Patents by Inventor Sid Shake
Sid Shake 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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Publication number: 20240031161Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods provide distributed item authentication. In some embodiments systems comprise: a housing; a set of sensor systems; a transceiver; and an authentication control circuit configured to: obtain first sensor data of an item being authenticated, obtain an initial identification of the item; access an item authentication block specific to the item; obtain a first set of authentication instructions; control one or more sensor systems in accordance with the first set of authentication instructions; compare multiple current authentication sensor data to the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; confirm that each of a threshold number of the multiple current authentication sensor data is consistent within a threshold variation of a corresponding one of the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; and cause the item authentication block to be updated to include the confirmation of authentication of the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Charles H. Lobo, Sid Shake, Bruce W. Wilkinson, David M. Nelms
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Publication number: 20230368210Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to processing product returns. In some embodiments, a system for processing returns comprises a POS terminal located in a retail facility and configured to receive an order identifier associated with an online order that includes a product purchased from a third-party seller via the retailer's website, wherein the retail facility is a brick-and-mortar facility associated with the retailer, and wherein the third-party seller is not the retailer, and transmit, to a control circuit, the order identifier, a database configured to store order information, and the control circuit configured to receive the order identifier, determine the product, determine a refund amount for the product, determine a location to which the product should be returned, generate a return label, create a return transaction for the product, and transmit the return label, wherein the POS terminal is configured to print the return label.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Maheer Manmohan, Douglas E. Humphrys, Sid Shake, Charles Harry Lobo, Tripuresh Pandey, Zhijian Huang, Nivea Mandavia, Casey S. Hulliberger, Darren W. Stanley
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Patent number: 11811941Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods provide distributed item authentication. In some embodiments systems comprise: a housing; a set of sensor systems; a transceiver; and an authentication control circuit configured to: obtain first sensor data of an item being authenticated, obtain an initial identification of the item; access an item authentication block specific to the item; obtain a first set of authentication instructions; control one or more sensor systems in accordance with the first set of authentication instructions; compare multiple current authentication sensor data to the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; confirm that each of a threshold number of the multiple current authentication sensor data is consistent within a threshold variation of a corresponding one of the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; and cause the item authentication block to be updated to include the confirmation of authentication of the item.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Charles H. Lobo, Sid Shake, Bruce W. Wilkinson, David M. Nelms
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Patent number: 11748761Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to processing product returns. In some embodiments, a system for processing returns comprises a POS terminal located in a retail facility and configured to receive an order identifier associated with an online order that includes a product purchased from a third-party seller via the retailer's website, wherein the retail facility is a brick-and-mortar facility associated with the retailer, and wherein the third-party seller is not the retailer, and transmit, to a control circuit, the order identifier, a database configured to store order information, and the control circuit configured to receive the order identifier, determine the product, determine a refund amount for the product, determine a location to which the product should be returned, generate a return label, create a return transaction for the product, and transmit the return label, wherein the POS terminal is configured to print the return label.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Maheer Manmohan, Douglas E. Humphrys, Sid Shake, Charles Harry Lobo, Tripuresh Pandey, Zhijian Huang, Nivea Mandavia, Casey S. Hulliberger, Darren W. Stanley
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Publication number: 20230171107Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods provide distributed item authentication. In some embodiments systems comprise: a housing; a set of sensor systems; a transceiver; and an authentication control circuit configured to: obtain first sensor data of an item being authenticated, obtain an initial identification of the item; access an item authentication block specific to the item; obtain a first set of authentication instructions; control one or more sensor systems in accordance with the first set of authentication instructions; compare multiple current authentication sensor data to the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; confirm that each of a threshold number of the multiple current authentication sensor data is consistent within a threshold variation of a corresponding one of the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; and cause the item authentication block to be updated to include the confirmation of authentication of the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Charles H. Lobo, Sid Shake, Bruce W. Wilkinson, David M. Nelms
