Patents by Inventor Mukesh M. Nair

Mukesh M. Nair 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: 11030674
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: collecting data corresponding to factors that affect a resalable return rate of the item. By predicting the resalable return rate based on the factors and respective contribution of the factors, number of total units of the item is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Nair, Peter E. Stubbs
  • Publication number: 20180300796
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: collecting data corresponding to factors that affect a resalable return rate of the item. By predicting the resalable return rate based on the factors and respective contribution of the factors, number of total units of the item is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Mukesh M. NAIR, Peter E. STUBBS
  • Patent number: 10049401
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for dynamically optimizing inventory picking paths within a physical store. The system performs operations including receiving merchandise requests from customers, providing the merchandise requests to merchandise pickers, and receiving, from the merchandise pickers, picking data identifying picking paths executed by the merchandise pickers when picking items within the physical store to fulfill the merchandise requests. The operations further include analyzing the merchandise requests and the picking data to identify an algorithm suitable for determining an optimized picking path, and, in response to receiving a new online merchandise request, applying the algorithm to determine an optimized picking path for fulfilling the new online merchandise request. The optimized picking path is provided to at least one of the merchandise pickers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Nair, Peter E. Stubbs
  • Publication number: 20180075521
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for dynamically optimizing inventory picking paths within a physical store. The system performs operations including receiving merchandise requests from customers, providing the merchandise requests to merchandise pickers, and receiving, from the merchandise pickers, picking data identifying picking paths executed by the merchandise pickers when picking items within the physical store to fulfill the merchandise requests. The operations further include analyzing the merchandise requests and the picking data to identify an algorithm suitable for determining an optimized picking path, and, in response to receiving a new online merchandise request, applying the algorithm to determine an optimized picking path for fulfilling the new online merchandise request. The optimized picking path is provided to at least one of the merchandise pickers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Nair, Peter E. Stubbs
  • Patent number: 9904952
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for dynamically optimizing inventory picking paths within a physical store. The system performs operations including receiving merchandise requests from customers, providing the merchandise requests to merchandise pickers, and receiving, from the merchandise pickers, picking data identifying picking paths executed by the merchandise pickers when picking items within the physical store to fulfill the merchandise requests. The operations further include analyzing the merchandise requests and the picking data to identify an algorithm suitable for determining an optimized picking path, and, in response to receiving a new merchandise request, applying the algorithm to determine an optimized picking path for fulfilling the new merchandise request. The optimized picking path is provided to at least one of the merchandise pickers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Nair, Peter E. Stubbs
  • Publication number: 20170287057
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for dynamically optimizing inventory picking paths within a physical store. The system performs operations including receiving merchandise requests from customers, providing the merchandise requests to merchandise pickers, and receiving, from the merchandise pickers, picking data identifying picking paths executed by the merchandise pickers when picking items within the physical store to fulfill the merchandise requests. The operations further include analyzing the merchandise requests and the picking data to identify an algorithm suitable for determining an optimized picking path, and, in response to receiving a new merchandise request, applying the algorithm to determine an optimized picking path for fulfilling the new merchandise request. The optimized picking path is provided to at least one of the merchandise pickers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Nair, Peter E. Stubbs
  • Patent number: 9665899
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a system for dynamically optimizing inventory picking paths within a physical store. The system performs operations including receiving merchandise requests from customers, providing the merchandise requests to merchandise pickers, and receiving, from the merchandise pickers, picking data identifying picking paths executed by the merchandise pickers when picking items within the physical store to fulfill the merchandise requests. The operations further include analyzing the merchandise requests and the picking data to identify an algorithm suitable for determining an optimized picking path, and, in response to receiving a new merchandise request, applying the algorithm to determine an optimized picking path for fulfilling the new merchandise request. The optimized picking path is provided to at least one of the merchandise pickers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mukesh M. Nair, Peter E. Stubbs