Abstract: A zero-step authentication system and method which uses biometric data to automatically make payments in a secure manner without requiring the customer to handle his or her mobile device. The system and method use a biometrics verification server and a payment facilitation device at the business location which automatically detects and recognizes registered mobile devices, displays a photo of the customer to a business employee for identity confirmation, and automatically deducts payments for purchases from a pre-authorized customer account. The customer account is managed by a payment processing server, which stores the customer account data, makes appropriate deductions, sends confirmation of deductions to the customer's mobile device, and automatically refills the customer's account by making pre-authorized charges to the customer's banking institution.

Abstract: A system and method for third-party food and dining ordering control using digital receipts, comprising at least one device capable of accessing the internet which may be a mobile device or personal computing device such as a laptop or desktop, a web application, and a point-of-sale system at a restaurant or retailer, wherein users of the web application may deposit funds into an account and set regulations on what they may purchase with the deposited funds, or have an administrator set up an account for them, allowing the administrator to regulate what the sub-user may purchase, in keeping with budget, diet, and lifestyle restrictions, which may utilize zero-step authentication to allow for seamless use of the service at certain establishments, and which may implement the generation and transmission of interactive digital receipts which can provide registered users with greater control over subordinate user accounts.

Abstract: A system and method for customer and business referral with a smart device concierge system, comprising a database comprising customer and business information, a mobile device operating a concierge application and an automation application, and a referral engine, to allow users to register for and install the concierge application and automation application, and use them to place orders for products, services, or reservations with participating businesses via linked smart devices using the automation application, gives or place these orders for other users who approve of receiving the product, service, or reservation, and compensating application users who have a commercial interest in operating the application, called a commercial concierge, who may be compensated for referring users to various businesses for products, services, or reservations the user may enjoy or be searching for, in lieu of a traditional concierge that may help refer customers manually.

Abstract: A system and method for real-time inventory and food portion management. The system is a cloud-based network containing a predictive inventory management engine, an inventory optimization engine, a food logger, mobile and compute devices, staff and vendors, gateways for vendors and staff to interface with financial institutions and other 3rd party businesses, enterprise database to store and retrieve including financial data, staffing data, and inventory data. The system can optimize organizational operations by predicting and optimizing in real-time key operational decisions using artificial intelligence or other computerized methods around inventory and food portion management based upon a multitude of variables associated with the patron and enterprise.

Abstract: A system and method for predictive pre-authorization of subsidiary accounts using passive biometrics which uses wireless mobile devices and biometric scanning to automatically predict pre-authorized transaction amounts for a plurality of subsidiary accounts in a secure manner without requiring the customer to handle his or her mobile device. The system and method uses a payment facilitation device at the business location which automatically detects and recognizes registered mobile devices, displays a photo of the customer to a business employee for identity confirmation, verifies the customer with a biometrics verification database, generates a pre-authorization amount with an authorization generator, and automatically deducts payments for purchases from a pre-authorized customer account. The system and method may further include capabilities for facilitating offline transactions using accounts enabled as offline accounts.

Abstract: A system and method for en-route business selection and ordering with optimized packaging for food delivery and takeout. The system is a cloud-based network containing an optimization server, portals for restaurants, customers, and drivers to enter their information, a rules library, a label manager, and a food packaging optimization module which determines optimal packaging groupings and configurations based on a multitude of variables associated with the restaurant, customer preferences, and the available menu. The system may be accessed through web browsers or purpose-built computer and mobile phone applications.

Abstract: A system and method for en-route business selection, routing, and order preparation timing. The system is a cloud-based network containing an optimization server, portals for restaurants, customers, and drivers to enter their information, and an optimization engine which determines optimal pickup and delivery times for delivery drivers based on a multitude of variables associated with the business enterprises and delivery driver availability. The system may be accessed through web browsers or purpose-built computer and mobile phone applications.

Abstract: A system and method for minimal contact in-person order fulfillment using mobile device, using a banking card, mobile device, card reader and associated display, cashier display at a point-of-sale (“POS”) system, internet-connected server, and financial institution, which minimizes customer physical contact with payment personnel or physical systems by offloading the final stages of sale confirmation and customer choices onto a customer's mobile device.

Abstract: A system and method for federated, context-sensitive, acoustic model refinement comprising a federated language model server and a plurality of edge devices. The federated language model server may comprise one or more machine learning models trained and developed centrally on the server, and distribute these one or more machine learning models to edge devices wherein they may be operated locally on the edge devices. The edge devices may gather or generate context data that can be used by a speech recognition engine, and the local language models contained therein, to develop adaptive, context-sensitive, user-specific language models. Periodically, the federated language model server may select a subset of edge devices from which to receive uploaded local model parameters, that may be aggregated to perform central model updates wherein the updated model parameters may then be sent back to edge devices in order to update the local model parameters.

Abstract: A system and method for real-time geophysical social grouping comprising customer profiles and venue profiles, wherein the profiles comprise expressed and inferred attributes, and a social grouping and recommendation server which utilizes machine learning algorithms on the profiles to generate recommendations for social group pairing, venues, and activities. Attribute matching provides optimized grouping between customers who share certain commonalities while also providing venues a system for locating and attracting ideal customers. Machine learning algorithms may be used to analyze profile attributes and identify patterns of commonality that would not otherwise be recognized. This system allows patrons to meet, dine, and socialize with one or more matched individuals at a venue that satisfies all participants preferences and attributes.

