Product Repair Or Maintenance Administration Patents (Class 705/305)
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Patent number: 12165219Abstract: Automated systems and methods for a secure electronic ledger provide a technical solution such that entities referencing the electronic ledger that are associated with a relationship instance can (a) form a consensus that the outcome of the relationship instance is legitimate and (b) determine whether future relationship instances between entities are compliant. An authority entity publishes to the secure electronic ledger data on which digital rules regarding aspects of the relationship instance between a first entity and second entity are based. Entities subscribed to the secure electronic ledger make digitally signed entries in real-time in the secure electronic ledger including data regarding the relationship instance that are visible by all entities associated with the relationship instance.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Brandon Chan
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Patent number: 12158908Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable memory for systems engineering. For instance, a method may include: receiving, via an input graphical user interface or one or more data connectors, engineering information, wherein the engineering information includes data for a plurality of entities stored on a datastore; processing, using a language model, the engineering information to output entity information, wherein the entity information includes one or more data attributes of a first entity of the plurality of entities; querying an ontological framework using the entity information, wherein querying the ontological framework determines a relationship between the first entity and a second entity of the plurality of entities; and generating an output based, at least in part, on the relationship between the first entity and the second entity.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Prewitt Ridge, Inc.Inventors: Steven Massey, Hart Massie-Keller, Charles Brechtel
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Patent number: 12153960Abstract: A priority determination system incudes a processor, a terminal, and a memory. The processor obtains anomaly data items, each indicating an anomaly in a corresponding one of moving bodies, and obtains state data items, each indicating a state of a corresponding one of the moving bodies. The processor calculates, for each anomaly data item, a risk value indicating a risk of the anomaly based on a state data item of the corresponding one of the moving bodies, determines a priority of a task for dealing with the anomaly indicated by each anomaly data item based on the risk value, and provides an output to the terminal to execute the task. The terminal displays an alert related to at least one of the priority of the task, the risk value, or an estimated dealing time required for completing the task.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shoichiro Sekiya, Yuishi Torisaki
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Patent number: 12148251Abstract: A computing device predicts whether a given component currently installed on a vehicle should be removed from the vehicle, and if so, identifies the location of the given component on the vehicle. The prediction is based on a prediction model that is generated by the computing device using maintenance data associated with the maintenance of components currently installed on, and/or previously removed from, the vehicle, as well as removal data associated with the previous removal of the same type of components from the vehicle. Information associated with the prediction is then output graphically to a display so that an operator can effect the removal of the component.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Changzhou Wang
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Patent number: 12140930Abstract: A system and method for data collection and frequency analysis with self-organization functionality includes analyzing with a processor a plurality of sensor inputs, sampling with the processor data received from at least one of the plurality of sensor inputs at a first frequency, and self-organizing with the processor a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLCInventors: Charles Howard Cella, Mehul Desai, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin
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Patent number: 12107840Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor including a host core and a hardware security module (HSM) core. The processor generates a first private key and a first public key, receives a second public key from a diagnostic device, generates a shared key based on the first private key and the second public key, receives a security data transmission request from the diagnostic device, and encodes data based on the shared key and transmits the encoded data to the diagnostic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Ho Jin Jung
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Patent number: 12093863Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically assessing property damage by determining whether and how to leverage a crowdsourcing marketplace are provided. According to certain aspects, a server computer may receive a set of media depicting property damage, and may analyze the set of media using a machine learning model to estimate a type and amount of the property damage. The server computer may also determine whether and how to leverage a set of additional individuals to provide a set of assessments for the property damage and, based on the set of assessments provided by the set of additional individuals, the server computer may automatically facilitate a work order request to address the property damage.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyInventor: Matthew Aaron Mifflin
