Electronic Shopping Patents (Class 705/26.1)
  • Patent number: 12045860
    Abstract: A data exchange system comprises an electronic smoking device that includes identifying data and a database configured to i) receive the identifying data from the electronic smoking device, ii) receive user data for a user of the electronic smoking device from a processor, iii) associate the identifying data with user data to generate a user record, and iv) store the user record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Fontem Ventures B.V.
    Inventor: Ramon Alarcon
  • Patent number: 12045444
    Abstract: Method for providing playback of user website interactions related to feedback starts with processor receiving, from client device, user activity data associated with interactions by user with a website displayed on client device during session and receiving feedback data from client device. Processor causes feedback list user interface to be displayed on display device that includes feedback entry comprising the feedback data associated with website and session. Processor causes feedback entry detail user interface to be displayed on display device that includes including information on session, feedback data, and playback selectable item. In response to receiving selection of playback selectable item, causing playback user interface to be displayed on display device that includes visualization of interactions by user with website that cause user to provide feedback data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Content Square SAS
    Inventors: Pedro Magriço, Chiara Felice Sant Cassia, Rory O'Keeffe, Luke Causon, Samuel Gagnepain, Weronika Terpilowska, Julio Alegria, Ntale Shadik, Arturas Zakrevskis
  • Patent number: 12045333
    Abstract: A method for user verification that includes scanning a photo ID of the user. A user image is extracted from the scanned photo ID. Further, a random task is generated to be performed by the user. A video is recorded to capture execution of the generated random task. The recorded video is processed to extract an audio segment and one or more image frames from the recorded video. The random task performed by the user is validated based on the extracted audio segment and the extracted one or more image frames. A user image from the extracted one or more image frames is identified. The extracted user image is compared from the scanned photo ID with the identified user image. The user is authenticated based on a successful match between the extracted user image and the identified user image, and successful execution of the generated random task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: AAPOON, INC.
    Inventor: Srinivasa Katta
  • Patent number: 12045642
    Abstract: A virtual machine management method and apparatus for a cloud platform includes, when a client selects a Bring Your Own License mode, obtaining a first client image file, where the first client image file carries a first software operating environment, configuring the first client image file based on the first license, to generate a first cloud platform image file, creating a first virtual machine based on the first cloud platform image file, where the first software operating environment is set on the first virtual machine, and exempting a license fee of the software in the first software operating environment in the first virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sibiao Luo
  • Patent number: 12046328
    Abstract: Methods and systems for replenishing a consumable include order satisfaction responsive to an indication of imminent failure or depletion of a consumable based on detected parameters. A sensor reading may indicate that a consumable is performing below a threshold, or has limited remaining capacity. Responsive to a determination that a replacement is necessary, the method may recommend one or more alternatives. The recommendation may be made based on how closely a candidate replacement's performance or other characteristic (e.g. cost, capacity) matches that of a currently-used consumable. The recommendation may be based on one or more attributes of a candidate replacement compared to a currently-used consumable. An order may be automatically placed according to the currently-used consumable or the recommended alternative(s). The order may be delivered with instructions regarding where and when to replace the consumable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Matthew Brett MacLaurin, David Ramadge, Corinne Elizabeth Sherman
  • Patent number: 12046904
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes an energy storage device that stores energy generated from a new and renewable energy power plant, a power management device that monitors a total amount of power produced by at least one new and renewable energy power plant in a plurality of regions, determines an operation mode of the energy storage device based on a result of monitoring a reference capacity of an integrated line through which power of the plurality of regions is transmitted and a result of monitoring the total power amount, and controls a power capacity flowing through the integrated line according to the operation mode, and a power conversion device that receives a command corresponding to the operation mode from the power management device and controls an operation of the energy storage device according to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: EN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Hyun Jae Kang, Seung Sig Nam, Tay Seek Lee, Seong Ho Yun, Hee Se Hong
  • Patent number: 12039525
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for validating online access to secure device functionality are provided that may use shared secrets between different subsystems and limited use validation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Anders Carlsson, Anton K. Diederich, Christopher Sharp, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Maciej Stachowiak, Matthew C. Byington, Nicholas J. Shearer, Samuel M. Weinig
  • Patent number: 12039467
