Inventory Monitoring Patents (Class 705/22)
  • Patent number: 11948163
    Abstract: An interactive visualization tool for displaying metrics associated with inventory related output from a replenishment simulation for an enterprise supply chain is described. Predicted values for metrics associated with simulation output may be received on a per item, per node, per epoch basis for a plurality of items associated with the supply chain at a plurality of nodes of the supply chain over a plurality of epochs. A visualization tool user interface may be rendered that includes item and node menus enabling user selection of varying granularity levels for viewing the metrics. The metrics may be aggregated according to a presently selected level of granularity, and represented within a single graphical view of the user interface to visualize projected inventory positions of items across nodes of the supply chain. The aggregated metrics may include an expected projection and a worst-case projection for one or more types of the metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Moritz Drexl, Tikhon Jelvis, Cory Morris, Michael Staab
  • Patent number: 11921702
    Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method for balancing a set of issues maintained by an issue tracking system, each issue in the set of issues having an original rank value. The method comprises determining a set of new rank values for the issue in the set of issues; selecting a first issue from the set of issues, the first issue being an issue from set of issues that is neither a lowest ranked issue or highest ranked issue; determining whether the first issue can be safely re-ranked based on the new rank value calculated for the first issue and original rank values of issues adjacent to the first issue; and in response to determining that the first issue can safely be re-ranked, re-ranking the first issue by assigning the new rank value determined for the first issue to the first issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: ATLASSIAN PTY LTD., ATLASSIAN US, INC.
    Inventors: Andriy Yakovlev, Ilia Zinovev, Łukasz Włodarczyk, Daniel Rauf
  • Patent number: 11875300
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a blockchain node, a first transaction comprising an asset identifier and an expiration date, verifying the expiration date has not changed from one or more previous transactions comprising the asset identifier, calculating an expected delivery date for an asset corresponding to the asset identifier, validating the first transaction in response to the expected delivery date not later than the expiration date. and committing the first transaction to a blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sathya Santhar, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Samuel M. Jawaharlal, Balamurugaramanathan Sivaramalingam
  • Patent number: 11861557
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein may be collectively referred to as a “platform.” A platform consistent with embodiments herein may be used by individuals or companies to track an amount of liquid poured from at least one liquid container. The platform may comprise a tracking device and a computing hub in operative bi-directional communication. The device that may be configured to a liquid dispensing container such as, but not limited to, a bottle. The device may be configured to receive a liquid from the container and transfer the liquid through a chamber within the device. As the liquid is transferred through the device, a computing element and sensing component integrated within the device may be configured to track an amount of liquid dispensed through the device. A communications module may then communicate the data with the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Aware Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vince Anido, Justin Park
  • Patent number: 11855908
    Abstract: Computing systems, devices, and associated methods of allocating computing resources in a distributed computing system to user requests are disclosed herein. In one example, a method includes when none of unallocated computing resources satisfy a constraint on a physical attribute in a received request for the computing resource, identifying one of the allocated resources in the distributed computing system that satisfies the constraint on the physical attribute and recursively determining whether one of the other allocated or unallocated resources in the distributed computing system that satisfies a constraint of a prior request. In response to determining that none of the allocated or unallocated resources satisfies the constraint of the prior request, assignment of the identified one of the allocated resources to the prior request is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Andrei Ivanov
  • Patent number: 11836677
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms (which can, for example, include systems, apparatuses, methods, and media) for managing inventory associated with a facility are provided. In some embodiments, a method is provided comprising: receiving identifying information of items; causing a mobile device to present a subset of items in a user interface; receiving transmitting device identification information, the device associated with a first location; determining, based on the transmitter identifying information, a location of the mobile device within the facility; receiving an indication items are being stored at the location of the mobile device; associating the items with the location; causing a computing device to present a user interface that includes identifying information associated with the items in connection with a location of the items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Direct Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Avery, Jr., Ryan G. Colwell, Andrew J. Novotny, Nathanial C. Ziarek
