Patents by Inventor Kevin Matthew Charles
Kevin Matthew Charles 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).
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Patent number: 10874240Abstract: A landing pad receptacle receives and stores a package delivered by an unmanned vehicle, comprising: a housing; a storage compartment in the housing; and a validation device that detects a presence of a package delivered by a unmanned vehicle in the storage compartment and authenticates a package for return by a unmanned vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Steven Lewis, Matthew Dwain Biermann, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Patent number: 10831745Abstract: A system includes one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of: receiving, from a user computer, a destructive read request including header information indicating that a record stored in a persistent database is to be deleted after the record is successfully read from the persistent database; in response to receiving the destructive read request, retrieving the record, which was identified by the destructive read request, from the persistent database; after retrieving the record, receiving a success signal that confirms that the record was successfully read from the persistent database; and in response to receiving the success signal, automatically deleting the record, which was identified by the destructive read request, from the persistent database without receiving another instruction to delete the record. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, John R. Frerking, Richard Talmadge Jackson, Jr., Clifford V. Vanderpool, Michael John Karagines
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Patent number: 10620077Abstract: A technique for detecting spills is disclosed. A number of electrodes within a portion of a surface are connected to a resistance meter. The resistance meter detects a spill by measuring a change in resistance between two or more electrodes when a fluid is spilled over the two or more of the electrodes. The location of the spill can also be determined based on a known location for each of the electrodes. The size of the spill can further be determined based on a number of electrodes which measured a change in resistance due to the spilled fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Steven Jackson Lewis, Matthew Dwain Biermann, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Patent number: 10531210Abstract: A technique for detecting spills is described. A number of audio sensors detect a sound potentially associated with an object spilling on a surface and the audio data from the sensors is analyzed in order to generate an acoustical analysis of the sound. The analysis of the sound detected by the audio sensors is compared against a database of known sounds corresponding to a number of types of spill incidents. Based on a match detected between the analysis of the sound and a type of spill incident in the database of known sounds, the identity of the object spilled can be determined. The location of the spilled object can also be calculated by triangulating the sensor data from the audio sensors.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Steven Jackson Lewis, Kevin Matthew Charles, Matthew Dwain Biermann
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Patent number: 10489738Abstract: A system for delivering store items to a selected destination comprises a store computer that receives selected store item data including a delivery request; a delivery request database that stores the delivery request; and a delivery request application processor that provides a rule that includes criteria for selecting at least one delivery driver and generates a result that identifies a delivery driver of the at least one delivery driver satisfying the criteria of the generated rule.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Jimmie R. Clark, Michael Lawerance Payne, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Patent number: 10441929Abstract: An automated system for automatically mixing and verifying paint is described. The system may include a kiosk configured to automatically add a paint of a second color to a paint container holding a first color of paint so as to produce a requested third color of paint. The system may further verify that the mixed paint color is the requested paint color using a laser to perform verification.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, Michael Lawerance Payne, Jimmie Russell Clark
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Publication number: 20190236180Abstract: A system includes one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of: receiving, from a user computer, a destructive read request including header information indicating that a record stored in a persistent database is to be deleted after the record is successfully read from the persistent database; in response to receiving the destructive read request, retrieving the record, which was identified by the destructive read request, from the persistent database; after retrieving the record, receiving a success signal that confirms that the record was successfully read from the persistent database; and in response to receiving the success signal, automatically deleting the record, which was identified by the destructive read request, from the persistent database without receiving another instruction to delete the record. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, John R. Frerking, Richard Talmadge Jackson, JR., Clifford V. Vanderpool, Michael John Karagines
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Publication number: 20190145847Abstract: A technique for detecting spills is disclosed. A number of electrodes within a portion of a surface are connected to a resistance meter. The resistance meter detects a spill by measuring a change in resistance between two or more electrodes when a fluid is spilled over the two or more of the electrodes. The location of the spill can also be determined based on a known location for each of the electrodes. The size of the spill can further be determined based on a number of electrodes which measured a change in resistance due to the spilled fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Steven Jackson Lewis, Matthew Dwain Biermann, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Patent number: 10215658Abstract: A technique for detecting spills is disclosed. A number of electrodes within a portion of a surface are connected to a resistance meter. The resistance meter detects a spill by measuring a change in resistance between two or more electrodes when a fluid is spilled over the two or more of the electrodes. The location of the spill can also be determined based on a known location for each of the electrodes. The size of the spill can further be determined based on a number of electrodes which measured a change in resistance due to the spilled fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Steven Jackson Lewis, Matthew Dwain Biermann, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Publication number: 20180359211Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine readable medium are provided for communicating between disparate applications. Exemplary embodiments create an email provisioning service and an SMS message provisioning service based on provisioning data received from a user device to provision communications to multiple disparate applications. An indication to initiate the communication service is received from the user device. One or both of the email provisioning service or the SMS provisioning service is selected and executed to send an email message or an SMS message to the multiple disparate applications. Exemplary embodiments include transmitting an alert to the user device indicating failure or success of the execution of the provisioning services, and tracking a number of times the indication is received from the user device to initiate user of the communication service.