Reservation, Check-in, Or Booking Display For Reserved Space Patents (Class 705/5)
  • Patent number: 11688271
    Abstract: The invention includes electronic monitoring-device for monitoring controlled spaces, as well as systems and methods for such monitoring. The monitoring-devices may be battery powered devices, with various sensors and capable of wireless communications. Installation of the monitoring-device may not require any wiring. These monitoring-devices may be installed at a given controlled space to monitor that given controlled space and to electronically communicate occurrences of that given controlled space to various interested stakeholders, such as, but not limited to, a tenant of the given controlled space, facility operators of the given controlled space, the provider of the electronic monitoring-device, and/or third-parties (e.g., insurance companies, first responders, and/or law enforcement). The monitoring-device may provide details, information, alerts, reminders, notices, notifications, alarms, and/or the like to various authorized stakeholders of the occurrences within that given controlled space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TeamOfDefenders LLC
    Inventors: Nathan W. Wright, Mark A. Cieri, John Knowles
  • Patent number: 11688029
    Abstract: A system for verifying a user device for authorizing access to a wagering portal comprising: a server system comprising at least one server, at least one database, and at least one user device; a plurality of operable rules populated on said server system wherein said operable rules are met by actions performed by scanning by the user device one or more tags positioned within a geofence within a venue; verifying an identification card or another verification data confirm age of the user; verifying a location by determining whether the scan by the user device of the first tag was within a geofence corresponding to the venue; and upon verifying the age and a location, redirecting from a server a URL or a Web app to the user device to a wagering portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Digital Seat Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron Fowler, Matthew Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11681956
    Abstract: A system and method for selecting inventory pricing for an event at a venue is disclosed. The method comprising determining a rate at which a first inventory of seats have sold for an event at a venue. The method further comprising calculating a demand for a secondary inventory of seats as a function of the rate at which the first inventory of seats sold, the seats of the first and second inventories being comparable in quality, provides a user interface to one or more client devices that displays the data. The method further comprising calculating a demand for a second inventory of seats as a function of the rate at which the first inventory of seats sold, the seats of the first and second inventories being comparable in quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TixTrack, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Sunshine, Rod Goodman, Michael Arya, Larry Chu, Michael Ripberger
  • Patent number: 11670126
    Abstract: A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a plurality of wearable devices and a virtual queue control system configured to maintain respective virtual queues for respective attractions and in communication with the plurality of virtual queuing attraction stations. The virtual queue control system is configured to receive communications from the plurality of virtual queuing stations and add guests to the respective virtual queues based on the communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Geraghty, Justin Michael Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11669928
    Abstract: A computer-based system for unobscuring and/or unconstraining demand is disclosed. Via use of the system, actual airline seat bookings may be restated in an unobscured and/or unconstrained form, facilitating improved demand forecasts for subsequent seat bookings. In this manner, seat protects may be better allocated to align with actual demand, thus increasing revenue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Tracy, James Fox, Julianne Bowles, Michael Costello, Daniel Muzich, Thomas Trenga
  • Patent number: 11669782
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for allocating ticket inventory on a buyer's side. The method includes steps of, loading, the webpage, providing a map, checking compatibility of map, initializing plug-in, and mapping seats. Further, the map is represented with respective tickets with location, quantity and amount on the webpage. Moreover, the ticket list with triggering onInit is generated on the webpage or an existing external tabular ticket list is controlled by the plugin thereby loading the map completely with corresponding ticket inventory matching respective portions on map simultaneously while loading the webpage on the buyer's device thereby enabling the buyer to select desired seating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: StubHub, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Hampel, Muktak Joshi
  • Patent number: 11665076