    Abstract: A method for dynamically creating and validating a predictive analytics model to transform data into actionable insights the method comprising: identifying an event, selectively tagging, based on analytics expertise, at least one time series data area (data area), where the identified event occurred, comparing data area where the identified event is tagged with the data area where the identified event is not tagged, building, based on analytics expertise, the predictive analytics model embodying the classification generated by selective tagging, displaying the visual indicia generated by executing the predictive analytics model, and validating the predictive model based on a feedback from at least one domain expert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Ha, Chau Le
  • Patent number: 12039510
    Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, the person identifying means identifies a person who has entered a facility. The group estimation means estimates a group including a plurality of persons. The group presentation means presents an estimation result of the group to the person. The group setting means sets the group based on a response to the estimation result of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Kamimura
  • Patent number: 12039553
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically determining an optimal baseline algorithm for calculating lift values are disclosed. The system receives data associated with a control strategy, and then randomly selects a control location, a time period, and an item that may not be associated with the control strategy but meets the one or more criteria of the control strategy such as relevance and sales volume. Using the randomly selected inputs and a plurality of null baselines values determined by a plurality of null baseline algorithms, the system iteratively calculates a plurality of null lift values for each of the applied plurality of null baselines values to determine a likelihood for a false positive lift for each of the applied plurality of null baselines values. An optimal baseline algorithm is selected from the plurality of null baselines algorithms based on their corresponding likelihood of false positive lifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ameya Pathare, Brian Pujanauski, Simon Krauss, Jenna Kanterman, Cornelius Kaestner, Christopher Piccoli
  • Patent number: 12039579
    Abstract: A payment interchange for use in a global shopping cart and a method for its use are provided. Also, provide is management of data relationships between a global online shopping cart and various manager components that encompass data management access. The global shopping cart includes a storage medium having thereon computer instructions for implementing one or more functions of the global shopping cart, and a processor for executing the computer instructions to provide functions including a payment function for paying for an item to be purchased. The global shopping cart has a flexible application programming interface (API) framework sufficient to support the payment interchange including the payment function for paying for an item to be purchased by one or more users of the global shopping cart and by one or more payment modes or sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Jennifer Dogin, Brian Maw
  • Patent number: 12035774
    Abstract: A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co.
    Inventors: Jennifer Schultz, Christopher Schultz, Debdulal Mahanty, James Barton Sights, Benjamin Bell
  • Patent number: 12039573
    Abstract: Provided is an advertisement apparatus including a unit configured to acquire first user information collected by a first application and first user identification information in association with each other; a unit configured to acquire second user information collected by a second application and second user identification information in association with each other; a unit configured to store predetermined first user identification information, predetermined second user identification information, and user terminal identification information in association with each other; a unit configured to integrate the first user information associated with the predetermined first user identification information and the second user information associated with the predetermined second user identification information; a unit configured to create advertisement information based on an analysis result obtained by analyzing the integrated user information; and a unit configured to provide notification of advertisement informa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventors: Takahito Saigo, Masato Ikeda
  • Patent number: 12039352
    Abstract: Automated migration systems and methods are described for generating guided user interfaces (GUIs) for tracking migrating legacy networked resources within a computer network environment during a technical migration. The automated migration systems and methods include loading, by a dashboard tracking application (app) implemented on a migration server according to first and second migration schema formats, into a migration database each of first and second reporting data and first and second tracking data corresponding to first and second legacy networked resources as tracked during an active migration session. The dashboard tracking app receives, during the active migration session, a dashboard request for graphical status of each of the first and second legacy networked resources, and automatically generates a tracking GUI rendering first and second statutes of the first and second legacy networked resources based on the first and second reporting data and the first and second tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Zogg, Lakshmi Devi Boreddy, D. Michael George, Krishnamurthi Ramasamy
  • Patent number: 12032722
