Including Point Of Sale Terminal Or Electronic Cash Register Patents (Class 705/16)
  • Patent number: 11461821
    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a network of personalized devices determining data for shopping predictions. A personalized device may include processing components for determining purchase predictions for one or more items to purchase on behalf of a user. The purchase predictions may be based on personality traits and other information that may indicate interests of the user. The purchase predictions may also be based on purchase information for the item, including inventory of the item, price of the item, availability of the item to the user, or other factor. Once the purchase prediction is determined, the personalized device may generate a purchase request for the item from a merchant having the item at a physical merchant location accessible to the personalized device or a delivery device associated with the personalized device. The personalized device may retrieve and deliver the purchased item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventor: Sumeet Ahuja
  • Patent number: 11455667
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communicator; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor electrically connected to the communicator and the memory, wherein the processor executes the one or more instructions to group a plurality of electronic devices into one group, control the communicator to receive cost information from at least one electronic device included in the group, sum the received cost information, distribute the summed cost information based on a number of the plurality of electronic devices, and control the communicator to transmit the distributed cost information to the plurality of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-jin Hur, Seon-jae Kim, Seong-il Kim, Jun-seong Park, Min-woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11449869
    Abstract: One embodiment described herein provides a payment-processing apparatus. The payment-processing apparatus can include a facial-information-collection module configured to collect facial information of a customer, a first communication interface configured to communicate with a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, and a second communication interface configured to communicate with a remote computing device and send the collected facial information to the remote computing device, thereby allowing the remote computing device to identify a customer account based on the collected facial information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., LTD
    Inventors: Lei Guo, Xuan Jiang, Jun Ma, Shumin Lin, Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 11443304
    Abstract: A method for identifying a wallet address associated with a virtual asset service provider is provided. The method comprises receiving a target wallet address, obtaining a transaction of a virtual asset associated with the target wallet address, obtaining a list of a plurality of known wallet addresses of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and identifying a type of the target wallet address, by performing at least one of a cold wallet determination routine and a hot wallet determination routine for the target wallet address, based on the transaction and the list of known wallet addresses of the VASPs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: KOREA INTERNET & SECURITY AGENCY, Lambda256. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong Hee Shin, Moon Hee Cho, Kyeong Han Kim, Dae Il Jang, Seung Goo Ji, Jae Hoon Oh
  • Patent number: 11436826
    Abstract: A retail store including a server having a processor and a memory; a communication network; and a database are disclosed. The server includes an electronic product recognizer that receives a video stream including a plurality of frames from a camera of an electronic mobile device. At least one of the plurality of frames is selected as a captured image. A plurality of products in the captured image is segmented into a plurality of segments. Image recognition is performed using each of the plurality of segments to identify the product in each of the plurality of segments. One or more recognized products identified in the image recognition are output. The one or more recognized products identified in the image recognition are configured to be sent to a user device communicable with the server via the communication network, the server configured to cause one or more stickers to be displayed on the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie Barras, Corey Hadden, Nicholas Eggert, Ryan Siskind, Edgar Cobos, Stephen Radachy, Rachel Alderman
  • Patent number: 11429958
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for resource access control. An authorization record is created when a requestor has been authorized to access a resource, the authorization record created from an authorization event template stored on an authorization blockchain network. The authorization resource comprises one or more conditions that must generally be true in order for the user to access the resource. The authorization record may additionally comprise one or more permissions for the user to manage the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Beyond Aerospace LTD.
