Patents Examined by Robert Fredeking
  • Patent number: 11810047
    Abstract: An online system receives, from a customer mobile application (CMA) an order including a high-value item determines that the order includes the high-value item. The online system transmits an indication that the order includes the high-value item to a delivery mobile application (DMA). The DMA transmits a real-time location of a client device of a delivery agent to the online system. Responsive to determining that the delivery agent is at a delivery location, the online system transmits an indication to the DMA to display a user interface including an interactive element for requesting a signature from a customer. Responsive to receiving an indication of an interaction with the interactive element, the online system transmits an indication to the CMA to display a user interface with a signature element. The CMA transmits a signature received via the signature element to the online system, which stores the signature as verification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Maplebear, Inc.
    Inventors: Anastasija Kovalova, Neera Chatterjee
  • Patent number: 11562301
    Abstract: A method of facilitating a fleet exchange includes retrieving a fleet and retrieving a set of workers, analyzing the fleet and the set of workers using smart scheduling to generate allocations, and displaying the allocations to the workers. In another aspect, a non-transitory computer readable medium includes program instructions that when executed, cause a computer system to receive vehicle allocation request, retrieve worker information and a worker calendar, generate an allocation, and display the allocation in a display device. A computing system for facilitating fleet exchange includes one or more processors and a memory including computer executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to retrieve a fleet and a set of workers, analyze the fleet and the set of workers to generate allocations, and display the allocations in a respective computing device of the workers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Ryan Gross
  • Patent number: 11481856
    Abstract: After receiving a trip request, a ridesharing platform system can determine scores for each prior trip request within a time window from features associated with the prior trip request. The ridesharing platform system can determine patterns from corresponding scores and determine a risk for the trip request using on the patterns. The ridesharing platform system can determine whether to accept or decline the trip request based on the risk for the trip request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing DiDi Infinity Technology and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zihan Yi, Xin Chen, Dong Li, Jing Chen
  • Patent number: 11461730
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle device, an arrival notification system and an arrival notification method which can enable an arrival of the vehicle to be easily recognized by a user. The objective is achieved by causing a notification device with a communication function to generate a notification sound when the vehicle arrives at a delivery target, which can enable an arrival of the vehicle to be easily recognized by the user. I.e., this can cause the notification device to generate the notification sound more easily and it can be recognized by users more easily than an arrival notification method by merely sending an electronic mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun Goto
  • Patent number: 11354604
    Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to venue seat assignment based upon hearing profiles. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a device can include a processor and a memory. The device can receive a request to upload a hearing profile, and can upload the hearing profile to a seat assignment system. The device can receive, from the seat assignment system, a customized seating chart based, at least in part, upon the hearing profile. The customized seating chart can include a visual representation of at least a portion of seating in a venue. The device can select, from the customized seating chart, a seat from the portion of the seating in the venue. This selection can be made automatically or based upon user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Samuel N. Zellner