Patents Examined by Jeffrey Smith
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Patent number: 11093999Abstract: A device and a backend server are described. The device can determine whether it has entered an indoor location, and once in the indoor location, the device can communicate with the server the name of the location. The device can determine the current location of the user in the indoor location, and based on the floorplan and the indoor location of an item, the device can direct the user to the item. The floorplan can be constructed based on data accumulated from various visitors of the indoor location.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Kate Key, Austin Walters, Anh Truong, Vincent Pham, Jeremy Goodsitt, Kenneth Taylor, Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad
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Patent number: 11093998Abstract: A method for facilitating mobile ordering includes associating a merchant handle with a merchant. A user account including a handle is created for a user within an ordering system. A product order, having order details, is received. The product order is stored and is associated with an order code such that the order details are retrievable based on reception of the order code. An enrollment message is provided to the handle. A message including the order code is received from the handle directed to the merchant handle. The handle is associated with the merchant handle and the order code to identify the product order, the merchant, and the user. An order confirmation message is including order details is provided to the handle. A user confirmation message is received from the handle. The product order is communicated to the merchant and an order status message to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: FIRST DATA CORPORATIONInventor: Clarence Williams
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Patent number: 11087380Abstract: The system instantly provisions high demand items to a consumer. The system may be capable of identifying an item for a consumer based on information about the consumer and a demand associated with the item. The system may also be capable of reserving a reservation for the item. The system may further be capable of provisioning the item to the consumer based on a demand associated with the item. In this regard, the item may be instantly available to the consumer. The system may also be capable of adjusting an item inventory in the item inventory database. The system may further provide available appointments to consumers for selection in real-time.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Lisa M. Knight, Scott Seese
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Patent number: 11087305Abstract: A social networking system for organizing nighttime activities, for use by individual users when attending nighttime venues. A smartphone app may be provided for use by the individual users, for allowing users to create a profile, set venues to be attended, set a group of other individual users they will be attending with, set up payment, purchase drinks and send drinks to other individual users, arrange transportation to and from the venues, and communicate with other individual users.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventor: Saverio Dalia
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Patent number: 11080780Abstract: The disclosed technologies identify opportunities to display relevant three-dimensional (ā3Dā) model data within a real-world environment as a user wears a wearable device. The 3D model data can be associated with objects, or items, and the 3D model data rendered for display is relevant in the sense that the items are determined to be of interest to the user and the items fits within the real-world environment in which the user is currently located. For instance, the techniques described herein can recognize items typically found in a kitchen or a dining room of a user's house, an office space at the user's place of work, etc. The characteristics of the recognized items can be identified and subsequently analyzed together to determine preferred characteristics of a user. In this way, the disclosed technologies can retrieve and display an item that correlates to (e.g., matches) the preferred characteristics of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Steve Yankovich
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Patent number: 11074643Abstract: Various product-configuration-related implementations are described herein. In one example implementation, a selection of a product is received. A plurality of sections associated with the product is determined. One or more option groups are determined for each of the sections. Each of the option groups includes one or more options for the product. A product configuration page is generated and provided for presentation to a user. The product configuration page includes a navigation panel. The navigation panel includes a plurality of tabs. Each tab in the plurality of tabs represents a certain section from the plurality of sections and includes one or more indicators corresponding to the one or more option groups included in the certain section. Each of the one or more indicators visually indicates whether an option from a corresponding option group has been selected.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Model N, Inc.Inventors: John Ellithorpe, Yihua Ding, Manfred Hettenkofer, David Cadwallader, Jenny Chang
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Patent number: 11068949Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described that use machine vision and machine learning to eliminate many of the steps of a typical retail transaction. For example, implementations are contemplated in which a user simply removes an item from a retail location to effect the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: 365 Retail Markets, LLCInventors: Paul McDonald, Ashwath Rajan, Tyler Garvin
