Abstract: A substrate for mounting a light-emitting element includes a substrate that is composed of a ceramic(s), a terminal for an element that is provided on a front surface of the substrate where a light-emitting element is mounted thereon, a terminal for a power source that is provided on the substrate where an external power source is connected thereto, and a wiring part that is provided inside the substrate and electrically connects the terminal for an element and the terminal for a power source. Furthermore, the wiring part includes a first conductor that extends in a surface direction of the substrate and a second conductor that extends substantially parallel to the first conductor on an opposite side of the front surface and is connected in parallel with the first conductor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery are provided. In example embodiments, a request to deliver a package to a drop-off destination using a drone is received. Public infrastructure information is accessed. A public infrastructure terminal from which the drone delivers the package is identified based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction is communicated to transport the package to the identified public. A drone delivery route from the identified public infrastructure terminal to the drop-off destination is determined based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction to deliver the package using the drone delivery route is communicated to the drone.

Abstract: A system and method for storing aircraft component information on an immutable sequential listing, wherein the system comprises a computing device configured to identify a plurality of aircraft components, assign a component identifier to each aircraft component of a plurality of aircraft components, generate, for each component identifier, an immutable sequence entry including the component identifier, and store, for each component identifier, the corresponding immutable sequence entry on at least an immutable sequential listing.

Abstract: The use of reusable containers is coupled to merchant loyalty programs. Use of a reusable container by a customer in a transaction with a merchant earns benefits in the merchant's loyalty program to incentivize use of the reusable container. Each reusable container incorporates unique identity information. The unique identity information is associated with a customer. Used reusable containers can be exchanged for reprocessed or new reusable containers, and customer associations updated when containers are exchanged. Merchants associated with different corporate entities can participate together where reusable containers can be exchanged between different corporate entities.

Abstract: Platform assembly for use with sorting articles comprises platforms connected to each other to form at least one level surface for transit thereabout by a plurality of vehicles. Each platform defines a first orientation in which the platform is in a retracted position and a second orientation in which the platform is in an extended position with a horizontal disposition. Each platform includes a first panel comprising a plurality of markers thereon, the markers forming a grid on the first panel for transit thereabout by the plurality of vehicles. Each marker includes a magnetic signature for determining an orientation of the marker. A container is positioned about at least one of the plurality of markers. In operation, the vehicle is directed by a control system to deposit an article carried thereon into a container associated with a marker based on the location and orientation of the marker.

Abstract: In some implementations, a server device may generate a machine readable code that conveys first information associated with a first entity. The server device may provide an indication of the machine readable code that indicates the first information. The server device may obtain a request to update information conveyed by the machine readable code, the request including an indication of at least one of the machine readable code or the first information. The server device may modify the first information conveyed by the machine readable code to second information, based on the request and based on authenticating the request, wherein the second information includes a first secure information layer indicating the first information and a second secure information layer indicating information indicated by the request. The server device may provide, to the communication device, an indication of at least one of the machine readable code or the second information.

Abstract: A graphical user interface for displaying an electronic medical record associated with a patient is provided. The graphical user interface may include an area configured to display patient information, which may include at least a name of the patient. The graphical user interface may also include an indicator displayed in association with the name of the patient. The indicator may include information specifying that the patient is potentially eligible for one or more trials, the patient is participating in one or more trials, or the patient has completed one or more trials.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for recognizing a disposal type of an item based on attribute information of the item, and updating information regarding stock based on processing information for the item, which is involved when the item is processed according to the disposal type.

Abstract: Disclosed and described herein are systems and methods that bring together edge technologies into a single, streamlined process that automates the tracking and usage of assets (containers, equipment, mobile storage, etc.). These systems and methods include the use of smart beacons, low power cellular, sensors (strain gauges, level, contact, ohm/voltage, etc.), voice, video, microcontroller advancements, and the like. Conventional systems that have electronic service order and/or tickets are still limited in their functionality because of data, communication and processing hurdles. Disclosed are modern electronic data capture systems (IoT sensors) along with algorithms to assist on the tracking of assets and workers, more quickly capture authorized transactions for billing and remove the manual processes.