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to decentralized computing networks, architectures and techniques for collecting, analyzing, and processing data over multiple channels. A decentralized computing network comprises a plurality of computing nodes, each of which is dedicated to analyzing and processing events for a particular channel corresponding to a geographic region. Each node of the decentralized computing network can operate independently to process channel analysis data for a corresponding channel. The decentralized configuration of the nodes enables efficient processing of data collected over large geographic areas, increases the reliability of the system, and facilitates easy scaling of the system. Other embodiments are disclosed herein as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SURGETECH, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Love, Blake Love, Tiago Soromenho
  • Patent number: 11657336
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, a request for outdoor adventures that satisfy one or more criteria; accessing a centralized data repository of outdoor adventures that are provided by a plurality of different guides; identifying, by the computer system, one or more outdoor adventures based on a comparison of the one or more criteria to data associated with the outdoor adventures; generating code that includes information for the one or more outdoor adventures, the code being generated for execution or interpretation on the client computing device; and transmitting the code to the client computing device, wherein the client computing device is programmed to automatically execute or interpret the code upon receipt so as to present a graphical user interface presenting the one or more outdoor adventures and a selectable feature to reserve at least a portion of the one or more adventures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Eventyr Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Allen Nordstrom, Daniel James Ellyson, Joshua Aaron Smith
  • Patent number: 11651420
    Abstract: A customer relations management system for streamlined dining experiences comprising: a software application configured to be used by restaurants that collects the data regarding customer dining experiences; a database for storing the data regarding customer dining experiences; a user interface configured for use on a mobile device of a restaurant customer which provides selections for restaurant choices and customer preferences and live video communication with a virtual staff member (for ordering inside or outside the restaurant building); a mobile application (tablet, phone) of a restaurant manager or staff which tracks customer time/distance from restaurant, enables table assignments, and provides an interaction with customers through live video/text with the virtual staff member; a smart watch application that enables communication between the staff member and the customer, a data processor which performs analytics on the data stored during the customer dining experiences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Bronson Winters
  • Patent number: 11652898
    Abstract: A web site publisher may improve user interaction with landing pages from third-party publishers by displaying landing page content in a navigation window offering users the ability to interact with one or more landing pages in formats including: carousel, multiple panes, stacks, tabs, and tiles. Pages may be displayed in focus, below or behind the active display area, in full size windows, in reduced windows, and so forth. Landing page content may be loaded in advance of a user focusing on a specific page. The navigation window offers users the ability to store preferences, to refresh landing pages, to save searches, to search in one landing page, and/or to have results propagate to other landing pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Black Crow AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam R. Pritchard, Ronak M. Daya, Jean Seok, Yoaquim J. Cintron-Rosario, Mark J. Napier, Isaac W. Woodruff, Jessica Sachs, Anand Safi, Jason A. Reid
  • Patent number: 11649055
    Abstract: Processes and systems for determining that a piece of luggage has been left behind in an overhead bin of a vehicle. When a passenger places a piece of luggage into the overhead bin, it is associated with that passenger by detecting that the passenger has sat down in a particular seat after the luggage has been placed into the overhead bin. When it has been determined that the passenger has deboarded the vehicle, and the luggage has not been removed, reminder signals are sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Matthias Heinisch
  • Patent number: 11651298
    Abstract: A system and a method for simplifying payment of a vehicle parking fee for a user. The method includes detecting, by a sensor, that a vehicle is parked; determining a geographical vehicle position data of the parked vehicle; sending the parking request message to the vehicle parking management server from a communication device; determining, by the vehicle parking management server, at least a first vehicle parking fee service provider among plural of available vehicle parking fee service providers that is available for receiving payment of the vehicle parking fee where the vehicle is parked; displaying, via a user interface of the communication device, selection information associated with the a least first vehicle parking fee service provider available for receiving payment of the vehicle parking fee where the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO.
