Abstract: A computer-implemented method for encouraging or incentivizing delivery orders is disclosed. The method includes monitoring, by a computing device, a plurality of delivery orders placed by users, determining, based on the monitoring of the plurality of delivery orders, at least one trending drop-off location, determining, based on the at least one trending drop-off location and at least one location of the users, a subset of users, and sending, to at least one computing device of the subset of users, an incentive or a suggestion to place a delivery order.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a device, over a network, an order from a device of a user, the order including information indicating a current location of the user. The method may include determining, by the device, a geographical relationship between the current location and a plurality of restaurant locations, determining, by the device, a future pick-up time for the order based on the determined geographical relationship and/or traffic delays, determining, by the device, that a current time respective to the future pick-up time is within a threshold time period to the future pick-up time, and causing, by the device, a notification to be delivered to the restaurant, the notification including an indication that the received order is to be prepared.

Abstract: An online system receives information describing an order placed by a user of the online system and a set of contextual features associated with servicing the order. The online system also retrieves a set of user features associated with the user. The online system accesses a machine learning model trained to predict a tip amount the user is likely to provide for servicing the order and applies the machine learning model to a set of inputs, in which the set of inputs includes the information describing the order, the set of user features, and the set of contextual features. The online system then determines a suggested tip amount for servicing the order based on the predicted tip amount.

Abstract: A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: Provided are an in-store food and beverage transfer and collection system using image analysis and a method of transferring and collecting food and beverage in a store using the same in-store food and beverage transferred and collection system. The in-store food and beverage transfer and collection system using image analysis includes: an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image of a predetermined area and comprising a plurality of cameras; a processing unit configured to process a control command for processing an order of a customer by using an image obtained by the image obtaining unit; and a transfer robot configured to obtain order information of the customer according to the control command of the processing unit, and transfer food and beverage that are ordered.

Abstract: A single-sided storage locker system deployed at any site within a facility, and providing guest visitors with access control enabled by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes using mobile scanning computing systems, such as web-enabled smartphones with digital cameras and mobile application support. The storage locker system supports automated modes of discovering and finding where a guest's rented locker is located within the facility and its sites at any moment in time, simply by using the guest' smart phone to scan a device-level code, a site-level code, a facility-level code or a discovery-level code, posted anywhere within the facility or any site, without need for using a physical locker lookup kiosk or other conventional systems and methods.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: A computing system, includes: a non-transitory memory; processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions to perform operations including: detecting a vehicle at a first location, executing instructions local to the first location by one or more edge processors to determine vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle; determining the vehicle is associated with a user account stored in a computerized vehicle management system; in response to the determining that the vehicle is associated with the user account, and transmitting instruction to a first display at the first location to present a user-tailored menu generated by using the edge processors to access a machine learning computer model based on data obtaining from the user account.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for providing an electronic credential associated with electronic identification information of a user. The system comprises one or more electronic sensor devices configured to monitor an activity or a surrounding of the user and to generate user-specific sensor data, processing circuitry configured to analyze the user-specific sensor data to extract characteristic data associated with the user, and to generate a sensed electronic credential confirming the extracted characteristic data; and a memory configured to store the sensed electronic credential as part of the user's electronic identification information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for optical and other sensory analysis of nutritional and other complex objects are disclosed. For example, techniques may include capturing an RGB-D image of a food using an integrated camera; inputting the RGB-D image into an instance detection network configured to detect food items; segmenting a plurality of food items from the RGB-D image into a plurality of masks, the plurality of masks representing individual food items; classifying a particular food item among the individual food items using a multimodal large language model; estimating a volume of the particular food item by overlaying an RGB image associated with the RGB-D image with a depth-map to create a point cloud; and estimating the calories of the particular food item using the estimated volume and a nutritional database.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for engaging autonomous driving algorithms based on driver frustration levels and vehicle conditions. A frustration level of a driver of a vehicle may be determined using one or more sensors. Based on a determination that the frustration level satisfies a threshold, one or more automated driving algorithms which may be engaged by the vehicle to improve the safety of the driver may be determined. The threshold may be based on a road segment traveled by the vehicle, the user, or similar considerations. Based on a determination that the frustration level satisfies a threshold, engagement of the one or more automated driving algorithms may be caused.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for beverage dispensing. In one aspect, a client device requests activation of a beverage system at the given location. An authorization request is transmitted to a control terminal of a given location that includes a client identifier and requests confirmation that a user of the client device meets minimum age requirements for dispensing beverages provided by the beverage system. The confirmation is received that the user of the client device is approved to use the beverage system, and the beverage system is activated for use by the user of the client device, and a command is transmitted that is required to open a valve of the beverage system located between a beverage source and a beverage dispenser that controls beverage flow when the valve is open.

Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing business applications based upon user intent scores is described. A machine learning model trained to specifically predict when a user is likely to engage in a specific activity while interacting with the business application may be trained using data regarding prior interactions between a business application and a plurality of users. The machine learning model may thereafter provide a probability score for a particular user, the probability score indicating the likelihood that the user will engage in the specific activity for which the model has been trained to predict. The probability may be combined with a business value factor to produce a user intent score indicating the relative value of the user engaging in the specific activity.

Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for operating applications that allow users to indicate their willingness to provide items and/or services to other users and/or a third party. When an item is indicated as available for requesting, and an item is thereafter requested by a requesting user, a server device can cause instances of an item transferring application to provide a corresponding indication to item transferring users within a certain context. Values can be submitted by item transferring users, based on their current context, in furtherance of providing services that facilitate transfer of an item from an item creating user to an item requesting user. Other values can be submitted by the item transferring users in furtherance of characterizing a task of transferring items from a third party entity, who may not be accessing an associated application, to an item requesting user.

Abstract: In some examples, a system receives, from a courier device, an indicated geographic location of the courier device determined at least in part from a satellite positioning system receiver associated with the courier device. The system may determine an amount of an item possessed by the courier and may further determine a plurality of past delivery locations within a threshold courier travel time of the indicated geographic location of the courier device. In addition, the system may determine a plurality of buyer devices associated with the plurality of past delivery locations, and may send, to the plurality of buyer devices, respective electronic communications indicting that the item is available for delivery from the courier located within the threshold courier travel time of a respective buyer location.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technology for sending near real time transaction notifications to user devices of users of a payment service. Data associated with one or more financial accounts of a user and one or more user devices of the user is stored in a database associated with the payment service. The payment service receives transaction information and determines it is associated with a transaction involving a financial account of the user. The payment service generates a notification associated with the transaction, including at least a payment amount. The payment service causes presentation of the notification, in near real time, via at least one user device of the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ordering items from an electronic menu and servicing thereof, in a networked computing environment that communicably connects via at least one network at least a plurality of first handheld electronic devices (e.g., wait staff operated devices in a restaurant), a plurality of second handheld electronic devices (e.g., patron operated devices in a restaurant) configured to display the electronic menu, and a venue computer are described. Corresponding apparatuses are also described.

Abstract: A plan processing program for planning a task executed by a character based on a hierarchical task network causes a server to implement a plan generation function of generating a plan configured with a plurality of tasks from a domain based on goal information, in which in the plan generation function, a function of generating the plan in which a subsequent task to be employed is configured to change in accordance with a state or a condition is implemented.

Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided and include a variable frequency drive configured to drive a fan motor of an HVAC system to ventilate an indoor space, the HVAC system having a cooling assembly that includes at least one of an economizer and a compressor. A controller is configured to communicate with the variable frequency drive, receive at least one signal from an occupancy sensing device, determine whether the indoor space is less than fully occupied based on the at least one signal, and control the variable frequency drive to reduce a speed of the fan motor in response to determining that the indoor space is less than fully occupied.

Abstract: A system provides a personalized and secure user experience to access a secured asset, such as a vehicle. A first communication is transmitted, and a second communication is received in response to the first communication. An approach vector is determined based on the first communication and the second communication. The approach vector is compared with a known approach vector, a request for authentication is transmitted based on the comparison. A response to the request for authentication is received, and access to an asset is granted based on the approach vector and the response to the request for authentication.