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Patent number: 12073348Abstract: Systems for dynamically updating a priority queue for scheduling data operations associated with data records. A method includes: detecting event data meeting a threshold value for identifying a shift in data operation relevance and traversing a cascading data structure to identify an auditable entity corresponding to one or more data records associated with the event data, the one or more data records corresponding to at least one branch of the cascading data structure. The method includes generating an updated priority queue for scheduling data operations based on priority weights associated with branches of the cascading data structure, the updated priority queue based on event data corresponding to the identified auditable entity relative to event data associated with one or more records corresponding to other auditable entities and transmitting a signal for dynamically communicating the updated priority queue for scheduling data operations associated with data records of respective auditable entities.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: ROYAL BANK OF CANADAInventors: Kanika Vij, Vincent Chiu-Hua Huang, Preet Kanwal Singh
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Patent number: 12067535Abstract: A method for performing automatic maintenance of an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method includes receiving a maintenance request from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the maintenance request includes diagnostic data. Further, the method includes analyzing the diagnostic data to identify at least one recommended car service for the autonomous vehicle and comparing a vehicle location against a plurality of facility locations to identify a closest facility from a plurality of maintenance facilities, wherein the plurality of facility locations is associated with the locations of the plurality of maintenance facilities. Further, the method includes receiving a work schedule of the closest facility and generating an appointment reservation with the closest facility in the one or more facility locations based on the received one or more work schedules. Moreover, the method includes sending the appointment reservation to the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Inventor: Jeffrey Derouen
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Patent number: 12062102Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using secure authentication tokens to grant power of attorney. A computing platform may receive user input indicating a task and requesting that a power of attorney be granted to an individual. The computing platform may generate an authority token granting the individual the power of attorney to perform the task, and may send the authority token, along with task information indicating the task, to the individual. The computing platform may receive a validation request including the authority token and the task information. Based on successful validation, the computing platform may send validation information to an event processing system. After receiving confirmation that the task has been performed by the individual, the computing platform may update dashboard information to indicate that the task has been completed, which may cause the user device to display a dashboard indicating completion of the task.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Albena N. Fairchild, Elena Kvochko, Crystal M. Sundaramoorthy, Dipika Jain
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Patent number: 12061614Abstract: A recommendation algorithm-based problem action suggestion system includes a query input unit configured to extract text data for each item in user's query information received from a user terminal in abnormality of a device of production equipment or a product, a database unit configured to manage a past action history of workers with respect to abnormality occurrence of the device into a database (DB) of problem action data, and a controller configured to perform a pre-processing work for converting the text data into numerical data that may be processed by the recommendation algorithm, to obtain similarity between the numerical data and the problem action data of the database unit and to suggest action methods to the user terminal in an order of higher probability of solving the problem.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoon Soo Lee
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Patent number: 12039497Abstract: Systems and methods provide measures of user workload when generating units of work based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, obtain content information characterizing content of chat sessions between users, identify potential units of work, identify potential assignees of the potential units of work, obtain the user records of the potential assignees, generate views of a workload display pane, and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventors: Alvaro Morales, Eric Lee Campbell, Manya Sofia Spieczny Scheps
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Patent number: 11989700Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a management method and a management Internet of Things system for a maintenance personnel of smart gas. The management method is implemented based on a smart gas safety management platform of a management Internet of Things system for maintenance personnel of smart gas. The method may include the following operations. Maintenance personnel information of at least one maintenance personnel may be obtained. The maintenance personnel information may include first positioning information of each of the at least one maintenance personnel. Second positioning information corresponding to at least one maintenance task may be obtained. A candidate maintenance task may be determined based on the first positioning information and the second positioning information. The candidate maintenance task may be sent to a user terminal of the maintenance personnel.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zehua Shao, Junyan Zhou, Guanghua Huang, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 11956651Abstract: A system for simulating a wireless communication network over a wired network may comprise a plurality of physical UEs, one or more RANs, and a channel condition emulator. The plurality of UEs may be coupled to one another through the wired network. The one or more RANs may be simulated in software to simulate data transmissions between the plurality of UEs. The channel condition emulator may be simulated in software to derive channel conditions for each of the plurality of UEs based on their current location. The channel condition emulator may further provide the channel conditions to the plurality of UEs and the one or more RANs.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Mourad B. Takla, Chin Chiu