    Inventor: William Andersson
  • Patent number: 11651296
    Abstract: A guest initiated checkout device, a guest initiated accommodations checkout system, and associated guest initiated accommodations checkout processes are disclosed in which use of a button or voice-activated device allows guests to easily communicate that they are checking out of their accommodations. Specifically, a guest initiated checkout device—either a button or a voice-activated device—that is conveniently located in guest accommodations for a guest to use when checking out and which initiates communication with a software system to send out communication to people and other systems informing them that guest checkout has commenced as triggered by activation of the guest initiated checkout device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Curtis John Mewhort
  • Patent number: 11645706
    Abstract: A system comprising a server and a camera. The server may be configured to receive a rental offer for a location from a first user, receive a rental request for the location from a second user, generate a rental agreement comprising conditions in response to the rental offer and the rental request and generate a feature set based on the conditions. The camera may be configured to receive the feature set from the server, convert the feature set to parameters for the camera, generate a plurality of video frames of the location, perform video operations to detect objects in the video frames, extract data about the objects using the video operations, compare the data to the parameters and generate a notification in response to the data matching the parameters. The video frames may be discarded after performing the video operations. The video operations may be performed locally by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher N. Day
  • Patent number: 11644336
    Abstract: An interactive digital map of a geographic area is provided via a user interface. A request to obtain travel directions to a destination is received via the user interface. Respective indications of candidate rides for at least a portion of a route to the destination are requested from third-party providers, each of the indications including a pick-up location, a price estimate, and pick-up time. The requested indications of the candidate rides are received. A ranking of the candidate rides is determined using at least one of the corresponding pick-up locations, the price estimates, or the pick-up times, and a listing of the candidate rides is provided via the user interface in accordance with the determined ranking. In response to one of the candidate rides being selected via the user interface, a request for the selected ride is transmitted to the corresponding third-party provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jon Øvrebø Dubielzyk, Scott Ogden, Izaak Rubin
  • Patent number: 11640822
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic sequence-based adjustment of prompt generation are provided. The system can receive a first interaction and a second interaction via a client device and identify a first sequence based on the first interaction and the second interaction. The system can map the first sequence to a node data structure and identify a node in the node data structure that matches the first sequence. The system can generate an adjusted parameter for a first digital component object responsive to a match with an attribute of the node in the node data structure. The system can execute a real-time digital component selection process among a plurality of digital component objects including the first digital component object to select the first digital component object. The system can transmit a prompt with the first digital component object to a client device to cause the client device to present the prompt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Thomas Price
  • Patent number: 11636402
    Abstract: An electronic reservation method includes detecting that a user has utilized a first computing device in a transaction in which the user acquires an item, or acquires a voucher for a particular activity. An electronic reservation is created by a reservation server for the user based on the detecting that reserves one of a plurality of reservable locations within a predefined geographic area for the user. The plurality of reservable locations are configured for use of the item or for an activity related to but different than the particular activity. A credential for the electronic reservation is transmitted to a mobile computing device of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Kuenzi, Amuduri Santhosh, Ramesh Lingala
  • Patent number: 11631295
    Abstract: A wireless network, mobile systems and methods for controlling access to lockers, strollers, wheel chairs and electronic convenience vehicles and other networked devices provided with machine-readable codes that are scanned by mobile phones and computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SCOOTERBUG, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Christopher Schmidt, Wesley Edward Swogger, Edward Joel Rodriguez, Thomas Dwayne Taylor, Michael Buchoff Buchoff, Sowmya Balda, Kyle Clarennce West, Stephanie Cornelia Lutz, Marc Maxwell Barber, Kevin George Miranda, Brian William Rood, Tomas Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11632531
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for synchronization and presentation of multiple 3D content streams. Example methods may include determining a first content stream of 3D content to send to a user device, where movement of the user device causes presentation of different portions of the 3D content at the user device, and determining a first position of the user device. Some methods may include causing presentation of a first portion of the first content stream at the user device, where the first portion corresponds to the first position, determining a second content stream of 3D content, where movement of the user device causes presentation of different portions of the 3D content at the user device, and causing presentation of a second portion of the second content stream at the user device, where the second portion corresponds to the first position of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Norman Bryan, Paul Martin, Samuel Leiber, Brent Allen Colson
  • Patent number: 11631027
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing Online-to-Offline services. The method may include obtain first information associated with a first service request having been allocated to a service provider and having been accepted by the service provider. The method may also include obtaining second information associated with a second service request initiated via an application executed by a second requester terminal. The method may also include determining a matching parameter based on the first information and the second information by using at least one trained matching model and determining whether the matching parameter is larger than a threshold. The method may also include transmitting data associated with the second service request based on a result of the determination that the matching parameter is larger than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junqiang Fu, Xianyue Zeng, Yangbiao Liu, Zang Li
