Patents Examined by Paul Danneman
  • Patent number: 12358642
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle includes at least one navigation sensor configured to measure navigation data indicative of an environment, at least one status sensor configured to measure status data indicative of operating parameters of a hardware system and a computing system. The computing system includes a navigation engine configured to receive the navigation data and status data and plan a path through the environment and a security engine. The security engine is configured to detect that an unauthorized user is attempting to access the navigation data or the status data, send an alert to an authorized user indicating that the unauthorized user is attempting to access navigation data or status data, and send, to the unauthorized user, simulated data including one or both of simulated navigation data and simulated status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Istari Digital, Inc.
    Inventors: William Roper, Jr., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Thomas A. Campbell, Paul A. DeBitetto, Sanjay Emani Sarma
  • Patent number: 12353997
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a learning unit that learns a heuristic function related to a path search by using a convolutional neural network. The learning unit includes a first convolutional neural network that outputs a first feature value based on an environment map, and a second convolutional neural network that outputs a second feature value related to an internal state of a search subject, performs learning using a loss related to a concatenated value of the first feature value and the second feature value, and outputs a heuristic map in which the heuristic function is represented as a two- or higher-dimensional image. The internal state of the search subject includes at least one element that has a degree of freedom different from a position in an environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka Ariki, Takuya Narihiri
  • Patent number: 12321829
    Abstract: A method for determining event data including: sampling a first data stream within a first time window at a first sensor of an onboard vehicle system coupled to a vehicle, extracting interior activity data from the first data stream; determining an interior event based on the interior activity data; sampling a second data stream within a second time window at a second sensor of the onboard vehicle system; extracting exterior activity data from the second image stream; determining an exterior event based on the exterior activity data; correlating the exterior event and the interior event to generate combined event data; automatically classifying the combined event data to generate an event label; and automatically labeling the first time window of the first data stream and the second time window of the second data stream with the combined event label to generate labeled event data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Nauto, Inc.
    Inventors: Suchitra Sathyanarayana, Ravi Kumar Satzoda, Alex Thompson, Michael Gleeson-May, Ludmila Levkova
  • Patent number: 12321887
    Abstract: A method for recipient-initiated shipping includes receiving, at an internet connected server, recipient data (including a first shipping address) from a shipping recipient; providing delivery options to the shipping recipient based on a set of delivery option criteria and the recipient data; receiving a delivery choice from the shipping recipient; and notifying at least one of a shipping sender and a shipping carrier of the delivery choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Simpler Postage, Inc.
    Inventor: Jarrett Streebin
  • Patent number: 12293812
    Abstract: A sponge counting system for maintaining an inventory of articles used during a medical or surgical procedure, where, in the event an article for which the status needs to be reconciled is left in a patient, the system generates a record that the article is in a partially reconciled state and when a subsequent procedure is performed, the scanner employed during the procedure has the records of the partially reconciled articles associated with the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Stewart, Michael Roux, Thomas Armentrout
  • Patent number: 12293381
    Abstract: A financial institution can provide a best price guarantee to debit or credit card account holders. By providing a consolidated system including automatic price monitoring of purchased products and automatic claim form generation upon identifying a lower price, the consumer is relieved of the burden typically associated with conventional price matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: CITICORP CREDIT SERVICES, INC. (USA)
    Inventors: Neeraj Sharma, Ateesh Tankha, Anthony Merola, Michael Ying
  • Patent number: 12288201
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing an order are disclosed. A unified shopping cart receives a first request from a first tenant interface and second request from a second tenant interface, different from the first tenant interface. Each request includes first request data including a customer identifier, a selection of one or more items, and a desired delivery mode. The first request and the second request are associated with the same customer, and are processed using a unified payment transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jobin Kadapurath, Peter Guidarelli, Daniel Maas, Ramesh Thennadil
  • Patent number: 12283357
    Abstract: A personal diabetes equipment management system can include at least one diabetes treatment device adapted for use with one or more disposable diabetes devices; a remote server system including an inventory database identifying operational diabetes treatment devices and operational disposable diabetes devices in the possession of a user; and a controller in communication with (i) the at least one diabetes treatment device over a first network connection and (ii) the remote server system over a second network connection, the controller adapted to automatically detect use of the at least one diabetes treatment device and determine an operational condition for the diabetes treatment device or the one or more disposable diabetes treatment devices based on information received from the at least one diabetes treatment device over the first network connection, the controller transmitting update information to the remote server system over the second network connection to update the inventory database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: BIIGFOOT BIOMEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brewer, Jon Brilliant
  • Patent number: 12266012
    Abstract: Dunning a debtor according to an essentia instance of the debtor. Debtor data of the debtor is received from a creditor. The debtor is mapped to an essentia to create an essentia instance for the debtor based on debtor characteristic variables identified by the debtor data and essentia characteristic variables identified by essentia data. Essentia specific dunning decisions corresponding to the essentia to apply when dunning the debtor are determined. The debtor is dunned according to the essentia specific dunning decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: One True Holding Company
    Inventors: Nadav Samet, Sr., Nadav Samet, Jr., Ohad Samet, Richard Yeung
  • Patent number: 12266002
    Abstract: Systems and methods electronically provide information regarding digital rules related to a potential relationship instance. Users often wish to know which digital rules apply to a specified item before engaging in a relationship instance with a host entity regarding the item. The system and methods described herein allow a computing facility to identify an item and receive resource information related to the item and the digital rules applicable to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan L Wiggs
  • Patent number: 12254768