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods that facilitate user review and uploading of files comprising medical images and associated metadata from a local computing device to a network-based image analysis and/or decision support platform. The systems and methods described herein allow image upload to be performed in a secure fashion that prevents the network-based platform from accessing sensitive data as it is prepared for upload. Prior to file upload, sensitive data elements are flagged and their values removed and/or masked. Notably, the approaches described herein provide intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) tools that allow a user, such as a medical practitioner or researcher, to review not only the images and metadata in the files that they plan to upload, but also to review and control the process by which sensitive data elements are removed and/masked, thereby confirming that all files are free of sensitive information prior to upload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Karl Vilhelm Sjöstrand
  • Patent number: 12024806
    Abstract: An embroidery data generation system includes a terminal apparatus and an embroidery data generation apparatus. A terminal controller acquires a generation condition of embroidery data inputted via an input device, transmits the acquired generation condition to the embroidery data generation apparatus via a terminal communication interface, and controls a display to display a preview image indicating an embroidery finish of an embroidery pattern based on image data transmitted from the embroidery data generation apparatus. An apparatus controller receives the generation condition transmitted from the terminal apparatus via an apparatus communication interface, generates the embroidery data for sewing the embroidery pattern based on the received generation condition, generates the image data for displaying the preview image on the display based on the received generation condition, and transmits the generated image data to the terminal apparatus having transmitted the generation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Shibata, Sayaka Kurihara
  • Patent number: 12028275
    Abstract: Methods and computer systems for locking in offsets associated with resource requests. Receiving input of a resource request amount for a resource request, the resource request associated with a defined period of time and a property. Determining, based on data indicating one or more characteristics of the property, a metric representing an expected quantity of emissions over the defined period of time. Identifying an application programming interface capable of processing a request to lock in an amount for an offset product. Using the application programming interface and the metric to determine an offset amount to offset the expected quantity of emissions. Determining a periodic data transfer amount for the resource request that is based on the resource request amount and the offset amount. Outputting the periodic data transfer amount. Receiving an instruction to initiate the resource request and using the application programming interface to lock in the offset amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel Tax, Milos Dunjic, Pranay Chander Gupta, Hitesh Bajaj, Kushank Rastogi, Abeera Aguiar
  • Patent number: 12026423
    Abstract: A consumables dispenser can include a housing configured to receive a consumables product to be dispensed, a transceiver mounted on the housing and configured to receive selected multimedia data files from a content management system via a multimedia caching server that is in wireless communication with the content management system, and a display screen coupled to the housing and connected to the transceiver. The display screen can be configured to display the selected multimedia data files to a user of the consumables dispensers. The consumables dispenser can further include a sensor configured to detect presence or absence of the user of the consumables dispensers. Display of the selected multimedia data files on the display screen can be enabled upon detection of the user's presence and disabled upon detection of the user's absence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: American Paper Converting Inc.
    Inventors: Cody Miller, Eric Work
  • Patent number: 12027273
    Abstract: Utilizing graphical elements representing human bodies to estimate physical measurements of a user is described. In at least one example, a service provider can access a database storing a plurality of data items. The service provider can cause a set of data items of the plurality of data items to be presented to the user. Data items in the set of data items are associated with at least one graphical element representing a human body with individual magnitudes corresponding to individual dimensions of a plurality of dimensions. The service provider can receive data indicating a selection of a data item associated with a first magnitude associated with a first dimension and a second magnitude associated with a second dimension. The service provider can estimate physical measurements associated with the user based partly on a first magnitude and/or the second magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jake M. Hofman, Daniel G. Goldstein
  • Patent number: 12026665
    Abstract: A method for identifying an inventory item is provided. The method includes using first one or more sensors to produce first one or more outputs indicative of an inventory item, using second one or more sensors to produce second one or more outputs indicative of the inventory item, generating, based on the first one or more outputs and independent of the second one or more outputs, a first confidence level of the inventory item being a first inventory item, generating, based on the second one or more outputs and independent of the first one or more outputs, a second confidence level of the inventory item being a second inventory item, and identifying, based on the first confidence level and the second confidence level, the inventory item as one of the first inventory item or the second inventory item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Standard Cognition, Corp.
