Authorization (e.g., Password, Time Usage Limit, Personal Identification Number (pin) Patents (Class 700/237)
  • Patent number: 11915808
    Abstract: A privacy-preserving biospecimen test kit kiosk and locker that pairs to and stores data in a private digital wallet is disclosed. The privacy-preserving biospecimen test kit kiosk and locker helps customers to buy DNA/RNA/microbiome/COVID-19 test kits in public places without revealing their identities by pairing with a private digital wallet (smartphone) to allow access and control of their data. The kiosk has a camera for scanning test kit information and capturing palm print images, GPS, environment sensors, a scale, a height meter, and other sensors and provenance gathering devices. The privacy-preserving biospecimen test kit kiosk and locker also serves as a locker to store the DNA/RNA/microbiome/COVID-19 kits. By using the privacy-preserving biospecimen test kit kiosk and locker, users can buy a DNA/RNA/microbiome/COVID-19 test kit, gather information about their bodies and control access to the data by way of their personal and private digital wallets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Francisco Uribe
  • Patent number: 11877616
    Abstract: A safety integrated electrically powered vehicle (SIPV) apparatus comprising an electric vehicle further comprising at least an integrated safety control apparatus wherein the integrated safety control apparatus polls a plurality of sensors to detect current SIPV data related to safe use, a communication link to an integrated safety control apparatus to transmit a plurality of data representative of the current use of a SIPV, and receive from the SIPV system at least an instruction received from the integrated safety control apparatus via the communication link to direct a plurality of control units on the SIPV to modify current operation parameters to bring the SIPV back to a safe use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: JJC Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Viner, Jonathan Viner, Matthew Alfin, Jeffrey Kelsoe, Sean Lim, Paul Van Wieren
  • Patent number: 11763621
    Abstract: A system for controlling the dispensing of fuel or the like in a vending apparatus, particularly for private use, comprising one or more dispensing assemblies, one or more mobile processing devices, and a central remote processing device, the mobile devices being configured to transmit data originating from the dispensing assemblies toward the central remote device. Each dispensing assembly comprises an electronic controller and dispensing element which comprise an electric pump, the electronic controller being configured to control electronically the electric pump of the dispensing element on the basis of the occurrence of an operating condition of the electrical and/or hydraulic type of the dispensing element of the dispensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PIUSI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Otto Varini
  • Patent number: 11729578
    Abstract: Systems and methods of receiving, from a computing system, location-specific information, the location-specific information corresponding to a first location of a plurality of locations of a bank branch, receiving a first user input relating to a search query via a first graphical user interface displaying the location-specific information, receiving, from the computing system, an updated real-time listing of employees that match the search query, displaying the updated real-time listing of employees in the first graphical user interface, receive, via the first graphical user interface, a second user input corresponding to a selection of a specific employee from the updated real-time listing of employees available at the bank branch, receive, from the computing system, additional details concerning the specific employee, and display, using the first graphical user interface, the additional details concerning the specific employee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Dominik Vltavsky, Alicia Y. Moore, Susan Symons, Miranda C. Hill
  • Patent number: 11705235
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that monitors participants in health-related programs, such as weight loss or exercise programs, and that provides automated, personalized health coaching to the program participants. The system includes breath analysis devices that are used by the program participants to generate ketone measurements, and includes a mobile application that runs on mobile devices of the participants and communicates with corresponding breath analysis devices. The system operates generally by monitoring ketone levels (such as acetone levels) and other attributes of the participants and by making personalized, machine-generated changes or updates to such programs to maintain program effectiveness and engagement. In some embodiments the system uses artificial intelligence to classify and coach the participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Invoy Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Lubna M. Ahmad, Salman A. Ahmad, Connie Kim
  • Patent number: 11651407
    Abstract: Techniques for operating an autonomous retail system (ARS) are discussed herein. An ARS may include input devices, output devices, input-output (I/O) devices, and an inventory of items. The ARS may send or receive connection request with user equipment, such as a mobile device, and a connection may be established between the user equipment and the ARS. Techniques for identifying and authenticating the user equipment are discussed herein. The ARS may cause a display of the inventory of items on a display of the user equipment. The display of the ARS may be mirrored on the display of the user equipment. A user, via the user equipment, may provide indication(s) including a selection of an action such as a purchase action and selection of an item based on the action. Based on the indication(s), the ARS may dispense the item to the user. Scheduling techniques are discussed for the ARS to provide service to multiple customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Chung-Dai Yen, Omar Hassan
  • Patent number: 11608002