  • Patent number: 11625650
    Abstract: A method includes: a travel planning system, via a user interface, receives requirements for a trip from a user; collects preference information of the user for the trip; searches available travel options based on the requirements and the preference information; builds an itinerary based on the searched travel options by use of a balance combination of relative weights for sources of the preference information; applies external data relevant to the itinerary; obtains a response to the itinerary from the user; either adjusts the itinerary or makes reservations respective to the travel options in the itinerary, depending on types of a response from the user; records at least one change to the itinerary via the user interface in a user device while the user device is off-line; and responsive to the user device getting online, synchronizes the at least one change to the itinerary stored in the travel planning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason A. Gonzalez, Stephanie Bianchi Mccaffrey, Tassanee Kraipon Supakkul, Abby Nicole Tisdale
  • Patent number: 11625926
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes: a first memory; a first receiver; a first determination section; and a first transmitter. The first memory is configured to store first image data of interior of a vehicle at a first point in time. The first receiver is configured to receive second image data of the interior of the vehicle at a second point of time from the vehicle. The first determination section is configured to determine whether a change has been caused in the interior of the vehicle between the first point in time and the second point in time. The first transmitter is configured to transmit first data based on the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Yamada, Masanobu Shirakawa, Marie Kuronaga
  • Patent number: 11625651
    Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing a repository of customizable itineraries are disclosed. Based at least in part on user input, trip components are selected from a repository of itineraries based at least in part on user input from a first user. The trip components represent events or locations. Recommendation input for customizing the trip components is obtained from additional users. A customized itinerary is selected based at least in part on the itinerary and the recommendation input. The customized itinerary comprises one or more user-selected modifications to a chronological order or one or more user-selected substitutions to the set of trip components. The customized itinerary is stored in the repository of itineraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Anne Gorman-Ladd, Ethan Zane Evans, Taneem Talukdar, Glenn Warren Van Houten
  • Patent number: 11620587
    Abstract: The system determines even-spaced quantiles for network optimization. The system may utilize authorization level to expected network conversion. The system may be used in connection with yield management systems, inventory control systems, or revenue management systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: James Fox, Marcial Lapp, Julianne Bowles, Randeep Ramamurthy, Yuxi Xiao, Daniel Muzich, Thomas Trenga
  • Patent number: 11620592
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for planning transportation routes. In one implementation, a method for simulating vehicle ridesharing is provided. The method may include receiving a first input of a geographical area and accessing map information of roadways in the geographical area. The method may also include receiving a second input indicative of at least one scenario of ridesharing demand in the geographical area and receiving a third input indicative of virtual vehicles designated to transport virtual passengers associated with the scenario. The method may further include initiating a transportation simulation of scenario to simulate rides of the virtual vehicles transporting the virtual passengers along the roadways. The method may also include determining, based on the transportation simulation, a performance level associated with the virtual vehicles and providing an output representative of the determined performance level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Ramot, Oren Shoval, Yaron Rakah, Shmulik Marcovitch, Elad Berkman, Dan Marcus
  • Patent number: 11620905
    Abstract: The present disclosure allows more effective exploitation of a vacant parking space in a parking lot. A controller of a management server that is an information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure performs accepting a utilization request of a parking space from an apparatus of a utilization applicant, providing information on a service that is available besides parking in the parking space to the apparatus of the utilization applicant, the utilization request being accepted by the apparatus, and accepting a response conveying a request to utilize the service from the apparatus of the utilization applicant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Mizuno, Misa Ejiri, Kazuyuki Kagawa, Yuta Oshiro, Katsuhito Kito
  • Patent number: 11620721
    Abstract: A system for estimating space and budgeting requirements for real estate applications provides remote access to a user over a network so the user can receive real estate space and budgeting estimate in real time through a graphical user interface. A processor receives via a graphical user interface the selected test fit parameters and the user's select property record of a subject property. The processor automatically generates a leasing cost estimate and a construction cost estimate based on the user's select test fit parameters and the user's select subject property record. The processor automatically generates a proposed layout of a floor plan based on the user's select test fit parameters and the user's select subject property record. The processor transmits the generated leasing cost estimate, the generated construction cost estimate, and the generated proposed layout of the floor plan for display in the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Myers, Ann Chambers, Paulette Saunders
  • Patent number: 11615351
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that enable clients to create custom conditional segments on which other clients can claim a spot. In one aspect, a front-end server receives, over a data communication network and from an electronic device of a creator, one or more data packets that specify attributes of a segment created by the creator through a graphical interface presented at the electronic device. A back-end server detects, based on data received from the device, interaction with an interface control that designates the segment as a conditional segment and, in response obtains, from the device, an expiration time specifying how long the conditional segment is available to others. After obtaining the expiration time, clients are notified that the conditional segment is available and enabled to claim a spot on the conditional segment through a client-side application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: JetSmarter Inc.
