Patents Examined by Eric W. Stamber
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Patent number: 12198091Abstract: A technique for real-time trailer utilization measurement includes a three-dimensional depth monitor operable to monitor loading of a trailer and a processor operable to determine trailer utilization in real-time during loading of the trailer using image information from the monitor. A graphical user interface can receive utilization information from the processor and display a visual representation of real-time loading of the trailer. Utilization is a ratio of cumulative package volume to currently loaded volume of the trailer, wherein the cumulative package volume is determined from dimensional scans of packages to be loaded in the trailer and the currently loaded volume is determined by the monitor.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael E Groble, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Kevin J O'Connell, Cuneyt M Taskiran, Jay J Williams
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Patent number: 12198090Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating improvement data, wherein the apparatus includes at least a processor, a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive system data, wherein receiving the system data includes training and utilizing a web crawler to generate a web index of the system data, receive user data related to a plurality of users classify the system data and user data to a performance range category, and generate, as a function of the performance range category, improvement data.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: The Blue Collar Success Group, LLCInventor: Kenny Chapman
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Patent number: 12162135Abstract: An embodiment includes identifying a robot that is available to perform a task involving an asset in a data center. The embodiment transmits a script to the robot that includes commands corresponding to actions to be executed by the robot in performing the task and transmits a dispatch command to the robot configured to enable the robot to travel from a robot resting place to the asset to begin the task. The embodiment relays a verification request received from the robot after the robot has completed a portion of the task to the vendor. The embodiment also relays, responsive to the verification request, an updated script based on updated instructions from the vendor for dynamically modifying the task to correcting an irregularity. The embodiment transmits, responsive to completion of the task, a recall command to the robot configured to enable the robot to travel from the asset to the robot resting place.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.Inventors: Pramod Vadayadiyil Raveendran, Kuntal Dey, Sougata Mukherjea, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Arun Kandoth
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Patent number: 12124983Abstract: A system for predicting a particular intended action of a guest on a resort property is provided, the system including a server configured to connected to and to receive data from a mobile device of the guest or via camera images of the guest; a plurality of interaction devices, each of the interaction devices being configured to connect to the mobile device when the guest is within a particular distance of a respective interaction device and/or capture digital images of the guest, wherein the server is configured to obtain guest information from the respective interaction device; and a processor configured, based on the guest information, to make a prediction of the guest's intended action or destination; and to initiate a business workflow within the resort property based upon the prediction of that guest's intended action or destination.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.Inventors: Matthew Perkins, Meg Russell, Yue Woon Hiang
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Patent number: 12124984Abstract: An apparatus for identifying an excessive carbon emission value is disclosed. The apparatus may include at least a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive a plurality of activity datum from at least a sensor, calculate a plurality of action carbon emission values, wherein calculating the plurality of action carbon emission values includes associating each of the plurality of activity datum to an action carbon emission value of the plurality of action carbon emission values and classifying each of the plurality of activity datum to an activity category of a plurality of activity categories. The memory further contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to identify an excessive carbon emission value from the plurality of action carbon emission values. A method for identifying an excessive carbon emission value is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: PITT-OHIO EXPRESS, LLCInventor: Justine A. Russo
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Patent number: 12106242Abstract: A multi-vehicle coordination-based vehicle scheduling system and method, an electronic apparatus, and a storage medium. The scheduling system includes a parameter module configured for determining a scheduling parameter; a scheduling module configured for determining a scheduling result; a coordination module configured for determining a coordination impact value; a correction module configured for correcting the scheduling parameter, the correction module judging whether the coordination impact value is no less than a preset threshold, correcting the scheduling parameter based on a judgment result that the coordination impact value is no less than the preset threshold, and re-determining the scheduling result and the coordination impact value based on the corrected scheduling parameter; and an output module configured for outputting the scheduling result based on the judgment result that the coordination impact value is less than the preset threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: UISEE (SHANGHAI) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Xiaomeng Zhang, Yuqiang Xian
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Patent number: 12093859Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring and visualizing workload for individual users are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information describing units of work assigned to individual users within the collaboration environment; determine values of a workload parameter for the individual users; effectuate presentation of user interface including individual date panes configured to reflect the values of the workload parameter; and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventors: Nicolle Alexandra Matson, Paige Elizabeth Costello, Yasmin Mandvi Kothari, Savannah Joy Whitney
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Patent number: 12062062Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method to present missed revenue based on competitor data. The program and method provide for receiving indication of a user request to present missed revenue for at least one product made available for purchase by a website; determining a set of competitor products for the at least one product, each competitor product in the set of competitor products having a competitor product price; identifying, based on the determining, a first competitor product within the set of competitor products with a lowest competitor product price; calculating a missed revenue for the at least one product based at least in part on a difference between the product price and the lowest competitor product price for a given time period; and causing display of the missed revenue in association with the at least one product.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Content Square SASInventors: Michael Colombier, Fatiha Achour, Martin De Charette, Manuel Cornu, Alfredo Castro, Filipe Posteral, Krongkarn Jitsil
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Patent number: 12056637Abstract: A system and method for receiving data associated with a plurality of travel legs; identifying a resources delay relating to a delay necessary to provide a travel leg from the plurality of travel legs with resources required for the departure of the travel leg, and an existing delay associated with the travel leg; determining a projected arrival delay and a projected departure delay based on the resources delay and the existing delay; outputting parameters relating to the projected arrival delay and the projected departure delay; receiving operation parameters; and generating a proposed operation plan using the projected arrival delay, the projected departure delay, and the operation parameters. In an exemplary embodiment, each of the travel legs is an airline flight.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.Inventors: Remi Salam, Timothy Jon Niznik, Deepak Warrier
