Patents Examined by Mehmet Yesildag
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Patent number: 11350253Abstract: Techniques for triggering an action associated with a task items are provided. A task item associated with a triggering criterion is provided. The triggering criterion requires an occurrence of any of a plurality of communication events. The plurality of communication events includes a telephone call. In some implementations, at least two of the plurality of communication events are of different communication types. In some implementations, the different types are telephone calls, emails, and text messages. The occurrence of a first communication event of the plurality of communication events is detected. It is determined the triggering criterion is satisfied. In response to the determining, a notification associated with the task item is caused to be presented to a user of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Robert Gruber, Alessandro Sabatelli, Alexandre A. Aybes, Donald W. Pitschel, Edward D. Voas, Freddy Allen Anzures, Paul D. Marcos
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Patent number: 11328239Abstract: A prevention and safety management system utilizes a non-intrusive imaging sensor (e.g. surveillance cameras, smartphone cameras) and a computer vision system to record videos of workers not wearing sensors. The videos are analyzed using a deep machine learning algorithm to detect kinematic activities (set of predetermined body joint positions and angles) of the workers and recognizing various physical activities (walk/posture, lift, push, pull, reach, force, repetition, duration etc.). The measured kinematic variables are then parsed into metrics relevant to workplace ergonomics, such as number of repetitions, total distance travelled, range of motion, and the proportion of time in different posture categories. The information gathered by this system is fed into an ergonomic assessment system and is used to automatically populate exposure assessment tools and create risk assessments.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Stephen Baek, Nathan B. Fethke, Jean Robillard, Joseph A. V. Buckwalter, Pamela Villacorta
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Patent number: 11328368Abstract: A method involving the use of a system is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and an associated memory. The processor executes stored instructions and connects via electronic communication means to create and suggest social events with an associated list of attendees, time range, activity, and location. These events may come into being solely as a result of the system. The attendees are drawn from users with a profile comprising periods of time for which the user is available, personal interests and the identities of persons with whom the user is personally acquainted.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventor: Alexandre Raymond Labrie
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Patent number: 11321789Abstract: There is provided a V2G system including a parent aggregator which manages buying and selling of power from a plurality of power supply sources to a power grid, and a child aggregator which manages a plurality of transport machines and guarantees the parent aggregator charging and discharging between at least one of batteries mounted on the transport machines and the power grid. The child aggregator acquires first information regarding the charging and discharging and second information regarding the transport machines from each of the transport machines, aggregates the first information and the second information, and transmits at least the first information to the parent aggregator.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Yokoyama, Hakaru Sadano
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Patent number: 11315081Abstract: A resource reservation system includes an information processing apparatus configured to manage reservation information of one or more resources, and an information processing terminal configured to acquire the reservation information from the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes first circuitry configured to provide information necessary for transmitting the reservation information to the information processing terminal. The information processing terminal includes second circuitry configured to receive the information provided by the first circuitry. The information processing terminal can acquire the reservation information from the information processing apparatus by using the information received by the second circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Natsumi Fujimura, Tsuyoshi Yamada
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Patent number: 11301798Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product are provided for performing cognitive analytics. Human resource information for respective groups of a business unit of an organization may be extracted from stored business information. The human resource information may include, for employees of the respective groups, salary information and employee experience information. For the respective groups, cost information, productivity information, quality information, and attrition data may be extracted from the business information. At least the human resource information, the cost information, the productivity information, the quality information, and the attrition data may be provided, for the respective groups, to a model trained via machine learning. The model may produce respective scores for the groups. The groups may be ranked based at least partly on the respective scores and the ranking of the groups may be output.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Ravi Malpani
