09th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180060768 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING MAPPING BETWEEN BUSINESS MODELS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for updating business model mappings. A computer receives a plurality of business models and a plurality of model mappings, wherein the plurality of model mappings show how elements of one of the plurality of business models relates to another element of another of the plurality of business models. The computer determines that information contained within at least one of the plurality of business models has been changed and determines how the changed information contained within the at least one of the plurality of business models affects at least one model mapping of the plurality of model mappings. The computer updates the model mapping to reflect the updated, changed, or altered information of the at least one of the plurality of business models. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060769 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A computer implemented product development method characterized in an algorithmic formulation of an optimization problem within a multidimensional solution space and a following software-technical optimization which is in the sense of a control loop permanently adjusting the running development process in direction of a calculated optimum is provided. Therefore a three-dimensional solution space with a purpose dimension, an architecture dimension and a strategy dimension have to be established, market needs strategic imperatives, architecture and for each dimension quality criteria have to be stored and after that the three dimensions have to be balanced according to its fulfillment of the quality criteria after each phase of the development. The advantage is a higher efficiency in development due to a more holistic approach which is better reflecting the interdependencies within a real production development process. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060770 | News Delivery in Enterprise Setting - In one example, an enterprise news service may leverage knowledge of existing collaborative relationships between workers to pre-populate news sources for the news feed of a worker. The enterprise news service may determine an enterprise relationship describing a relationship within an enterprise between a worker and a colleague. The enterprise news service may associate the colleague with a news source set based on the enterprise relationship. The enterprise news service may receive a news item from the colleague. The enterprise news service may post the news item to a news feed of the worker based on the enterprise relationship. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060771 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING VOLUME/MARKET WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE BENCHMARK INDICES FOR FRESH FOODS - Systems and methods for creating volume/market weighted average price benchmark indexes for perishable agricultural products. At least one user device constructed and configured in network-based communication with an analytics platform. The analytics platform collects, analyzes, validates and normalizes data elements for the perishable agricultural products in real time, thereby generating processed data. The analytics platform calculates a benchmark price for a perishable agricultural product weighted by traded volumes based on the processed data and location data. The at least one user device is operable to receive and display the benchmark price. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060772 | DEMAND RESPONSE MANGEMENT SYSTEM - A demand response management system which may be implemented with demand response logic. The system may be used by utilities, independent system operators, intermediaries and others to manage operations of demand response programs relative to customers, clients, participants, and users of outputs from the utilities, independent system operators, and the like. Demand response logic of the demand response management system may provide demand signal propagation and generation from demand response events. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060773 | DISPLAY OF HOSPITAL TRANSPORT INFORMATION ON A PORTABLE DEVICE - An aspect provides a method, at a handheld portable information handling device with a touch screen display, communicating to a hospital transport management system information sufficient to authenticate the user of the handheld portable information handling device; obtaining information from the hospital transport management system relevant to the user of the handheld portable information handling device; displaying the information from the hospital transport management system in a manner that is related to the workflow of the user of the handheld portable information handling device; and communicating to the hospital transport management system information about the workflow of the user of the handheld portable information handling device; and communicating to the hospital transport management system information about the workflow of the user of the handheld portable information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060774 | EFFICIENCY OF A CARGO SHIPPING SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and software can be used to improve efficiency of a cargo shipping system. In some aspect, a cargo transportation unit (CTU) status notification is received from a cargo tracking device coupled with a CTU. The CTU status notification indicates a load status of the CTU. The CTU is determined to be ready for shipment based on the CTU status notification. Availability information associated with each of a plurality of drivers is received. A payment associated with each of the plurality of drivers is determined. A driver is selected from the plurality of drivers based at least in part on the availability information and the payment for the driver. A delivery request is sent to the selected driver. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060775 | System And Method For Visualizing Parking Enforcement Officer Movement In Real Time With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for visualizing parking enforcement officer movement in real time with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060776 | Optimizing Selection of Battery Electric Vehicles to Perform Delivery Tasks - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for optimizing selection of battery electric vehicles to perform delivery tasks. Within a group of battery electric vehicles (“BEVs”), a BEV is selected to perform a delivery task based on battery charge status. The BEV can be selected based on one or more of: proximity to a requested pick up location, battery state-of-charge (“SOC”), charging station proximity to a requested delivery location, and charging station port availability (e.g., wait time to access a charging port). BEV selection can be optimized such that a BEV arrives at a charging station with optimal remaining SOC. Thus, the distance to charging stations can be optimized while meeting the needs of customer requests to get a delivery from a pickup location to delivery location. In some aspects, autonomous vehicle technology is used to operate BEV's. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060777 | MULTI-INTERVAL DISPATCH SYSTEM TOOLS FOR ENABLING DISPATCHERS IN POWER GRID CONTROL CENTERS TO MANAGE CHANGES - A system tool that provides dispatchers in power grid control centers with a capability to manage changes. Included is a user interface and a plurality of scheduler engines. Each scheduler engine is configured to look ahead at different time frames to forecast system conditions and alter generation patterns within the different time frames. A comprehensive operating plan holds schedules generated by the plurality of scheduler engines. A relational database is coupled to the comprehensive operating plan. Input data is initially received from the relational database for each scheduling engine, and thereafter the relational database receives data from the scheduling engines relative to forecast system conditions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060778 | DRIVER LOCATION PREDICTION FOR A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE - A transport facilitation system can receive current location data from driver devices of drivers operating throughout a given region. The system can further receive a pick-up request from a user device of a requesting user within the given region, the pick-up request including pick-up location data. The system can determine a plurality of candidate drivers to service the pick-up request based, at least in part, on the pick-up location data and current location data of the candidate drivers. The system can predict a future location for each of the candidate drivers and select a first driver from the candidate drivers to service the pick-up request based on the predicted future locations. The system may then transmit a transport invitation to the first driver to service the pick-up request. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060779 | METHOD OF GENERATING BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - A method of generating a business process model includes receiving a description of a select business process in electronic form, processing the description of the select business process at the computerized system using a natural language processing algorithm to parse business activities from the description, searching a business concept repository using a search engine for existing business concept models related to each business activity parsed from the description, and displaying each existing business concept model resulting from the searching in a graphical representation for manipulation by a process designer using a business concept manipulation tool to form a specific business process model for the select business process. The select business process is associated with a domain-specific business type. A computerized system for designing and modeling business processes for use in business process management is also provided. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060780 | ANALYTICS TOOLKIT SYSTEM - A device may communicate with a client device to provide, via a user interface of the client device, a set of prompts regarding an entity. The device may detect one or more user interactions with the user interface associated with indicating a set of responses to the set of prompts. The device may process data identifying the set of responses to the set of prompts to generate a set of scores for a set of recommendations based on processing the data identifying the set of responses to the set of prompts. The device may determine a ranking of the set of recommendations based on the set of scores. The device may select one or the set of recommendations based on the ranking. The device may communicate with the client device to provide information associated with the set of recommendations based on selecting the set of recommendations. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060781 | Multi-Variable Assessment Systems and Methods that Evaluate and Predict Entrepreneurial Behavior - Multi-variable assessment systems and methods that evaluate and predict entrepreneurial behavior are provided herein. Methods include obtaining entrepreneur data related to personal skills data, business history data, and social network data for the entrepreneur across a plurality of network modalities, the plurality of network modalities including social networks, phone records, and message records, determining business event information for business events identified between the entrepreneur and contacts of the entrepreneur found in the entrepreneur data, and performing a dynamic measurement of engagement between the entrepreneur and the contacts by looking for contacts between the entrepreneur and the contacts that cross the plurality of network modalities, wherein the dynamic measurement includes an entrepreneur score for the entrepreneur | 2018-03-01 |