  • Patent number: 11836770
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods to process an eyewear order. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining order information indicative of an order to assemble an eyewear at an eyewear processing facility, where the order is first received at an order origination facility remote from the processing facility. The method also includes determining a status of the order. The method further includes generating an up-to-date invoice of the order if the eyewear is ready for shipping. The method further includes generating an electronic file comprising the order information and the up-to-date invoice of the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventor: Michael Filipovich
  • Patent number: 11775510
    Abstract: A computer method and system for providing information results in response to a natural language information request. The system and method include receiving a natural language information request from a user and compiling a computer executable query from the natural language information request from a user wherein the query is formatted to extract data from one or more computer databases. The query is then presented to the user prior to execution of the query so as to enable the user to change the query prior to its execution. The query is then executed to extract data from one or more computer databases whereby extracted data is presented to the user in a certain presentation format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventors: Rickey Dale Burks, Michael P. Bueche, Jr., Thomas Niles, Charles L. Oakes, III
  • Patent number: 11763226
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for searching alternate inventory policies from an initial inventory policy of an inventory of one or more supply chain entities to a target inventory policy by receiving a current state of items in a supply chain network determining an initial inventory policy comprising a reorder point and a target quantity, identifying one or more provisional inventory policies calculating a cost, a fill rate, and a no-stockout probability, and transporting items among the one or more supply chain entities to restock the inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thierry Moisan, Eric Prescott-Gagnon, Yossiri Adulyasak
  • Patent number: 11748728
    Abstract: A method for dynamic adaptation of card reader protocol includes: providing a point-of sale (POS) terminal, that accepts login credentials via a magnetic stripe card, displays menu items for selection, adds selected menu items to an order, and accepts payment for the order, where the payment may be obtained via swipe, dip, or tap; via a card reader, reading provided cards when enabled; via a reader controller, determining one or more workflow states of the POS terminal, and controlling states and modes of the card reader; determining a type and capabilities of the card reader upon power up; and receiving instructions indicating the type and the capabilities, and communicating with the card reader according to the type and the capabilities responsive to a common set of commands employed by the POS terminal, and formatting data received from the card reader into a common data format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Toast, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Hanley, Stephen Kirk, Chance Ashley Kirsch
  • Patent number: 11727353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for identifying products and monitoring planogram compliance using analysis of image data. In one implementation, the method may include accessing at least one planogram describing a desired placement of a plurality of product types on shelves of a plurality of retail stores; receiving image data from the plurality of retail stores; analyzing the image data to determine an actual placement of the plurality of product types on the shelves of the plurality of retail stores; determining at least one characteristic of planogram compliance based on detected differences between the at least one planogram and the actual placement of the plurality of product types on the shelves of the plurality of retail stores; and receiving checkout data from the plurality of retail stores reflecting sales of at least one product type from the plurality of product types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Yair Adato, Youval Bronicki, Alon Grubshtein, Galit Peled, Daniel Shimon Cohen, Shlomi Dayan
  • Patent number: 11673788
    Abstract: A beverage operations control system of an establishment such as a bar communicates with numerous wireless beverage control devices that monitor and control the pouring of beverages. The system provides monitoring and predictive analysis based on the monitoring, including real-time modifications to the operations of the beverage control devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Lab2Fab, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Rao, Shawn Lange, Derek Pietz
  • Patent number: 11645353
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data processing consent capture system may be configured to prompt the data subject to consent to one or more types of data processing (e.g., to provide a desired consent) in response to identifying particular cookies (e.g., or types of data processing) that a data subject has not consented to. The system may, for example, substantially automatically prompt the data subject to consent for one or more particular types of data processing in response to determining that the user (e.g., data subject) has requested that a website or other system perform one or more functions that are not possible without a particular type of consent from the data subject. The system may, for example, prompt the user to consent in time for a certain interaction with the website, application, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Patrick Whitney