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Patent number: 11282062Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media configured according to this disclosure provide money services on a money services device such as a kiosk device, tablet device, mobile device, virtual reality device, mixed reality device and the like. An application runs on the money services device and communicates with remote services to perform profile management functions such as facilitating account log-in and allowing users to log-in using mobile messaging. Other services such as verifying the user's ID via an account management service may also be provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Mark Matthews, Daniel Eckert, Sid Shake, Charles Lobo
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Publication number: 20210326878Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to processing product returns. In some embodiments, a system for processing returns comprises a POS terminal located in a retail facility and configured to receive an order identifier associated with an online order that includes a product purchased from a third-party seller via the retailer's website, wherein the retail facility is a brick-and-mortar facility associated with the retailer, and wherein the third-party seller is not the retailer, and transmit, to a control circuit, the order identifier, a database configured to store order information, and the control circuit configured to receive the order identifier, determine the product, determine a refund amount for the product, determine a location to which the product should be returned, generate a return label, create a return transaction for the product, and transmit the return label, wherein the POS terminal is configured to print the return label.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Maheer Manmohan, Douglas E. Humphrys, Sid Shake, Charles Harry Lobo, Tripuresh Pandey, Zhijian Huang, Nivea Mandavia, Casey S. Hulliberger, Darren W. Stanley
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Patent number: 10902425Abstract: An example method for performing concepts disclosed can include: obtaining a first authentication factor including first biometric data of a user; hashing the first authentication factor to create a first hash; registering the user with a digital credit system using the created first hash; obtaining a second authentication factor including second biometric data of the user; hashing the second authentication factor to create a second hash; comparing the first hash and the second hash; and proceeding the transaction based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Robert Cantrell, David M. Nelms, Sid Shake, Charles Lobo, Donald R. High, Todd Mattingly, Brian McHale, John J. O'Brien, Bruce Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20200226678Abstract: Described in detail herein is a predictive outcome generation system with blockchain controls. In one embodiment, the system includes a first computing system and one or more second computing systems configured to control operations associated with a request for a conditional event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Peter James Magnabosco, Sid Shake
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Patent number: 10621542Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for crowdsource loaned code with blockchain. A method include: initiating, by a customer, a request of crowdsource of a courier for delivering an order when the customer places the order, the request including a delivery time and a delivery address; generating a public key of the customer based at least on the order; specifying the courier by matching the request with information of the courier; obtaining, by the courier, the public key of the customer using blockchain; generating, a one-time private key for the courier based on the order or the request; generating a one-time public key for a store based on the order or the request; presenting, by the courier, the public key of the customer or store, or the one-time private key of the courier at the store; verifying, by the store, the public key of the customer or store, or the one-time private key of the courier; and delivering the order by the courier.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: Robert Cantrell, Bruce Wilkinson, Sid Shake, David M. Nelms
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Patent number: 10592642Abstract: In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to automatically authorizing digital rights access. In some embodiments, the system comprises a content creator server, wherein the content creator server is configured to create a block, wherein the block includes the content, publish, to a public ledger, the block, wherein the public ledger comprises a blockchain, generate, for a user device, a key, wherein the key provides digital rights access to the block, and transmit, to the user device, the key, the user device configured to store a local copy of the public ledger, update the local copy of the public ledger to include the block, receive, from the content creator server, the key, and access, via the local copy of the public ledger with the key, the block, wherein access to the block allows the user device to make use of the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Charles Harry Lobo, Sid Shake
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Publication number: 20200059363Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods provide distributed item authentication. In some embodiments systems comprise: a housing; a set of sensor systems; a transceiver; and an authentication control circuit configured to: obtain first sensor data of an item being authenticated, obtain an initial identification of the item; access an item authentication block specific to the item; obtain a first set of authentication instructions; control one or more sensor systems in accordance with the first set of authentication instructions; compare multiple current authentication sensor data to the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; confirm that each of a threshold number of the multiple current authentication sensor data is consistent within a threshold variation of a corresponding one of the set of multiple historic authentication sensor data; and cause the item authentication block to be updated to include the confirmation of authentication of the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Charles H. Lobo, Sid Shake, Bruce W. Wilkinson, David M. Nelms