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Patent number: 11935108Abstract: A management system operates in conjunction with an automotive dealership to improve customer engagement with the automotive dealership. The management system creates customer profiles of the automotive dealership systems' customers using features of the customers obtained via various sources. The management system assigns a customer category to a customer based on the features included in the customer profile and may generate a customized recommendation of a product and/or service for the customer to purchase at the dealership based at least in part on the customer category.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Tekion CorpInventors: Jayaprakash Vijayan, Gurusankar Sankararaman, Jagdish Mohanlal Patel, Anant Sitaram
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Patent number: 11927942Abstract: A method for implementing a digital twin for a physical component of an industrial system includes assigning a unique identifier to the physical component, associating the unique identifier with a digital twin representative of the physical component, placing the digital twin of the physical component on a distributed network. The physical component sends the unique identifier to a known resource, which retrieves the network address of the physical twin associated with the unique identifier and provides the network address to the physical component. A secure communication connection is established between the physical component and the corresponding digital twin via the distributed network. The unique identifier may be a quick read (QR) code displayed on the physical component or a bar code displayed on the physical component. Engineering and simulation software for the digital twin may be supplied on the distributed network.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Georg Muenzel
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Patent number: 11926334Abstract: Described is a system for human-machine teaching for vehicle operation. The system determines currently enabled status reporting modes on a vehicle interface of a vehicle. The currently enabled status reporting modes are compared to a set of preferred status reporting modes of previous users. Based on the comparison, a status reporting mode is selected. A current operational status of the vehicle is reported to a current user, via the vehicle interface, using the selected status reporting mode. The system then determines preferred solutions of previous users to address the current operational status of the vehicle. Suggestions to address the current operational status of the vehicle based on the preferred solutions are reported to the user via the vehicle interface. A vehicle action corresponding to a solution selected by the current user is implemented via a vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HRL LABORATORIES, LLCInventors: Tiffany Hwu, David J. Huber, Steven W. Skorheim, Jaehoon Choe
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Patent number: 11924269Abstract: Various example implementations are directed to circuits, apparatuses, and methods for providing virtual computing services. One example involves a set of computing servers communicatively coupled to the data storage device. The set of computer servers provide a respective virtual data center for each of a plurality of accounts, and the respective virtual data center for each account provides data-communications services specified in a respective settings file for the account. The virtual data center for at least one of the accounts includes a set of virtual desktops and a set of Cloud-based servers.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: 8x8, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Britt, Bryan R. Martin, Christopher Peters
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Patent number: 11915206Abstract: A processor may determine that a particular computer-readable vehicle repair order (RO) (e.g., including first and second RO portions) corresponds to an existing cluster of ROs due to the particular RO including RO data that refers to a particular vehicle symptom. The processor may determine that the first RO portion includes first data representative of a non-specific vehicle component and may then responsively also determine that the second RO portion includes second data that the at least one processor can use to determine a specific vehicle component associated with the particular RO. Responsively, the processor may determine the specific vehicle component based on the first and second data and may then add the particular RO to a different cluster of ROs that is arranged to contain ROs that correspond to the particular vehicle symptom and to the specific vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Bradley R. Lewis, Brett A. Kelley