    Inventors: Jordan E. Fisher, Daniel L. Fischetti, Brandon L. Ogle, John F. Novak, Kyle E. Dorman, Kenneth S. Kihara, Juan C. Lasheras
  • Patent number: 12026817
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for animating a single image of a human body and applying effects. An example method includes receiving an input image that includes an image of a body, receiving, through an interface, a user input including parameters associated with a motion, generating, based on the image of the body and the parameters associated with the motion, a video featuring the body repeating the motion, and providing an option to share the parameters associated with the motion with a further user of a further computing device. The method further includes, prior to generating the video, receiving a further user input including a hair animation effect selected from a list of hair animation effects, and while generating the video, applying the hair animation effect to a hair image in frames of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Gorbatyuk, Nikolai Smirnov, Aleksandr Mashrabov, Egor Nemchinov
  • Patent number: 12026961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a passenger of a vehicle in which the geographic position of the vehicle is recorded, and a viewing direction of the passenger is recorded by means of a eye-tracking device. A data memory is accessed in which objects and geographic positions assigned to them are saved and, by using the recorded geographic position of the vehicle, it is detected whether one of the objects is located in the environment of the vehicle, and whether the object in the environment of the vehicle was perceived by the passenger depending on the recorded viewing direction of the passenger, the recorded geographic position of the vehicle, and the geographic position of the detected object in the environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Thorben Günzel
  • Patent number: 12020221
    Abstract: A payment processing method is applied to a clearing system. The method includes receiving a payment request sent by a merchant end; digitally signing the payment request, and returning a response result to the merchant end, wherein the response result includes a routing jump address corresponding to an account end, so that the merchant end jumps to the account end according to the routing jump address, and sends the digitally signed payment request to an account backend system for verification through the account end, and after the verification of digital signature is passed, the account backend system performs payment operation corresponding to the payment request and obtains a payment operation result; and receiving the payment operation result sent by the account backend system, and returning the payment operation result to the merchant end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: NETSUNION CLEARING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shanbin Zhao
  • Patent number: 12020514
    Abstract: A power supply equipment provided for each of parking slots is configured to be able to be stored under a ground, and is configured to supply power to a vehicle parked in a corresponding parking slot with the power supply equipment protruding from the ground. A server that manages each of the parking slots and the power supply equipment is configured to receive a reservation request that specifies a reservation start time of the parking slot. The server is configured to reserve, from a vacant slot, out of the parking slots, that is unreserved at the reservation start time, a parking slot with a neighboring parking slot on at least one side unreserved at the reservation start time with priority over a parking slot with neighboring parking slots on both sides reserved at the reservation start time, when the server receives the reservation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, Kazuki Kubo
  • Patent number: 12020225
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for self-checkout at a retail establishment includes receiving, by a sensor gate and from a payment processing device, purchase transaction information related to a purchase by a customer. The sensor gate scans customized label attached to each article possessed by the customer located in a surveillance zone of the retail establishment. The sensor gate compares information contained in the customized label with the received purchase transaction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Cor Saarloos, Michael French, Steve E. Trivelpiece
  • Patent number: 12014469
    Abstract: The Invention presents a system and a method for digitizing a human body shape from anthropometrical measurements. The proposed system and method allow reconstructing the 3D human body quickly and accurately, improving disadvantages of costly and timely traditional methods, which not only requires digitized persons to be naked or wear tight clothes but also could use hazardous lights to their health. The system in the invention includes two main modules and two supplementary blocks to reconstruct the 3D human body from anthropometric measurements, which are: (1) Input Block, (2) Pre-Processing Module, (3) Optimization Module, (4) Output Block. The method in the invention includes four steps: (1) Step 1a: collecting human body measurements, (2) Steps 1b: Initial Population; (3) Step 2: Optimizing; (4) Step 3: Displaying digitized human body shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: VIETTEL GROUP
    Inventors: Ngoc Thach Hoang, Tien Dat Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12012008
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for smart chain charging of electric vehicles. A system has a dock and one or more electric vehicles supporting rechargeable batteries. One or more electric vehicles may be coupled in series in a smart chain at the dock. Each electric vehicle has a charger with a plug and a receptacle. The plug may couple to a dock receptacle, if the vehicle is first in the smart chain, or to a receptacle on a neighboring electric vehicle at the end of a smart chain of vehicles electrically coupled to the dock. The receptacle may receive a plug of a neighboring electrical vehicle. Each charger may include an interface, battery charger and a battery monitor. The interface may carry power and transfer data into and out of the charger along the smart chain. Each battery monitor may output battery monitor data and receive battery charging control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: David Bowman