    Inventors: Mikhail Kirsanov, Sergey Petrossov
  • Patent number: 11610257
    Abstract: Vehicle-rental-system includes: rental-vehicle for rent to user; user-terminal carried by user; and management-server configured to manage operation, locking, and unlocking of rental-vehicle. Rental-vehicle is automatic-drive-vehicle having first-space available for user, and second-space available for luggage. Management-server includes processor and memory. Processor is configured to perform: receiving reservation-information of rental-vehicle transmitted from user-terminal; calculating usage-fee of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information; acquiring payment-information of usage-fee; setting operation-schedule of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information when payment-information is acquired; outputting travel-command to rental-vehicle in accordance with operation-schedule; and outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle when rental-vehicle and user-terminal are mutually authenticated. Reservation-information includes usage-information of at least one of first-space and second-space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mai Numazawa, Kei Kobayashi, Kotone Nakao, Tomohiro Ito, Kazutaka Nakabe
  • Patent number: 11609097
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire sponsor information including information on a facility available as a getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, information on a time period during which the facility is available as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, and information on a privilege when the facility is used as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing; and provide the acquired sponsor information to a ride sharing coordinator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Nakanishi, Yuko Mizuno, Masayuki Matsuda, Satoshi Shimada, Takuya Maekawa, Yorichika Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 11605123
    Abstract: Provided are an information terminal, an information processing method, a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing an information processing program, and an information processing system capable of reducing time and effort of a user related to rental of an imaging-equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: FUJTFITM Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Fujikawa, Masahiko Sugimoto, Takeshi Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11604072
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing the start of group ride rentals of electric transport devices is described. In one embodiment, a method for initiating a group ride for a plurality of users of electric transport devices includes receiving a request from a first user of an electric transport device to initiate a group ride from a first location to a second location. The method also includes adding one or more additional users to the group ride. Each user is associated with a separate billing account with a service provider for the electric transport devices. The method further includes delaying a start of billing for each user included in the group ride by the service provider until each user has located an electric transport device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David Cun, Matthew Staal, Peter Wendt
  • Patent number: 11598547
    Abstract: System and methods for reconfiguring rooms or zones within an area in building automation are disclosed. One of the methods includes receiving a user request to group together at least a first segment and a second segment in a zone and verifying the user request using one or more rules. Upon verification of the user request, the method automatically links each object in the master segment to the corresponding object in the second segment to create the zone. Within this zone, a control program of the master segment provides a synchronized control of the environmental control equipment in the master segment and the second segment. This method of zoning provides the flexibility to perform rezoning on the fly without requiring traditional engineering, redesign or reprogramming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Leif Roger Torbjörn Nilsson, Lars-Eric Ragnar Assarsson, Andreas Karl Fredrik Håkansson
  • Patent number: 11599722
    Abstract: In a prediction model generating apparatus 1, data obtaining unit 11 obtains text data; variable group classifying unit 12 classifies the data into a plurality of variable groups; variable scoring unit 13 scores the data of at least one of the plurality of variable groups by associating that data with the data of another group; variable input unit 14 takes the data of the scored group as a response variable, and the data of the other group associated with the scored group as an explaining variable, and inputs those data to machine learning unit 15. The machine learning unit 15 generates, through machine learning, a prediction model predicting the response variable from the explaining variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Taketo Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11601299