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Patent number: 11893538Abstract: A system and method for capturing and automated processing aerial images of structures to assess structural damage is disclosed. The system comprises a computing system used to obtain images of selected locations associated with known structures at different points in time before and after a natural disaster. The images are used to automatically create three-dimensional models that are used to detect the specific portions of a structure that may be damaged as well as the spatial extent of that damage. In addition, the imagery can be fed into a damage classifier that automatically classifies the degree of damage and generates accurate estimates of repair costs. The system and method may be deployed to quickly assess damage of structures in a disaster area and provide reports of the damage to homeowners and/or insurers.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Jess W. Gingrich, Yangqiu Hu, David Rogers
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Patent number: 11880886Abstract: Systems, methods apparatuses, and computer-readable media for analyzing vehicle accident claim information from a vehicle that is deemed a total loss, as well as historical data, to determine whether one or more parts from the vehicle are available for reuse is presented. In some examples, aspects may also relate to determining whether the parts available for reuse should be stored by the entity using the system (e.g., the insurance company) for future use in the repair of other vehicles, such as other vehicles insured by the insurance company, or should be sold. The determination to store or sell the part may be based, at least in part, on historical data of the entity.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Clint J. Marlow, Robert L. Trinco, John A. Riggio
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Patent number: 11880782Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for intelligent generation of purchase orders are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to: receive an order quantity for a product from a system determining optimal order quantities for products based on demand forecast data; prioritize the order quantity based on actual constraints; and assign the prioritized order quantity to one or more locations.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Coupang Corp.Inventor: Je Kim
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Patent number: 11878813Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for updating a graphic user interface (GUI) of a vehicle. For instance, the method may include generating and displaying a checklist GUI with a plurality of tasks on a display; determining whether information indicating that a task of the plurality of tasks has been completed has been received; in response to determining that the information indicating that the task has been completed has been received, determining whether a user or a system indicated that the task is complete; in response to determining that the user indicated that the task is complete, updating the checklist GUI to change a status indicator of the task to a first type of status indicator; and in response to determining that the system indicated that the task is complete, updating the checklist GUI to change the status indicator of the task to a second type of status indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventor: Cody Ryan Conaway
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Patent number: 11823092Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using secure authentication tokens to grant power of attorney. A computing platform may receive user input indicating a task and requesting that a power of attorney be granted to an individual. The computing platform may generate an authority token granting the individual the power of attorney to perform the task, and may send the authority token, along with task information indicating the task, to the individual. The computing platform may receive a validation request including the authority token and the task information. Based on successful validation, the computing platform may send validation information to an event processing system. After receiving confirmation that the task has been performed by the individual, the computing platform may update dashboard information to indicate that the task has been completed, which may cause the user device to display a dashboard indicating completion of the task.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Albena N. Fairchild, Elena Kvochko, Crystal M. Sundaramoorthy, Dipika Jain
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Patent number: 11816641Abstract: Systems and methods for task distribution and tracking in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method includes obtaining, by a task tracking server system, damage data indicating damage to a component of a rail car, determining, by the task tracking server system, a location of the damage on the component, determining, by the task tracking server system, task data based on the indicated damage and the component, wherein the task data indicates a repair to the component to correct the indicated damage, obtaining, by the task tracking server system and from a third-party database, ownership data indicating a responsible party for the component and a responsible party for the rail car, and generating, by the task tracking server system, a work order including the damage data and the task data.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: TTX CompanyInventors: Hiren Y. Rokadia, Ronald W. Hessler, Thomas W. Grove, Thomas M. Kingsley, Rich A. Rousseau, Nitin Midha
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Patent number: 11810205Abstract: Automated systems and methods for a secure electronic ledger provide a technical solution such that entities referencing the electronic ledger that are associated with a relationship instance can (a) form a consensus that the outcome of the relationship instance is legitimate and (b) determine whether future relationship instances between entities are compliant. An authority entity publishes to the secure electronic ledger data on which digital rules regarding aspects of the relationship instance between a first entity and second entity are based. Entities subscribed to the secure electronic ledger make digitally signed entries in real-time in the secure electronic ledger including data regarding the relationship instance that are visible by all entities associated with the relationship instance.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Avalara, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Brandon Chan