  • Patent number: 12014392
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for instrumenting web pages. One of the methods includes providing a host website having a plurality of registered users, the host website including links to partner websites and a script library. The method includes providing access to the host website by a user. The method includes generating a security token in response to a user activating a link of the links. The method includes directing the browser of the user to the partner website. The method includes receiving a request from a partner web page presented in the browser of the user for a script from the script library. The method includes sending the script to the browser. The method also includes receiving from the browser of the user tracking information generated by the script and identifying actions taken by the user on the partner website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Frank L. Bain, III, Daniel Davidson, Paul Bradford Langer
  • Patent number: 12014397
    Abstract: A computerized product promotion system for use in a store is provided. The system comprises one or more processors configured to receive a plurality of captured images of a shopper in a current shopping session in the store and process the plurality of captured images to determine one or more products selected by the shopper during the current shopping session. The one or more processors are further configured to determine an identity of at least one target product, selected by a product prediction model, that is estimated to have a threshold minimum likelihood of being purchased by the shopper during a remainder of the current shopping session. The product prediction model receives as input the one or more products selected by the shopper during the current shopping session, and outputs the identity of the at least one target product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPPER SCIENTIST LLC
    Inventors: Herb Sorensen, Mark Heckman
  • Patent number: 12012283
    Abstract: A release logic system for releasing cartons into a fulfillment system is described. In an example implementation, a release logic engine may receive carton data representing a set of cartons and indicating picks for each the set of cartons. The release logic engine may determine a score for a carton of the set of cartons based on a location of a first pick of the carton in a pick-to-cart area of a fulfillment center. In some implementations, the release logic engine may assign the carton to a cart adapted to transport cartons based on the score determined for the carton, and may induct the carton into the fulfillment center for the first pick using the cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Staples, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Douglas, Yizhi Wang, Stephen Nilsen, Paolo Gerli Amador, Gregory Patrick Cox, Deepak Sharma, Daniel Jarvis, Amit Kalra, Kehang Han
  • Patent number: 12008525
    Abstract: Embodiments include a method of transferring math-based currency (MBC) funds from a source account associated with a customer computing device to a recipient account associated with a merchant computing system at a merchant physical location comprising a reading device for payment instrument. The method includes receiving a request for an MBC transaction token, generating the MBC transaction token, sending the MBC transaction token to the customer computing device. The method further includes receiving, from the merchant computing system, the MBC transaction token, determining the MBC transaction token is associated with the mobile wallet account, creating a public and private key pair for the MBC transaction. The method further includes signing and broadcasting the MBC transaction to MBC verification nodes, determining the MBC transaction was verified, transmitting an approval message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Ashish B. Kurani
  • Patent number: 12008628
    Abstract: Some of the electronic messages transmitted post-purchase to the purchaser of a gift may include content that is of interest to the gift recipient. However, not all of the content in a message suitable for the purchaser might be suitable for a message to the gift recipient. In some embodiments, content may be obscured in a message for a given recipient. The obscuring may be implemented through at least one of: hiding, omitting, masking/obfuscating, or modifying the content presented. In some embodiments, a message is generated without having regard to the possible message recipients, and includes fields tagged to associate each field with a respective one or more recipients. For each recipient, a message is generated and transmitted in which the content that does not have a tag associated with that recipient is obscured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventor: Robert Saunders
  • Patent number: 12010454
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to analyze at least one sensor of a computing device to determine that the computing device is in a substantially flat position on the first surface, activate a camera comprising a depth sensor, and detect a second surface in a camera view of the camera. The computing device further analyzes pixel measurements from the depth sensor in a predefined area of the detected second surface to determine a minimum measurement of all of the pixel measurements in the predefined area of the detected surface, causes display of the minimum measurement from the first surface to the second surface overlaid on an image of the first and second surface in the camera view on a user interface of the computing device, and captures an image of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Ortal Yahdav, Hilary Catherine Sun, Aishwarya Nirmal
  • Patent number: 12008620