Abstract: A data prediction subsystem receives event data indicating an amount of an item removed from each of a plurality of locations over a previous period of time. For each location, prediction data is determined using the event data. The prediction data includes, for each day over a future period of time, a non-integer value indicating an anticipated amount of the item that will be removed from the location. An improved rounding process is used to round the prediction value for each day. The resulting prediction data is used to proactively request items with improved communication and computational efficiency.

Abstract: Dock management systems including a dock management server communicatively coupled to a mobile computing device are disclosed. The dock management server generates a work assignment based on a first location for an item and a final location for the item, transmits the first work assignment to the mobile computing device, receives a location of the mobile computing device, and associates the location of the mobile computing device with a current location of the item. The work assignment includes instructions to move the item from the first location to a second location. The second location may be a temporary holding area between the first location and the final location. Methods for assigning dock doors to arriving transportation vehicles are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for backing up and restoring data on a worker node are described. According to some embodiments, the method includes using a job controller to spin up one or more backup jobs in the worker node. The method further includes utilizing, by the backup jobs, mount propagation to access one or more persistent volumes of a pod on the worker node. The method further includes performing, by the backup jobs, backup tasks on the persistent volumes. The method further includes applying a set of rules used by a scheduler to determine a location of the pod in order to ensure the backup jobs are scheduled on a same worker node. The method further includes storing, by the backup jobs, backup artifacts generated by the backup tasks, wherein the backup artifacts include deduplicated data.

Abstract: A shelf inventory management system includes: a shelf including storage boxes that is each identified; a first sensor that detects a mass change of the storage boxes; a management unit that manages an inventory of an article stored in each storage box, based on a detection result of the first sensor; and a terminal for notifying a user of information related to the article stored in each storage box. The management unit stores the article stored in each storage box and an expiration date related to consumption of the article in association with each other, and outputs to the terminal reminder information for notifying that the expiration date of the article is approaching, when a period until the expiration date of the article not detected by the first sensor falls below a predetermined standard.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing warehousing services that utilize a machine learning model are provided. The system trains a machine learning model with training data comprising item attributes and transaction locations extracted from past transactions for each item category to identify a plurality of transaction zones where each item category has a highest probability for selling. Subsequently, the system receives a warehouse request to warehouse inventory in a remote location. At least one transaction zone is determined based on item attributes of the inventory by applying the trained machine learning model. Based on the determined at least one transaction zone, the system determines one or more warehouse spaces that satisfy a spacing requirement for the inventory and causes presentation of the warehouse recommendation. The warehouse recommendation can indicate the one or more warehouse spaces.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatically generating inventory-related information forecasts using machine learning techniques are provided herein.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a program. The program receives a state change that occurred for an event created by an application. The event includes a creator of the event, a set of objects, and a set of sources. The program further identifies a schema definition in a plurality of schema definitions based on a type of the state change that occurred for the event. Each scheme definition in the plurality of schema definitions specifies a type of state change and a set of information associated with the event. The program also generates a message comprising the set of information associated with the event specified in the identified schema definition and a set of targets. The program further sends the message to a message management platform in order for the message management platform to send to an application for presentation to each target in the set of targets through a web portal provided by the application.