    Abstract: Systems, methods, tangible non-transitory computer-readable media, and devices associated with the operation of a vehicle are provided. For example, a receptacle system can determine states of a receptacle of a vehicle. Further, the states of the receptacle can be associated with accommodation of objects by the receptacle. The receptacle system can receive object data that includes information associated with accommodation of the objects by the receptacle. The receptacle system can also determine operations associated with the receptacle based at least in part on the object data and the states of the receptacle. Furthermore, the receptacle system can generate control signals to perform the operations associated with the receptacle which can include transporting objects in the receptacle, charging objects in the receptacle, extending the receptacle, or retracting the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Johad Husseini Ellis, Christopher Matthew D'Eramo
  • Patent number: 11570147
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for a first security controller that performs security operations on the packets that are transmitted within a network. The method of some embodiments receives a packet from a forwarding element in the network based on a decision made by a security agent that operates along with the forwarding element. When the first security controller stores a security rule for the packet, the method processes the packet according to the stored security rule. When the first security controller does not store a security rule for the packet, the method (i) determines that a second security controller stores a security rule for the packet based on a set of header values of the packet, and (ii) sends the packet to the second security controller for security processing according to the security rule for the packet stored on the second security controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Keyong Sun, Yonggang Wang, Frank Guo, Liang Li, Zikang Chen
  • Patent number: 11450420
    Abstract: A smart dosing device includes: a supply pathway having a compartment that is able to house multiple discrete doses of a substance; at least one sensor that captures identifying information related to the substance; a wireless communication module; and at least one security feature that restricts use of the smart dosing device. A method of providing a measured dose using a smart dosing device includes: retrieving a discrete dose from a storage cavity of the smart dosing device; and providing the discrete dose via an outlet port of the device. A smart dosing system includes: a smart dosing device having a unique identifier, the smart dosing device including a cartridge housing multiple discrete doses of a substance, the cartridge having a unique cartridge identifier; and a server including a central database that stores usage information related to the smart dosing device including the unique identifier and the unique cartridge identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Vivera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Hatamian, Paul Edalat
  • Patent number: 11439261
    Abstract: A smart beverage apparatus for monitoring consumption is disclosed, comprising a vessel receiving port for receiving a supplement vessel, said supplement vessel stores one or more supplements, and a scanning unit for scanning a vessel data storage unit to obtain supplement data related to supplements contained in the supplement vessel. The beverage apparatus comprises a display unit to display data to a user. A method for monitoring consumption of a user using a smart beverage apparatus is also disclosed, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a supplement vessel has been inserted into the smart beverage apparatus scanning a vessel data storage unit to obtain supplement data related to supplements stored within the supplement vessel, analyzing the obtained supplement data, generating instructions for the user based on the analysis, and displaying the generated instructions to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FITTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yaniv Lavi, Liran Golan
  • Patent number: 11393051
    Abstract: A fuel dispenser comprises fuel flow piping defining a flow path from a source of fuel toward a fueling nozzle. A plurality of fuel handling components are disposed along the fuel flow piping. Control electronics are in operative communication with the fluid handling components. A payment system includes a PIN pad that transmits secure tokens which are preferably cryptographically unique and independent such as not to be a function or derivative of network keys or user PIN. The tokens are then received and acted upon by a second subsystem to render PIN entry display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Rodger K. Williams, Edward A. Payne
  • Patent number: 11373744
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for controlling and tracking patient access to medicaments. A patient is provided with medication in locked pill containers that must be unlocked before the patient can access medication. The patient is forced through an interactive session periodically with a master system, via a communicative intermediary, in order to obtain a valid passcode for each batch of medications. The patient may be assessed during each interaction with the master system. That assessment may include questions about status codes displayed on each medication container. These status codes may encode detail about the patient's pattern of accessing medication. A rate of medication usage can also be deduced from the rate at which the patient contacts the master system. After patient assessment, the master system may elect to not provide the patient with an access code, such as if the assessment indicates overuse of the medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MedicaSafe, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Ervin
  • Patent number: 11365564
