Patents by Inventor Timothy James Burleson

Timothy James Burleson 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).

  • Publication number: 20210295349
    Abstract: Examples provide a system and method for handling non-damage related errors in received freight. A front-end error handling application applies a set of user-configurable rules to obtain information associated with a detected error in a received item. The error handling application creates a ticket, including a predetermined number of images of the received item, for uploading to a vendor correction of errors (VCOE) backend for resolving the error tickets. The VCOE component determines when to deny or close error tickets and sends notifications requesting appropriate remedies to resolve error tickets to one or more providers associated with the non-compliant received item. The provider can include a vendor, carrier, or distribution center. Aggregated data from a plurality of error tickets is provided via a dashboard for user review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: John Steven Meredith, Zachary Watts, Jason Scott Hayes, Timothy James Burleson, Anthony James Hight
  • Publication number: 20190213509
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for dynamic relational-impact prediction associated with task dependencies. An impact prediction component analyzes real-time context data associated with tasks being performed within a selected area to predict potential occurrence of incidents associated with tasks in a dependency chain. The dependency chain identifies one or more child tasks and/or sibling tasks which are dependent on one or more parent tasks. An impact score indicating a degree of negative impact on one or more dependent tasks is generated for each task having one or more predicted incidents associated with the task. Corrective instructions are output to one or more users performing the task and/or the task can be reassigned to one or more different users based on the impact score. Where multiple qualified users are available to perform a task in a dependency chain, the task is assigned to the user having the highest per-task safety score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy James Burleson, Andrew B. Millhouse, Jacob R. Schrader
  • Patent number: 10185984
    Abstract: Embodiments of a computer-implemented method and system pertaining to drive through grocery pickup are described. In one example, a computer-implemented method receives geographic information about a user. The geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with the physical store. The method also determines whether there is a pending remotely placed order for a user account associated with the user in a database associated with the physical store. In response to a determination that there is the pending remotely placed order for the user account associated with the user in the database, the method transmits order information to a computing device of the physical store. The order information includes one or more items in the pending remotely placed order. The method also determines a current location of the user. The method further causes a delivery of the one or more items to the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Jason D. Shaffer, Rachael Ulman, Richard Ramsden, David Jon Carr, Mark J. Valentine, Corey L. Peach, Kevin A. Ruehle, David G. Tovey, Todd W. Franke, Timothy James Burleson, Danielle McPherson, Kuleni Gebisa
  • Patent number: 9788157
    Abstract: Methods and systems of detection of presence in and delivery to location are provided. A method detects a presence of a mobile device within a perimeter of a geographic region. The method searches a database to determine whether the first mobile device is associated with any existing account. Responsive to determining that the mobile device is associated with a first account, the method searches the database to determine whether there is any pending task associated with the first account. Responsive to determining that there is a pending task associated with the first account, the method transmits a first message indicating the detection of presence of the mobile device associated with the first account. The method determines that the mobile device is at least approximately at a first location of a plurality of predefined locations within the perimeter. The method transmits information associated with the first location to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Walmart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason D. Shaffer, Rachael Ulman, David Jon Carr, Richard Ramsden, Timothy James Burleson, Mark J. Valentine, Corey L. Peach, Kuleni Gebisa
  • Publication number: 20170055120
    Abstract: Methods and systems of detection of presence in and delivery to location are provided. A method detects a presence of a mobile device within a perimeter of a geographic region. The method searches a database to determine whether the first mobile device is associated with any existing account. Responsive to determining that the mobile device is associated with a first account, the method searches the database to determine whether there is any pending task associated with the first account. Responsive to determining that there is a pending task associated with the first account, the method transmits a first message indicating the detection of presence of the mobile device associated with the first account. The method determines that the mobile device is at least approximately at a first location of a plurality of predefined locations within the perimeter. The method transmits information associated with the first location to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: JASON D. SHAFFER, RACHAEL ULMAN, DAVID JON CARR, RICHARD RAMSDEN, TIMOTHY JAMES BURLESON, MARK J. VALENTINE, COREY L. PEACH, KULENI GEBISA
  • Publication number: 20160063604
    Abstract: Embodiments of a computer-implemented method and system pertaining to drive through grocery pickup are described. In one example, a computer-implemented method receives geographic information about a user. The geographic information indicates that the user is within a predetermined area associated with the physical store. The method also determines whether there is a pending remotely placed order for a user account associated with the user in a database associated with the physical store. In response to a determination that there is the pending remotely placed order for the user account associated with the user in the database, the method transmits order information to a computing device of the physical store. The order information includes one or more items in the pending remotely placed order. The method also determines a current location of the user. The method further causes a delivery of the one or more items to the current location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jason D. Shaffer, Rachael Ulman, Richard Ramsden, David Jon Carr, Mark J. Valentine, Corey L. Peach, Kevin A. Ruehle, David G. Tovey, Todd W. Franke, Timothy James Burleson, Danielle McPherson, Kuleni Gebisa