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 11431508
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for routing traffic in ad-hoc networks. A routing blockchain network processes routing node information proposals received from manager nodes of network clusters. Performance metrics of one or more nodes in the system are verified using distributed ledger techniques and provided to the manager nodes as updates to each manager node's routing information. The manager nodes further determine routing paths for ad-hoc communication requests based on an authentication event that defines conditions necessary to route traffic streams in association with a particular resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 11431683
    Abstract: A method includes storing, by a secure data conveyance device, a certified data object for a user computing device. The method further includes receiving a request from the user computing device that at least a portion of the certified data object be conveyed to a target computing entity. When authenticated, the method further includes data translating the at least a portion from a first data representation into a universal data representation, sending the universal data representation to a trusted data securing device, and data translating the universal data representation into a specific data representation. The method further includes sending the specific data representation to the secure data conveyance device, where the secure data conveyance device adds an expiration time frame and forwards it to user computing device. The method further includes conveying, by the user computing device, the specific data representation with the expiration time frame to target computing entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Flexa Network Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Filter, Zachary Kilgore, Tyler Robert Spalding
  • Patent number: 11416842
    Abstract: Systems and methods for touchless alternate payment provider selection at kiosks or payment terminals using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for touchless alternate payment provider selection at a payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or a payment terminal; (2) retrieving an alternate payment provider selection menu; (3) communicating the alternate payment provider selection menu to the mobile electronic device; (4) receiving an alternate payment provider selection from the mobile electronic device; and (5) communicating the alternate payment provider selection to the kiosk or the payment terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: VERIFONE, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Belostock, James Harrison Bullard, Timothy O'Loughlin
  • Patent number: 11417196
    Abstract: Alarm system arrangements (e.g., methods, apparatus, etc.) including receiving data originating from an entity located outside of a monitored premise, the data providing information detailing an impending request for temporary access of the monitored premise; and using the data to determine a predefined access plan to allow the temporary access to a predefined sub-area of the premises without triggering an alarm event, and to implement the predefined access plan at a time of receipt of an actual request for the temporary access. One example involves using the data to determine a predefined access plan which includes temporarily disabling of the alarm system's ability to recognize an alarm event with respect to activities occurring with respect to a predefined sub-area of the premises during the temporary access, and to implement the predefined access plan at a time relative to receipt of an actual request for the temporary access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventor: Martin Sol
  • Patent number: 11416846
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for processing gift transactions, related to retaining a social and gratitude-based experience surrounding giving and receiving gifts, monitoring gift recipients on-premises at merchants and providing gift-related notifications, and managing funds in a gift that the recipient does not redeem. A system configured to practice a first method receives an object associated with a gift, receives a tag associated with the object, and transmits the object to the giver. A system configured to practice a second example method uses face identification at the merchant to identify a recipient of a gift. The system can transmit a reminder to the recipient regarding the gift. In a third example method, the system creates a gift and notifies the recipient of the gift. If the recipient never redeems the gift, then the giver is not charged for the gift and no transaction occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: GIFTYA LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Isaacson, Ryan C. Durham, Jason Wolfe, Patrick Ledbetter, Adam Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11410151
    Abstract: A method for processing a transaction at a mobile includes: receiving a product identifier of a product; and creating or updating an electronic shopping cart based on the product identifier of the product; receiving a request for performing a transaction task; in response to the request for performing the transaction task, determining a state of the mobile POS device; when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be unlocked: performing the transaction task; and when the state of the mobile POS device is determined to be locked: rejecting the request for performing the transaction task. Related systems and devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Luke James Sartori, Daanish Maan, Peter Nitsch, Michael DeFazio, Gregory Moore, Silvana Zaldivar
  • Patent number: 11412054
    Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for predictive use of resources across a dispersed Internet protocol capable network connecting devices electrically attached to the network. The present invention is configured to determine a resource utilization profile associated with a first user; receive an indication from the first user to improve the resource utilization profile; initiate a first user interface, wherein the first user interface comprises one or more target resource utilization profiles associated with one or more users; receive a first user selection of a target resource utilization profile associated with the resource utilization profile that the first user wishes to change; determine one or more access paths associated with the at least one target resource utilization profile; and display on the first user computing device the one or more access paths to enable the first user to achieve the at least one target utilization profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katherine Dintenfass, Alicia C. Jones-McFadden, Matthew Hsieh, Victoria L. Dravneek, Cameron D. Wadley, Jason Christian Karmelek, Andrew Saar, Amber J. Quitadamo
  • Patent number: 11410147
    Abstract: A method of remotely activating a transaction device includes receiving, at a computing system, a mobile device identifier from a mobile application executed on a mobile device. A selection of the transaction device is received from the application. The selection includes an identifier of the transaction device. A selection of a transaction amount related to purchase of a product is received from the application. An authorization request for a payment account associated with the mobile device is communicated to an issuer of the payment account. The authorization request is for a transaction of at least the transaction amount. An authorization approval for the transaction is received from the issuer and a signal to activate the transaction device to dispense the product is sent based on the identifier. The transaction device is deactivated upon dispensing the transaction amount and a receipt of the transaction is provided to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vijay K. Royyuru, Brad Lucas, Jack Stephenson, S. Shane Caldwell, III, Scott Mackay, Brent A. Stains, Dale McCrory, Mark A. Petersen, Raja Vel
