Patents Examined by Igor N. Borissov
  • Patent number: 11393004
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for identifying suspicious orders for controlled substances based on performing checks on a received order using historical information on previous orders. According to various embodiments, these checks may include: (1) comparing the order quantity for the received order with the order quantity history for the customer who placed the order for the controlled substance; (2) comparing the order quantity and the days since the last order was shipped to the customer for the same controlled substance with the order quantity history and the days between orders for the particular customer and controlled substance; (3) comparing the order quantity with order quantity history for orders received by customers of the same type for the controlled substance; and (4) comparing the order quantity with order quantity history for any customer for the particular controlled substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Warren Eastman Hearnes, II, Lester Robert Lamb
  • Patent number: 11391600
    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides a communications architecture for managing/relaying utility information, such as energy, water or gas information. In one aspect, the system includes a hub having a first communications interface for receiving consumption data of a predetermined energy load and a second communications interface for communicating with a metering device. The second communications interface is configured to transmit the consumption data to the metering device and to receive control signals from the metering device where the consumption data is communicated using a first protocol and wherein the control signals are communicated using a second protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Energy Hub, Inc.
    Inventors: Seth Frader-Thompson, Thomas Kennedy, Andrew Martin, Daniel Riegel, Stephan von Muehlen
  • Patent number: 11386385
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, system, methods and computer program products are configured for providing at least one customized communication to a recipient of one or more packages shipped by a consignor via a common carrier. One or more computer processors are configured to: receive at least a portion of customized content; retrieve at least a portion of consignee data, the portion comprising one or more parameters established by the recipient; compare the one or more components of the customized content with the one or more parameters established by the recipient so as to identify one or more correlations there-between; in response to identifying at least one correlation, generate at least one customized communication for provision to the recipient, the at least one customized communication containing at least a portion of the customized content; and in response to identifying no correlations, generate at least one standard communication containing no customized content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Gillen, Jessica Catherine Grimes, David Daniel Alery, David Louis Molvik, Du Phung, Randy Campbell
  • Patent number: 11361301
    Abstract: A method for performing a transaction at an automobile fuel filling facility includes: prompting, on a terminal device, a user to log in to a user account on a transaction platform; displaying, on the terminal device, a list of gas stations; receiving, on the terminal device, a user selection of a gas station from the list of gas stations; displaying, on the terminal device, a list of available attendants at the selected gas station; receiving, on the terminal device, a user selection of an attendant from the list of available attendants; sending, by the terminal device, a service request to the transaction platform, the service request including the selected gas station and the selected attendant; prompting, on the terminal device, the user to enter an authorization code given by the selected attendant at the selected gas station; receiving, on the terminal device, a user input of code; transmitting, by the terminal device, the user input of code to the transaction platform; and after a fuel filling service
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: GAS VALET INC
    Inventor: Benny T McFarlin
  • Patent number: 11341460
    Abstract: Improved process control systems determine whether a set of sequential steps that are included in a desired checklist have been performed by a user. The user provides, through a wearable device, individual verifications for the completions of the individual steps. The system generates an alarm if the steps of the checklist have not been performed. The user may perform corrective steps to remedy the issue, or else a second alarm is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: CLEAR PROTOCOL, INC.
    Inventors: Ernest Michael Kestone, Marie De Lourdes Kestone
  • Patent number: 11341586
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a social media assessment tool. According to one embodiment, a social media assessment tool includes an identification logic that identifies interactivity criteria of a social media property. The interactivity criteria are associated with access to the social media property. The social media assessment tool also includes an assessment logic that determines that interactivity criteria satisfy a threshold value. In response to the social media property satisfying the threshold, the assessment logic calculates a score for at least one feature of the social media property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Roohi Moolla
  • Patent number: 11308538
    Abstract: A computer system for finding, evaluating and interacting with cosmetic services includes a user computing device for specifying a search query for a cosmetic service and for determining a current location of the user computing device. The system includes a server to search for all cosmetic service providers within an area, to filter the cosmetic service providers based on reviews and visits from contacts of the user, wherein the visits are determined by an artificial intelligence module that compares photographs posted by the contact on social media to infer that the contact has used one of the cosmetic service providers by correlating the times of the posted photographs with a location history. The user computing device displays the filtered cosmetic service providers and enables the user to communicate with one of the cosmetic service providers or with the contact who has used one of the cosmetic service providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Frédérique Pineau
  • Patent number: 11285944
    Abstract: An automatic driving method and device able to diagnose decisions is disclosed herein, wherein a vehicle body signal sensor detects vehicle body information, and an environment sensor detects traffic environment information. The information is transmitted to a central processor to generate a future driving track. The central processor examines whether the differences between the future driving track and the traffic environment information and the indexes of the future driving track meet tolerances. If no, the central processor transmits notification information to an automatic driving controller. If yes, the central processor transmits the future driving track to the automatic driving controller to make the automatic driving controller undertake automatic driving according to the future driving track. The present invention can automatically judge whether the future driving track generated by the central processor is within tolerances and determine whether the automatic driving track is safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Tsung-Ming Hsu, Yu-Rui Chen, Cheng-Hsien Wang
  • Patent number: 11256269
    Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for optimizing operations of a facility having a number of associated vehicles providing point-to-point transportation of deliverables. The vehicles may comprise autonomous operations directed by a processor. The deliverables may comprise materials or components for facility operations. The facility may be able to dynamically adapt to changes in environment or operational demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Abhirup Mallik, Marc Naumann, Arman Jabbari
  • Patent number: 11107012
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TixTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Sunshine, Rod Goodman, Michael Arya, Larry Chu, Michael Ripberger
  • Patent number: 11100432
    Abstract: A system and method for selecting inventory pricing for an event at a venue is disclosed. The method comprising determining a rate at which a first inventory of seats have sold for an event at a venue. The method further comprising calculating a demand for a secondary inventory of seats as a function of the rate at which the first inventory of seats sold, the seats of the first and second inventories being comparable in quality, provides a user interface to one or more client devices that displays the data. The method further comprising calculating a demand for a second inventory of seats as a function of the rate at which the first inventory of seats sold, the seats of the first and second inventories being comparable in quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TixTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Sunshine, Rod Goodman, Michael Arya, Larry Chu, Michael Ripberger
  • Patent number: 11100484
    Abstract: A power and frequency regulation meter to which AC power is supplied through an AC power line, including: an AC frequency meter that receives AC power from an AC power line and measures a current AC frequency on the AC power line; an AC power consumption meter that receives AC power from the AC power line and measures a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time; an AC power consumption display that receives AC power from the AC power line and displays power consumption; a frequency regulation credits display that displays a frequency regulation credit; and a case that encases the AC frequency meter, the AC power consumption meter, the AC power consumption display, the frequency regulation credits display. A credit or debit is calculated based on a current power consumption, the current AC frequency, and a power consumption moving average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Julianne F. Haugh, Anne R. Sand
  • Patent number: 11093917
    Abstract: A method. A power and frequency regulation meter, to which AC power is supplied through an AC power line, includes: an AC frequency meter that receives AC power from an AC power line and measures a current AC frequency on the AC power line; an AC power consumption meter that receives AC power from the AC power line and measures a current power consumption on the AC power line over a period of time; an AC power consumption display that receives AC power from the AC power line and displays power consumption; a frequency regulation credits display that displays a frequency regulation credit. A power consumption moving average of a last N power current power consumptions measured by the AC power consumption meter is calculated. A credits or debit is calculated based on a current power consumption, the current AC frequency and the power consumption moving average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Julianne F. Haugh, Anne R. Sand
  • Patent number: 11087243
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TixTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Sunshine, Rod Goodman, Michael Arya, Larry Chu, Michael Ripberger
  • Patent number: 10998753
    Abstract: Systems and methods for charging electric vehicles and for quantitative and qualitative load balancing of electrical demand are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Charge Fusion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Ambroziak, Carson C. K. Fincham
  • Patent number: 10963818
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either re-pricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. Outputted tickets can be used to initiate entry processes to a gate structure of a venue by unlocking the gate structure or denying access through the gate structure of an invalid outputted ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: TIXTRACK, INC.
    Inventors: Steven A. Sunshine, Rod Goodman, Michael Arya, Larry Chu, Michael Ripberger
  • Patent number: 10963870
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for methods and systems effective to secure process synchronized requests after at least one secure inter-device communication link between the originating and confirming communication devices is established. A method may include forwarding, by the confirming communication device the request and receiving, by a server, a first request from the originating device and at least one second request from the confirming device. The method may also include, by the server, determining a sequence of receiving of the first and the at least one second requests and processing the requests in order to authenticate a communication device, accept or reject a financial transaction, based on the receiving sequence and receiving time difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Vaposun Inc.
    Inventor: Pavel Levin
  • Patent number: 10915978
    Abstract: An integrated transportation system (TIS) that comprises at least one Fleet Management System (FMS), Ride Sharing (RS) module and Administrator of the TIS that is configured to supervise and mediate communication between the FMS and RS module upon uploading transportation service offers through the RS module to potential passengers and cargo. The TIS comprises functionalities that enable establishing FMS on the TIS, enabling the FMS to offer transportation service offers to TIS users through the RS module, receiving requests for such services through the RS module and supervising their execution. The TIS also maintains a database relating to transportation services carried out through it and offers access to such database to interested parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Ilan Van Der Berg
  • Patent number: 10891646
    Abstract: A method of locating one or more endpoint connectors of a network cable wherein the network cable includes a first endpoint connector and a second endpoint connector comprises: one or more processors capturing an incoming packet carrying therein a specific identifier, wherein the specific identifier is a specific bit string that has been predefined to trigger an activation of one or more indicating devices located on one or more endpoint connectors on the network cable; determining that the incoming packet carries therein the specific identifier; and in response to determining that the incoming packet carries therein the specific identifier, triggering an activation of a first indicating device indicative of a location of the first endpoint connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Fei Chang, Ming Da Ho, Ming-Pin Hsueh, Ya Hsuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 10891579
    Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatus that determine a benchmark of energy consumption for an energy system and utilize the determined benchmark in a variety of ways. Once determined, the determined benchmark may be compared to current energy consumption and current outdoor temperature to verify proper operation of the system and identify deviations in system operation. The benchmark may be used to determine the impact of an implemented change in the operation of the system. The determined benchmark may also be used to contract for a term in an agreement and to verify the satisfaction of a term in an agreement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Pathian Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel Buchanan