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, Jonathan Alexander Huckvale, Richard Talmadge Jackson, JR., Michael John Karagines, John R. Frerking
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Publication number: 20180188182Abstract: A container cap comprises a first layer that includes a material that changes color or opacity in response to a chemical reaction at the first layer between a gas emitted by a source of perishable food item in the container and the material of the first layer; a second layer on top of the first layer that includes a viewing window that displays the color or opacity of the material of the first layer; and an identifying marker revealed via the second layer in response to the first layer changing color or opacity indicative of the perishable food item being spoiled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Jacob Avery Jones, Kevin Matthew Charles, Joshua Freeman
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Publication number: 20180117550Abstract: An automated system for automatically mixing and verifying paint is described. The system may include a kiosk configured to automatically add a paint of a second color to a paint container holding a first color of paint so as to produce a requested third color of paint. The system may further verify that the mixed paint color is the requested paint color using a laser to perform verification.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, Michael Lawerance Payne, Jimmie Russell Clark
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Publication number: 20180100780Abstract: A technique for detecting spills is disclosed. A number of electrodes within a portion of a surface are connected to a resistance meter. The resistance meter detects a spill by measuring a change in resistance between two or more electrodes when a fluid is spilled over the two or more of the electrodes. The location of the spill can also be determined based on a known location for each of the electrodes. The size of the spill can further be determined based on a number of electrodes which measured a change in resistance due to the spilled fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Steven Jackson Lewis, Matthew Dwain Biermann, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Publication number: 20180092484Abstract: A landing pad receptacle receives and stores a package delivered by an unmanned vehicle, comprising: a housing; a storage compartment in the housing; and a validation device that detects a presence of a package delivered by a unmanned vehicle in the storage compartment and authenticates a package for return by a unmanned vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Steven Lewis, Matthew Dwain Biermann, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Publication number: 20180096411Abstract: A recipe management system is disclosed where participants can submit healthy recipes and their serving costs. If accepted, the recipes will then be posted via web, application, social media, and in-store advertising. The participants can include customers, vendors, etc. At checkout, the point of sale will make a web service call to compare ingredients being purchased with the active recipe offers. If all required ingredients are found, an appropriate discount will be applied. If most ingredients are in the cart, the customer will be notified via text, email, POS prompt, of other recipes close to completion, missing ingredients to receive the discount. The system includes an analytics system which monitors the ingredients and recipes sold, receives feedback from customers and social media to adjust the parameters of the system to improve its functioning, discounts and recipes provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, Michael Lawerance Payne, Jimmie R. Clark
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Publication number: 20180091909Abstract: A technique for detecting spills is described. A number of audio sensors detect a sound potentially associated with an object spilling on a surface and the audio data from the sensors is analyzed in order to generate an acoustical analysis of the sound. The analysis of the sound detected by the audio sensors is compared against a database of known sounds corresponding to a number of types of spill incidents. Based on a match detected between the analysis of the sound and a type of spill incident in the database of known sounds, the identity of the object spilled can be determined. The location of the spilled object can also be calculated by triangulating the sensor data from the audio sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Steven Jackson Lewis, Kevin Matthew Charles, Matthew Dwain Biermann
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Publication number: 20170286893Abstract: A system for delivering store items to a selected destination comprises a store computer that receives selected store item data including a delivery request; a delivery request database that stores the delivery request; and a delivery request application processor that provides a rule that includes criteria for selecting at least one delivery driver and generates a result that identifies a delivery driver of the at least one delivery driver satisfying the criteria of the generated rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jimmie R. Clark, Michael Lawerance Payne, Kevin Matthew Charles
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Publication number: 20170161649Abstract: A rental service reservation system comprises an instant rental service reservation system that receives an electronic communication from an electronic device of a store customer requesting an item or service rental reservation and an analytics system that determines from the electronic communication whether the requested item or service is available for reservation, and generates a reservation recommendation to the instant rental service reservation system. The instant rental service reservation system generates a reservation in response to the reservation recommendation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Kevin Matthew Charles, David Scot Harlow