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Patent number: 11808097Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein facilitate operation of well-related tools. In certain embodiments, a variety of data (e.g., downhole data and/or surface data) may be collected to enable optimization of operations related to the well-related tools. In certain embodiments, the collected data may be provided as advisory data (e.g., presented to human operators of the well to inform control actions performed by the human operators) and/or used to facilitate automation of downhole processes and/or surface processes (e.g., which may be automatically performed by a computer implemented surface processing system (e.g., a well control system), without intervention from human operators). In certain embodiments, the systems and methods described herein may enhance downhole operations (e.g., milling operations) by improving the efficiency and utilization of data to enable performance optimization and improved resource controls of the downhole operations.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Morrison, Sascha Trummer, Luis Silva, Zhanke Liu
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Patent number: 11783303Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for facilitating submission of repair requests by carriers having to repair trailers to domicile facilities associated with the trailers. A central computing device provides a first graphical interface accessible by a computing device of a carrier having to repair a trailer in order to permit the carrier to submit a repair request indicating repair needed for the trailer. The central computing device then generates an invoice for the repair to the trailer directed to a domicile facility associated with the trailer. The central computing device also transmits an alert including the invoice to a computing device of the domicile facility associated with the trailer, receives a response from the computing device of the domicile facility associated with the trailer, and transmits a notification indicating whether the repair request has been approved by the domicile facility associated with the trailer.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Andrew B. Millhouse, Timothy J. Burleson, John S. Meredith
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Patent number: 11775892Abstract: An exemplary non-limiting embodiment of the present invention provides a system that includes a loading/unloading facility, a user apparatus having a user interface configured to communicate with a driver of a delivery/pick-up vehicle, and an administrator apparatus configured to communicate with the user apparatus and the loading/unloading facility. The user apparatus is located remotely from the loading/unloading facility. The driver checks into the user apparatus and the administrator apparatus coordinates arrival of the delivery/pick-up vehicle at the loading/unloading facility.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: CRC R&D, LLCInventor: Ronald H. Mains, Jr.
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Patent number: 11769115Abstract: Systems and methods provide measures of user workload when generating units of work based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, obtain content information characterizing content of chat sessions between users, identify potential units of work, identify potential assignees of the potential units of work, obtain the user records of the potential assignees, generate views of a workload display pane, and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventors: Alvaro Morales, Eric Lee Campbell, Manya Sofia Spieczny Scheps
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Patent number: 11748157Abstract: A priority determination system includes: an anomaly obtainer that obtains anomaly data items each indicating anomaly in a corresponding one of moving bodies; a state obtainer that obtains state data items each indicating a state of a corresponding one of the moving bodies; a risk value calculator that calculates, for each of the anomaly data items, a risk value indicating a risk of the anomaly based on a state data item of the corresponding one of the moving bodies; a priority determiner that determines a priority of a task for dealing with the anomaly indicated by each of the anomaly data items, based on the risk value of the anomaly data item; and an outputter that provides output based on a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shoichiro Sekiya, Yuishi Torisaki
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Patent number: 11734653Abstract: An automobile maintenance application may link automobile owners with service providers and provide service reminders based on manufacturers' recommended scheduled maintenance. The automobile maintenance application may maintain maintenance records for automobiles. The automobile maintenance application may provide a system for service providers to send targeted advertisements to automobile owners in need of a service. The maintenance application may allow automobile owners to compare the prices and services of local service providers and benefit from the value associated with competition between service providers that is realized during a live or proxy auction.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: My Car Fix, LLCInventors: Mark Schmitz, Mychal Merrill
