport using cognitive analytics and information received from at least one sensing device. In response to the identifying, storing an identification of the presence of the problem in a block chain ledger by a secure and validated feed having an indexed encryption identifying the sensing device, and recommending a remediation action to fix the problem with the one or more items.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stan Kevin Daley, Craig M. Trim, Michael Bender, Martin G. Keen
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Patent number: 11741421Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving input of product value data for a product item and a data modifier for the product value data, the data modifier identifying a target margin value associated with the product item; determining at least one current inventory location for the product item; obtaining a shipping rate associated with shipping the product item to a geographical region from the at least one current inventory location; retrieving historical transfer value preference data for the geographical region; modifying at least one of the product value data, the shipping rate, or the target margin value based on the historical transfer value preference data; determining a transfer value of the product item based on the modified at least one of the product value data, the shipping rate, or the target margin value; and generating an indication of the transfer value of the product item.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Shopify Inc.Inventors: Rohit Mishra, Charlie Elliott
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Patent number: 11681955Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include instant and optimized matching of transportation requesters with transportation providers by precomputing and caching evaluations of matching schemes between existing requests and available providers, where each of the matching schemes excludes one of the available providers. The possibility of matching any new request to a given provider may then be evaluated according to the cached results of the matching scheme that excluded that provider along with an evaluation of matching the new request to the provider, which may be a computationally easy problem. Thus, the new request may be matched to a provider instantly without waiting for the next iteration of solving the global matching problem. Matching requestors and providers in this way may also improve the accuracy of estimated time of arrival information provided to requestors. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Ido Avigdor Bright, Harrison Chen-Hau Chu, Mayank Gulati, Charles Parker Spielman
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Patent number: 11669876Abstract: A method of setting a listing price for an item is disclosed. One or attributes of the item are determined based on data entered into fields of a listing user interface. One or more additional items are identified based on a comparison of one or more attributes of the one or more additional items with the one or more attributes of the item. Sales information associated with the one or more additional items is determined. A range of suggested prices and at least some of the sales information is incorporated into a selection user interface region of the listing user interface. Based on a selection of a suggested price from the range of suggested prices, a preview of the listing as it would appear in a search results page with the one or more additional items is presented in the listing user interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventor: Bindia Saraf
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Patent number: 11636491Abstract: Fueling verification systems and methods for corroboration of vehicle fueling are described herein. The systems and methods provide for verifiable transmission of data collected from a remote source to assure data integrity and maintain proper fuel transmission as part of vehicle fueling. The systems and methods can include collecting a first fuel measure for a fueling process from a delivery source. A second fuel measure can be recorded into a blockchain. The second fuel measure for the fueling process can be received from a recipient source. Then, the first fuel measure and the second fuel measure can be correlated to determine a fueling offset. Then, the delivery source and/or the recipient source can be compensated based on the fueling offset.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. McClung, Michael C. Edwards
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Patent number: 11636422Abstract: A virtualized network function included in a mobile communication network may be capable of performing validation of sensor data. The sensor data may be generated by one or more sensors monitoring a tangible asset that is being transported between geographical locations. The sensor data may be received by the virtualized network function from an Internet-enabled device in communication with the mobile communication network. In some cases, a contract management application included in the virtualized network function may validate the sensor data based on one or more compliance thresholds describing a shipment condition of the tangible asset. Based on determining whether the sensor data indicates a compliant shipment condition for the tangible asset, the contract management application may modify a contract associated with the tangible asset.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Erie Lai Har Lau, Russell Vegh, Sangar Dowlatkhah, John Krachenfels, Zhi Cui
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Patent number: 11615371Abstract: A system for initiating object transfer, the system comprising a computing device configured to receive a plurality of object transfer requests, generate, using the plurality of object transfer requests, a transfer apparatus interaction platform for a plurality of transfer apparatuses to proffer at least an object transfer request, determine transfer apparatus interaction data via the transfer apparatus interaction platform, wherein transfer apparatus interaction data comprises a proffer of an object transfer request, a proposed window of time for object transfer, and an object transfer compatibility metric, select the proffer from a plurality of proffers from the plurality of transfer apparatuses, wherein selecting comprises calculating a difference between the plurality of object transfer compatibility metrics associated with the plurality of proffers using a pairwise operation, and provide the transfer apparatus corresponding to the selected proffer the object transfer request.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.Inventor: Kenneth Neumann