  • Patent number: 11630137
    Abstract: A baseboard management controller (BMC) installed in a server or other hardware device may perform operations to monitor and safeguard metering data for one or more hardware component of a server that includes the BMC. The BMC may periodically transmit a metering data message over a network to an event destination, where the metering data message includes the utilization levels of the hardware component during a period of operation. In response to detecting a loss of communication with the event destination, the BMC may perform lossy compression of the monitored utilization levels for the hardware component, wherein the lossy compression produces a utilization value that is representative of the monitored utilization levels, but uses less data storage capacity. The utilization value may be transmitted to the event destination instead of the monitored utilization levels in response to determining that communication with the event destination has been reestablished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: Keith M. Campbell, Samer El-Haj-Mahmoud, Sumeet Kochar
  • Patent number: 11625669
    Abstract: A system for tracking items within a value chain, the system comprising an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to create a first object in response to an input, the first object including first identifying metadata, receive an action, and apply the action to the first object to modify the first object into a second object and modify the first identifying metadata into second identifying metadata. The electronic processor is further configured to link the second object to the first object, receive a request to retrieve a history of the second object, and generate the history, wherein the history includes the first object, the first identifying metadata, the action, the second object, and the second identifying metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: United Solutions LLC
    Inventors: David T. Nguyen, Christopher M. Verhoeven
  • Patent number: 11604907
    Abstract: A method designing computerized systems for a vehicle by a computing device comprising a processor and a memory device, and corresponding apparatus and computer program product, the method comprising: receiving indications to computerized components to be installed in a vehicle; displaying over a display device a three dimensional manipulatable model of the vehicle; receiving indications to locations within the car where the computerized components are to be installed, the indications provided as locations over the illustration; receiving indications to applications to be executed by a car computer, wherein the applications receive input from at least one of the computerized components; automatically determining the required computing resources and required utility components for supporting the computerized components and provisioning the applications; providing specific alternatives conforming with the computerized components; and receiving selections of specific computerized components from the specific alt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: OSR ENTERPRISES AG
    Inventors: Yosef Ben-Ezra, Samuel Hazak, Yaniv Ben-Haim, Yoni Schiff, Shai Nissim, Orit Shifman
  • Patent number: 11599853
    Abstract: In a stock rebalancing method, separate inventory holding clients are registered, each as individual publishers of inventory level data, and further, separate transporter clients also are registered each as individual publishers of transport capacity. Then, an indication is received from one of the inventory holding clients, of an overstock condition of a specified item. Contemporaneously, an indication is received from another of the inventory holding clients of an understock condition of the specified item. In response, one of the transporter clients is identified as indicating excess capacity sufficient to bear transport of the specified item in a quantity indicated by the understock condition, the clients are messaged indicating the conditions, and the identified transport client is directed to transport the specified item in the indicated quantity from the one of the inventory clients indicating the overstock condition to the one of the inventory holding clients indicating an understock condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: INLECOM SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Panayotis Katsoulakos, Nikolaos Tsampieris, Zisis Palaskas, Yash Chadha
  • Patent number: 11599931
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to facilitate implementation of an interface and one or more sensors, and, more specifically, to one or more sensors that implements specialized logic to facilitate in-situ monitoring of inventories of consumables and automatic reordering of a consumable. In some examples, a method may include receiving sensor data representing usage of a device configured to process a consumable, characterizing the usage to form a characterized value, correlating data representing a unit of the consumable processed via the device to a characterized value of the usage, adjusting an amount representing an inventory of the consumable, detecting an amount of the inventory of the consumable is associated with one or more ranges of threshold values, and generating data representing a request to replenish the inventory of the consumable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: OrderGroove, LLC
    Inventors: Greg E. Alvo, Michael Bifolco, Paul Fredrich, Ofir Shalom, Juan Gutierrez, Marcos Moyano, Bradley Williams Groff
  • Patent number: 11574267