    Abstract: A drawer assembly is described that includes one or more mini-drawer assemblies. A mini-drawer assembly comprises a sliding tab along a rear-to-front axis, a release mechanism coupled to the sliding tab, and a body having a body bottom coupled from the body bottom to the sliding tab. The body may slide over the sliding tab. The mini-drawer assembly may include a plurality of compartments in the body and a plurality of lids that are hingedly coupled to the compartments. Each lid may have a respective fastening element. A plurality of latches may couple to the body such that each latch is coupled to a corresponding compartment. The latch may hold the respective fastening element of the lid. When the body is pulled out along the rear-to-front axis, the release mechanism may engage with the latch to release the respective fastening element and to unlatch the lid of the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Rahilly
  • Patent number: 11321962
    Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving consumer-specific data and ID-specific data from an identification presented by a consumer to a vending machine, processing at least a portion of the ID-specific data to determine one or more of whether the identification is unexpired and whether the identification is authentic, and serving the consumer from the vending machine at least partially in response to determining that the identification is unexpired and that the identification is authentic and determining that the consumer is authentic relative to the identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. McClellan, Jon C. Carder, Kevin D. McCann, Benjamin Scott Rogers, Christopher Bryan Paul Barr, Josef Salyer, Michael James Smith, David W. Nippa
  • Patent number: 11222142
    Abstract: In particular embodiments, a data processing consent management system may be configured to utilize one or more age verification techniques to at least partially authenticate the data subject's ability to provide valid consent (e.g., under one or more prevailing legal requirements) in order to collect, store, and or process the subject's personal data. For example, according to one or more particular legal or industry requirements, an individual (e.g., data subject) may need to be at least a particular age (e.g., an age of majority, an adult, over 18, over 21, over 13, or any other suitable age) in order to provide valid consent. Data processing systems may generate and store one or more consent records memorializing valid consent for data processing from data subjects in response to confirming that the data subject is old enough to provide such consent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Jones, Jonathan Blake Brannon
  • Patent number: 11195359
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for a medication container that may be locked using a locking mechanism. In one exemplary method, a request from a user may be received by a medication provider for a medication. The medication may be placed in a medication container with a locking mechanism that is operable to lock and unlock the medication container. The medication container may be locked using the locking mechanism. The locked medication container with the medication within may be provided to the user. Subsequent to providing the locked medication container to the user, a request may be received from the user to access the medication in the medication container. A credential may be sent to the user that is usable, via the locking mechanism, to unlock the medication container. The user may then input the credential into the locking mechanism to unlock the medication container and access the medication therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Satish Poddar
  • Patent number: 11103422
    Abstract: Aspects and embodiments of the present invention generally include a device for patient self-administration of a prescribed medication. The total quantity of doses to be contained in the device, the quantity of prescribed medication comprising each individual dose, and the dosing schedule, collectively referred to as prescription parameters, are determined and controlled solely by a health care provider (HCP) such as the patient's physician. In accordance with a prescribed dosing schedule, the device makes available for administration the precise quantity of prescribed medication constituting an individual dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: KBLV Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Banov, Adam Verga, Daniel Liubovich, Brandon Kleber
  • Patent number: 11094406
    Abstract: Methods and systems for transferring restricted distribution medical products to an over-the-counter general sales environment are provided. Methods and systems of dispensing non-prescription, behind-the-counter medical products from a vending machine in a general sales location are also provided. In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for dispensing a medical product from a vending machine in a general sales location based, at least in part, on biometric data collected from the purchaser and, in some instances, based on self-selection and/or de-selection criteria, is provided. Further, methods and systems of switching prescription medical products to non-prescription, over-the-counter medical products are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE (UK) IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Paul Keravich, Richard Alexander McGregor, George Michael Quesnelle
  • Patent number: 11087302
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation comprising an acquisition post (1) making it possible, for several successive users, to acquire data relating to a product or set of products and to generate corresponding pre-orders. The installation also comprises a processing post (2) which comprises a screen (20) and a pre-orders processing interface. The interface comprises elements for selecting reference products. When the operator selects a reference product, a datum of the reference product is added into an order associated with the pre-order currently undergoing processing. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: JES LABS
    Inventor: Eric Jacquet
  • Patent number: 11087308