  • Patent number: 11403618
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for processing gift transactions. An example method includes receiving an identification of a first merchant from a giver at a first time, wherein a gift from the giver to a recipient is redeemable at the first merchant. The method can include generating a policy comprising the first merchant. The policy can be at least in part giver-defined and linked to the recipient payment account. The method can then include transmitting an electronic notice to a recipient device, receiving a selection from the recipient of a second merchant at which to redeem the gift from the giver, updating the policy to apply to the second merchant selected by the recipient to yield an updated policy and, upon receiving an indication of a triggering event caused by use of the recipient payment account as defined by the updated policy, applying an amount of money to the gift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: GIFTYA LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Isaacson, Ryan C. Durham, Jason Wolfe, Patrick Ledbetter, Adam Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11405480
    Abstract: A client application can be configured to render user interface cards, based on card data provided by a remote card engine. An API Response as Card (ARC) engine can intercept a communication between the client application and the card engine, and determine that the communication is associated with another backend system. The ARC engine can request that the backend system perform an account action associated with a user account. The ARC engine can provide information derived from a response from the backend system, reflecting a result of the account action, to the card engine. The card action can generate card data associated with the result of the account action performed by the backend system, and the client application can use the card data to render and display a corresponding card, even if neither the client application nor the card engine are natively configured to interface with the backend system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarvesh Kaushal, Rohit Iyer, Bala Subrahmanya Vivek Kosanam, Alexander Clinton Lambert, David Bryant Moffett
  • Patent number: 11399282
    Abstract: Technologies directed to a secured peer-to-peer cloud-assisted authentication exchange protocol are described. A first wireless device receives a first request including information identifying a second wireless device. The first wireless device determines that the information matches second information. The first wireless device activates a virtual access point (VAP) with a modified service set identifier (SSID) having a group identifier appended to a first SSID. The first wireless device authenticates the second wireless device to the VAP. The first wireless device sends credentials and a second SSID to the second wireless device. The second SSID corresponds to a second access point (AP). The first wireless device receives a second request from the second wireless device to connect to the second AP. The first wireless device authenticates the second wireless device with the second AP. The first wireless device deactivates the VAP after expiration of an amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Ting Tsai, Haritha Tamvada, Kiran Kumar Edara, Sarang Wagholikar, Nishant Suneel Sarmukadam, Ramesh Radhakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11392931
    Abstract: A method and a system for providing a financial transaction using an empty card are provided. The method for providing a financial transaction using an empty card includes receiving, by a server, a virtual card number generated by a program included in a user terminal, searching, by the server, for an empty card storage location at which the empty card is registered, in a storage location search algorithm based on the virtual card number, searching, by the server, for a real card number storage space linked to a user identification (UID) assigned to the found empty card storage location, extracting, by the server, a real card number stored in the real card number storage space, and performing, by the server, a financial transaction progress or a financial transaction progress request with the extracted real card number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SSenStone Inc.
    Inventor: Chang Hun Yoo
  • Patent number: 11392920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile computing device that is configured to secure a purchase transaction between a customer and merchant, and facilitate self-checkout between the user and any of several merchants. The system provides a payment processing network that achieves secure transactions free from fraud, while also having low fees. The system is based on establishing a relationship between a merchant's bank and a customer's bank, prior to a purchase transaction by the customer. The customer may then authorize their own bank to push funds to the merchant's bank in order to purchase goods or services using their smartphone, without the need to share any financial information between the user and merchant themselves. The smartphone is further configured to draw from multiple merchant product databases so that the customer may self-checkout, without the need to use a merchant-specific app, all within one app-linked system for payment and shopping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jeff Calusinski, Ravi Durairaj, Brennen Ricks, Ruthie D. Lyle, Vidya Nagarajan, Sharonda Phillips, David M. Jones, Jr., Jon McEachron
  • Patent number: 11393016
    Abstract: A smart meal ordering method comprises: conducting body sensing of a diner by a body sensing hardware of a smart meal ordering device; outputting a meal ordering interface by a display screen of a smart meal ordering device in response to sensing that the diner has taken a seat, and obtaining information of one or more dishes selected by the diner on the meal ordering interface; and in response to sensing that the diner has left the seat, sending a total price of the dishes and identification information of the smart meal ordering device to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanmi Yin, Sihai Yao, Jun Wu, Ying Wang, Fang Fang, Cheng Xu, Rong Wang, Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11386417
    Abstract: Embodiments provide methods and systems for reading a Quick Response (QR) code displayed in a user device of a user for facilitating a payment transaction. The method includes facilitating display of the QR code on a display screen of the user device. The QR code includes at least a payment related information for a payment transaction. The method also includes initializing a QR capture mode in the user device for capturing the QR code using a capture overlay frame. The method includes reading the QR code within the capture overlay frame to extract the payment related information. The method further includes facilitating the payment transaction based at least on the payment related information extracted by reading the QR code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ajay Sinha, Bhargav Jagdishchandra Modi, Ajit Karnik
  • Patent number: 11386416