    Abstract: A system can access data about items for a store and generate a plan for configuring the store based on the accessed data. The system can further provide, for example, information for configuring reconfigurable shelving units so as to produce the layout of the store according to the plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Techni, LLC
    Inventors: George Dimitrios Fanourgiakis, Manolis Dimitrios Fanourgiakis, Dylan Tatz, Leo Smirnov
  • Patent number: 11550284
    Abstract: Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for displaying future trends of evaporation pond wastewater quantity and quality. A distributed float network is managed using a wastewater evaporation pond management (WEPM) system with an embedded supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. The WEPM collects data, including sensory information, from evaporation ponds. A configuration data upload for remote terminal units (RTUs) managed by the WEPM is automated using the WEPM system and the embedded SCADA system. Evaporation pond wastewater quantity and quality and adherence to environmental standards and regulations are monitored using the WEPM system. Environmental compliance data is collected from the distributed float network. The environmental compliance data collected from the distributed float network managed by the WEPM system is analyzed. A dashboard is provided displaying future trends of the evaporation ponds wastewater quantity and quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Muhanned Abu Ghdaib, Fouad Alkhabbaz, Soloman M. Almadi, Hassan S. Al-Yousef, Zakarya A. Abu Al Saud
  • Patent number: 11551255
    Abstract: A computer system includes a processor, a communication interface, and a database. The communication interface is configured to receive, from a computing device, a coupon request message, wherein the message includes a first unique coupon program ID. The processor is programmed with computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to extract, from the coupon request message, the first unique coupon program ID. In addition, the processor matches the first unique coupon program ID to a second unique coupon program ID stored in the database. Furthermore, the processor generates, by a token service system, a digital coupon token. The digital coupon token is associated with the first and second unique coupon program IDs. Moreover, the processor is programmed to transmit the digital coupon token to the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International International
    Inventors: Peter Balsavias, Samantha L. Jones, Patricia E. Littler, Jenna L. Kanterman, Caroline M. Ginty, Emma Goodyear, Emilie M. Kroner, John Hutchison, Joan L. Rohlfing
  • Patent number: 11537965
    Abstract: A method for tracking containers. The method includes manufacturing containers, including forming the containers and serializing them with machine-readable codes. The method further includes using the machine-readable codes to store data associated with the containers, and supplying the containers to a customer. The method still further comprises receiving from the customer, data obtained from customer-readings of the machine-readable codes; and receiving from one or more other locations in a distribution chain in which the containers travel, data obtained from readings of the machine-readable codes at those locations. The method still further comprises comparing the data from the customer-readings and other readings of the machine-readable codes across product brands, product distribution channels, and/or container types, and providing the data to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Roger P. Smith, Chris D. Anderson, Olivier Dangmann, Anthony R. Caracciolo, Casey L. Ingle
  • Patent number: 11488100
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to managing transportation of loads of items within a retail supply chain. A unified load tracking system aggregates information from multiple supply chain computing systems for presentation on a user interface accessible by multiple users. One user interface provide access to a multitude of information that is interconnected by a common, unique identifier for each movement of a load between an origin and destination. A load board is also provided which automates the spot market auction process and load tender process between carriers and a retail enterprise transportation management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Helvie, Adam Lee Hollenbeck, Justine Rockers, Thomas Young
  • Patent number: 11465896
    Abstract: A system and method a method may include receiving (i) beverage composition data of a requested beverage, and (ii) a user identifier of a user requesting the beverage. Responsive to receiving an instruction to dispense the requested beverage, the requested beverage may be dispensed. The beverage composition data may be stored in a dispensed beverage record. A verification as to whether or not the dispensed beverage is a qualified beverage pour may be performed. Responsive to determining that the dispensed beverage is a qualified beverage pour, a counter may be increased. Responsive to determining that the counter value crosses a threshold value, a first message may be communicated to a mobile electronic device of the user, otherwise, a second message may be communicated to the mobile electronic device. The first or second message may be displayed on the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Scott Cuppari
  • Patent number: 11468409