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Patent number: 11295324Abstract: Methods and systems for forecasting demand for a plurality of items are provided. In particular, the demand forecasting system and methods described herein are useful for predicting demand of products in a retail context. Forecast models are built and used to score incoming sales data to predict future demand for items. Forecast models are validated by evaluating actual demand against predicted demand and using that information to inform how future ensemble forecast will be generated. Forecasts may be broken down into smaller components to satisfy a variety of requests for data from client applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Adam Morgan, Anand Das, Samir H Shah, Phillip Yelland
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Patent number: 11288714Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing a customized user experience. Providing a customized user experience may include receiving, from a graphical user interface displayed on a mobile device a user input indicative of a preferred level of interaction by the user, and monitoring, by a sensor, a facial expression of the user. Then, a first preference metric may be assigned to the user based on the monitored facial expression. Providing a customized user experience may further include monitoring, by a sensor, a behavior of the user, assigning a second preference metric based on the monitored behavior, and aggregating at least the user input, the first preference unit, and the second preference metric to generate a preference score of the user. The preference score may be stored in a central database, displayed on a remote device, and used to modify a customer service experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Zviad Aznaurashvili, Timur Sherif, Steve Blanchet, Hannes Jouhikainen
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Patent number: 11275488Abstract: A system and method for generating a customized user interface showing a state of drilling operations at successive levels of drilling operations includes receiving synchronized data from a local server installed on each drilling rig of a fleet, analyzing the synchronized data with a real-time analytics engine including at least one predictive model to identify at least one drilling operation event associated with a drilling rig from the synchronized data, applying logic rules to calibrate outputs of the real-time analytics engine to determine a set of key performance indicators for the at least one drilling operation event from the drilling rig, and generating the customized user interface to be accessed by a user computing device to visualize the set of key performance indicators, wherein the customized user interface indicates a recommended change in drilling operations based on an analysis of the set of key performance indicators.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James W. H. Bettles, Monsu M. Mathew, Gordon Lerman, Megan K. Arp, Brandon K. Patterson
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Patent number: 11272020Abstract: Systems and methods for social networking. Location-related data and other behavioral and exogenously generated characteristics are used to replace or supplement self-generated profiles in order to enhance the quality and trustworthiness of the matches made using the system and facilitate the inputting of profile information.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: James S. Rosen
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Patent number: 11263569Abstract: The present specification discloses blockchain-based information processing methods, apparatus, and devices. The blockchain-based information processing method includes: obtaining tree-structured data describing target relationships from a blockchain; obtaining service data of a ith-level target in the tree-structured data describing target relationships from the blockchain, where i is a positive integer; and executing a smart contract used for resource allocation, to allocate resources to each ith-level target based on a resource allocation scheme that is in the smart contract and that corresponds to the service data of each of the one or more ith-level targets.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Boyan Jia
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Patent number: 11257107Abstract: A single code can be used only one time by each of multiple users. A user visits a merchant location and wants to sign up for a loyalty program. The merchant issues the user a one-time code, such as a QR code. The user connects to a loyalty program system to download the loyalty application. The user downloads the loyalty application and enters the code into the application. The user receives a “punch” for the loyalty program based on the code. The server operating on the loyalty program system verifies that the punch created is the first and only punch created by the one-time code. If the code has been previously used for the particular user, the server does not create an additional punch.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Niket Desai, Reed Morse
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Patent number: 11244299Abstract: In some examples, a computing device may receive, from a merchant application on a merchant device, an indication that a buyer has initiated a transaction to purchase an item from a merchant associated with the merchant device. A first fulfilment selection may initially be associated with the transaction. The computing device may determine an association of the buyer with a buyer account. A buyer device having a buyer application executable thereon may be associated with the buyer account. The computing device may send, to the buyer application, transaction information related to the transaction to enable the buyer to pay for the transaction via the buyer application and/or change the fulfilment selection for the transaction. The computing device may receive, from the buyer application, at least one of an indication of authorization of payment for the transaction or an indication of a change to the fulfilment selection.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: DOORDASH, INC.Inventor: Daniel Alexander Pittack