    Abstract: A contactless tipping system for dancers at an adult entertainment establishment allows proper social distancing between patrons and entertainers. A patron opens an app and enters a tip amount into the app and sends this information to the establishment's computer which identifies the sender, the recipient, and the amount of the tip, either audibly or visually or both and causes a currency cannon to shoot currency, real or imitation, onto the stage. The system allows the patron to select additional services, such as VIP room time, with a selected dancer or to order refreshments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald Wayne Wolverton, Christopher Bradly Posadas
  • Patent number: 11386425
    Abstract: Examples relate to multiple microprocessor architecture for cold storage of digital currency. A hardware wallet may include a first microprocessor configured to establish a secure connection with a mobile device connected to a network having access to a blockchain and a second microprocessor configured to generate a private key and a public key for communication of transaction data onto the blockchain. The second microprocessor may initially use a hash function and the private key to encrypt the transaction data and produce a digital signature independent from the first microprocessor and subsequently provide the digital signature and the public key to the first microprocessor for communication onto the blockchain via the secure wireless connection with the mobile device. The second microprocessor may also encrypt and store the private key securely within the wallet's memory such that the private key is readable only by the second microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: iCoin Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Silvestri, Adam Silvestri
  • Patent number: 11366935
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for tablet mode switching. In an embodiment, an electronic device enters a payment mode associated with a secure processor of the electronic device and suspends access by a primary processor of the electronic device to a component of the electronic device. Further, the electronic device determines that it is connected to a docking hub, permits the primary processor to access a peripheral device connected to the docking hub via a pair connection, and receives, by the primary processor, user input from the peripheral device connected to the docking hub via the pair connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ranil Fernando, Cameron Cole, Fareed Uddin
  • Patent number: 11361318
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for real-time fraudulent activity verification, comprising: displaying, on a user device, a first notification which prompts entry of a user-selected geographic area, the user-selected geographic area defining a valid region for processing of transactions associated with a user; receiving, by the user device, user-defined geographic data, the user-defined geographic data specifying at least one user-selected geographic area and defining the valid region for processing of transactions; transmitting, by the user device, the user-defined geographic data along with user data, the user data identifying the user device or the user; receiving, the user device, a second notification, the second notification being an authentication request message received in response to a proposed transaction associated with a user identifier related to the user; displaying, by the user device, the second notification; receiving, by the user device, user-provided authentication data; and transmitting, by
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Cindi Pitz, Roopa Vaidya, Michael Cardamone
  • Patent number: 11354631
    Abstract: Systems and methods of remotely configuring a transaction based, in part, on location information for execution by a computing device associated with a financial institution computing system include a backend system configured to receive location information associated with a user device, determine the location information associated with the user device matches a location configured for pre-staging an ATM transaction, transmit an ATM pre-stage authorization signal to the user device, transmit an authentication decision to the user device, and transmit a transaction code to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Miranda C. Hill, Alicia Y. Moore, Steven E. Puffer, Jerome Rhodes, Susan Symons, Michael R. Thomas, Young M. Yang
  • Patent number: 11348067
    Abstract: An asset management and tracking system for use in a facility having a product designation RFID tag having product information is attached to a product and at least one location designation RFID tag having location information. The system includes a RFID reader and a portable communication device. The RFID reader reads at least one of the product designation RFID tag and the at least one location designation RFID tag and the portable communication device receives product information from and transmits product information to an asset tracking and management device. The RFID reader transmits product information read from the product designation RFID tag and the location information read from the location designation RFID tags to the portable communication device. The portable communication device, in turn, transmits the received product information and location information to the asset tracking device and queries the asset tracking device for additional product and location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: A-1 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth F. Schoening
  • Patent number: 11334894
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method of using customer data to determine that geolocation-based fraud alerts are false positives, it may be determined that an electronic fraud alert is a geolocation-based alert generated based upon an unexpected or abnormal transaction location. In response, customer data may be obtained from two or more sources via radio frequency links. It may then be determined that the customer data from the sources indicates that a customer is traveling. In response, it may be determined that a customer location indicated by the customer data corresponds to the transaction location. In response to determining that the customer location corresponds to the transaction location, the electronic fraud alert may be marked as a false positive, and the electronic fraud alert may be prevented from being transmitted to a mobile device of the customer, in order to reduce an amount of false positives that are transmitted to customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Timothy Kramme, Elizabeth Flowers, Reena Batra, Miriam Valero, Puneit Dua, Shanna L. Phillips, Russell Ruestman, Bradley A. Craig
  • Patent number: 11334542
    Abstract: A method for managing data storage and retrieval and operated within a database management system includes determining whether a data confidence value of a data record that is stored or is to be stored in memory of the database management system is less than a data confidence threshold, where the data confidence value includes one or more of an estimate of an accuracy of data within the data record, an estimate of the accuracy of the data record, and an estimate of a reliability level of the data. When the data confidence value is less than the data confidence threshold, the method continues by generating a confidence data record based on the data record and the data confidence value. The method continues by storing the confidence data record in memory of the database management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Ocient Inc.