    Abstract: A hearing aid service system includes a personal communication device (13) acting as a gateway for one or more hearing aids (10, 11) to a remote server (25) accessible via the Internet. The hearing aids (10, 11) have a processor (121) monitoring electrical hearing aid parameters for detecting a change indicating a replacement of a hearing aid component (132; 140), and report the hearing aid component replacement to the remote server (25). The remote server (25) is tracking the consumption of hearing aid components for individual user accounts and identifies a priority item for sale depending on recorded consumption. The priority item for sale is displayed on the hearing aid control application software interface on the personal communication device (13). The remote server (25) completes the transaction based on data stored in the user account. The invention further provides a method for maintenance of a hearing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: WIDEX A/S
    Inventors: Soren Erik Westermann, Svend Vitting Andersen, Anders Westergaard, Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti
  • Patent number: 11450002
    Abstract: Markers may be presented on different objects in a facility, such as shelves or totes. A marker can use color, placement of elements, blending effects, or infrared light layers to encode data about the object. During operation, a camera within the facility may acquire an image, which includes an image of the marker as presented on the object. The marker can be analyzed to detect marker data encoded therein. By decoding the marker data, details about the marker can be extracted, such as an identification of the object. In addition, using details about the marker location within the image and location data associated with the camera, a location of the object relative to the camera can be determined, as well as an orientation of the object relative to the camera. As the object moves within the facility, the object can be tracked based on this location and orientation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joachim Sebastian Stahl, Ammar Chinoy, Jason Michael Famularo, Pranab Mohanty, Gianna Lise Puerini, Jared Joseph Frank
  • Patent number: 11443259
    Abstract: A floor operations automation system can include an intelligent video module, profiles, decision rules, and a decision module. The intelligent video module can be configured to generate video analytics data from video captured by video cameras within a retail location. The profiles can contain data that represents a business practice or policy of the retail location and/or user-specified preferences for decision-related variables. The decision rules can express actions to be performed in response to predefined conditions within the retail location. The decision module can be configured to decide upon action to be performed, based upon the video analytics data, the profiles, and the decision rules. The decision can be made without direct input from a human agent of the retail location. The actions can affect a business system and/or a human agent associated with the retail location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee A. Carbonell, Tsz S. Cheng, Jeffrey L. Edgington, Pandian Mariadoss
  • Patent number: 11430075
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing system employs a user-wearable device that contains identification data. The user is associated with the wearable device using the identification data and provides an initial purchase credit also stored in association with the wearable device. To make a purchase, the user positions the wearable device in proximity with a sensor co-located with a beverage dispenser. The sensor receives the identification data and provides it to a payment processor. The processor determines if the purchase request is less than the stored purchase credit and, if so, activates an actuator positioned between a beverage storage container and a beverage dispenser outlet to thereby dispense the beverage. The processor deducts the purchase amount from the available credit and stores the new credit value. The wearable device may communicate wirelessly with the sensor. The processor may be part of the beverage dispenser or remotely located and communicate via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Chihuahua Brewing Company, LLC
    Inventor: Gary Bernard Jabara
  • Patent number: 11415949
    Abstract: Optically controllable windows and an associated window control system provide a building security platform. A window controller or other processing device can monitor for window breakage, cameras associated with windows can monitor for intruders, and transparent displays can provide alerts regarding detected activity within a building. A window control system can detect deviations from expected UV characteristics of an optically controllable window during normal operation of the window (tint transitions, steady state conditions, etc.) and/or during application of a security-related perturbing event, and provide alerts upon their occurrence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen Clark Brown, Gordon E. Jack, Rob Puth, Illayathambi Kunadian, Oner Bicakci, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam, Fabian Strong, Brandon Tinianov, Joseph Lunardi
  • Patent number: 11416576
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data processing consent capture system may be configured to prompt the data subject to consent to one or more types of data processing (e.g., to provide a desired consent) in response to identifying particular cookies (e.g., or types of data processing) that a data subject has not consented to. The system may, for example, substantially automatically prompt the data subject to consent for one or more particular types of data processing in response to determining that the user (e.g., data subject) has requested that a website or other system perform one or more functions that are not possible without a particular type of consent from the data subject. The system may, for example, prompt the user to consent in time for a certain interaction with the website, application, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Patrick Whitney