Abstract: A system for handling hazmat products in a fulfillment center. The system includes a conveyance and packing equipment assembly that facilitates physical acquisition and consolidation of inventory items into a container, a labeling applicator that automatically applies hazmat labels, a scan tunnel, and a server. The server includes computing hardware of a processor, a memory, an input/output engine, a database, and a hazmat handling engine. The input/output engine is configured to receive a customer order and communicate between the server and the conveyance and packing equipment assembly, the labeling applicator, and the scan tunnel. The hazmat handling engine determines customer orders with exceptions requiring specialized handling. The hazmat handling engine marks determined customer orders with exceptions and forwards the remaining orders for allocation and cartonization.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed relating to an automated store or system including an automated fulfillment section having a storage structure for storing fungible and/or non-fungible goods. The fungible and/or non-fungible goods may be retrieved from storage in response to a customer order. The system and method of the present technology allows retrieved fungible and/or non-fungible goods to be sorted and packed in accordance with stored customer preferences.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to perform neural architecture search (“NAS”) that automatically optimizes for the number of channels to allocate to each layer of a deep neural network. Some implementations include a pairwise slimming that includes a global optimization step. Likewise, in some implementations, a bias toward a region of interest may be applied to channel path selection during training.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for data capture instructions for asset tracking are provided. An example method for capturing data involves obtaining raw data from a data source onboard an asset and monitoring the raw data for satisfaction of a simplified data capture trigger. When the simplified data capture trigger is satisfied, a dataset simplification algorithm is performed on the raw data to generate a simplified set of raw data, and the simplified set of raw data is logged. The method further involves monitoring the raw data for satisfaction of a rich data capture trigger. When the rich data capture trigger is satisfied, an unsimplified block of raw data is identified and logged for rich data analysis. The data is transmitted to a server. The unsimplified block of raw data contains raw data that is additional to the raw data contained in the simplified set of raw data.

Abstract: A picking and dispatching system includes: a control center, terminals carried by users, and handling devices. The control center is configured to: determine an item storage space of a to-be-picked item included in each of to-be-picked orders, and plan paths for each user and each handling device to reach the item storage space; match, according to each planned path and assigned to-be-picked order, a user and a handling device for picking, to determine to-be-selected tasks, and determine a moment at which a user and a handling device cooperate to pick from the item storage space; determine a target task from the to-be-selected tasks, and send the target task to a terminal and a handling device; assign, according to the target task sent to the handling device, a to-be-picked order to the handling device, and update the stored assignment result of the to-be-picked orders.

Abstract: A method of managing inventory comprising generating a list of inventory items, identifying removal of one of the inventory items from inventory, updating the list of inventory items as inventory items are removed, predicting a future rate of removal of inventory items, and developing purchasing plan for inventory items based on predicted rate of removal.

Abstract: A gratuity analytics computing system, for generating gratuity analytics for a plurality of transactions of a customer at a service provider within a date range, is in communication with an electronic device of the service provider over an electronic network. The system includes a gratuity analytics computing device, a database including a memory in operable electronic communication with the gratuity analytics computing device, and a processor configured to: receive transaction data for the plurality of customer transactions occurring within the date range, match a plurality of authorization messages with a respective plurality of clearing messages, generate gratuity analytics for the plurality of customer transactions over the date range based on average tip data from the customer, and calculate a customer satisfaction score for one customer transaction of the plurality of customer transactions based on the generated gratuity analytics.

Abstract: A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is disclosed. The merchandiser includes a housing that defines a cavity for storing the product and a controller for facilitating a transaction for the product at the merchandiser. The controller is configured to: receive an input to initiate a transaction for the product, the input including a type and an amount of product to be purchased; unlock a door of the merchandiser to enable a removal of the product based on receiving the input; determine a completion of the transaction based on the door being in a close position for more than a preset amount of time; and charge the customer for the type and amount of product based on the completion of the transaction.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for conducting inventories using an electronic device. For example, the systems and methods herein may facilitate conducting inventories, e.g., for inventorying food products and/or other supplies for a restaurant. Such systems and methods may involve using an electronic device, such as a wireless and/or mobile devices, e.g., a smart cellular telephone, a tablet computer, and the like. In addition, the electronic device may be included in a system that records inventories, deliveries, and the like, and compares them to previous inventories, sales, and the like, e.g. to project future orders for supplies, to identify losses, such as waste or theft, and the like.

Abstract: A management system, which involves a computer and software executing on that computer, that tracks the usage of materials used in a repair and collates that information into an accurate material invoice. This system produces significantly more accurate invoices while also having a very user-friendly interface that can be easily accessed with any image recognition device, including smart phones. More specifically, the system involves scanning repair order QR code tags and material QR code tags to create detailed invoices for repair orders that have the exact amount of materials used on the repair orders. This system also allows administrators to track the amount of materials used on a repair order and will automatically flag the available stock of materials if they fall below a configured threshold. If the available stock falls below the configured threshold, then suppliers will automatically be notified by the system to restock the material.

