Patents by Inventor Andrew Schweinfurth

Andrew Schweinfurth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11176567
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for activating electronic coupons via one or more third-party servers. In various aspects, the disclosed electronic coupon system and methods may receive, as part of a request across a computer network, a profile identifier (ID) associated with a loyalty profile of a first user and also associated with an electronic loyalty program of a second party. The request may originate from a client device using request instructions provided from one or more third-party servers. The electronic coupon may be provided by the same or separate third-party, including, for example, provided by a server associated with the same or separate third-party, to the client device for display on the client device. The request may cause the electronic coupon system to activate the electronic coupon for the loyalty profile of the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Andrew Schweinfurth, Manush Shah, David Valencia
  • Patent number: 11106869
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a message of a pharmacy customer wherein the message includes a text string, and generating a set of one or more intents corresponding to the pharmacy customer by analyzing the text string using a trained machine learning model, wherein each of the one or more intents correspond to a respective desired action pertaining to the pharmacy order. The machine learning model may be a classification model. The method further includes generating at least one response message based on the set of intents corresponding to the pharmacy customer and transmitting the at least one response message to a mobile device associated with the pharmacy customer. The set of one or more intents may be chosen from a list of commonplace pharmacy customer intents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Lindsey Kanefsky, Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Benjamin Weiss
  • Patent number: 11094124
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide an augmented reality (AR) pharmaceutical interface to a client electronic device such as a mobile smartphone. The AR pharmaceutical interface may identify one or more prescription products (e.g., consumable products or medical devices) appearing in a field of view of a camera of the electronic device. Based upon the identified prescription product(s), the AR pharmaceutical interface may provide augmentations such as visual overlays, audial feedback, and/or other information associated with the identified prescription product(s). In some implementations, the AR pharmaceutical interface may facilitate other prescription-related functions, such as refills and/or transfers, by launching a dedicated prescription application at the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Andrew Schweinfurth, Julija Alegra Petkus
  • Patent number: 10964185
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically securing receptacles of a retailer via an electronic lock include receiving a user request to reserve a receptacle, selecting a suitable receptacle based on one or more conditions, some of which may be specified by the user, and transmitting an electronic locking signal to secure, and thereby reserve, the selected receptacle. An association between the reserved receptacle and the user is stored, and the user is electronically notified. Subsequently, an electronic signal indicative of the identification of the user (or of the user's agent) is locally received. Upon determination that the user is expected and associated with the reserved receptacle, the techniques include causing an electronic unlocking signal to be transmitted to the electronic lock, thereby unlocking the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim, Bryan Anderson
  • Patent number: 10757544
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting a plurality of push-based communications associated with products moving geographically. In various aspects, an application programming interface (API) endpoint server having a push-based API, the push-based API associated with a webhook provided to a delivery service server, may receive via a webhook-push following an update to a delivery status state of a delivery event. The webhook-push includes information associated with the delivery event. A short message service (SMS) webpage server may generate a description of the update to the delivery status state. The SMS webpage server may be further configured to generate an SMS-based webpage including an image of an operator of a mobile delivery vehicle. An SMS delivery component may transmit a communication including the description of the update to a client device associated with the delivery event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Andrew Schweinfurth, Lindsey Kanefsky
  • Patent number: 10726694
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for mitigating retail theft include securing items at a receptacle of a retailer via an electronic lock, and providing a transceiver that is proximate to the secured items and that transmits a beacon which may be detected by a personal electronic device (PED) of a customer. Based on a wireless transmission between the PED and the transceiver, a customer's identity may be determined and the customer's risk profile may be accessed. A risk score corresponding to the customer accessing the secured item may be determined based on the customer's risk profile and optionally based upon a profile of the secured item. If the risk score is indicative of an acceptable risk, a trigger to remotely unlock the electronic lock may be sent, thereby remotely and automatically allowing qualified customers to access secured items. An item's removal may be detected and tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim
  • Patent number: 10652703
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting a plurality of push-based communications associated with products moving geographically. In various aspects, an application programming interface (API) endpoint server having a push-based API, the push-based API associated with a webhook provided to a delivery service server, may receive via the webhook a webhook-push following an update to a delivery status state of a delivery event. A short message service (SMS) webpage server may generate a description of the update to the delivery status state. The SMS webpage server may be further configured to generate an SMS-based webpage and the description of the update to the delivery status state may include the URL of the SMS-based webpage. An SMS delivery component may transmit a communication including the description of the update to a client device associated with the delivery event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Andrew Schweinfurth, Lindsey Kanefsky
  • Patent number: 10607465