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Patent number: 11244326Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for discovering precursors associated with a current user interaction event. One method comprises receiving a selection of a new item by a user and determining a plurality of similarities between the new item selected by the user and a plurality of historical items, the plurality of historical items being associated with prior user activity. Then a plurality of importance weights associated with the plurality of historical items are determined. Based on the plurality of similarities and the plurality of importance weights, at least one enhanced importance matrix is generated. Further, prior interactions of the user with the plurality of historical items are determined. Based on the enhanced importance matrix and the prior interactions of the user with the plurality of historical items, precursors for the new item selected by the user are identified and provided to a display.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Verizon Media Inc.Inventors: Yue Ning, Akshay Soni, Troy Chevalier, Rao Shen, Parikshit Shah
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Patent number: 11216870Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for assigning agents using updated criteria tables. In one example, an assignment system maintains an assets table including properties of assets, a recovery agent criteria table including values for a location and a capacity of recovery agents, and a requester criteria preferences table including agent preference factors received from requesters. A requester requests a recovery agent to recover an asset. The agents are scored and weighted using the tables and the asset is assigned to a selected agent. The agent capacity criteria is adjusted in response to the assignment and the agent capacity criteria is adjusted in response to receiving recovery status information about the asset.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: PRIMERITUS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Inventors: James Michael Wilmsen, Nathan Eric Wykes, Terry Lee Groves, Ronald Steven Norwood
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Patent number: 11138528Abstract: Systems and methods for managing professional development are provided. A client provides information indicating a current status, which may concern a professional task performed by the client and a portion of income associated with the task. The progress of the client toward a professional goal is calculated, and a recommendation concerning an appropriate next step is communicated to the client. Professional goals may include a level of income, efficiency, type of tasks performed, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: The Strategic CoachInventor: Daniel J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11128582Abstract: This application discloses an emoji recommendation method and apparatus. The method includes: displaying a first user interface of a social network client application; detecting occurrence of a trigger event that corresponds to a preset condition for triggering delivery of an emoji recommendation from the social network server to a first user; retrieving one or more emoji recommendations from the social network server, wherein the one or more emoji recommendations are selected from an emoji library for the first user in accordance with social behavior information of the first user; and displaying the one or more emoji recommendations on the first user interface, including displaying one or more editing controls to adjust one or more parameters for calculating a correlation degree of the user and a respective emoji based on one or more attributes of the one or more emoji recommendations retrieved from the social network server.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Kaibin Chen, Lin Li, Linping Tang, Changpeng Pan, Dong Huang
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Patent number: 11100600Abstract: The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for identifying synthetic identities among a population of entity representations in an electronic database.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Jesse C P B Shaw, Jeffrey Allen Feinstein, Eric Graves
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Patent number: 11093984Abstract: Determining themes is disclosed. Reputation data extracted from at least one data source is received. The reputation data includes a plurality of user-authored reviews. The presence of a first keyword is detected in a first review. The presence of a second keyword that is different from but associated with the first keyword is detected in a second review. A sentiment for a theme is determined based on the detected presence of the first and second keywords. A report that indicates the sentiment for the theme is provided as output.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Reputation.com, Inc.Inventors: John Andrew Rehling, Thomas Gerardo Dignan
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Patent number: 11062245Abstract: A system for recording events on a distributed ledger includes: a server; a terminal including a terminal processor executing an OS; and a data capture device including a housing, a data capture assembly configured to capture product data, a communication interface, a memory including a first driver and/or a firmware, and a processor executing instructions in the memory. The instructions include instructions to transmit the product data to the terminal through the communication interface. The terminal includes a second driver enabling the OS to communicate with the data capture device to accept the product data. At least one of the first and second drivers and the firmware includes a transmission flag changeable between activated and deactivated states. The activated state causes the product data to be transmitted to the server. Upon the product data satisfying a recordation condition, the product data is recorded, from the server, to the distributed ledger.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Nathan J. Clevenger, Andrew Ehlers, Matthew Louis Kowalski, John M. Seimer