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Patent number: 11727336Abstract: A method and system for determining a result for a task executed in a crowd-sourced environment is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, a plurality of results of the task having been submitted by a plurality of human assessors; receiving a quality score for each human assessor of the plurality of human assessors; generating a plurality of vector representations comprising a vector representation for each of the results; mapping, the plurality of vector representations into a vector space; clustering the plurality of vector representations into at least a first cluster and a second cluster; executing a machine learning algorithm configured to generate a first confidence parameter and a second confidence parameter; in response to a given one of the first confidence parameter and the second confidence parameter meeting a predetermined condition, generating, an aggregated vector representation; and selecting the aggregated vector representation as the result of the task.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: YANDEX EUROPE AGInventors: Valentina Pavlovna Fedorova, Gleb Gennadievich Gusev, Alexey Valerievich Drutsa
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Patent number: 11722581Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to automate managing of service layer operations comprised of multiple elementary operations and offloading the burden of performing such multi-step operations from a requesting entity to the service layer. A Request Abstraction Service (RAS) is described herein for the autonomous execution of such multi-step operations. Methods and apparatuses are also described herein for a service layer framework for integrating generic and functional user interfaces as services managed by the SL on behalf of requesting entities.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Convida Wireless, LLCInventors: Catalina Mihaela Mladin, Dale N. Seed, Quang Ly, William Robert Flynn, IV, Zhuo Chen, Hongkun Li, Lu Liu, Chonggang Wang, Jiwan L. Ninglekhu
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Patent number: 11704514Abstract: A system controlled responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records is operative to cause vehicle parts usable to repair or upgrade vehicles to be determined and furnished. Data from the vehicle such as data read by a reader from a tag associated with a vehicle is used to determine vehicle identifying data. A repair estimate calculation circuit (RECC) operates responsive to the read data to produce a needed parts record (NPR). The records produced by the RECC are operative to cause a vehicle repair entity (VRE) to be furnished the vehicle repair or upgrade parts.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: OECONNECTION LLCInventors: Igor Bondarenko, Scott Morman, Mike Folk, Guillermo Lopez, Sarah Truman, Katherine Golden
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Patent number: 11700288Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products for transferring a performance of a procedure found in technical documentation for an item via an interactive electronic technical manual system (IETM) configured to provide electronic and credentialed access to the technical documentation. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: providing the steps of the procedure in an order in which the steps are to be carried out; and while a user is participating in the performance of the procedure: causing a particular step that is being carried out to be highlighted; receiving input of a selection of a transfer mechanism and in response: causing an indication to be displayed between the particular step and a next step to be carried out identifying where the performance has been suspended; providing a transfer window displaying transfer information; and recording the transfer information and an identifier for the indication.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: MBTE HOLDINGS SWEDEN ABInventors: Ran Meriaz, Yoram Meriaz, Alexander Tkachman
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Patent number: 11660913Abstract: A method includes receiving a first input that indicates an aspect of a tire and capturing a first image of the tire. The method also includes communicating, to a remotely located server, the first image of the tire and receiving, from the server, at least one of a brand of the tire, a model of the tire, and a size of the tire. The method also includes capturing a baseline measurement of a tread depth of the tire and calculating an actual tread depth of the tire. The method also includes calculating, using information stored in a database and based on the actual tread depth of the tire and the at least one of the brand of the tire, the model of the tire, and the size of the tire, a value of the tire.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Centred Technology LLCInventor: Eric MacPherson
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Patent number: 11656826Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform control for displaying a first screen for receiving a change of setting of processing and an execution instruction of the processing, cause the screen to transition while maintaining first setting that is setting changed on the first screen, and perform notification that the first setting is changed upon receiving the execution instruction of the processing is received on the first screen in a case where a transition from the first screen to a second screen for receiving a change of second setting related to the processing or from the first screen to the second screen for receiving processing different from the processing received on the first screen is made during a period from the change of the first setting to reception of the execution instruction of the processing received on the first screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Tetsuya Watanabe