    Abstract: A user terminal device is disclosed. The user terminal device comprises: a communication unit for implementing communication between at least one other user terminal device and a terminal for payment; a display unit for displaying a UI screen for a payment; a user input unit for inputting information on payment means and a payment amount on the UI screen; and a processor for controlling a communication unit for receiving, from at least one other user terminal device, information on payment means and a payment amount input in the at least one other user terminal device and, on the basis of information input through the user input unit and received information, transmitting payment requests respectively corresponding to the user terminal device and the at least one other user terminal device to the terminal for payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Wook Baek, Young-ah Seong, Pil-seung Yang, Say Jang
  • Patent number: 11083850
    Abstract: A smart dosing device includes: a flow pathway having a cartridge receptacle that is able to house a cartridge; at least one sensor that captures identifying information related to the cartridge; a wireless communication module; and at least one security feature that restricts use of the smart dosing device. A method of providing a measured dose using a smart dosing device includes: enabling dosing; measuring a provided dose; and disabling dosing. A smart dosing system includes: a smart dosing device having a unique identifier, the smart dosing device including a cartridge housing a substance, the cartridge having a unique cartridge identifier; and a server including a central database that stores usage information related to the smart dosing device, the usage information including: the unique identifier and the unique cartridge identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
  • Patent number: 10929937
    Abstract: In general, intelligent fuel dispensers are provided. In at least some implementations, an intelligent fuel dispenser can determine customer identities and/or other characteristics and provide customized fueling sessions based on the determined customer identities and/or other characteristics. In at least some implementations, the fuel dispenser includes a touchless interface allowing customers to complete fueling sessions with minimal physical contact with the fuel dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Wayne Fueling Systems LLC
    Inventors: John Joseph Morris, Scott R. Negley, III, Annika Birkler, Richard Carlsson, Patrick Jeitler, Randal S. Kretzler
  • Patent number: 10887305
    Abstract: A method, computing device and computer program product generate a temporary password to control access to a record created in response to an electronic message. An electronic message is parsed to separately identify a plurality of fields that provide different types of information. Record(s) are accessed from a database that are associated with the information provided by at least one field. An action to be initiated by the electronic message is determined to either be taken or to be rejected based upon information provided by the field(s) of the electronic message and also based upon information from the record(s) accessed from the database. If the action is rejected, a record of the electronic message is created for transmission along with information regarding the rejection. A temporary password is also generated to control access to the record created regarding the electronic message and its rejection. The response includes the temporary password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: MCKESSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Patrick Harris
  • Patent number: 10846730
    Abstract: A community loyalty rewards system comprising a mobile device, a central server, and a pharmacy server. The mobile device has instructions stored on a mobile device memory that causes a mobile device processor to track health related activities, receive points for such activities, and push point data to the central server and pull status data from the central server. The pharmacy server has instructions stored on a pharmacy server memory that causes a pharmacy server processor to pushes campaign data to the central server and pull user point and status data from the central server. One of the pharmacy server processor and a central server processor determine a charity that receives the points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PIONEER RX, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Key, Stephen Culver, Paul Francis Carrig
  • Patent number: 10810540
    Abstract: An inventory location such as a shelf may be used to stow different types of items. Interactions may take place, such as the pick or place of one or more items from the inventory location. Weight data may be acquired from weight sensors coupled to the shelf. A measured change in weight is used to determine a first group of hypotheses. Each of the hypotheses may be descriptive of a different permutation of products being added to or removed from the shelf that could account for the measured change in weight. The weight data is also processed to determine a weight distribution of the items on the shelf. Information about the weight distribution may be used to select a subset of the first group of hypotheses. The subset may be used to determine what items were interacted with, quantity involved, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gopi Prashanth Gopal, Kun Qian, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Navid Shiee, Jack G Song
  • Patent number: 10789803
    Abstract: A dispensing station comprises beneficial products for patients of a health care provider. An inventory database tracks inventory available in the dispensing station. A patient is associated with a prescription record, which specifies a prescribed beneficial product. The patient may provide patient identifying information to the dispensing station, such as credentialed payment information, which may be used to identify a prescription record, authenticate the patient, transfer a payment, and/or dispense the prescribed beneficial product to the patient. The prescription record may be valid for a limited time period, may be restricted to fulfillment within a particular location, and/or may be restricted to one or more specified dispensing stations. The dispensing station may validate the beneficial products before dispensing the products to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: VENDRX, INC.