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Publication number: 20190323858Abstract: Generally speaking, pursuant to various embodiments, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to controlling utility usage for a group of facilities. In some embodiments, a system comprises a plurality of devices located at a first facility, wherein the first facility is part of the group of facilities, and wherein each of the plurality of devices is configured to consume a utility, monitor its utility usage, and record, in a blockchain, an indication of its utility usage, wherein the blockchain ledger includes indications of utility usage for other facilities, and a control circuit configured to access the blockchain ledger, determine that the first facility has used more of the utility than an amount allotted, determine that a second facility has used less of the utility than an amount allotted, and negotiate, with the second facility, for allotment of a portion of the amount allotted to the second facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Charles Harry Lobo, Sid Shake
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Publication number: 20190325115Abstract: In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein useful to automatically authorizing digital rights access. In some embodiments, the system comprises a content creator server, wherein the content creator server is configured to create a block, wherein the block includes the content, publish, to a public ledger, the block, wherein the public ledger comprises a blockchain, generate, for a user device, a key, wherein the key provides digital rights access to the block, and transmit, to the user device, the key, the user device configured to store a local copy of the public ledger, update the local copy of the public ledger to include the block, receive, from the content creator server, the key, and access, via the local copy of the public ledger with the key, the block, wherein access to the block allows the user device to make use of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Charles Harry Lobo, Sid Shake
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Publication number: 20190288833Abstract: A system and a method for the system for securing private cryptographic keys behind a biometric gateway is disclosed. The system receives one or more private cryptographic keys from a user. The system tokenizes the one or more private cryptographic keys and associates fragment identifiers. The token values are encrypted utilizing biometric input from the user to generate cryptographic values. The cryptographic values and associated fragment identifiers are transmitted to the blockchain where they are recorded as transactions. The user's biometric input is utilized as signature for each of the records. The user utilizes the biometric input to retrieve, decode, and reassemble the private cryptographic key from the blockchain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: David Martin Nelms, Sid Shake, Charles Lobo
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Publication number: 20190236542Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for crowdsource loaned code with blockchain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Robert CANTRELL, Bruce WILKINSON, Sid SHAKE, David M. NELMS
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Publication number: 20190205889Abstract: An example method for performing concepts disclosed can include: obtaining a first authentication factor including first biometric data of a user; hashing the first authentication factor to create a first hash; registering the user with a digital credit system using the created first hash; obtaining a second authentication factor including second biometric data of the user; hashing the second authentication factor to create a second hash; comparing the first hash and the second hash; and proceeding the transaction based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Robert CANTRELL, David M. NELMS, Sid SHAKE, Charles LOBO, Donald R. HIGH, Todd MATTINGLY, Brian MCHALE, John J. O'BRIEN, Bruce WILKINSON
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Publication number: 20190066088Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media configured according to this disclosure provide money services on a money services device such as a kiosk device, tablet device, mobile device, virtual reality device, mixed reality device and the like. An application runs on the money services device and communicates with remote services to perform profile management functions such as facilitating account log-in and allowing users to log-in using mobile messaging. Other services such as verifying the user's ID via an account management service may also be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Mark Matthews, Daniel Eckert, Sid Shake, Charles Lobo
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Publication number: 20190066075Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for money services on a money services device such as a kiosk device, tablet device, mobile device, virtual reality device, mixed reality device and the like are provided. An application runs on the money services device and communicates with remote point of sale services to perform point of sale functions like configuring the money services device, monitoring peripheral devices, maintaining a transaction cart, tendering the transaction, printing a transaction receipt and recording the transaction in a transaction log (TLOG).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Charles Lobo, Biju Nair, Sid Shake, Anish Devireddy