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Patent number: 11640587Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining repair estimate data that describes a repair estimate for a damaged vehicle; extracting, from an OEM repair procedure database according to the received repair estimate data, repair procedure data that describes repair procedures for the damaged vehicle; transmitting the extracted repair procedure data to at least one technician computing device; obtaining repair log data generated by the at least one technician computing device, wherein the repair log data describes one or more repairs performed upon the damaged vehicle; determining whether the repair procedures for the damaged vehicle have been satisfactorily performed based on the received repair log data and the extracted repair procedure data; sending an electronic approval message responsive to determining the repair procedures for the damaged vehicle have been satisfactorily performed; and sending an electronic disapproval message responsive to determining the repair procedures for the damaged vehicleType: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Mitchell International, Inc.Inventors: John Joseph Rozint, Kien Nguyen, Thomas Butch
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Patent number: 11636446Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments are disclosed for automatically changing a maintenance strategy for an asset. In one embodiment, status data from an asset record of an asset to be maintained is read. The status data indicates a current status of the asset. A maintenance schedule record is selected from multiple maintenance schedule records based on the status data. The multiple maintenance schedule records are associated with a maintenance specification record of the asset. The selected maintenance schedule record is assigned to the asset record of the asset. The maintenance schedule record includes at least one trigger record including trigger data indicating when preventive maintenance is to be performed on the asset. A preventive maintenance work order record is transmitted, in accordance with a trigger record, to direct preventive maintenance to be performed on the asset.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Kimberley M. Scott, Barry J. DeMartini, Charles E. Ruppert
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Patent number: 11627044Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing service diagnostics and provisioning via a service action guidance engine (“SAGE”). In various embodiments, SAGE may autonomously analyze data to identify any issues with provisioning one or more first services, among a plurality of services, to a first customer of a service provider. SAGE may autonomously identify one or more first automation actions from a plurality of automation actions to address at least one first issue identified based on the analysis, and may autonomously send one or more first instructions to one or more first automation bots, among a plurality of automation bots, to perform the identified one or more first automation actions. SAGE may also generate and present one or more guidance messages to call center users to guide interaction between customers and the call center users, based on analysis data associated with provisioning of services to the customers.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventor: Jaime D. Lemley
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Patent number: 11618378Abstract: A method of guiding an operator of a vehicle includes determining, in response to a vehicle-sharing request, whether a vehicle operation condition is satisfied based on state information of the vehicle. The method includes, in response to the vehicle operation condition being satisfied, identifying a set of vehicle operation instructions from a plurality of vehicle instructions corresponding to the vehicle, where the set of vehicle operation instructions correspond to the vehicle operation condition. The method includes, in response to the vehicle operation condition being satisfied, identifying a notification system from among a plurality of notification systems based on the vehicle operation condition, and providing, using the notification system, the set of vehicle operation instructions.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignees: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Christian Munte, Martin Nespolo, Nandhinee Kandasamy
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Patent number: 11615426Abstract: An electronic ledger stores vehicle data including a distance travelled by a vehicle wheel assembly during operation and a number of instances of repair of the vehicle wheel assembly. A health status of the vehicle wheel assembly can be determined based on the vehicle data. Transfer of custody of the vehicle wheel assembly from a first entity to a second entity is based on the health status of the vehicle wheel assembly. Data indicating the custody transfer can be stored to the electronic ledger.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Pramita Mitra, Brian Bennie
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Patent number: 11599105Abstract: Provided is a vehicle inspection management system that can improve convenience for a person engaged in periodic vehicle inspection by reflecting, in an inspection management table, failure prediction results of vehicle components. This vehicle inspection management system is provided with: a management table output unit that outputs an inspection management table on which the expiry of periodic vehicle inspection is recorded for each vehicle so as to be displayed on a display unit in response to an input instruction; a prediction unit that acquires vehicle control information and predicts failure or degradation of vehicle components; and an additional recording unit that, when the failure or the degradation of the vehicle components is predicted by the prediction unit, additionally records a special inspection recommendation item to a field where the periodic inspection expiry has been recorded.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Isuzu Motors LimitedInventor: Akira Yamashita