    Abstract: A remote monitoring system (100) according to the present disclosure includes: an observation unit (101) configured to observe traffic in a network that corresponds to a movement section where a mobile object moves, the mobile object serving as a target to be monitored; and a specification unit (102) configured to divide the movement section on the basis of the observed traffic, and specify a delay jitter distribution in each divided section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anan Sawabe, Takanori Iwai
  • Patent number: 12248929
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to performing a transaction using a third party mobile wallet, performing a transaction using a third party point of sale (POS) system and to making a purchase from a third party mobile wallet provided by a third party mobile wallet provider. In one scenario, a cloud-based transaction platform is provided, which receives communication from an agent terminal over a communication channel connected to the cloud-based transaction platform. The agent communication indicates that a customer desires to perform a mobile wallet transaction using their third party mobile wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: FINTIV, INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Liberty, Mike Love
  • Patent number: 12243109
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced organizational transparency using a linked activity chain in a ledger are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include (1) a back end for an organization comprising at least one computer processor receiving a first communication from a first entity comprising a first customer interaction with the first entity; (2) the back end writing the first communication to a ledger for the organization as a first block in a linked activity chain; (3) the back end receiving a second communication from a second entity comprising a second customer second activity with the second entity; (4) the back end writing the second communication to the ledger for the organization as a second block in the linked activity chain; (5) the back end calculating a summary score for the customer based on the blocks in the linked activity chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Joe Vieira, Kam Sat Lee, Murali Pingali, Michael Cornell, Suresh Shetty, Samer Falah, Ankur Sambhar
  • Patent number: 12243535
    Abstract: A pervasive advisor for major purchases and other expenditures may detect that a customer is contemplating a major purchase (e.g., through active listening). The advisor may assist the customer with the timing and manner of making the purchase in a way that is financially sensible in view of the customer's financial situation. A customer may be provided with dynamically-updated information in response to recent actions that may affect an approved loan amount and/or interest rate. Underwriting of a loan may be triggered based on the geo-location of the user. Financial advice may be provided to customers to help them meet their goals using information obtained from third party sources, such as purchase options based on particular goals. The pervasive advisor may thus intervene to assist with budgeting, financing, and timing of major expenditures based on the customer's location and on the customer's unique and changing circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Balin Kina Brandt, Laura Fisher, Marie Jeanette Floyd, Katherine J. McGee, Teresa Lynn Rench, Sruthi Vangala
  • Patent number: 12243013
    Abstract: This application relates to a replenishment method and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a replenishment order, and determining a mapping relationship between goods information of replenishment goods in the replenishment order and a storage space of a put wall, where the mapping relationship is used for instructing to correspondingly place target replenishment goods into a target storage space of the put wall; and determining a target inventory box corresponding to the target replenishment goods placed in the target storage space of the put wall, where the target inventory box is used for loading the target replenishment goods. The use of the method improves the replenishment efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: HAI ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Ai, Runfang Yu
  • Patent number: 12236460
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for partitioned private interconnects to provider networks are described. At least a portion of available bandwidth of a private physical interconnect between a provider network and a connectivity intermediary's network is designated as the bandwidth limit of an interconnect partition set up on behalf of a customer at the request of the intermediary. The intermediary's network comprises one or more devices to which at least one of the customer's devices is connected. Access to one or more resources of the provider network via the interconnect is enabled. Traffic monitoring results associated with the interconnect are used to enforce the designated bandwidth limit of the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuai Ye, Mark Edward Stalzer, Patrick Brigham Cullen
  • Patent number: 12236492
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for processing transactions in a computing system. An example method generally includes receiving a request to perform an operation with respect to an object included in the request. A system identifies an archetype defining properties of the object included in the request. Based on the identified archetype, the system identifies data repositories to commit data to in order to perform the requested operation and rules for performing the operation with respect to the object. One or more actions are executed against the identified data repositories according to the identified rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Aveer Ratan Thakur, Sameer Balasubrahmanyam, Dipesh Khakhkhar
  • Patent number: 12236493
    Abstract: Automated provisioning, according to one example embodiment, enables a mutual customer to establish an intelligent and automated connection between an accounting software system and their financial institution. For example, this might be achieved by allowing a financial institution customer to make feeds from their bank accounts available to the accounting software system within financial internet software (e.g., hosted and operated by the customer's financial institution). Once a customer selects the bank account(s) they want to share with the accounting software system, they are passed along to the accounting software system to link the selected bank account with an account they have set up in the accounting software system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Xero Limited
    Inventors: Rodney Kenneth Drury, Matthew John Vickers
  • Patent number: 12236395
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the automated fulfillment of orders from a fulfillment network including consumer-facing retail locations. Orders are partitioned into suborders, which are in turn assigned to retail locations based on forecasted demand for the suborder items at the retail locations. The assignment process considers operational data for each retail location such as the number of employees, the inventory of suborder items, shipping rate cards, return policies, business hours, pick decline estimations, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Farias, Aryan Iden Khojandi, Ritesh Madan, Chad Yan, Guang Yang
  • Patent number: 12236470
    Abstract: A heuristic money laundering detection engine includes capabilities to collect an unstructured data set, such as a transaction record, and detect indications of money laundering activity. By detecting money laundering activity and feeding back indications of money laundering transactions, the heuristic algorithm may continue to learn and improve detection accuracy. Such indications may include correlations to sets of transaction activity among a number of financial accounts and past indications of money laundering activity. Indications of money laundering may allow generation of audit reports for reporting to regulatory authorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Flowers, Puneit Dua, Eric Balota, Shanna L. Phillips