  • Patent number: 11408878
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for lifecycle prediction is provided. The present invention may include identifying a unit of a product that has been selected from a store bin. The present invention may include retrieving data from at least one connected Internet of Things (IoT) device and a connected infrared scanner. The present invention may include predicting a lifecycle of the identified unit. The present invention may include displaying the lifecycle on the at least one connected IoT device or the infrared scanner. The present invention may include determining whether the unit is added to a cart. The present invention may lastly include pushing the collected data to a point of sale for generating data at checkout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raghuveer Prasad Nagar, Jagadesh Ramaswamy Hulugundi, Srikant Vitta
  • Patent number: 11403585
    Abstract: An inland freight management module for managing inland moves of freight from a plurality of vendor supply locations to port includes a profile maintenance component, a load planning component, and a load routing and booking component. The profile maintenance component is adapted for maintaining an inland planning zone profile including information relating to a plurality of inland planning zones generated according to one or more customs districts. The load planning component is programmed for planning field consolidation of one or more container loads via a multi-stop route between the plurality of vendor supply locations, where the multi-stop route is generated within one of the plurality of inland planning zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard S. Gabrielson
  • Patent number: 11403574
    Abstract: Methods and systems for optimizing item assortments are disclosed. One method includes receiving a request for an optimized assortment. Data relating to items within a selected initial item assortment and item universe is accessed. Constraints are applied to the items in the assortment to arrive at an optimized item assortment. Constraints include goals for optimization, lock in and lock out rules, and item attribute rules. The method may be performed by a system including one or more computing devices communicating via a network with one or more data storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Bharath Rangarajan, Elif Tokar-Erdemir
  • Patent number: 11392892
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for product safety is provided. The present invention may include scanning a product inventory. The present invention may include classifying one or more products within the product inventory based on an expiration evaluation. The present invention may include applying a price discount or a display modification notification based on a classification of the one or more products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig M. Trim, John M. Ganci, Jr., Hernan A. Cunico, Martin G. Keen
  • Patent number: 11393346
    Abstract: A location identifying solution may use a pre-existing infrastructure of smart hubs and smart devices on user's properties to provide location beacons. An autonomous delivery vehicle may request a location signal from the server when nearing a destination for an order. The server may identify a smart hub with connected devices (e.g., light bulbs, speakers, etc.) associated with the user originating the order. The server may generate and transmit beaconing information to the hub. The hub may cause the devices to output a beacon (e.g., to flicker light at a frequency that is undetectable to human eye). Using a computer vision algorithm, the vehicles could detect the beacon and determine the correct property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Ogun, Adam Mulligan, Hillel Moshe Saul Baderman
  • Patent number: 11373458
    Abstract: A remote fuel monitoring system includes a vehicle-mounted device and a server for monitoring a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on vehicle information received from the vehicle-mounted device, calculating a refueling plan including refueling time and a refueling amount for the vehicle or the machine, and outputting a refueling command based on the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to a refueling device. The server includes an input device, a storage, an analyzing device analyzing information regarding the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the vehicle information and information stored in the storage, a refueling plan calculation device calculating the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine by using the analyzed information regarding the remaining fuel amount, and an output device outputting the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to the refueling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
    Inventors: Tokushi Nakashima, Kazuhiro Umezawa, Katsuyoshi Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 11354680
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting potential shrink events within a venue are provided. The example systems include, a plurality of RFID readers disposed throughout the venue and a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of RFID readers. The controller includes a processor and a non-transitory machine-readable memory storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the example systems to (1) monitor RFID tag data associated with an RFID tag disposed within an environment, the RFID tag data including an environmental metric associated with at least a portion of the environment; and (2) responsive to a change in the RFID tag data exceeding a predetermined threshold, generate an alert indicative of a potential shrink event. The change in the RFID tag data may include a change in the environmental metric resulting from a positioning of the RFID tag relative to a body of an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Yuri Astvatsaturov, Raymond Terry Durham