    Inventors: Trent Jefferies, David Frey, Galen Earl Murdock, Mary Schwartz, Samantha Jefferies
  • Patent number: 10771930
    Abstract: A mobile broadcast/receiver device contains a transmitter that transmits user information locally, a receiver that receives locally transmitted information, memory to store information transmitted and received, a microprocessor or other logic to filter the received information to be relevant either to the information being broadcast by the user or according to the user's interests as provided by the user, and a display to present the filtered information to the user. The mobile broadcast device optionally communicates with location reference devices and/or other positioning devices, other broadcast devices, or other mobile devices such as mobile broadcast devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Steven Reynolds
  • Patent number: 10765605
    Abstract: An intelligent pillbox with volume detection includes an open-close structure, a first structure, an air pressure sensing module and a processor. The first structure is movably configured on the open-close structure, and moves in and out of the containing space of the open-close structure to generate a constant volume difference. The air pressure sensing module is configured in the containing space for measuring the multiple air pressure values in the airtight space. The intelligent pillbox with volume detection calculates the medicine volume by the constant volume differences and the air pressure change when the patient takes out the medicine from the medicine box. It not only can avoid the patient taking wrong medicine, but also can detect the number of remaining medicine and remind the patient to replenish the medicine in the medicine box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (PUDONG) CORPORATION, INVENTEC APPLIANCES (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10743162
    Abstract: Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe mechanisms that enable a user to send a request from her smartphone to multiple retriever devices, such that an item may be retrieved for the user. At least one of the users of the retriever devices may accept the request to retrieve the item for the requesting user. The retrieving device may send an acceptance message to the requester's smartphone to confirm that the item may be retrieved for the requesting user. In such instances, a retrieval fee may be transferred to the retrieving user's account accessible with the retriever device that accepted the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 10629297
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for controlling and tracking patient access to medicaments. A patient is provided with medication in locked pill containers that must be unlocked before the patient can access medication. The patient is forced through an interactive session periodically with a master system, via a communicative intermediary, in order to obtain a valid passcode for each batch of medications. The patient may be assessed during each interaction with the master system. That assessment may include questions about status codes displayed on each medication container. These status codes may encode detail about the patient's pattern of accessing medication. A rate of medication usage can also be deduced from the rate at which the patient contacts the master system. After patient assessment, the master system may elect to not provide the patient with an access code, such as if the assessment indicates overuse of the medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MEDICASAFE, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Ervin
  • Patent number: 10602334
    Abstract: Device authentication may be provided. A mobile computing device may read a device ID from a dispensing device (e.g., a beverage dispenser, kiosk, ATM, etc.) wirelessly when the mobile computing device is placed in close proximity to the dispensing device. The mobile computing device may send the device ID along with a user ID to a server in a notification from the mobile computing device. Using the user ID, the server may look up user preferences from a table on the server. User preferences may be sent from the mobile computing device to the server. The server may send the user preferences to the dispensing device that corresponds to the device ID. In response, the dispensing device may display a customized user interface based upon the user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Kyusang Kim
  • Patent number: 10552434
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device, a control method, and a program that can determine the granularity of information at the presentation of the information in accordance with a user status. An information processing device including: a retrieval unit that retrieves information in response to a request of a user; an acquisition unit that acquires information on a current user status; a determination unit that determines granularity of information according to the acquired information on the user status when the retrieved information is presented; and a presentation control unit that controls presentation of the retrieved information with the determined granularity of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Nakahashi
  • Patent number: 10542838
    Abstract: A capsule dispenser to dispense a capsule to a user as a dispensing operation is disclosed, along with a beverage preparation machine to extract an ingredient of a beverage from a capsule supplied thereto by a user as a beverage preparation operation. Also disclosed is a beverage preparation system in which the capsule dispenser and beverage preparation machine are operatively linked by a control system. Methods of preparing a beverage using the beverage preparation system are also disclosed. Further disclosed are a computer program for a processing unit of the control system, along with a non-transitory computer readable medium that includes the computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Blaise Rithener, Antoine Cornet