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of image analysis is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first human user, a communication indicating that the first human user has selected one or more items for purchase and has purchased the items; receiving, from the first computing device, identifying information of the items; identifying one or more merchants offering the items for sale; receiving one or more images depicting the first human user using the items; after receipt of the images, automatically determining, based on visual characteristics of the images, that the items are depicted in the images; and transmitting, for display to the second human user, an automatically generated augmented graphical user interface comprising the images and hyperlinks that convey the second human user to a merchant website allowing the second human user to purchase the items from the merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: David Sazan
  • Patent number: 12008065
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilize machine learning models to generate identifier embeddings from digital content identifiers and then leverage these identifier embeddings to determine digital connections between digital content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can utilize an embedding machine-learning model that comprises a character-level embedding machine-learning model and a word-level embedding machine-learning model. For example, the disclosed systems can combine a character embedding from the character-level embedding machine-learning model and a token embedding from the word-level embedding machine-learning model. The disclosed systems can determine digital connections between the plurality of digital content items by processing these identifier embeddings for a plurality of digital content items utilizing a content management model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongmin Baek, Jiarui Ding, Ermo Wei, Scott McCrae
  • Patent number: 12003469
    Abstract: A personalized messaging service system according to an embodiment includes a user app installed on each of a plurality of user terminals, the user app configured to communicate with a central server through a network, an artist app installed on an artist terminal, the artist app configured to communicate with the central server through the network, and a central server configured for communicating with the user terminal and the artist terminal using the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: DEAR U CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunghyun Suh, Jinyoung Park
  • Patent number: 12002092
    Abstract: A method is provided comprising receiving, at a first node, transactional data associated with a consumer (wherein the first node comprises a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory), receiving, at the first node, a credit approval request associated with the consumer, wherein the credit approval request is associated with a proposed transaction, determining, by the first node, whether the transactional data conforms with the proposed transaction, and at least one of approving and denying the credit approval request in response to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Hochstatter, John Leonard, Christopher W. McKinzie
  • Patent number: 12001419
    Abstract: A database processing system is disclosed for accessing databases and updated data items and triggering event notifications. The data processing system may comprise a records database including a plurality of data records, and a triggers database including a plurality of trigger indicators. The database system may further include a hardware processor that can execute computer-executable instructions in order to: receive an update on a data record, identify a type of change corresponding to change in the data record, cause an update to the records database based on information included with the updated data record, identify a trigger corresponding to the type of update to the data record, and generate an event notification including information included in the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AnyQpon Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Khoyilar, Piotr Szreder
  • Patent number: 12003798
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for providing access to a portion of a video to a requesting user. For example, a computer can receive an identification of a video, a starting point of a clip within the video, and an ending point of the clip within the video from a rights holder. The computer can define a video clip based on the identified video, the starting point, and the ending point. The computer can also provide a link by which a requesting user is provided access to the video clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: IPAR, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Brandstetter
  • Patent number: 11995709
    Abstract: Ring attributes may be predicted using a predictive model. A diamond selection system determines predicted ring attributes by obtaining and analyzing data related to a recipient, such as social media activity. The diamond selection system may determine search parameters based on predicted ring attributes and present a curated selection or list of candidate stones and/or settings that match the determined search parameters, for example, in a user interface of a mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Pollak, Artur Kiulian
  • Patent number: 11997208
    Abstract: Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices for use in a tap and walk store are provided. In an example embodiment, the transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key. Disclosed systems allow a user to purchase items utilizing the disclosed transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Rule, Kaitlin Newman, Rajko Ilincic
  • Patent number: 11997098
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for predicting a metric value for an entity associated with a query node in a graph that represents a network. In embodiments, using a user's profile as the query node, a metric about that user may be estimated based, at least in part, as a function of how well connected the query node is to a whitelist of “good” users/nodes in the network, a blacklist of “bad” users/nodes in the network, or both. In embodiments, one or more nodes or edges may be weighted when determining a final score for the query node. In embodiments, the final score regarding the metric may be used to take one or more actions relative to the query node, including accepting it into a network, allowing or rejecting a transaction, assigning a classification to the node, using the final score to compute another estimate for a node, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Stripe, Inc.