Abstract: A dialysis system includes include a home dialysis machine and a home gateway device in communication with a cloud-based application via a connected health system. The gateway device has voice recognition capabilities. A user can provide spoken information to the gateway device, and the gateway device can cause one or more actions to be performed. The gateway device may cause a dialysis function to be performed by the dialysis machine, or data to be input into the dialysis machine. The gateway device can also communicate with one or more other systems (e.g., remote systems) via the cloud-based application. In some examples, the cloud-based application can communicate with an order management system to allow the user to order medical supplies (e.g., for use with the dialysis machine) via the gateway device. The gateway device can provide two-way conversational capability (e.g., back and forth communication) between the user and the gateway device.

Abstract: Provided is a liveness verification method and device. A liveness verification device acquires a first image and a second image, and select one or more liveness models based on respective analyses of the first image and the second image, including analyses based on an object part being detected in the first image and/or the second image, and to verify, using the selected one or more liveness models, a liveness of the object based on the first image and/or the second image. The first image may be a color image and the second image may be an Infrared image.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller configured to execute acquiring a detection value obtained by detecting an amount of a product stored in a storage location corresponding to the product by a sensor, and transmitting a notification regarding a storage error of the product to a user terminal in a case where a decrease amount of the product based on the detection value of the sensor in a predetermined period is larger than a threshold value.

Abstract: A method includes receiving image frames of an inventory. The method includes locating a control point used to determine a spatial search in the image frames and detecting, by a machine learning model, a plurality of storage units in the spatial search. Each storage unit is associated with a unit type from a plurality of unit types. The method includes calculating a storage unit count from a plurality of storage unit counts and for each unit type from the plurality of unit types from the plurality of storage units detected based on depth analysis. Each storage unit count includes a total number of storage units associated with each unit type. The method includes determining a restock status of each unit type based on the storage unit count for each unit type, and automatically generating a replenish request based on the restock status.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for an excess and obsoletion application and engine resident in a supply chain management system. Included are at least one rule set; at least one database of distinct customers, wherein the at least one database has relationally accessible in accordance with ones of the distinct customer entries in the at least one database at least the manufactured product for the distinct customer correspondent; a full parts and materials list correspondent to the manufacturing of the manufactured product; definitions from the contract for each of the manufactured products and each of the distinct customer regarding when ones of the parts and the materials become excess or obsolete; and a graphical user interface (GUI) suitable to provide access to details of at least the manufactured product, the full parts and materials list, and the definitions, such that a claim for excess or obsoletion may be made through the GUI.

Abstract: A computing system may include a network circuit configured to communicate with a third party computing device via a network, one or more interface elements (e.g., application programming interfaces and/or software development kits) providing account open functionality, and an account open circuit configured to: accept, via the interface elements, a set of user data and an account open request for opening a new account with the provider, where the set of user data is received from a user computing device of a user via a third party website or application; establish the new account by generating a set of account data associated with the new account without directing the user to the operating environment of a website or application of the provider; and transmit the set of account data to the third party computing device for use by the third party computing device in a transaction with the user.

Abstract: Relevance scores may be determined based on text included in a document. The text may be divided into a text portions, with the relevance scores being determined based on a comparison of a text portion of the plurality of text portions with a criterion specified in natural language. A subset of the plurality of text portions may be selected based on the plurality of relevance scores, with each of the subset of the plurality of text portions having a relevance score surpassing a threshold. A criteria evaluation prompt may be sent to a remote text generation modeling system via a communication interface. The criteria evaluation prompts may include an instruction to evaluate one or more of the subset of text portions against the criterion.

Abstract: A control device (100) controls a locker that includes a storage unit that stores an article. Additionally, the control device (100) includes a forbidder (160) that forbids unlocking of the storage unit in at least one of a case in which content associated with the article has not been watched, a case in which the content has not been listened to, or a case in which the content has neither been watched nor listened to by a user that performs an operation for unlocking the storage unit.