  • Patent number: 10535034
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for managing item delivery. The system includes an order management system, comprising an order terminal for receiving an order, a transmitter for receiving the order from the order terminal and sending the order to one or more product providers, a verification terminal by which a recipient can verify completion of delivery of items associated with the order, and a scheduler. The scheduler schedules a robot to be available at an interchange to receive the one or more items, and the order management system provides a delivery destination to the robot by which, or so that, the robot can autonomously navigate to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD ASIA/PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Donghao Huang, Tobias Puehse
  • Patent number: 10529447
    Abstract: In a method, a personal dose report image is received via a first interface. The personal dose report image includes personal data and dose data of an imaging by way of ionizing radiation. The personal data and the dose data are contained as rasterized text in the personal dose report image and the personal data or the dose data includes a first signal word. A first position of the first signal word in the personal dose report image is determined through optical character recognition. An image area in the personal dose report image is determined based on the first position, the image area including at least a part of the personal data. An anonymized dose report image based on the personal dose report image is determined, at least the image area of the anonymized dose report image corresponding to the image area of the personal dose report image being anonymized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventor: Karlheinz Dorn
  • Patent number: 10484386
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for the provision of a profile, comprising the steps of, receiving information relevant to an individual, formatting the information into a format suitable for use in an identification situation, and storing the information in the format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DIGITAL (ID) ENTITY LIMITED
    Inventor: James Robert Storr
  • Patent number: 10412347
    Abstract: A system for holding a camera for acquiring images of preparations includes a rail that can be mounted above a preparation surface. A camera carrier couples a camera with the rail such that the camera is movable relative to the rail and such that the camera can acquire images of preparations on the preparation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Emily H. Alexander, Jerimiah G. Welch
  • Patent number: 10350142
    Abstract: The programmable medicine dispenser is a secured pill dispenser. The programmable medicine dispenser is a locked dispenser that: 1) dispenses a controlled medical substance at the single dose level; and 2) controls access to the contents of the locked dispenser. The programmable medicine dispenser: 1) dispenses the controlled medical substance in single dose quantities; 2) dispenses a single dose of the controlled medical substance at regular intervals; 3) verifies the physical presence of a patient before releasing the single dose of the controlled medical substance; 4) notifies the appropriate authority that a single dose has been dispensed; 5) limits access to the hopper of programmable medicine dispenser to a pharmacy or other secured location; and, 6) operates a beacon to locate the programmable medicine dispenser. The programmable medicine dispenser comprises a dispenser and a control system. The control system is stored within and controls access to the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Patricia Fiedler
  • Patent number: 10325333
    Abstract: Methods and systems for fulfillment gateway are described. In one embodiment, a prescription order for a prescription drug is received from an order processing station. An order message associated with the prescription order is generated. The order message has a prescription parameter and a dispensation preference for fulfilling the prescription order. The order message is assigned to an order fulfillment station based on the prescription parameter, the dispensation preference and a dispensary attribute of the order fulfillment station. In other embodiments, the order message is selected for delivery based on based on the prescription parameter, the dispensation preference and a dispensary attribute of the order fulfillment station. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Eller, Jonathan W. Joplin
  • Patent number: 10315906
    Abstract: The disclosed beverage dispensing monitors, systems, and methods help to track, monitor, and analyze data about beverage pours dispensed from one or more beverage dispensing taps. A beverage dispensing system can have monitors attached to one or more of its beverage dispensing taps so that when a beverage is dispensed at one of the monitored taps, the beverage poured is tracked and analyzed for many reasons like tracking inventory levels for supply and loss purposes and user training and accountability. Various data integrity analyzes can be performed and reports can be generated based on the analyzed data included data integrity reports and variance reports. The disclosed systems and methods can interface with a point-of-sale system to reconcile data of inventory and sales transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: BEVERAGE DESIGN, LLC
    Inventors: Gorham Nicol, James Nicol
  • Patent number: 10296865
    Abstract: A system and method for shipping an item is presented that reduces the number of steps involved in the physical process and protects shipper and recipient privacy. The shipper is not required to label a package with the shipper's name or address, the recipient's name or address, or proof of payment. Instead the shipper scans a barcode on the package that encodes a package identifier, and causes a recipient identifier and payment information to be associated with the package identifier in a database. The recipient then causes his or her address to be associated with the recipient identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Peter Oliver Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10289806