    Inventors: George Kondiles, Rhett Colin Starr, Joseph Jablonski, S. Christopher Gladwin
  • Patent number: 11328335
    Abstract: A method of product location identification includes receiving an indication of a product to be located in a retail environment; identifying a product location using the product as a key; determining associated visual symbols from the product location; and communicating the associated visual symbols to a worker to guide the worker to the product location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Mellott, John Pecorari, Mark David Murawski
  • Patent number: 11328257
    Abstract: A system includes at least one hardware processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations including identifying a component of tracked conduct, the component of tracked conduct including a first conduct trigger condition and a reward, the first conduct trigger condition is associated with conduct of a user related to retirement, receiving conduct data associated with the first conduct trigger condition from a first data source, determining, using the conduct data, that the first conduct trigger condition is satisfied, and causing the reward to be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: James E. Price, James R. Seeley, Ami Warren Lyman, Jack W. Zaney, Joy Sebrina Berry, Claes Dahlstrand, Ralph H. Groce, III, Kanwaljit Khurana, Robert Charles Wilson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11321705
    Abstract: A mobile telephone case includes a case body that defines a pocket for holding a mobile telephone. A card holder module is attached to the case body. The card holder module includes a hollow card holder body. An IC payment card is slidably mounted within the card holder body. When by sliding motion the IC payment card is moved to an actuated position, a set of contact pads on the card is exposed to allow the IC payment card to engage in a contact card payment account transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jonathan Dag, Daniel Acosta, Walter Pimenta
  • Patent number: 11321718
    Abstract: The method includes receiving a first identity attribute; determining a corresponding first level of assurance (LOA) based on the first identity attribute and a first attribute history; receiving a second identity attribute; determining a corresponding second LOA based on the second identity attribute and a second attribute history; defining a Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) based on the first identity attribute, the second identity attribute, the first LOA, and the second LOA; and determining an aggregate LOA based on the SSI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Agasthya P. Narendranathan, James M. Dzierzanowski
  • Patent number: 11315171
    Abstract: A method for in-store product fulfilment in a retail store having a retail display space and an inventory station in an inventory area where expensive products are stored to avoid theft and bulky products are stored to conserve retail display space. The method involves a step having an electronic request for a product being sent directly from an in-store customer in the retail display space. This electronic request is directed to the inventory station. The method involves a step of having the inventory station send an order confirmation to the in-store customer acknowledging the electronic request, confirming to the in-store customer that the product is available in inventory and directing the customer to proceed to a designated pick up point at the conclusion of their shopping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: FIRST RETAIL ENTERACTIVE LTD.