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically securing receptacles of a retailer via an electronic lock include receiving a user request to reserve a receptacle, selecting a suitable receptacle based on one or more conditions, some of which may be specified by the user, and transmitting an electronic locking signal to secure, and thereby reserve, the selected receptacle. An association between the reserved receptacle and the user is stored, and the user is electronically notified. Subsequently, an electronic signal indicative of the identification of the user (or of the user's agent) is locally received. Upon determination that the user is expected and associated with the reserved receptacle, the techniques include causing an electronic unlocking signal to be transmitted to the electronic lock, thereby unlocking the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim, Bryan Anderson
  • Patent number: 10593179
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for mitigating retail theft include securing items at a receptacle of a retailer via an electronic lock, and providing a transceiver that is proximate to the secured items and that transmits a beacon which may be detected by a personal electronic device (PED) of a customer. Based on a wireless transmission between the PED and the transceiver, a customer's identity may be determined and the customer's risk profile may be accessed. A risk score corresponding to the customer accessing the secured item may be determined based on the customer's risk profile and optionally based upon a profile of the secured item. If the risk score is indicative of an acceptable risk, a trigger to remotely unlock the electronic lock may be sent, thereby remotely and automatically allowing qualified customers to access secured items. An item's removal may be detected and tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim
  • Patent number: 10531245
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting a plurality of push-based communications associated with products moving geographically. In various aspects, an application programming interface (API) endpoint server having a push-based API, the push-based API associated with a webhook provided to a delivery service server, may receive via the webhook a webhook-push following an update to a delivery status state of a delivery event. A short message service (SMS) webpage server may generate a description of the update to the delivery status state. The SMS webpage server may be further configured to generate an SMS-based webpage and the description of the update to the delivery status state may include the URL of the SMS-based webpage. An SMS delivery component may transmit a communication including the description of the update to a client device associated with the delivery event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Andrew Schweinfurth, Lindsey Kanefsky
  • Patent number: 10522017
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for mitigating retail theft include securing items at a receptacle of a retailer via an electronic lock, and providing a transceiver that is proximate to the secured items and that transmits a beacon which may be detected by a personal electronic device (PED) of a customer. Based on a wireless transmission between the PED and the transceiver, a customer's identity may be determined and the customer's risk profile may be accessed. A risk score corresponding to the customer accessing the secured item may be determined based on the customer's risk profile and optionally based upon a profile of the secured item. If the risk score is indicative of an acceptable risk, a trigger to remotely unlock the electronic lock may be sent, thereby remotely and automatically allowing qualified customers to access secured items. An item's removal may be detected and tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim
  • Patent number: 10467518
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for capturing and/or selecting media content using a client source device, uploading the media content to a proprietary server, generating an identification tag corresponding to the uploaded media content, printing a physical depiction of the identification tag, scanning the physical depiction of the identification tag using a client destination device in furtherance of accessing the uploaded content, determining the content corresponding to the scanned identification tag, retrieving the content from the proprietary server, formatting the content for presentation to a specific user and/or for a specific client destination device, and presenting the content on the client destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventor: Andrew Schweinfurth
  • Patent number: 10438469
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for mitigating retail theft include securing items at a receptacle of a retailer via an electronic lock, and providing a transceiver that is proximate to the secured items and that transmits a beacon which may be detected by a personal electronic device (PED) of a customer. Based on a wireless transmission between the PED and the transceiver, a customer's identity may be determined and the customer's risk profile may be accessed. A risk score corresponding to the customer accessing the secured item may be determined based on the customer's risk profile and optionally based upon a profile of the secured item. If the risk score is indicative of an acceptable risk, a trigger to remotely unlock the electronic lock may be sent, thereby remotely and automatically allowing qualified customers to access secured items. An item's removal may be detected and tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim
  • Patent number: 10192417
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for mitigating retail theft include securing items at a receptacle of a retailer via an electronic lock, and providing a transceiver that is proximate to the secured items and that transmits a beacon which may be detected by a personal electronic device (PED) of a customer. Based on a wireless transmission between the PED and the transceiver, a customer's identity may be determined and the customer's risk profile may be accessed. A risk score corresponding to the customer accessing the secured item may be determined based on the customer's risk profile and optionally based upon a profile of the secured item. If the risk score is indicative of an acceptable risk, a trigger to remotely unlock the electronic lock may be sent, thereby remotely and automatically allowing qualified customers to access secured items. An item's removal may be detected and tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim
  • Patent number: 9779603
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for mitigating retail theft include securing items at a receptacle of a retailer via an electronic lock, and providing a transceiver that is proximate to the secured items and that transmits a beacon which may be detected by a personal electronic device (PED) of a customer. Based on a wireless transmission between the PED and the transceiver, a customer's identity may be determined and the customer's risk profile may be accessed. A risk score corresponding to the customer accessing the secured item may be determined based on the customer's risk profile and optionally based upon a profile of the secured item. If the risk score is indicative of an acceptable risk, a trigger to remotely unlock the electronic lock may be sent, thereby remotely and automatically allowing qualified customers to access secured items. An item's removal may be detected and tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Kartik Subramanian, Andrew Schweinfurth, Raymond Kim