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Patent number: 11586978Abstract: A device, system and method for providing provider objects from a cache is provided. Provider objects are received representing items provided by provider systems. The provider objects are categorized by reusability and/or context characteristics and stored as categorized. A request is received for one or more items provided by the one or more provider systems. A stored and categorized provider object is determined to meet criteria associated with the request, including one or more of a respective reusability and respective context characteristics of the provider object. In response to determining that the provider object, that meets the criteria, is estimated to be currently valid, a response corresponding to the provider object is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: AMADEUS S.A.S.Inventors: Olivier Amadieu, Yara Kazma, Philippe Beaudequin, Edward Oubrayrie, Jean-Marie Cazorla, Ludovic Sailley, Jean-Sebastien Thireau
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Patent number: 11580587Abstract: A cloud-based system for use by retail store employees or customers at any location to facilitate the sale of automotive tires to consumers is provided. The system accesses multiple independent tire inventory systems from different distributors/manufacturers and provides a personalized set of recommendation tire options and accompanying TPMS service packs.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Christopher Nuta, David M. Nelms, Suchitra Vakkalagadda, Chandan Sharma, John Evankovich, Kent Hobson, Michael Clayton Patrick, Ayan Akbar, Rohini Panjrath, Sreenivasa R. Kota
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Patent number: 11551344Abstract: A smart, human-centered technique that uses artificial intelligence and mixed reality to accelerate essential tasks of the inspectors such as defect measurement, condition assessment and data processing. For example, a bridge inspector can analyze some remote cracks located on a concrete pier, estimate their dimensional properties and perform condition assessment in real-time. The inspector can intervene in any step of the analysis/assessment and correct the operations of the artificial intelligence. Thereby, the inspector and the artificial intelligence will collaborate/communicate for improved visual inspection. This collective intelligence framework can be integrated in a mixed reality supported see-through headset or a hand-held device with the availability of sufficient hardware and sensors. Consequently, the methods reduce the inspection time and associated labor costs while ensuring reliable and objective infrastructure evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Enes Karaaslan, Fikret Necati Catbas, Ulas Bagci
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Patent number: 11549711Abstract: The system for aggregation and prioritization of diagnostic data for the purpose of mechanical system tuning allows the user, or technician, to quickly tune a complex mechanical system, such as a HVAC system. Tuning is assisted by rendering alert, system performance, and subsystem performance using a consistent visual tuner as a replacement for traditional mechanical gauges. Diagnostic data is collected by one or more data trackers and sensors installed on mechanical components within the HVAC unit. Data collected includes temperatures, flow, amperage consumption, refrigerant pressure, and related metrics. When the user opens the interface for the mechanical system tuner, the user is first prompted to select a location and a time period. The system then reviews its previously collected data, sorting and processing for the location and time period selected. The user is then presented with multiple performance measurements rendered in a consistent graphical, color-coded format.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventor: Alexander Tomas
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Patent number: 11535117Abstract: Provided are a method and device for estimating the utility of replacement of a battery pack for an electric vehicle, and a charging management method and system based on the method and device. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring state data associated with a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the state data comprising usage history of the first battery pack and performance parameters of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; and determining a utility value according to the state data, wherein the utility value is used to characterize a degree of impact of an operation of replacing the first battery pack with the second battery pack on the service efficiency and service life of a battery pack set to which the first battery pack and the second battery pack belong. The method facilitates improving the service efficiency of a managed battery in a battery swap mode and extending the overall service life thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: NIO (ANHUI) HOLDING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bin Li, Lihong Qin, Chendong Huang, Fei Shen, Xiaojia Deng
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Patent number: 11521182Abstract: A processor may determine that a particular computer-readable vehicle repair order (RO) (e.g., including first and second RO portions) corresponds to an existing cluster of ROs due to the particular RO including RO data that refers to a particular vehicle symptom. The processor may determine that the first RO portion includes first data representative of a non-specific vehicle component and may then responsively also determine that the second RO portion includes second data that the at least one processor can use to determine a specific vehicle component associated with the particular RO. Responsively, the processor may determine the specific vehicle component based on the first and second data and may then add the particular RO to a different cluster of ROs that is arranged to contain ROs that correspond to the particular vehicle symptom and to the specific vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Patrick S. Merg, Jacob G. Foreman, Bradley R. Lewis, Brett A. Kelley