    Inventors: Nolan Wheeler, Justin A. Young
  • Patent number: 11308483
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a verification system includes a memory storing a common identifier that identifies a user. The system may also include one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory and configured to read instructions from the memory to perform the steps of: receiving a token associated with a request to complete a transaction with an environment; determining the common identifier associated with the token, the common identifier being associated with an identifier of the merchant, an identifier of the user requesting the transaction, and a funding instrument associated with the user; and determining, based on information associated with the common identifier, whether to approve the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Nitin Prabhu, Dinesh Gomes, Ian Povey
  • Patent number: 11308486
    Abstract: The invention provides a secure method for exchanging entities via a blockchain. The invention incorporates tokenisation techniques, and also techniques for embedding metadata in a redeem script of a blockchain transaction. Embodiment(s) provide a method of: generating a first script, the first script comprising: a first set of metadata associated with a first invitation for the exchange of a first entity by a first user, the first set of metadata comprising an indication of the first entity to be offered for exchange and a first location condition for the exchange, a first user public key (P1A) associated with the first user, wherein the first user public key (P1A) is part of an asymmetric cryptographic pair comprising the first user public key (P1A) and a first user private key (V1A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: nChain Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Craig Steven Wright, Stephane Savanah
  • Patent number: 11308060
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, apparatus, device and computer readable storage medium for managing an index are provided. The method for managing an index may include: determining a target index for target data stored in a database, the target index having a corresponding index tag for identifying a stored version of the target index. The method may further include acquiring, based on the target index, the target data stored in the database, the target data having a corresponding data tag for identifying a stored version of the target data. The method may further include determining, in response to the index tag not matching the data tag, an operation associated with the target index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Wu, Jie Wang
  • Patent number: 11301843
    Abstract: A system and method for blockchain-based document processing includes a processor, network interface, print engine, scan engine, and a memory storing a blockchain ledger. The blockchain ledger includes time stamped blocks, each block including currency data associated with a digital currency value. The processor generates a block corresponding to a received instruction, a preexisting currency value associated with the received instruction and contract data corresponding to a smart contract associated with the received instruction. The processor updates the blockchain ledger with a generated block and shares an updated blockchain ledger with other networked data devices via the network interface. The processor also receives verification of the updated blockchain ledger from the other networked data devices. The processor executes the smart contract upon receipt of verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: William Su, Jia Zhang
  • Patent number: 11288759
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide sharing of benefits amongst a group of users are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: effectuate a presentation of an agreement interface for the users to define and/or join group agreements; generate, based on the group agreements, sets of instructions for implementation of the group agreements; transmit the sets of instructions to a decentralized ledger server; receive and executing the transmitted sets of instructions to record the group agreements on the blockchain as smart contracts; record transactions pertaining to the digital assets; responsive to recording the transactions, increase the group account balances by a portion of the earned gains resultant from the recorded transactions; and responsive to an occurrence of at least one of the trigger events specified for the first group agreement, allocate a portion of the group account balance to the group of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
    Inventors: John Linden, Rudy Koch
  • Patent number: 11289194
    Abstract: A location system can be used to identify locations of assets in a clinical environment. An example location system receives, from a primary receiver, timing data indicating times at which multiple receivers including the primary receiver received a wireless signal from a tag. The multiple receivers may be located in the clinical environment. The example location system further identifies that the timing data includes a flag indicating that a user of the tag has requested assistance, identifies an identifier of the tag based on the timing data; and transmits, to a reporting system, a first message indicating an identifier of the tag and that the user of the tag has requested assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Britten J. Pipher, Eugene G. Urrutia, Stephen R. Embree, Matthew D. Morgan
  • Patent number: 11282310
    Abstract: The system includes an electronically controllable access point device and a server. The server includes one or more processors, which are communicatively coupled to the access point device and a portable device. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether a user of the portable device is authorized to access the access point device based on one or more credentials received from the portable device and retrieve a location of the portable device. The one or more processors are further configured to determine whether the location of the portable device is within a pre-defined geographical area. Upon determination of user authorization to the access point device and that the location of the portable device is within the pre-defined geographical area, the one or more processors direct the access point device to provide access to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Geokey, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurtis A. Charling, Derick Frauendorfer, Brandon Peterson
  • Patent number: 11266476