  • Patent number: 11348047
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a graphics processing unit programmed to generate a sample path for the demand of the one or more products at a store based at least in part on data associated with a historical distribution of the variability of the demand of the one or more products. The graphics processing unit may generate a thread corresponding to a plurality scenarios. The graphics processing unit may execute the thread in parallel to determine one or more parameters for each of the plurality of scenarios for the one or more products. The graphics processing unit may select the one or more parameters generated from the execution of one of the sample paths to minimize the cost. The graphics processing unit may adjust an inventory management system to set an inventory management setting based at least in part on the selection of the one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Shuohao Wu, Richard Ulrich, Dong Xu, Jingying Zhang, Kunlei Lian, Clifford Wayne Bolinger, Jackie Lei Guan
  • Patent number: 11346600
    Abstract: Provided is a method of setting a system, the method being performed by a processor and including: (a) when receiving detection, by the sensor, of a first amount of goods equal to or larger than a first predetermined amount, displaying, on a display, a first screen prompting setting of a threshold amount of goods corresponding to a condition of trigger output; (b) when the sensor detects reduction of an amount of goods by at least a second predetermined amount after displaying the first screen, acquiring, as the threshold amount, a second amount of reduced goods; (c) after the threshold amount is acquired, displaying, on the display, a second screen for setting an action of the processing device; and (d) based on information on the action set after displaying the second screen, setting output contents to be output by the processing device upon satisfaction of the condition of trigger output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takanori Ogawa, Hiroki Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11321757
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for facilitating shopping and purchasing. The systems and methods for facilitating shopping and purchasing use an identity tag as an item tracker and/or a transaction enabler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: David Gabriele, Michael Pankratz, Callie Kooiker, Justin Smith, Matthew Mitchell, Matthew Dabney, Justin Wishne, Drew Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11282129
    Abstract: An order information processing method including receiving order information, the order information including at least one commodity identifier; sending an order-picking task to an order-picking terminal according to the order information, the order-picking task including commodity information corresponding to the commodity identifier; and sending a prompt instruction to a prompt apparatus corresponding to the commodity identifier, such that the prompt apparatus sends a prompt signal to facilitate an order picker using the order-picking terminal to determine a commodity corresponding to the commodity identifier according to the prompt signal. The order processing method, the order-picking task processing method, the server, the order-picking terminal, and the electronic price tag provided in the present disclosure improve the order-picking efficiency of an order picker, thus improving the processing rate of order information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Yu Zhu
  • Patent number: 11269736
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by one or more processors of a computing device, the computer program performs procedures for database failure management, and the procedures may include: receiving backend failure information for at least one backend of one or more backends; receiving an event from a client after receiving the backend failure information; verifying whether the event is an event corresponding to a failed backend; verifying a type of the event if the event is an event corresponding to a failed backend; determining a method of processing the event corresponding to the failed backend based on the type of event, while backend failure occurs; receiving recovery information about the failed backend; and processing an event received from the client after receiving the recovery information about the backend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TMAX DATA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiryong Kyeong, Wanho Kim, Dongjae Lee, Stellar Heo
  • Patent number: 11257016
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided to automatically identify overstated perpetual inventory (PI) conditions regarding an inventory level of an item in a retail space. For example, in some embodiments, a method performed by a control circuit comprises determining (504) that, a plurality of times, an item for sale at a retail store sells within a defined tolerance of a non-zero inventory quantity value and then stops selling for a period of time; and making (506) a determination that an overstated PI condition exists with respect to an inventory level of the item at the retail store. In some embodiments, the overstated PI condition is automatically quantified and may be automatically corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew A. Jones, Robert J. Taylor, Roger Snelgrove, Rahul Tripathi