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Patent number: 12026653Abstract: Various examples are directed to using a web-based analytics system to determine a carbon footprint metric for a product. The web-based analytics system may import indirect carbon footprint data from an environmental compliance system and quantity structure data describing the product from an accounting system table. The web-based analytics system may identify, using the quantity structure data, a first constituent component for the product and import first constituent component carbon footprint data for the first constituent component. The web-based analytics system may identify an activity for the product and import activity carbon footprint data describing a carbon footprint for the activity. The web-based analytics system may determine the carbon footprint metric for the product using the first constituent component carbon footprint data, the activity carbon footprint data, and the indirect carbon footprint data.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Steffen Vollmert, Hartmut Koerner
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Patent number: 12020270Abstract: The present invention supports the entry of customer experience feedback into the system, which then conducts real-time automated filtering and evaluation of feedback entered by the customer and supports the transmission of real-time notifications to selected personnel based on feedback evaluation in a flexible messaging and workflow system. The present invention supports that ability to obtain constructive feedback, either good or bad, regarding a customer's experience while the customer is still at the service provider or retail sales location and supports the ability to obtain feedback after the customer has left the service provider or retail sales location through follow-up messages.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Westwood Capital Partners, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey L. Wohlwend, Matthew L. Berg
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Patent number: 11972448Abstract: The present invention supports the entry of customer experience feedback into the system, which then conducts real-time automated filtering and evaluation of feedback entered by the customer and supports the transmission of real-time notifications to selected personnel based on feedback evaluation in a flexible messaging and workflow system. The present invention supports that ability to obtain constructive feedback, either good or bad, regarding a customer's experience while the customer is still at the service provider or retail sales location. And, if the experience is negative, the invention provides automated evaluation and filtering of the feedback information with real-time notifications to selected personnel so the customer's concerns can be addressed immediately so as to rectify the negative experience with personal attention to the consumer, and preserve the client relationship for the future before the customer departs from the service provider or retail sales location.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Westwood Capital Partners, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey L. Wohlwend, Matthew L. Berg
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Patent number: 11880900Abstract: A computing device provides a task user interface that includes a first task for a driver a first location associated with the first task of a transport service. The device determines that a current location of the computing device is within a threshold distance or a threshold estimated travel time from the first location and provides a task panel including information specific to the first task, one or more selectable sub-task features, and a selectable feature that the driver selects to indicate that the first task has been completed. The device can receive a user input corresponding to a selection of the selectable feature and provide a second task of the transport service a second location associated with the second task.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Maya Paritosh Choksi, Christine Tao, Andrew Timothy Szybalski, John David West
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Patent number: 11810027Abstract: The present disclosure describes transaction-enabling systems and methods for enabling machine resource transactions. A system can include a machine having at least one of a compute task requirement, a networking task requirement, and an energy consumption task requirement; and a controller. The controller can include a resource requirement circuit to determine an amount of a resource for the machine to service task requirement, a resource market circuit to access a resource market, and a resource distribution circuit to execute a transaction of the resource on the resource market in response to the determined amount of the resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLCInventor: Charles Howard Cella
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Patent number: 11810135Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs, for generating transaction trigger data structures for aggregated reporting.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.Inventors: Paresh Patel, Nipa Parikh, Jennifer Cichone
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Patent number: 11798105Abstract: Apparatus and methods for collecting information may include receiving one or more inputs of information related to a business experience. In addition, the apparatus and methods may include storing the received business information. The methods may also include analyzing the received information to generate one or more targeted recommendations; and forwarding the one or more targeted recommendations to management of the business.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Glenn Alan Dildy
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Patent number: 11783299Abstract: When sharing events between users, the sharing users and the recipient users often have different relationships with details of the events. An event structurer enables sharing users to share events via a single user interface with recipients and tailor what aspects of the events are shared, thus ensuring the relevant portions of the events are properly presented to new recipients based on their new relationship with the event's details.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Juan Diego Ferre, Devi Jalakandapuram Viswanathan, Roshin Lal Ramesan
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Patent number: 11783326Abstract: Systems and method for improved consumer and portable consumer device authentication are disclosed. Such systems and methods may include using dynamic verification values, challenge questions, and consumer notification as ways to prevent fraudulent transactions from being conducted.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Visa U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Ayman Hammad, Patrick Faith, Mark Carlson
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Patent number: 11763213Abstract: Systems and methods for forward market renewable energy credit prediction from business entity behavior data are disclosed. An example transaction-enabling system may include a forward market circuit to access a forward energy credit market and a market forecasting circuit to automatically generate a forecast for a forward market price of an energy credit in the forward energy credit market. The example system may include wherein the forecast is based at least in part on a business entity behavior collected from at least one business entity behavioral data source, and wherein the energy credit comprises a renewable energy credit associated a renewable energy system. The example system may further include a smart contract circuit to perform at least one of selling the renewable energy credit or purchasing the renewable energy credit on the forward energy credit market in response to the forecasted forward market price.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Strong Force TX Portfolio 2018, LLCInventor: Charles Howard Cella
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Patent number: 11763321Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for extracting requirements from regulatory content data. The method including: receiving the regulatory content data; classifying an associated type for each citation in the regulatory content data using a trained classifier machine learning model, the classifier machine learning model trained using regulatory content data including expert labelled annotations; splitting citations in the regulatory content data, including determining whether each citation includes more than one requirement; merging one or more citations in the regulatory content data, including identifying child-parent relationships for the citations and merging citations based on conjunctive language; and outputting the citations and their associated type. In a particular case, the types of citations for classification include one of a requirement (REQ), an optional or site-specific requirement (OSR), a description (DSC), and part of another requirement.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: MOORE AND GASPERECZ GLOBAL, INC.Inventors: Greg J. Gasperecz, Margery A. Moore, Yaser Khalighi, Gilda Majidi, Amir Hossein Najian