Abstract: Images capture locations of items on store shelves or on store display areas. An item inventory is automatically maintained from the images. Re-stocking rules for each item type are processed and a specific item type is automatically ordered from a vendor when dictated by a corresponding rule. A delivery of the specific items ordered is tracked within the store from the images for re-stocking the specific items within the store during the delivery by a vendor representative. The specific item delivery and restocking are verified, and an automatic acceptance of the specific items is sent to the vendor associated with the delivery when verified. In an embodiment, store personnel (admin, manager, owner) are automatically notified with a successful restocking. In an embodiment, payment is automatically made to the supplier when store personnel confirms the delivery.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an array of printed information sheets to be placed in a business establishment may include at least two stacks of printed information sheets being detachably connected to each other. Each stack of printed information sheets may include at least a first multiple product information sheet and a second information sheet that are removably attached to each other or to the stack. The first multiple product information sheet may have printed thereon first product information about a first product to be displayed in the business establishment and a first location indicator indicating a first predetermined location in the business establishment where the first multiple product information sheet is to be displayed. The second multiple product information sheet may have printed thereon second product information and a second location indicator.

Abstract: Cargo containers are disclosed herein. A cargo container for carrying one or more delivery items to respective delivery destinations may include a container body configured to at least partially enclose and support the delivery item(s) and to be selectively and operatively coupled to a vehicle. The cargo container additionally may include a programmable device supported by the container body that stores manifest information regarding each delivery item. The cargo container further may include a container communication device supported by the container body and configured to convey delivery information to a vehicle communication device of the vehicle to direct the vehicle to the delivery destination(s) of the delivery item(s). The manifest information may include item destination information that represents the delivery destination of each delivery item, and the delivery information may be at least partially based upon the item destination information.

Abstract: Various embodiments improve existing technologies by generating one or more user interface elements based at least in part on consumer demand of an item in various geographical regions. Such consumer demand can be computed in response to receiving an indication that a user needs to place an item in an inventory center. Some embodiments can use one or more machine learning models or other statistical models to predict consumer demand to select the particular inventory center. Some embodiments can additionally or alternatively rank each inventory center or recommend an inventory center based on the consumer demand and/or other factors, such as cost. All of this functionality not only improves upon the functionality of existing technologies, but improves the user experience and computing resource consumption relative to other technologies.

Abstract: Technology for optimizing automated inventory management is described. In an example implementation, a method, implemented using one or more computing devices, may generate unit identifier sets based on affinities between items uniquely identified by the unit identifiers, determine first and second contribution values for each of the unit identifier sets, and calculate a difference between the first and the second contribution values for each of the unit identifier sets. The method may further calculate an incremental carton and expense prevention opportunity (ICEPO) value for the unit identifier sets, calculate an adjusted fulfillment center stocking score using the ICEPO value and the difference between the first and the second contribution values for each of the unit identifier sets, select a subset of the unit identifier sets based on the adjusted fulfillment center stocking score, and output the subset to an inventory replenishment system that manages stocking of items.

Abstract: A security alarm management system and method includes a reader device, a person counter, and an alarm. The reader device reads security tags within a range of the reader. The person counter detects people passing through a point of entry. The person counter can determine a direction of travel of people passing through the point of entry. A white-list includes entries or product identifiers that will not trigger an alarm. The alarm is triggered if conditions associated with the reader device, person counter, and white-list are met.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an inventory system, wherein the inventory system includes at least one Internet of Things (IOT) inventory device having at least one pressure sensor and a radio field antenna, wherein a weighing surface is located on a top side of the at least IOT inventory device, and wherein the radio field antenna is positioned beneath the weighing surface.

Abstract: Traditional food quality monitoring systems fail to monitor the variation of food quality in real-time scenarios. Existing machine learning approaches require dedicated data models for different classes of food items due to differences in characteristics of different food items. Also, to generate such data models, a lot of annotated data is required per food item, which are expensive. The disclosure herein generally relates to monitoring and shelf-life prediction of food items, and, more particularly, to system and method for real-time monitoring and shelf-life prediction of food items. The system generates a data model using a knowledge graph indicative of a hierarchical taxonomy for a plurality of categories of the plurality of food items, which in turn contains metadata representing similarities in physio-chemical degradation pattern of different classes of the food items. This data model serves as a generic data model for real-time shelf-life prediction of different food items.