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein include systems, methods, and devices for automated delivery of medical services and products. In certain embodiments, the systems and/or methods are at least partially controlled by a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Gary L. McKnight, Robert C. Petroski
  • Patent number: 10269038
    Abstract: A system for tracking and analyzing consumption of consumer goods is disclosed. A transparent electronic display displays advertising content and a sensor tracks whether any of the consumer goods have been selected. A CPU in electrical communication with the sensor and the transparent electronic display stores consumption data regarding the content displayed on the transparent electronic display when the sensor detects that any of the consumer goods have been selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Dunn
  • Patent number: 10140645
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing information to aid users make fuel purchasing decisions and facilitating fuel purchases at fuel providers. A user checks-in to a vehicle with a user account. The user is provided with recommended fuel provider locations based on information such as vehicle information, user account information, traffic information, user information, traffic information, fuel provider information, etc. User checks-in to a fuel provider location based on a connection to a device at the fuel provider location. A payment provider may receive a fuel purchase request authorizing a payment from the user account and processes the payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Dennis Michael Driscoll, Michael Charles Todasco
  • Patent number: 10106283
    Abstract: A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Hero Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Kutadgu Akdogan, Christian Von Heifner, Maya Kelley, Greggory Paul Hagopian, Kalyan C. Vepuri
  • Patent number: 10080325
    Abstract: An overlap control system includes an agricultural vehicle control system operable to utilize a product delay (PD) value in seconds, a start early (SE) distance, and/or a stop late (SL) distance to determine at least one offset edge from a location of an agricultural implement. The agricultural vehicle control system is operable to look ahead along a guidance swath or at least one predicted path of the agricultural implement, and to determine that an intercept will occur between the at least one offset edge and a boundary along the guidance swath or predicted path. The agricultural vehicle control system is further operable to calculate a distance or time to the intercept, and to send a command to change an on/off state of the agricultural implement in the calculated distance or time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Paul Gerhard Weisberg, John Stratton, Anthony C. Rapley
  • Patent number: 10032342
    Abstract: A storage apparatus designed to store a plurality of items and notify a user of a number of the items stored therein. A exampled implementation of a storage apparatus includes a base member having a container to store the plurality of items, a microcontroller coupled to the base member and able to generate item information pertaining to the number of items stored in the container, a color LEDs and a display operably connected to the microcontroller and able to provide a notification to the user corresponding to the item information, and a communication unit operably connected to the microcontroller and able to transmit the item information to a remote user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Aislan Gomide Foina
  • Patent number: 10032004
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cloud-based resource and information tracking system for medical patients and healthcare providers. The cloud-based software system integrates all or many sources of patient medical and health information, updates the information in near real-time, and makes the data available to member(s) of the patient's healthcare team securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Stuart Renwick Locklear
  • Patent number: 9939288
    Abstract: A device may receive a request to identify one or more available fuel pumps. The device may determine selection parameters associated with identifying the one or more available fuel pumps. The selection parameters may include criteria used to identify whether a particular fuel pump is an available fuel pump. The device may receive pump information associated with a group of fuel pumps. The pump information may include information indicating whether each fuel pump, of the group of fuel pumps, is available. The device may identify, based on the selection parameters and the pump information, the one or more available fuel pumps. The device may provide, for display, information associated with the one or more available fuel pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Suraj Shinde
  • Patent number: 9907730
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and software for providing remote medical therapy to a subject comprising: an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and a connector device comprising: at least one means for communicating with the apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items; at least one means for communicating with a technology device; and a software module enabling communications between the apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items and the technology device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Remedev, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Macoviak, Richard L. Macoviak, James J. Macoviak, Espir G. Kahatt