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Patent number: 11544638Abstract: Itineraries may be recommended using rider context information relating to a rider. The rider context information may be obtained from various sources. Location information including an origin and a destination may obtained. A set of itineraries may be generated based on the rider context information. Each itinerary may include at least one mode of transportation to allow the rider to travel from the origin to the destination. Each itinerary in the set of itineraries may be ranked based on the rider context information.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Beijing DiDi Infinity Technology and Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Tan, Shanxiang Qi, Bin Pan
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Patent number: 11507891Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide the ability to determine the availability of a conference room. In one example, a computing device may determine whether there is a user present in a conference room, determine scheduling of the conference room, and illustrate, on a display outside the conference room, availability of the conference room.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Alexander Wayne Clark, Kent E. Biggs, Robert C. Brooks
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Patent number: 11481697Abstract: A vehicle dispatch system includes an information processing device provided in a public transport, a server configured to manage a service for dispatching a vehicle, and driver terminals configured to be browsed and operated by drivers of a plurality of registered vehicles. The server is configured to receive a second request including the number of transportation requesters of a plurality of sections respectively connecting second positions as departure places and destinations from the information processing device. The server is configured to decide candidates of a plurality of vehicles to be dispatched to any of the second positions based on the number of transportation requesters of each section and transmits second vehicle dispatch request information including positional information of any of the second positions and the number of boarding requesters and not including identification information of a specific user to the vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuko Mizuno, Shin Sakurada
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Patent number: 11436555Abstract: A shipping management system comprises a memory configured with a set of carrier-specific mapping rules for a plurality of carriers.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: CONVEY, LLCInventors: Jennifer Lynn Bebout, Carson Bennett Krieg, Matthew Howitt, Clinton Frederick Miller, Olivier Jean Marie Modica, Sebastian Kuruvilla Karivelithara, Christopher Richter
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Patent number: 11373221Abstract: A method of setting a listing price for an item is disclosed. One or attributes of the item are determined based on data entered into fields of a listing user interface. One or more additional items are identified based on a comparison of one or more attributes of the one or more additional items with the one or more attributes of the item. Sales information associated with the one or more additional items is determined. A range of suggested prices and at least some of the sales information is incorporated into a selection user interface region of the listing user interface. Based on a selection of a suggested price from the range of suggested prices, a preview of the listing as it would appear in a search results page with the one or more additional items is presented in the listing user interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventor: Bindia Saraf
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Patent number: 11276047Abstract: A computer-implemented method including: creating, by a computer device, a database record for a user in a computer-based immutable ledger; updating, by the computer device, the database record with a beginning amount of fuel when the user rents a vehicle; receiving, by the computer device, fuel purchase information from a fuel dispenser at a filling station; updating, by the computer device, the database record with the fuel purchase information; updating, by the computer device, the database record with an ending amount of fuel when the user returns the vehicle; determining, by the computer device, an amount of overpayment for fuel by the user; and updating, by the computer device, the database record with a credit based on the determined amount of overpayment.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Robert Roy Paar, Jeremy R. Fox, Kelley Anders
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Patent number: 11176511Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to item transportation management. Package characteristics of a first package are determined. A set of unstructured data is processed to determine a transportation constraint associated with a transportation path. The package characteristics of the first package are compared to the transportation constraint. A determination is made that the package characteristics of the first package do not satisfy the transportation constraint based on the comparison. A reconfiguration recommendation is then issued to an individual associated with the first package in response to the determination that the package characteristics of the first package do not satisfy the transportation constraint.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Arthur De Magalhaes, Vuk Svilaric, Leo Anthony Christy Jesuraj, Felix Wong