Abstract: A picture selection method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: displaying a first interface in an interaction scenario of a first application, where the first interface includes a picture selection button; and displaying a target album interface in response to a first operation performed by a user to trigger the picture selection button, where the target album interface includes thumbnails of at least two pictures that carry different identifier information or at least two picture sets that carry different identifier information; and where identifier information is generated based on interaction scenarios of at least two applications, and the identifier information includes at least one of an application name of an application, time of an interaction scenario of an application, or a quantity of times in an interaction scenario of an application.

Abstract: A control device that controls a communication system in which a network device and a virtual network device on a cloud communicate with each other through a tunnel, the control device including: a calculation unit that calculates a predicted value of the number of future setting entries in the virtual network device; an autoscale execution unit that executes scale-out or scale-in of the virtual network device on the basis of a result of comparison between the predicted value and a threshold; and a control unit that performs routing control between an application and the virtual network device in a service platform on the cloud.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an order processing method, apparatus, device, system and storage medium, where the method includes: acquiring an original order to be processed; searching for unsorted target orders, where the target orders are obtained by combining a plurality of original orders; decomposing at least part of the searched target orders into original orders; combining the original orders obtained by decomposition and the original order to be processed to regenerate one or more target orders. The order processing method, apparatus, device, system and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can realize dynamic roll-back combining, so that the newly arrived original order is combined with the currently unsorted target orders, and the out-of-warehouse efficiency is effectively improved.

Abstract: A terminal device may, in a case where a first association instruction is acquired, store a first association between a label file and a first database file, and, in a case where a second association instruction is acquired, store a second association between a first object area and a first field name. The terminal device may, in a case where a first print instruction is acquired, create N pieces of first print data and send the N pieces of first print data to a label printer. The terminal device may, in a case where a disassociation instruction is acquired under the state where the first association and the second association are stored, disassociate the first association between the label file and the first database file without disassociating the second association between the first object area and the first field name.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a commodity positioning method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring map information marked with multiple pieces of shelf identity information, wherein the multiple pieces of shelf identity information are in one-to-one correspondence with shelves; acquiring shelf image information corresponding to the shelf identity information; identifying, according to the shelf image information, a commodity corresponding to each of electronic price label apparatuses on a corresponding shelf and a first positional relationship between each of the electronic price label apparatuses and the corresponding shelf; generating location information of each of the commodities according to the first positional relationship and the map information.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to Spend Limit Systems for gas-station refuel transactions. An exemplary system may receive vehicle information identifying a customer's vehicle and identify associated vehicle characteristics (e.g., gas tank size). The system may identify a known gas-station transaction geographic region for the customer. When the customer (or a fraudster) attempts to purchase gas, the system may receive a transaction request and, in response, set a single transaction limit sufficient to fill the gas tank size with gas and an associated spend limit. The system may also determine whether the merchant location falls within the known gas-station transaction geographic region. When it does, the system may approve the transaction request up to the spend limit. Otherwise, the system may perform one or more fraud prevention actions to authenticate the customer and either approve or deny the transaction request up to the spend limit and/or selectively perform fraud mitigation action(s).

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for database inventory isolation. Demand levels for access to items may be monitored. The items may have associated inventory counts in a database. An item of the items for which to isolate the inventory count associated with the item may be determined based on the demand levels. The inventory count associated with the determined item may be isolated by moving the inventory count associated with the determined item from a first data block that stores the inventory count associated with the determined item and inventory counts associated with others of the items to a second data block that does not store any other inventory counts.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a three-dimensional (3D) image classification method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a 3D image, the 3D image including first-dimensional image information, second-dimensional image information, and third-dimensional image information; extracting a first image feature corresponding to planar image information from the 3D image; extracting a second image feature corresponding to the third-dimensional image information from the 3D image; fusing the first image feature and the second image feature, to obtain a fused image feature corresponding to the 3D image; and determining a classification result corresponding to the 3D image according to the fused image feature corresponding to the 3D image.