Abstract: A system and method for an attention management platform, comprising a control server, an administrative communication means, and a database. A control server employs a plurality of protocols and instructions to monitor and control electronic devices over the Internet. An administrative communication means may be a mobile application, website, cloud-based service, or other user-interface based means by which teleconference/telemeeting participants and hosts can create and manage profiles and register electronic devices. A database stores both participant profiles and information on electronic devices. An attention management platform may be, but typically not, co-located with any participant of a teleconference/telemeeting, but allows the host of a teleconference/telemeeting (or anyone with privileges) to monitor and control the electronic devices of the other participants in the teleconference/telemeeting.

Abstract: A system and method for advanced inventory management using deep neural networks. The system may be disposed in a business establishment or it may be a cloud-based network comprising a one or more databases to store and retrieve including patron data, recipe data, business data, and inventory data, mobile and compute devices, staff and suppliers, one or more gateways for vendors and staff to interface with other third-party business, and an inventory analysis server. Taken together or in part, optimize organizational operations by predicting and optimizing key inventory decisions using artificial intelligence or other computerized methods around inventory management based upon a large amount of variables associated with the enterprise.

Abstract: A system and method for an attention management platform, comprising a control server, an administrative communication means, and a database. A control server employs a plurality of protocols and instructions to monitor and control electronic devices over the Internet. An administrative communication means may be a mobile application, website, cloud-based service, or other user-interface based means by which teleconference/telemeeting participants and hosts can create and manage profiles and register electronic devices. A database stores both participant profiles and information on electronic devices. An attention management platform may be, but typically not, co-located with any participant of a teleconference/telemeeting, but allows the host of a teleconference/telemeeting (or anyone with privileges) to monitor and control the electronic devices of the other participants in the teleconference/telemeeting.

Abstract: A system and method for a restaurant-as-a-service system, comprising one or more database(s), a cluster manager, and a platform which provides restaurants automated, multiple-domain spanning, intelligent business predictions and optimizations leveraging modular, highly integrable microservices which perform various domain-specific functions and tasks to enhance restaurant operations and patron experience. The cluster manager may intercept data requests and algorithmically forward requests to the appropriate microservice operating on an available cluster of computing devices.

Abstract: A system and method for federated, context-sensitive, acoustic model refinement comprising a federated language model server and a plurality of edge devices. The federated language model server may comprise one or more machine learning models trained and developed centrally on the server, and distribute these one or more machine learning models to edge devices wherein they may be operated locally on the edge devices. The edge devices may gather or generate context data that can be used by a speech recognition engine, and the local language models contained therein, to develop adaptive, context-sensitive, user-specific language models. Periodically, the federated language model server may select a subset of edge devices from which to receive uploaded local model parameters, that may be aggregated to perform central model updates wherein the updated model parameters may then be sent back to edge devices in order to update the local model parameters.

Abstract: A system and method for third-party food and dining ordering control, comprising at least one device capable of accessing the internet which may be a mobile device or personal computing device such as a laptop or desktop, a web application, and a point-of-sale system at a restaurant or retailer, wherein users of the web application may deposit funds into an account and set regulations on what they may purchase with the deposited funds, or have an administrator set up an account for them such as a parent setting up an account for a child or a doctor setting up an account for a patient, allowing the parent or doctor or other administrator to regulate what the sub-user such as the child or patient may purchase, in keeping with budget, diet, and lifestyle restrictions, and which may utilize zero-step authentication to allow for seamless use of the service at certain establishments.

Abstract: A user health profile is created at a personal food item customization system. The personal food item customization system receives a food item recipe including a plurality of ingredients, identifies at least one ingredient that includes a nutritional value that places the food item outside of a nutritional parameter range in the user health profile, modifies one or more identified ingredients in the food item recipe to bring the nutritional value of the nutrient in the food item within the nutritional parameter range, and generates a user specific food item recipe.

Abstract: A system and methods for zero-step proximity detection and private matchmaking using mobile device low emissions beacons, which uses user mobile devices, a single or plurality of BLUETOOTH™ low-emissions (BTLE) beacons, a network, a server, and an application that may operate separately on a mobile device and the single or plurality of BLUETOOTH™ low-emissions (BTLE) beacons, which calculates the proximity between two or more users, which allows users to be alerted to other users in their proximity, and which provide a means for verifying and managing meetups between two or more users of the mobile devices.

Abstract: A system and method for en-route business selection and ordering with optimized packaging for food delivery and takeout. The system is a cloud-based network containing an optimization server, portals for restaurants, customers, and drivers to enter their information, a rules library, a label manager, and a food packaging optimization module which determines optimal packaging groupings and configurations based on a multitude of variables associated with the restaurant, customer preferences, and the available menu. The system may be accessed through web browsers or purpose-built computer and mobile phone applications.

Abstract: A system and method for zero-touch payroll management that enables an employer to automate payroll recording, approval, and disbursement, while giving employees increased flexibility in their working hours and pay scheduling and enabling processing of payroll based on real-time and predicted business cashflow.