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Patent number: 11068964Abstract: A method for processing a service request is provided, which includes: assigning, by a server, an identifier to a service request; if processing of a first service times out, marking a processing state as a first processing state, if the processing does not time out and the processing succeeds, continuously processing the second service, and if the processing times out, marking the processing state as a second processing state; and querying for the processing state of the service request according to the identifier regularly, acquiring a processing result of the service request, and sending the processing result to the user terminal, the processing result including a first processing result corresponding to the first service and a second processing result corresponding to the second service, where when it is queried that the second processing result is unsuccessful, an identifier is reassigned to the service request.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yang Chen, Qingdong Yin, Jianming Yao, Jinshan Tang
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Patent number: 11068955Abstract: An activity-information system is provided. The system comprises an activity-information server and a plurality of activity-information devices. Activity-information devices may be proprietor devices (e.g., for bar owners/staff), affiliate devices (e.g., for club promoters or taxi drivers), or end-user devices (e.g., for patrons). The activity-information devices provide activity information (such as, a user's location or presence at a venue or within a district) to the activity-information server, which stores the activity information in an activity-information repository. The activity-information server then determines activity levels for venues and districts, which may be transmitted to devices. The activity-information device then may display activity level in an activity-information interface. The activity-information interface may comprise a map with highlighting and icons indicative of activity levels for districts and venues, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Inventor: Jaspal S. Hare
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Patent number: 11062259Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of receiving an order from a customer for a delivery of grocery items to a fulfillment location, determining a delivery compliance time for at least one item of the grocery items, receiving a pickup notification indicating that a pickup has picked up the grocery items at a first time, determining, at a second time after the first time, if a duration of time between the first time and the second time is greater than the delivery compliance time, and, if the duration of time between the first time and the second time is greater than the delivery compliance time, coordinating displaying an expiration message on a pickup interface of a pickup electronic device of the pickup.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Austin Lee Smith, Vidyanand Krishnan, Michael Gilbert Ebener
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Patent number: 11062370Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, apparatus and methods for design creation, tracking and management utilizing a system network with a user interface device and a network server. Embodiments further disclose creation, tracking and management of skincare layouts. The device with a network communication component facilitating communication with a server. The device may operate to facilitate the creation of a skincare layout for a person and share the layout with the server. The server may include a database of information related to the users and skincare layouts as well as historical information, and the server may provide reminders, marketing and other communications based upon such information. Reports may be created to reflect the skincare layouts, product purchases, or other analytics regarding the information.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Traceurface LLCInventor: Angus McLean Brown, III
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Patent number: 11049114Abstract: A device may receive client equipment information for a set of client equipment associated with an organization. The device may receive information describing a set of equipment management services being offered by one or more vendor organizations. The device may identify a subset of the set of equipment management services to offer an individual associated with the organization. The device may provide, for display via an interface of a program, information describing the subset of the set of equipment management services. The device may receive, from a client device that is accessing the interface, information identifying a selection of a particular equipment management service, of the subset of the set of equipment management services, for particular client equipment of the set of client equipment. The device may perform one or more actions associated with assisting in performance or delivery of the particular equipment management service that has been selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions LimitedInventors: Sailatha Karthikeyan, Balaji Venkataraman
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Patent number: 11049068Abstract: A method may include obtaining a weight of merchandise supported by a shelf and obtaining identifier data of the merchandise supported by the shelf. The identifier data may be wirelessly received from tags associated with the merchandise. The method may also include determining information for presentation to a consumer regarding the merchandise based on the weight of the merchandise and the identifier data of the merchandise. The method may also include providing the information for presentation to the consumer of the merchandise when the consumer is proximate the merchandise that is supported by the shelf.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Roy L. Camp