Abstract: A wellbeing system configured for assessing a mental wellbeing of a driver while driving the vehicle and deploying a countermeasure in response to a mindfulness level of the driver being beyond a desired range. The countermeasure may be configured to mitigate a probability of a mental wellbeing of the driver undesirably impacting operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: A merchant uses a merchant point of sale (POS) device to identify items or services for purchase by a customer, and costs for each. One or more payment amounts are sent from the merchant POS device to a checkout server using an application programming interface (API), which the checkout server sends on to an authorized payment terminal device that then reads payment information from a payment object and sends the payment information back to the checkout server. The checkout server processes the transaction and confirms transaction completion to the merchant POS device and payment terminal device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in locating one or more merchant terminals. One example method generally includes accessing, by a computing device, interaction data for at least one interaction between a merchant and a user at a merchant terminal, where the interaction data includes a temporal indicator. In addition, the method includes receiving, by the computing device, location data associated with the at least one interaction and matching the interaction to the location data, based on the temporal indicator in the interaction data. The method then includes, in response to matching the interaction data to the location data, identifying, by the computing device, a location indicated by the location data as an actual location of the merchant terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems/methods are disclosed wherein a transmitter is configured to wirelessly communicate with a destination device by transmitting to the destination device a first plurality of subcarriers using a first set of frequencies and, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted to the destination device, transmitting to the destination device a second plurality of subcarriers using a second set of frequencies. According to some embodiments, the first set of frequencies and/or the second set frequencies comprise frequencies that are used for cellular communications and at least some frequencies of the second set of frequencies are mutually exclusive with the first set of frequencies.

Abstract: A method may include detecting, during a flight of an aircraft system, a conflict with a planned route of the aircraft system, determining one or more alternate routes for the aircraft system to avoid the conflict, wherein each of the one or more alternate routes avoid secondary conflicts with active flight operations, transmitting first data to cause first visual information indicating the conflict and second visual information indicating the one or more alternate routes to be displayed to a user, receiving second data indicating one of the one or more alternate routes being selected by the user, and updating the planned route of the aircraft system to include the alternate route selected by the user.

Abstract: A system includes a processor coupled with a data store and configured to transmit an availability message to a user device and receive a pickup message from the user device. The processor is also configured to calculate an arrival time based on the initiation time, the initiation location, and a distribution center location for the distribution center and update the arrival time at continuous intervals based on real-time information. The processor is also configured to transmit a preparation message to a distribution center device, receive an arrival message from a distribution center image sensor, and transmit a delivery message to the distribution center device. The processor is also configured to transmit an order receipt message to the distribution center image sensor and receive a departure message from the distribution center image sensor including an image identifying the vehicle associated with the item order based on the corresponding vehicle identifier.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for mufti-point destination arrival time analysis. In one aspect, the system may include a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to. The processor performs operations including receiving a request for an order, receiving an acceptance of an order associated with the first external system, determining, upon receiving the acceptance, a first arrival estimate, determining, upon assigning a delivery worker to fulfill the order, a second arrival estimate, and determining, upon receiving confirmation that the delivery worker has retrieved the order from the merchant, a third arrival estimate. Additionally, the operations may include and forwarding, upon their determination, the first, second, and third arrival estimates to the customer.

Abstract: A method of dynamically controlling an inventory comprises receiving, by a server, use quantity information for a first item of a plurality of items, updating an inventory store based on the use quantity information, comparing, by the server, the quantity information with a threshold amount for the first item of the plurality of items, generating, by the server, an order message for the first item based on the comparing, and receiving an additional quantity of the first item in response to the generating of the order message. The use quantity information comprises an amount of the first item used at an establishment, and the inventory store comprises quantity information for the plurality of items available at an establishment.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, methods, systems, computer-readable storage medium. A method can include receiving, by a processing device, image data including one or more image frames indicative of a current state of a drive-thru area. The processing device determines a vehicle disposed within the drive-thru area based on the image data. The processing device receives order data with a pending meal order. The processing device determines a first association between the vehicle and the pending meal order based on the image data. The processing devices determine a meal delivery procedure associated with the based on the association between the vehicle and the pending meal order. The processing device performs may perform the meal delivery procedure. The processing device may provide the meal delivery procedure for display on a graphical user interface (GUI).