  • Patent number: 11249196
    Abstract: Improved methods and systems for position acquisition and/or monitoring are disclosed. The position acquisition and/or monitoring can be performed with improved intelligence so that data acquisition, transmission and/or processing is reduced. As a result, the position acquisition and/or monitoring is able to be performed in a power efficient manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung Lau, C. Douglass Thomas
  • Patent number: 11250402
    Abstract: Method, systems, and apparatus for generating a storefront for a merchant, comprising: receiving transaction data associated with a brick and mortar (BOM) transaction, processing a payment for the BOM transaction, updating inventory data based on the transaction data, receiving a request to generate an online storefront for a point of sale system of the merchant, where the point of sale system includes inventory data of a plurality of items for sale, identifying the plurality of items for sale from the inventory data from point of sale system; generating one or more resources for each item of the plurality of items for sale; causing display of the graphical user interface comprising the one or more resources to be presented to enable purchase of an item, and updating the inventory data based on a purchase of the item by the ecommerce customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Ben Morgan, Vanessa Erica Slavich, Brielle Alyse Rajkovich, Mathew Wilson
  • Patent number: 11238455
    Abstract: Various embodiments can include a system for the prevention of fraud. The system can comprise one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory storage devices storing computing instructions. The computing instructions can be configured to run on the one or more processors and can perform: receiving an indication from a software application on a mobile device of a user that the mobile device has broken a first geofence; calculating a risk score for a first user account of the user; and prompting the user for additional information via the mobile device when the risk score is below a predetermined value. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Eytan Daniyalzade, Berk Atikoglu, David Nelms
  • Patent number: 11238384
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that comprises a processor, and logic executable by the processor. The logic is configured to cause the processor to perform a method comprising receiving at least one attribute of a condition of a good, and using the at least one attribute to calculate an actual Intelligent Routing (IR) code for the good. Further, the method comprises calculating and storing a target IR code for each of at least two receivers, and comparing the actual IR code for the good to the target IR codes for each of the at least two receivers. Finally, the method comprises determining, based on the comparison of the actual IR code for the good to the target IR codes for each of the at least two receivers, which receiver of the at least two receivers will receive the good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ZEST LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Mehring, Thomas Reese
  • Patent number: 11216778
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for automatically detecting disruptive orders for a supply chain. One method comprises obtaining a quote for an order; extracting features from the quote; and applying the extracted features to a disruptive quote machine learning engine that generates an anomaly score indicating a likelihood that the quote will cause a disruption, based on one or more predefined disruption criteria. The disruptive quote machine learning engine may employ an isolation forest algorithm and/or a multi-dimensional anomaly detection algorithm. The disruptive quote machine learning engine may be trained using historical order information comprising part-level information from historical orders and/or a manufacturing production plan comprising an inventory forecast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Or Herman Saffar, Mridul Vinay Garg, Oshry Ben-Harush
  • Patent number: 11188615
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a data processing consent capture system may be configured to prompt the data subject to consent to one or more types of data processing (e.g., to provide a desired consent) in response to identifying particular cookies (e.g., or types of data processing) that a data subject has not consented to. The system may, for example, substantially automatically prompt the data subject to consent for one or more particular types of data processing in response to determining that the user (e.g., data subject) has requested that a website or other system perform one or more functions that are not possible without a particular type of consent from the data subject. The system may, for example, prompt the user to consent in time for a certain interaction with the website, application, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: OneTrust, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Blake Brannon, Patrick Whitney
  • Patent number: 11182740
    Abstract: A recommended SKU number calculation unit 81 calculates a recommended number of SKUs on the basis of a number of SKUs recommended in the past. A recommended SKU number transmission unit 82 transmits the calculated recommended number of SKUs to a store terminal. In addition, in the case where an adopted number of SKUs sent back from a store in response to the transmitted recommended number of SKUs changes continuously and in a consistent trend, the recommended SKU number calculation unit 81 changes the recommended number of SKUs for the store, in accordance with the trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakano, Yuuki Kubota