    Inventors: Pranav Dandekar, Peter Lofgren, Ashish Goel
  • Patent number: 11995605
    Abstract: A system for routing objects includes: packages integrating first wireless communication means; and a computing platform including at least one database. The computing platform is parameterized to digitally track the time-stamped geolocation of each package from a start-of-routing cycle instruction. Each package carries an electronic actuator coupled to the first wireless communication means in order to emit a first signal to the computing platform, the first signal being interpreted by the computing platform as a start-of-routing cycle instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Thomas Nansot
  • Patent number: 11995134
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. A first content item may be identified. The first content item may be analyzed to determine a first set of content information associated with the first content item. The first set of content information may be indicative of a type of content associated with the first content item, a topic associated with the first content item, a publisher associated with the first content item, an author associated with the first content item and/or a producer associated with the first content item. A first validity score associated with the first content item may be generated based upon the first set of content information. A graphical user interface of a first client device may be controlled based upon the first validity score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventor: Sreenivas Rachamadugu
  • Patent number: 11995680
    Abstract: A commerce system has a plurality of retailers offering products for sale. Product information associated with the products is collected and stored in a central database. A consumer uses a website to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes. An individualized discount is generated by a consumer service provider for products on the shopping list directed to the consumer. The shopping list with all products aggregated for one retailer is optimized based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the individualized discounts. The consumer uses the optimized shopping list to assist with purchasing decisions. An incremental profit can be determined based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list. Purchasing decisions within the commerce system are controlled by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase from the retailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Engage3, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ouimet, Timothy L. Ouimet, Erich B. Wilson, Anthony Fresina, Robert J. Dunst, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11995689
    Abstract: A transfer time, at which control of automatically inserting advertisements into a broadcast is to be passed from a first advertisement management system to a second advertisement management system, is scheduled to occur within a spot break. During a first portion of the spot break controlled by the first advertisement management system, a determination is made that playout of a final advertisement scheduled for broadcast during the first portion of the spot break cannot be completed prior to the transfer time. A run-last-spot parameter indicating whether the first advertisement management system is permitted to pass control of automatically inserting advertisements into the broadcast prior to the transfer time is obtained. Control of automatically inserting advertisements into the broadcast is conditionally passed from the first advertisement management system to the second advertisement management system based on the run-last-spot parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn, Jeffrey James Bengel, David C. Jellison, Jr., Daniel N. MacTiernan
  • Patent number: 11995664
    Abstract: Provided is a method and computer program product for ranking and selecting triggers. The method includes displaying a user interface to a marketer user, determining a predicted effectiveness for each trigger of a set of triggers associated with at least one offer based at least partially on a likelihood of a plurality of users performing transactions satisfying conditions associated with each trigger of the set of triggers, generating a ranked set of triggers by ranking each trigger of the set of triggers according to the predicted effectiveness of each respective trigger of the set of triggers, displaying the ranked set of triggers for the selection of at least one trigger, and in response to the selection of the at least one trigger by the marketer user from the user interface, generating at least one trigger record from the at least one trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Jeanette Yoder, Leigh Amaro, Ryan Hagey, Michael James Gebbie, Michael Steven Bankston
  • Patent number: 11993171
    Abstract: An apparatus (240) and method for charging a plurality of mobile energy storage and power consumption devices (202) may control determining a power charging schedule for charging a battery of at least one of the devices (202), in accordance with charger availability information, transactive energy information, the current location of the one device, mobile energy storage and power consumption device information and information indicating predetermined timing for providing a predetermined minimum charge level at the device; and transmitting a charging instruction signal for charging the battery of the at least one device using electric power supplied from a distribution power grid (10, 204) or an alternative power resource (218), according to the power charging schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: IoTecha Corp.
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Michael J. Macaluso, Gadi Lenz
  • Patent number: 11995666
    Abstract: An online order management service is configured to interface between merchants and order/delivery services so that a merchant can provide a catalog to multiple order/delivery services without having to communicate directly with the order/delivery services. A recommendation service is also provided to provide recommendations to merchants regarding which of multiple order/delivery services to use. The recommendation service bases its recommendations on historical order data that has been archived by the online order management service, as well as on known or derived merchant properties. The recommendation service may also recommend product items to be included in a catalog in order to improve sales results achieved when listing the catalog with any particular order/delivery service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Yien, Logan Johnson
  • Patent number: 11989721
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable media for a multi-party transaction decisioning system are provided. The system may analyze a purchase transaction associated with a first user and may identify that the transaction is associated with more than one party based on determining that an amount of the transaction is atypical for the first user. The system may identify a party associated with the multi-party transaction based on analyzing data associated with the first user. The system may generate a delegation request for a portion of the amount of the multi-party transaction to be delegated to the identified party and may transmit the delegation request to the identified party. Subsequently, the system may receive a payment transaction from the identified party, and the system may identify that the payment transaction is associated with the previously transmitted delegation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Sahebgouda Bantanur, Muralidharan Balasubramanian, Julie Dallen