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Patent number: 11037226Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for identifying top attributes are presented. Text content from an electronic document describing a product is extracted. A plurality of attributes associated with the product are identified using the extracted text content. A descriptor word proximate to each of the plurality of attributes in the extracted text content is detected. A weight is assigned to each descriptor word proximate to each of the plurality of attributes. The plurality of attributes are ranked based on the weight of the descriptor word proximate to each of the plurality of attributes. A predetermined number of top ranked attributes from the plurality of attributes are caused to be presented. Further, an image associated with each of the top ranked attributes is determined, the image being designated as a visual representation of the corresponding top ranked attribute. The image is caused to be displayed in association with the product on a user interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Deepak Kumar Vasthimal, Avishek Mukherjee
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Patent number: 11032153Abstract: Systems and methods for managing resource distributions are disclosed herein. An example method includes: receiving, at a first server and from a first resource provider (e.g., an educational foundation), a first provision of resources for a resource recipient (e.g., a teacher) and at least one restriction that restricts the resource recipient's use of the first provision of resources. The method also includes segmenting the first provision of resources, within a repository of resources associated with the resource recipient, such that the first provision of resources is uniquely identified as associated with the first resource provider.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: CLASSWALLETInventors: Neil Steinhardt, James Rosenberg, Ronald Butler
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Patent number: 11019300Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing soundtrack information during the playback of video content. A video content item is rendered upon a display. A command is received from a user. In response to this command, a current time in the playback of the video content item is determined. Further, an item associated with the current time in the playback is identified. The item is featured in corresponding video or audio content of the video content item at the current time when the command is received. An information user interface is rendered upon the display to provide information regarding the identified item.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michelle Dianne Baxendale, Ike Eshiokwu, Ian Fuller, Sam Ahmed Akil Hassan, Salmen Hichri, Lucy Jane Spence, Alexandre Paul Collin
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Patent number: 11017455Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses are disclosed for implementation and management of a dynamic compute and application marketplace. The dynamic computer marketplace system can coordinate access to one or more other computing resources, including on-premises computing resources, external (or off-premises) computing resources or a combination thereof. In various embodiments, the dynamic computer marketplace system advantageously can be used to facilitate inter-provider migration, transparent pricing, and/or competitive pricing, among other things.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Core Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Barnes, Max Alt
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Patent number: 11010811Abstract: Among other things, information is received, from two or more competitor merchants offering products to customers, about one or both of a current price and units of inventory of each of the products. The information about the current prices and units of inventory of the product offered by the two or more competitor merchants is provided through a communication network for presentation to one or more customers.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Jane Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Socrates Munaf Rosenfeld, Abraham Munaf Rosenfeld, Benjamin Aaron Green, Howard Hong, Simon James Roddy
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Patent number: 11010707Abstract: A system for interconnecting network devices based on queuing and servicing responses includes one or more processors configured to receive, from a first computer system, an order request for a product or service associated with a second computer system of a plurality of second computer systems. Instantiate an order messaging queue associated with the order request and add an identifier of the first computer system to the order messaging queue. Add an identifier of the second computer system and one of the third computer systems to the order messaging queue. Determine the contents of the communication and based on determining contents of the communication, consult a response rule table to determine a response to the communication. Access the order messaging queue to identify server devices corresponding with servicing the determined response and publish, to the identified server devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Coupang Corp.Inventor: Tae Kyung Kim
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Patent number: 11010804Abstract: A method and apparatus for a commerce platform coordinating a purchase of a product sold by a merchant system through a third party application are described. The method may include receiving a notification from the third party application requesting to purchase a product from within the third party application, wherein the notification comprises an identifier for the product and an identifier for the merchant system that sells the product. The method may also include a product checkout interface having an appearance consistent with an appearance of a user interface of the third party application, and transmitting the product checkout interface generated by the commerce platform to a user device executing the third party application causing the third party application to render the product checkout interface within at least a portion of the user interface of the third party application.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: STRIPE, INC.Inventors: Rasmus Rygaard, Devesh Kumar Senapati, Christopher Ross Continanza, James William Danz