    Abstract: Apparatuses for storage and distribution of headgear having sensors and a gel distribution apparatus can be configured to permit storage of the headgear while also protecting the gel distribution modules of the headgear from being inadvertently actuated for deployment of gel to avoid unintended gel leaks or gel applications. In some embodiments, the storage apparatus can be sized and configured to fit within a vending machine for providing remote distribution of the headgear while also protecting the headgear from damage during falls that can occur when the vending machine is activated to distribute a headgear to a customer. Methods of distributing the headgear can utilize an embodiment of the storage device and/or use of at least one vending machine or a network of vending machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Forest Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Willis, Carmelo Montalvo, Andrew Martin
  • Patent number: 11270368
    Abstract: A method for presenting an object based on a biometric feature includes obtaining information about a first object that a user is gazing at, and biometric feature information of the user gazing at the first object; recognizing a satisfaction status for the obtained biometric feature information of the user gazing at the first object; and determining and presenting information about a second object based on the recognition of the satisfaction status for the biometric feature information of the user gazing at the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heng Liao, Kangmin Huang
  • Patent number: 11270296
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a data server node, requests for data from a plurality of user nodes connected to a blockchain, retrieving, by the data server node, the data from the blockchain, dividing, by the data server node, the data into a plurality of portions and generating copies of the plurality of the portions, changing, by the data server node, at least one bit in each of the copies, encrypting, by the data server node, the copies and recording the copies into blocks on a second blockchain, recording, by the data server node, a plurality of sequence numbers of the blocks, and storing, by the data server node, the plurality of the sequence numbers on a second blockchain to be accessed by the plurality of the user nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Guang Han Sui, Peng Hui Jiang, Qin Li, Jian Hua Zhang, Zhi Jun Wang, Xiao Guang Song, Wu Gen Zhan, Yong Wu
  • Patent number: 11270245
    Abstract: A supply chain forecasting system with blockchain controls is discussed. The supply chain forecasting system can include a central computing system communicating with a third party computing system. The central computing system and third party computing system can initiate, adjust, and fulfill smart contracts associated with the delivery of physical objects using blockchain controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Tarun Dasari, Aditya Reddy Cheruku, Anand Banik, Sumanth B. Talasila, Kishore P. Sasthiri, Murthy N. Kolluru
  • Patent number: 11263296
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling reproduction of an item represented by a digital asset stored in a trusted computing environment using a reproduction device in an untrusted computing environment, in which a succession of data segĀ¬ments is transmitted from the trusted computing environment to the untrusted computing environment, the succession of data segments comprising segments of reproduction data, each of which includes at least one instruction for controlling the reproduction device to reproduce a portion of the item, and at least one segment of obfuscation data which has a structure identical the reproduction data but is incapable of controlling the reproduction device to reproduce a portion of the item, the method comprising: a) determining whether the next segment of data in the succession should be a segment of reproduction data or a segment of obfuscation data; b) where the next segment of data should be a segment of reproduction data, selecting and extracting an unprocessed segment of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: WIPPIT LTD.
    Inventor: Barrett Veldsman
  • Patent number: 11263612
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to providing a mechanism for communication between point of sale devices. Using network technology and novel processes, the present systems and methods can share transaction records among multiple devices without the presence of a physical server. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems and methods leverage virtual server technology to implement local area networks of point of sale devices with zero configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: APTOS, Inc.
    Inventors: David Johnson, Terry Bissonnette
  • Patent number: 11257081
    Abstract: Integrating a blockchain ledger with an application external to the blockchain ledger is disclosed. A first method determines a state, to be written to a blockchain ledger, based on a contract transaction. A second method determines a state, to be written to the blockchain ledger, based on an adapter transaction. The first method includes an invocation of the second method. The second method verifies whether the adapter transaction includes a particular set of information associated with a particular application. If the adapter transaction includes the particular set of information, then both the contract transaction and the adapter transaction are committed to the blockchain ledger. If the adapter transaction does not include the particular set of information, then neither the contract transaction nor the adapter transaction are committed to the blockchain ledger. The state determined based on the adapter transaction is used to update the particular application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David Joseph Haimes, Todd Jeffery Little
  • Patent number: 11257071
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a closed loop platform for dynamic currency conversion. In this way, the invention eliminates currency discrepancy during resource exchange and provides a dynamic currency conversion in real-time for interactions, via a closed loop platform. Using closed loop processing, the invention verifies and authorizes resource transfers, bypassing current currency conversion processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Benjamin Castinado, Charles Russell Kendall, Andrew S. Heiman
  • Patent number: 11257135
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include novel ways of alerting store personnel when various activities, events, conditions, etc., occur at the checkout in retail establishments. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, the alerting can take place in substantially real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the detected event. Examples of such events may include situations such as when a person of interest is detected as shopping at the store, when a cashier has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or to alert store personnel if a non-empty shopping cart has exited the store without payment (a.k.a., a cart push-out). Although the discussion below uses a grocery store as an example retail environment, embodiments herein can be used in any type of retail environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Malay Kundu, Joshua Migdal