Abstract: Methods and devices include database management and graphical user interfaces for measurements collected by analyzing blood.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method to automatically identify property-related risks through the use of computer vision, sensors, and/or building information models (BIMs). The ability to automatically identify a variety of hazards helps mitigate the associated risks, and thus reduces the number of accidents or fatalities that would otherwise occur. In some embodiments, a “risk map” can be generated by mapping the identified risks for a given property.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for communication of orders and payments in a drive through using wireless beacons. A merchant location may include a drive through with a wireless beacon established in the drive through. The beacon may provide communication services with a device for the user. The merchant may detect that the user is in a vehicle in the drive through using either the connection between the device of the user and the beacon or a camera, sensor, or other detector located near the beacon in the drive through. Based on check-in information generated on the connection, an order for the user may be accessed. The user may pay for the order using the device and through the connection to the beacon. Further, if other devices for additional users in the vehicle connect to the beacon, the additional users may split the payment for the order.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a coordinated mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: A method and system are described for generating a quantified perception profile of a predetermined stimulus. The method may be used in colorimetry or flavor quantization. Flavor descriptors are selected from database for the particular product and presented pairwise in all possible pair combinations to each of a plurality of tasters via user-devices. For each flavor descriptor pair, users select one of the descriptors which is perceived to be more intense than the other. The results of the selections are captured at host and mapped by normalizing means as intensity values into a flavor descriptor space in database to create a quantized flavor profile. Normalizing means performs a weighting on each descriptor selection result. Filtering means detects anomalous or inconsistent selection responses and issues adaptive control instructions.

Abstract: Methods and systems and computer-readable media are provided for dual optimization of pick walk and tote fill rates in order picking. Embodiments provide improved order picking speed and quality by optimizing pick routing with consideration of both proximity constraints and tote value constraints. Tote value constraints can include constraints on carrying capacity, volume, size in a particular dimension, or weight capacity.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for enabling merchant devices to interoperate with one another in a more robust manner, such that overall operation and efficiency within a merchant establishment is improved. For instance, the techniques described herein may enable the intelligent routing of requests between devices within the merchant establishment based on real-time locations of the devices, which devices are associated with which orders, and the like.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: The disclosed technologies can compute predictive reorder scores and measures of the quality of food products and food providers using objectively verifiable data, including reorder data, and use these predictive quality measures to create new functionality in an information search and retrieval system and/or a product ordering system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for incentivizing logistically convenient delivery orders is disclosed. The method includes monitoring, by a computing device, delivery orders of users which include a pick-up location, a drop-off location, an estimated time of pick-up, and an estimated time of drop-off. The method further includes determining, based on the monitoring of delivery orders, a trending drop-off location and a trending drop-off time. The method further includes determining, based on the trending drop-off location, the trending drop-off time, and a current location of the users, a subset of users. The method further includes sending to the subset of users an incentive to place a delivery order.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.

Abstract: This patent application is intended to protect an electronic tabletop device that communicates messages/requests via text to a smartwatch that is worn by a server/bartender in order to satisfy a patron's request.

Abstract: Techniques for mobile payments integrated with a booking system are described. In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving a request from a computing device of a user to pay a ticket open at a merchant point-of-sale computer, obtaining a current total ticket amount for the ticket from the merchant point-of-sale computer, determining an estimated total ticket amount based at least in part on the current total ticket amount, authorizing but not capturing payment of the estimated total ticket amount with a payment network gateway computer, after the ticket is closed at the merchant point-of-sale computer, obtaining a final total ticket amount for the ticket from the merchant point-of-sale computer, and capturing payment of the final total ticket amount with the payment network gateway computer.

Abstract: A state determination device to determine that a driver driving a vehicle is in a driving difficult state detects an abnormality in a state of the driver, and detects at least one of an abnormality in a driving operation input by the driver or an abnormality in a traveling state of the vehicle. In response to detecting the abnormality in the state of the driver alone, the state determination device does not determine that the driver is in the driving difficult state but determines that the driver is in the driving difficult state in response to detecting the abnormality in the state of the driver and additionally detecting the at least one of the abnormality in the driving operation input by the driver or the abnormality in the traveling state of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders or dine-in practices by customers than with traditional ordering, pick up windows, and dine-in practices.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for providing prescient and adaptive point-of-sale services via electronic networks are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system with one or more servers. The one or more servers may be configured to generate digital consumer tokens and provide the digital consumer tokens to consumer devices for sharing with merchant devices. When a merchant device receives the digital consumer token, the merchant device may forward the digital consumer token to the one or more servers in exchange for consumer data to facilitate consumer service. In some embodiments, the one or more servers may be configured to provide point-of-sale interfaces that adapt to different consumer preferences or consumer device signals. Some embodiments may provide for consumer interfaces that allow consumers to manage their electronic identity at various (e.g., merchant) locations.

Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.