Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from a plurality of zoned RFID readers to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the RFID tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of RFID tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the RFID system frees up the zoned RFID readers to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest, such as RFID tags that are deemed to be out of place. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest, such as RFID tags that are deemed to be missing. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: A printer for printing an associated clothing tag includes a printer main body; and at least one guide disposed on the printer main body, the at least one guide configured to position the associated clothing tag on a portion of the printer main body. In some embodiments, the printer also includes a touchscreen for receiving input information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from a plurality of zoned RFID readers to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the RFID tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of RFID tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the RFID system frees up the zoned RFID readers to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the RFID tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of RFID tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the RFID system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest, such as RFID tags that are deemed to be moving. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest, such as RFID tags that are deemed to be out of place. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Systems and methods for radio-frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed where session control tasks are offloaded from an RFID reader to a separate device which can take the form of an RFID transmitter such as a session control broadcaster. Accordingly, the RFID transmitter transmits messages to RFID tags to control which of the tags within range of the RFID transmitter are in a readable state and/or unreadable state. These messages can take the form of session control messages, and these session control messages can be targeted to tags of interest, such as RFID tags that are deemed to be missing. By offloading the transmission of messages that control the readability of tags to a separate RFID transmitter, the system frees up the RFID reader to spend more time on inventory read operations, which reduces the risk that an RFID tag will stay hidden when it briefly exists in a hot spot.

Abstract: Provided is a system for automatic signature for receipt verification. The system includes a delivery management server, wherein the deliver management server includes a memory and a processor. A digital copy of an authorized signature is stored in the memory of the delivery management server. The system also includes a delivery smart crate for receiving packages unattended. The delivery smart crate is in communication with the delivery management server through a network connection. The system also includes a delivery service in communication with the delivery management server through a network connection. The delivery service notifies the delivery management server of a signature request by a sender. The delivery smart crate notifies the delivery management server of a delivery made to the delivery smart crate. Also, the delivery management server sends the digital copy of the authorized signature to the delivery service.

Abstract: An internet based software system that provides a method of creating referrals of consumer products, events and services, to enable users in the system to electronically refer products to other users and obtain rewards when referred purchases are made. These rewards can be in the form of actual local currency, merchandise, or a Points system with a currency valuation. The system consists of sending unique links over email, social media, or websites to communicate referrals to others. The system tracks each click and stores unique identifiers for each referral response. The system also consists of special plugins that are installed on third-party websites to track the purchases that have come from user referrals. Upon purchase, the communication transactions are analyzed, and rewards are given out to each user that has a referral link recorded from the purchaser.

Abstract: A method for ensuring that a computer readable information is authentic, including: generating a public key associated with the computer readable information, hashing the computer readable information to obtain a hashed computer readable information, encrypting the hashed computer readable information with a private key to create a digital signature, wherein the hashed computer readable information and the digital signature are stored on a block of a blockchain, authenticating the user computing device in response to a request from the user computing device to download the computer readable information, transmitting the public key and the digital signature to an authenticated user computing device, and instructing the authenticated user computing device to decrypt the digital signature using the public key to obtain the hashed computer readable information, and download the hashed computer readable information to the authenticated user computing system to retrieve the computer readable information.

Abstract: A system selects meals according to a user's tastes and presents media files instructing execution of the meal. The media file is presented as a set of segments, each segment having a thumbnail image and metadata associated therewith. User interactions with the segments are monitored and evaluated to determine whether the segments are viewed, viewed for inspiration, and/or viewed while executing the meal. Actions monitored and evaluated may include movement of a user device during a viewing, pausing of playback, appropriateness of pausing locations to meal preparation steps, and orientation of the device. The metadata of segments and the viewing status thereof is used to determine a user's tastes and skill level to facilitate selection of subsequent meals for the user.

Abstract: A system ingests the purchases of a user at various retail outlets and are analyzed to characterize a user's taste profile as well as the complexity and effort of meals prepared by the user. A meal plan including the preparation of recipes corresponding to the user's taste, complexity, and effort profiles. Meal plan media including instructions for preparing the meals of the meal plan are provided. Interactions or lack thereof and the date of interactions are monitored and analyzed to determine whether a meal was executed and the date of execution. A weekly schedule profile of the user is developed based on the complexity and effort scores of meals and the determination of whether the meals are or are not executed. Subsequent meal plans are generated based on the schedule profile and the taste profile updated per determinations of which meals are executed.

Abstract: Deliveries of meal ingredients to a user are made in a crate and retrieval times of the crate are detected, such as by detecting input of a code to the crate or detecting proximity of a mobile device of a user to the crate. Retrieval times are used to train a retrieval model for the user. The amount of refrigerant (e.g. ice) required for subsequent deliveries is estimated based on a period between an expected delivery time and an expected retrieval time determined from the retrieval model as well as expected weather conditions during the period. A pick list for the meal ingredients is output and includes the amount of refrigerant as an item to be retrieved for the delivery.

Abstract: A method for ensuring that a computer readable information is authentic, including: generating a public key associated with the computer readable information, hashing the computer readable information to obtain a hashed computer readable information, encrypting the hashed computer readable information with a private key to create a digital signature, wherein the hashed computer readable information and the digital signature are stored on a block of a blockchain, authenticating the user computing device in response to a request from the user computing device to download the computer readable information, transmitting the public key and the digital signature to an authenticated user computing device, and instructing the authenticated user computing device to decrypt the digital signature using the public key to obtain the hashed computer readable information, and download the hashed computer readable information to the authenticated user computing system to retrieve the computer readable information.

Abstract: A method for controlling access to a locked space, including generating an access code and a private key associated with the access code, hashing the access code to obtain a hashed access code, encrypting the hashed access code with a public key to create a digital signature, wherein the hashed access code and the digital signature are stored on the blockchain, authenticating a receiving device in response to a request from the receiving device to gain access to the locked space, transmitting the private key and the digital signature to an authenticated receiving device, instructing the authenticated receiving device to decrypt the digital signature using the private key to obtain the hashed access code, and transmit the hashed access code to the computing system, and unlocking the locked space in response to receiving the hashed access code from the receiving device.

Abstract: A method and system for managing a demand on an electrical grid is provided, including: receiving a capped total amount of cryptocurrency available to purchase units of energy from an energy provider, the capped amount of cryptocurrency being recorded in a publicly distributed transaction ledger, allocating a portion of the cryptocurrency of the capped total amount of cryptocurrency to each energy consumption device, wherein the portion of the cryptocurrency allocated to each energy consumption device is recorded in the ledger, receiving, a request from an energy consumption device of the plurality of energy consumption devices that the energy metering device purchase an energy unit, using the portion of cryptocurrency allocated to the first energy consumption device, accessing the publically distributed transaction ledger in response to receiving the request from the first energy consumption to verify that the first energy consumption device has a remaining amount of cryptocurrency.