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute operations including: identifying a user; acquiring attribute information for the user, the attribute information being stored in association with the user; estimating, from the attribute information, a power consumption amount for an environment preferred by the user; determining whether the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; upon determining that the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a first space; and upon determining that the power consumption amount is less than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a second space, wherein a power consumption amount for the first space is greater than a power consumption amount for the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Patent number: 11595499
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for generating a graphical user interface configured to display, at least in part, a schedule. According to one aspect, the system can receive selectable fields of a client and selectable fields one or more providers from a plurality of providers. The system can determine the quality of pairings between the client and each of the one or more providers based on the one or more selectable fields of the client and the one or more selectable fields of the one or more providers. The system can generate a schedule of potential sessions based on the pairings. The system can score each of the potential sessions and display the schedule and scores to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cartocal, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Ward
  • Patent number: 11593824
    Abstract: A method and a computer system for performing the method of determining an initial value or lifetime value for a domain name is provided. The method for determining an initial value includes obtaining, over a communication network, a domain name from requestor; obtaining, over the communication network, one or more inputs from one or more domain name data sources; applying the one or more inputs and the domain name to an initial lifetime worth computer model, wherein the one or more inputs comprise data related to comparable historical domain names, data from a linguistic model analysis, data from a linguistic frequency list, and data related to a second-level domain to top-level domain relationship analysis; determining, by a hardware processor, an initial lifetime worth for the domain name based on the initial lifetime worth computer model; and providing the initial lifetime worth for the domain name to the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
    Inventors: William Carroll, Galileo Mark Namata, Andrew Simpson, Scott Walker
  • Patent number: 11593719
    Abstract: A ride-share support system includes a getting-on/getting-off point information acquiring unit configured to acquire first getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a first ride-share applicant and second getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a second ride-share applicant, a getting-on/getting-off point distance calculating unit configured to calculate a distance between getting-on/getting-off points which is a distance between the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the first ride-share applicant and the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the second ride-share applicant, and a ride-share matching unit configured to determine ride-sharers of a vehicle by matching a plurality of ride-share applicants while excluding combination of the first ride-share applicant and the second ride-share applicant in a case where the distance between getting-on/getting-off points is equal to or less
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Takuma Mori
  • Patent number: 11586991
    Abstract: A secure on-demand transportation service provides transportation to a passenger at a specified pick-up location. To this end, a transportation request is received from a passenger application running on a passenger's mobile computing device. A vehicle is assigned to provide the requested transportation, and an encrypted data package is generated which includes encrypted information that is unique to the current transportation request. The encrypted data package is provided to a vehicle application and displayed on an externally visible display associated with the vehicle at the pick-up location. The displayed encrypted data package is scanned by the passenger and the passenger application compares the scanned data to previously received data to determine if there is a match. If so, the passenger is informed and a match message is sent. The match message confirms that the vehicle has arrived at the pick-up location and that the passenger has found the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Whitney Skaling
  • Patent number: 11587107
    Abstract: A system and method for customer and business referral with a smart device concierge system, comprising a database comprising customer and business information, a mobile device operating a concierge application and an automation application, and a referral engine, to allow users to register for and install the concierge application and automation application, and use them to place orders for products, services, or reservations with participating businesses via linked smart devices using the automation application, gives or place these orders for other users who approve of receiving the product, service, or reservation, and compensating application users who have a commercial interest in operating the application, called a commercial concierge, who may be compensated for referring users to various businesses for products, services, or reservations the user may enjoy or be searching for, in lieu of a traditional concierge that may help refer customers manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ROCKSPOON, INC.
    Inventor: Nagib Georges Mimassi
  • Patent number: 11587431
    Abstract: A control method and device for a smart seated toilet. The method comprises: by acquiring function usage limitation information of a pre-set function provided by the smart seated toilet, judging whether the function usage limitation information satisfies conditions for allowing a user to use; if so, unlocking the pre-set function; and if not, then locking the pre-set function. By verifying the usage of a smart seated toilet, usage limitations of different functions of the smart seated toilet are realized, and convenience for users is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: XIAMEN AXENT CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Tongqiang Zhou, Yimin Fang, Wensen Chen
  • Patent number: 11580460
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for replacing a listing of a canceled booking for a guest user. In an embodiment, an accommodation management system receives an indication that a booking by the guest user has been canceled. The system retrieves, from an attribute database, attributes of the canceled listing and maps each attribute to a set of similar attributes in an equivalence table. The system retrieves, from a listing database, a set of comparable listings, each of which includes one or more of the mapped similar attributes and available during the same time period as the canceled booking. The system books one of the comparable listings for the guest user during the time period by populating a booking data structure with a connection between the comparable listing and the guest user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Navin Sivanandam, Christian Aurelio Goldammer, Michael Andrew Hinckley
  • Patent number: 11582228
    Abstract: A distributed identity system with local identification includes an identity system device and at least one local electronic device. The local electronic device locally stores at least a portion of identity information and the biometric identification information stored by the identity system device. The local electronic device determines identities by comparing received digital representations of biometrics with locally stored biometric identification information, performs actions using locally stored identity information included in the local copy, and uploads data related to the actions to the identity system device upon occurrence of an upload condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ALCLEAR, LLC
    Inventor: Rob Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 11580615
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes an acquiring unit and a deciding unit. The acquiring unit acquires attribute information on a user. The deciding unit decides, based on the attribute information acquired by the acquiring unit, a placement position in which a virtual riding point that corresponds to a riding point that is used for the user to ride in a moving vehicle and that is virtually set is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ikuo Kitagishi, Atsushi Hashimoto, Takanori Hirohashi, Yuki Taguchi
  • Patent number: 11574730
    Abstract: A data management system is provided with: a storage unit for storing examination information including at least an examination item, an examination location, a consultation location, and a required examination time, the examination item including examination names of a plurality of examinations; an acquisition unit for acquiring patient information relating to severity and an identifier for identifying the patient to be examined; a calculation unit for calculating, in accordance with the patient, the necessary travel time for traveling from the examination location or consultation location at which a completed examination or consultation was performed to the next examination location or consultation location at which the next examination or consultation subsequent to the examination or consultation is to be performed, based on the patient information and the examination information; and a generating unit for generating a patient examination schedule based on the examination information, the patient informati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayashitani, Kosuke Homma, Masahiro Kubo, Shigemi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 11568509
    Abstract: A transportation request processing device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, and configured to: receive, from a terminal of an orderer, a transportation request to transport a target person or object to a destination by a vehicle traveling by remote driving and to deliver the target person or object to a recipient, divide a task corresponding to the transportation request into a remote driving task of causing the vehicle to travel by remote driving, and a safety check task of checking a periphery of the vehicle when delivering the target person or object to the recipient at the destination, and transmit information of the remote driving task to a first terminal of a first contractor who will undertake the remote driving task, and transmit information of the safety check task to a second terminal of a second contractor who will undertake the safety check task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kindo, Yuji Suzuki, Mutsumi Matsuura, Tomoaki Miyazawa, Shunsuke Tanimori
  • Patent number: 11570206
    Abstract: A handling apparatus (14a) handles a server attack taking place on a network (1Na) or handles a server attack as requested by a security system provided on another network. In accordance with a determination that it is not possible to handle the server attack by the handling apparatus (14a), the control determination apparatus (12a) makes a request to another security system (1Sb) capable of handling the server attack to handle the server attack. A centralized control apparatus (11) determines whether the server attack taking place on the network (1Na) can be handled on another network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Suzuki, Yuhei Hayashi, Takeaki Nishioka, Katsuhiko Sakai, Ichiro Kudo
  • Patent number: 11568006
    Abstract: A matching computer system for electronically generating, matching, and providing online user profiles, and determining a sharing score between the online user profiles is provided. The matching computer system may be configured to generate online user profiles associated with users of the systems. The matching computer system may be also configured to calculate a base score based upon the generated online user profile. Each base score represents a level of trustworthiness of each respective user. The matching computer system may be further configured to determine a sharing score between users based upon the base scores. Each sharing score represents a level of matching between the online user profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Brannan, Brian N. Harvey, Ryan Michael Gross, J. Lynn Wilson, Matthew Eric Riley, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11568742
    Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CARMA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Sean O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11568502
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a description of systems and methods for managing routes and travel planning. A computing device of an entity receives, from a charter flight transportation provider and via an application programming interface associated with the entity, charter flight information for a plurality of charter flights. The computing device receives, from a commercial transportation provider and via an application programming interface associated with a different entity, commercial flight information for a plurality of commercial flights. The computing device stores records for the charter flight information and the commercial flight information. The computing device provides, to a user computing device, data for the user computing device to generate a single user interface including charter flight information, commercial flight information, and fields to enter search criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Jessica Fisher