20180060782 | RECOMMENDING PERSONALIZED JOBS FROM AUTOMATED REVIEW OF WRITING SAMPLES AND RESUMES - A computer system, method, and computer-readable product for providing data for career advice, such as job or education recommendations, from automated review and analysis of career-related data for an individual, which is at least initially obtained from documents, such as resumes and writing samples. For a designated individual, career-related data is obtained from the documents and an initial personality estimate is created for the designated individual based upon, at least, the obtained career-related data. One or more latent factor models for known career-personality matches are then gathered from a database and a questionnaire is provided to the individual to gather further information and augment the personality estimate. The created personality estimate is integrated with the latent factor model(s) to create career advice data. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060783 | System And Method For Motivating Parking Enforcement Officer Performance With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for motivating parking enforcement officer performance with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060784 | METHOD FOR TRACKING PROCEDURES PERFORMED ON PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS - A method for tracking procedures performed on personal protection equipment (PPE) and actions of individuals includes the following steps. An article of PPE configured with a smart tag is provided to an individual prior to performance of a task. After the individual performs the task, the article of PPE is processed. Information is retrieved from the smart tag during at least one of: before, during and after processing the article of PPE. After the performance of the task, the individual's data is read and the individual enters into a designated area. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060785 | OPTIMALLY REARRANGING TEAM MEMBERS IN AN AGILE ENVIRONMENT - An approach is provided for rearranging assignments of workers to teams in an agile environment. Project requirements are collected and skills of workers are determined. Based on the project requirements and the skills, an initial arrangement of assignments of the workers to the teams is generated. During project execution, data from sensors worker locations and content of communications among the workers are obtained. The data from the sensors identifies workers who are sitting on chairs. Based on the data from the sensors, worker locations, and the content of the communications, a weighted graph is generated that represents the workers, strengths of relationships among the workers, and strengths of relationships between the workers and the teams. Based on the weighted graph, an optimal rearrangement of the assignments of the workers to the teams is automatically and dynamically generated. The optimal rearrangement specifies a match between the skills and the project requirements. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060786 | System and Method for Allocating Tickets - Systems and methods for allocating tickets are described. When ticket is received, system looks for suitable agents for allocating the ticket. The system computes plurality of agents scores corresponding to plurality of agents. Based on the agent-scores, first-set of agents are identified. System further identifies second-set of agents from the first-set of agents based on some dynamic parameters like physical and emotional state of the agents, and further, ranks the second-set of agents. Now system makes an attempt to allocate the ticket to first best agent having highest rank. If the first best agent is available, system allocates the ticket. However, if the first best agent is unavailable, system looks for next best agent. If again the next best agent is unavailable, the system re-allocates current active ticket being handled by the next best agent to another next best agent and allocates the ticket to the next best agent. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060787 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CLIENT TERMINAL - An information processing method includes: detecting, by a computer, an execution, by a worker, of a first task not included in a first task flow or a second task that is a task included in the first task flow and is other than a task assigned to the worker; receiving input of the first task or the second task; reflecting a change based on the first task or the second task in the first task flow; and storing difference information on a difference from the first task flow based on reflection of the change in a memory in association with the worker. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTRIBUTE MATCHING - A method and system for generating a selection alert are disclosed. The method includes receiving an input identifying a client user at a server, retrieving information related to a project for the client based on the input, and retrieving information related to a plurality of pro users based on the project information. The method also includes selecting one of the pro users from a pro user database, where the selection is based both on a professional characteristic parameter of the pro user and on a personal characteristic parameter of the pro user, generating a selection alert indicating the selection of the pro user, and sending the selection alert to the client user device from the server. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060789 | System And Method For Providing Conditional Autonomous Messaging To Parking Enforcement Officers With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for providing conditional autonomous messaging to parking enforcement officers with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060790 | System And Method For Coordinating Parking Enforcement Officer Patrol In Real Time With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for coordinating parking enforcement officer patrol in real time with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and ongoing activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060791 | Efficient Resource Management Using Mobile Devices and Wearable Devices - Methods and apparatuses are described for efficient resource management using mobile devices and wearable devices. A server determines an event causing unavailability of a center in a distributed network. The server determines an expected demand for service from the distributed network during an upcoming time period and identifies a mobile device and a wearable device associated with each staff member assigned to work at one of the plurality of centers that is available. The server retrieves location data from the mobile device and biometric data from the wearable device. The server identifies staff members capable of working and initiates a communication to the mobile device associated with each staff member capable of working. The server receives a response from the mobile device indicating whether the staff member has accepted and determines whether the expected demand from the distributed network during the upcoming time period is satisfied. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060792 | VERIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - Systems and methods for verifying and monitoring employees are provided. Employees call-in to the system at scheduled times. If an employee misses a scheduled call-in, an alert can be generated. An employer notification process can generate the alert, notifying a supervisor of the employee's missed call. The alert can include the employee's name, the location of the employee, and the time he/she was supposed to call. Such systems and methods can be used to verify that a worker is at the proper location at the proper time and awake and alert during the entire time period that he/she is supposed to be working. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060793 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEMI-SUPERVISED SEMANTIC TASK MANAGEMENT FROM SEMI-STRUCTURED HETEROGENEOUS DATA STREAMS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented machine-learning method and system for automatically creating and updating tasks by reading signals from external data sources and understanding what users are doing. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented machine-learning method and system for automatically completing tasks by reading signals from external sources and understanding when an existing task has been executed. Tasks created are representable and explainable in a human readable format that can be shown to users and used to automatically fill productivity applications including but not limited to task managers, to-do lists, project management, time trackers, and daily planners. Tasks created are representable in a way that can be interpreted by a machine such as a computer system or an artificial intelligence so that external systems can be delegated or connected to the system. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060794 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING RESTAURANT OPERATIONS - Some embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for analyzing the deployment of employees in a restaurant. For example, some embodiments are directed to determining whether an employee who has vacated his/her assigned station has acted appropriately in doing so, and if not, causing the employee to be redirected to his/her assigned station. Determining whether an employee acted appropriately in leaving his/her assigned station may involve analyzing video recordings of the restaurant at or around the time the employee left his/her station, operational data describing events occurring in the restaurant at or around the time the employee left his/her station, and/or other information, which may supply valuable context in determining whether or not the employee acted properly. If the employee acted improperly, he/she may be redirected to his/her assigned station, using automated, semi-automated and/or manual techniques. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060795 | System And Method For Facilitating Parking Enforcement Officer Performance In Real Time With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for facilitating parking enforcement officer performance in real time with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060796 | System And Method For Monitoring Parking Enforcement Officer Performance In Real Time With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for monitoring parking enforcement officer performance with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060797 | System And Method For Managing Coverage Of Parking Enforcement For A Neighborhood With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for managing coverage of parking enforcement for a neighborhood with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060798 | System And Method For Facilitating Parking Enforcement Officer Dispatching In Real Time With The Aid Of A Digital Computer - A system and method for facilitating parking enforcement officer dispatching in real time with the aid of a digital computer is provided. A time-based active representational model of the city is created by fusing sensory data collected from various sources around a city with numerical data gleaned from historical and on-going activities, including parking regulation citation and warning numbers, resource allocations, and so on. The model can be used to form quantitative predictions of expected violations, revenue stream, and so forth, that can then be used as recommendations as to where to enforce and when, so as to maximize the utilization of the limited resources represented by the officers on the street. Moreover, the performance of the officers can be weighed against expectations of performance postulated from the quantitative predictions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060799 | System, Method and Server Apparatus for Distribution of Service Requests Associated with Maintenance Services Required for Maintenance of Industrial Assets - The present invention relates to systems, methods and server apparatuses for distribution of service requests associated with maintenance services required for maintenance of industrial assets. The invention may relate to a procedure that executes, when receiving a registration request message associated with a service provider not yet indicated in the service provider management information: identifying, among a plurality of pending service requests, one or more service requests matching one or more service offers associated with maintenance services for industrial assets provided by a respective service provider; selecting, among the one or more identified service requests, one or more service requests based on whether the respective identified service request satisfies one or more selection criteria associated with the respective service provider, the one or more selection criteria being indicated in selection criteria information included in the received registration request associated with the respective service provider; and sending a corresponding service request information message indicative of the one or more selected service requests to the respective service provider. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060800 | LOCKER BANKS WITH AUTOMATICALLY OPENING DOORS - A remote locker bank control system is configured to facilitate wireless control of a locker bank computer using a mobile computing device. The system may increase the ease with which a delivery driver can deliver parcels to the locker bank. As the driver approaches the locker bank to deliver a parcel, the system may automatically open a wireless communication channel between the driver's mobile computing device and the locker bank computer. The system may then transmit a scan of the parcel from the mobile computing device to the locker bank computer via the wireless communication channel. Next, the system may automatically open an available locker in the locker bank that is most proximate to the delivery driver, for example, to minimize a number of steps he or she must take to deliver the parcel to the locker. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060801 | AUTOMATED PACKAGE RELOCATION FROM AN UNMANNED KIOSK - Automated package deliveries comprises a server at a package delivery system that receives a request for a package delivery, the request comprising an identification of a package and an identification of a first kiosk location. The server associates the package with an aerial delivery device and a user authentication to retrieve the package. The server transmits to the delivery device instructions to deliver the package to the first kiosk. Subsequently, the server receives a request from a user computing device to retrieve the package from the first kiosk and deliver the package to an alternate kiosk. The server transmits to the delivery device instructions to retrieve the package from the first kiosk and instructions to deliver the package to the alternate kiosk. The delivery device retrieves the package from the automated kiosk and delivers the package to the alternate kiosk. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060802 | STOCK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FASTENERS - A stock management system which enables users of fasteners and/or manufacturers that stock fasteners to perform the same amount of work or more work with a lower level of fastener stock; and which enables effectively and simply performing the stock follow-up of any kind of product that can fit into toolboxes in various sizes inside the racks in the fastener industry. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060803 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RETAIL PRODUCTS - In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for monitoring retail products including: one or more shelf image capturing devices disposed within a retail shopping facility; one or more stock image capturing devices disposed within a stockroom of the retail shopping facility; and a control circuit in communication with the one or more shelf image capturing devices and the one or more stock image capturing devices. The control circuit may configured to: analyze the captured shelf images and associated shelf timestamp to determine a rate of shelf product depletion for a particular retail product; analyze the captured stock images and the associated stock timestamp to determine a rate of stock depletion; compare the rate of shelf product depletion and the rate of stock product depletion; and send a stock depletion warning regarding a particular retail item to a supply chain management server. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RETAIL PRODUCTS - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to monitoring retail products. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for monitoring retail products including: one or more shelf image capturing devices disposed within a retail shopping facility. The one or more shelf image capturing devices configured to capture shelf images of retail store shelves. The captured shelf images having an associated shelf timestamp. By one approach, a control circuit in communication with the one or more shelf image capturing devices is configured to analyze the captured shelf images by comparing brightness, contrast levels, and luminous intensity at a particular frequency between at least two shelf images of the captured shelf images to determine a rate of shelf product depletion for a particular retail product and send a shelf depletion warning regarding a particular retail item to an associate device or a central computer. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MONITORING OF THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINER - The present technology may relate to a substantially real-time container monitoring system for monitoring the content of containers such as beverage bottles. The monitoring system may be automated to record the content of the containers according to a metric such as the container's weight. The monitoring system may capture variances in the container's content for reconciliation with data such as sales data to expose irregularities in the consumption of the container's contents and may provide inferences as to the cause of those irregularities. Various embodiments of the monitoring system may comprise a scale assembly for producing scale data, a processor module communicatively linked to the scale assembly, and a front end server application for processing the scale data and presenting it to a user. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060806 | ASSIGNING BOXES TO STORAGE BAYS BASED ON AVAILABLE SPACES - Assigning boxes to available spaces in storage bays may include: obtaining a first data structure identifying available spaces in multiple storage bays, the first data structure including xyz measurements of available spaces, and the multiple storage bays including one or more boxes; comparing, by a processor, for match xyz dimensions of a box with xyz dimensions of one or more available spaces in the first data structure to identify a matching available space, the box being selected from a second data structure identifying boxes to be placed into the multiple storage bays; and assigning, based on a match, the box to the matching available space, and removing the box from the second data structure, and the matching available space from the first data structure. The assigning of boxes may be combined with identifying desired products to be ordered, and ordering products based on available spaces in the storage bays. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060807 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTED VEHICLE DEMONSTRATION PROCESS - The present invention is directed toward an automatic connected vehicle demonstration method and system for automatically designating any registered vehicle as a demonstrator vehicle, and further allowing for the demonstrator vehicle to also have one or more subscription-based events based on demonstrator vehicle status. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for registering, deregistering, and managing a dealer's inventory of demonstration vehicles. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COMMODITY FLOW INFORMATION - Disclosed is method including receiving digital vessel data for a global fleet of vessels, the digital vessel data being one or more of AIS data, image data or radar data and combining one or more of pieces of data. The method includes inferring, based on the first combined data, a loaded/empty status of a vessel or a cargo. The method includes combining other data to yield second combined data, receiving data regarding one or more of supply, demand, and amount of available cargo to yield third combined data, generating information relating to a supply of vessels available to load at a specified port and/or deliver a cargo to a specified port, in each case within a specified period of time and generating suggestions for one or more vessels regarding future routes based on the data. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060809 | IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF A CARGO SHIPPING SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and software can be used to improve efficiency of a cargo shipping system. In some aspect, a cargo transportation unit (CTU) status notification is received from a cargo tracking device coupled with a CTU. The CTU status notification indicates a load status of the CTU. The CTU is determined to be ready for shipment based on the CTU status notification. Availability information associated with each of a plurality of drivers is received. A driver is selected for the CTU from the plurality of drivers based on the CTU status notification and the availability information. A delivery request is sent to the selected driver. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060810 | EFFICIENCY OF A CARGO SHIPPING SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and software can be used to improve efficiency of a cargo shipping system. In some aspect, a cargo transportation unit (CTU) status notification is received from a cargo tracking device coupled with a CTU. The CTU status notification indicates a location of the CTU. A load event is determined based on the location of the CTU. A delivery record is generated based on the load event. A rating of a driver that is assigned to the CTU is generated, based on the delivery record. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060811 | Drone delivery using earpiece - A method of using a set of earpieces to enable a drone delivery includes determining by a drone a position of a user of the set of earpieces, determining by the set of earpieces a position of the drone relative to the set of the earpieces, electronically communicating delivery information from the drone to the set of the earpieces, generating audio messages at the set of the earpieces based on the delivery information from the drone and the position of the drone relative to the set of the earpieces, and conveying by the drone a payload from the drone to the user of the set of earpieces. The set of earpiece includes a left earpiece and a right earpiece wherein each of the left earpiece and the right earpiece comprises an earpiece housing, a speaker, a microphone, a processor, a transceiver, and an inertial sensor. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING DELIVERY OF RELATED PARCELS VIA A COMPUTERIZED LOCKER BANK - A synchronized delivery system for delivering parcels directly to an alternate delivery location such as a locker bank in lieu of making any delivery attempt at a primary delivery location such as a home or office. The system may deliver parcels directly to the alternate delivery location when a related parcel is currently stored at the alternate delivery location awaiting pickup. A related parcel may include a parcel addressed to the same consignee, to a related consignee (e.g., such as a neighbor, roommate, or spouse), or to another authorized to pick up parcels on behalf of the consignee. When delivering parcels to alternate deliver locations, the system may facilitate a grouping of related parcels in a single locker. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060813 | AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY VEHICLE SYSTEM - An autonomous delivery vehicle system is provided. The system includes a security key transmitter configured to provide a security key to a secure facility server. Where the security key is valid, two-way communication is established between the delivery vehicle system and the secure facility server. The delivery vehicle system transmits lading information reflective of goods to be delivered or picked up. The secure facility server transmits instructions responsive to valid lading information. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060814 | EFFICIENCY OF A CARGO SHIPPING SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and software can be used to improve efficiency of a cargo shipping system. In some aspect, a shipping request for a load is received. A plurality of cargo transportation unit (CTU) status notifications are received. Each of the plurality of CTU status notifications is generated by a cargo tracking device coupled with a respective CTU, and each of the plurality of CTU status notifications indicates a load status of the respective CTU. A CTU is selected to ship the load based on the plurality of CTU status notifications. A shipping order is sent. The shipping order identifies the selected CTU. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060815 | Refrigerant Exchange, Recycling and Banking System and Computer Program Product - A refrigerant life cycle management and compliance tracking and monitoring system and method for maintaining large quantities of refrigerant stored and transported in bulk tanks and containers. The system is customizable and can be used to store, track and compile regulatory and status information about a refrigerant being transported in tanks and any other data relevant to the quality, status or custody of a tank and its contents. The system and method allow access to database information by compliance officers and inspectors for required regulatory reporting. The system and method are accessible through a web browser or mobile application. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060816 | Mobile Application Management - A computer-implemented method may include determining whether a computing device accessing an online application marketplace is associated with a particular business entity registered with the online application marketplace. The method may further include identifying applications that were selected by a representative of the particular business entity to be identified to users whose devices are determined to be associated with the particular business entity. The method may still further include providing data for displaying the applications and a control for downloading executable code for at least one of the applications, receiving an indication that the control has been selected by the user to download the executable code for the applications, and providing the executable code for the at least one of the applications. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060817 | METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS PROVIDING LITIGATION SERVICES USING A VIRTUAL SCRIPTING ROOM - A method for preparing a presentation connects a plurality of geographically dispersed contributors to a controller through a network to collaborate to prepare the presentation, allows the contributors to propose contributions to the presentation residing on storage devices under the control of the contributors, makes the proposed contributions available for viewing and comment by all contributors, allows the controller to select one or more of the proposed contributions, and provides the controller access through the network to the storage devices to retrieve the selected contributions for inclusion into the presentation. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060818 | CONFERENCE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND CONFERENCE ASSISTANCE METHOD - A system and method of conference assistance, each of which: receives voices or writings input by a plurality of participants participating in a conference relating to a project; calculates, based on the received voices or writings, an evaluation value used for evaluating the project; transmits the calculated evaluation value to the project evaluation server; and controls a display to display a project evaluation information representing an evaluation result of the project, the project evaluation information being received from the project evaluation server in response to transmission of the evaluation value. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060819 | DYNAMIC DOCUMENT APPROVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The subject matter discloses a system that enables approvers of a document to add one or more approvers to any position the list, to cause the approving process to restart from a certain approver and to post questions to other users. The history of all actions that took place in the approving process is clearly displayed to the users in chronological order, describing the action, the requestor, the requested user and all related texts. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060820 | Career Exploration and Employment Search Tools Using Dynamic Node Network Visualization - Apparatuses and computer-implemented methods are presented for discovering career and job opportunities that are categorized within one or more taxonomies having hierarchical categories. A taxonomy selection mechanism may be provided to enable user selection of one of multiple taxonomies for navigation. A taxonomic node network is rendered on a first portion of a user computing device display screen. The taxonomic node network includes elements corresponding to categories within the selected taxonomy, with the elements being animated for dynamic redistribution around a selected one of the network elements. Another portion of the user computing device display screen is automatically updated to display indicia of job opportunities categorized within a taxonomy category associated with the selected network element. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060821 | EMPLOYEE REFERRAL SYSTEM - A web-based employee referral computer-implemented system for targeting specific group of employees, and providing rewards based on the action or events participated by the employee in various steps of the recruiting process is disclosed. The system comprises an employer module, an employee module and an administrator module. The employer module is a web server based system configured to create, monitor, and control the sub-modules of the employee referral system. The employee module is a mobile device configured to receive the job advertisement with a communication and referral options with a status of the reward points from the employer module. The communication option in the advertisement enables the employee to share the advertisements, and the referral option in the advertisement enables the employee to send the data of a referral to the employer. The administrator module is a cloud device configured to manage the employer and the employee modules by a service provider. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060822 | ONLINE AND OFFLINE SYSTEMS FOR JOB APPLICANT ASSESSMENT - A system and method includes obtaining, from a database, member characteristics of a member of an online social networking system, obtaining, from the database, job characteristics of a job posted to the online social networking system, and determining, characteristic scores including, for each member characteristic, a characteristic score based on a relationship between the member characteristic and an associated one of the job characteristics. A processor combines the characteristic scores to obtain an aggregate job score, combines a subset of the characteristic scores to obtain a category score, obtains, from the database, aggregate job scores and category scores associated with the job from other members of the online social networking system, and determines an aggregate rank of the aggregate job score in relation to the aggregate job scores and a category rank of the category score in relation to the category scores. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060823 | INTEGRATED JOB BOARD FOR AUTOMATED HIRING AND TRACKING OF JOB APPLICATIONS - A method for providing integrated job board for job management, the method comprising creating job requirements for users, wherein user comprises at least one of a recruiter of a company or an account manager or an administrator; posting the job requirements; receiving profiles from job seekers; matching job seekers profiles with the job requirements; listing one or more job requirements to the job seekers with a corresponding percentage compatibility, wherein the percentage compatibility is generated based on a plurality of parameters; listing one or more job seekers to the users with the corresponding percentage compatibility, wherein the percentage compatibility is generated based on the plurality of parameters; providing an integrated calling and chatting feature in the job board thereby allowing job seekers and users to connect instantly; tracking activities of the job seekers and the users; and providing updates to the job seekers and the users based on the tracking. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING, CAPTURING, AND SYNCHRONIZING ACTIVITY DATA ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for capturing tracked activity data and synchronizing the tracked activity data across multiple devices. One of the methods includes, a controller, in communication with a plurality of user devices, receiving identification of activities to be tracked from a first user device of a group of user devices associated with a single user identification. Thereafter, the controller receives the tracked activity data from any user device of the group of user devices, and sends the tracked activity data to the other user devices of the group of user devices. The method includes generating a user interface based on the identified activities, the tracked activity data, and the additional tracked activity data from other user devices. The method includes generating a time entry by populating a time entry template based on the selected activity data. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING APPLICATIONS IN THE CLOUD - This disclosure provides a method for application management including identifying a list of applications, inserting one or more automation schedules for one or more applications of the list of applications into a database, running the one or more automation schedules, identifying one or more instance activity, scheduling a time for the one or more instance activity to occur, and sending a notification to an application user, wherein the notification alerts a user to the scheduled time for the one or more instance activity and a user may choose to change the scheduled time. A system is also provided including an application management module, wherein the application management module includes a dashboard comprising one or more selectable elements for management of one or more applications, wherein application management comprises scheduling and notifying a user of one or more instance activity. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060826 | PROVIDING USERS WITH INSIGHTS INTO THEIR DAY - A user is provided with insights into their upcoming day. One or more calendars for the user are identified. The identified calendars are then heuristically analyzed to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. One or more electronic messages each of which was received by or sent by the user are also identified. The identified electronic messages are then heuristically analyzed to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. The identified calendars and the identified electronic messages are also heuristically analyzed together to calculate one or more insights into an upcoming day for the user, and these calculated insights are provided to the user. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060827 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMONOUS VEHICLE SCHEDULING - Methods and apparatus for autonomous vehicle scheduling are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving, at a first processor, a first request for a vehicle to travel to a location. The first request is to be transmitted to the first processor from a second processor. The example method includes calculating an arrival time of the vehicle based on the first request. The example includes comparing the first request to a second request for the vehicle based on the arrival time. The example method includes scheduling the first request based on the comparison and directing the vehicle to the location based on the schedule. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060828 | Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for Scheduling Appointments - Methods, systems, and apparatus for scheduling appointments between a user and a provider are described. In one aspect, a requested appointment including an requested appointment location and information defining at least one period of time is received from a user. Computer processor instructions are executed to identify at least one current appointment and location during the period. Still more computer processor instructions are executed to determine an interval of time between the current appointment and the requested appointment based at least in part on the location of the current appointment and the requested appointment location, and further to determine at least one available time option for scheduling the requested appointment based at least in part on the interval of time. The available time option(s) is (are) then returned to the user. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060829 | CONCEPTS FOR MAINTAINING UPDATED ELECTRONIC TASK-MANAGEMENT RECORDS REFLECTING PLANNED SHIPMENT ACTIVITIES - Computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. In one embodiment, shipment information/data corresponding to a proposed shipment from a customer computing device is received. The shipment information/data may be generated based on a task-management record from user input provided from a shipper. The shipment information/data also identifies a destination location and a desired delivery date for the proposed shipment. In one embodiment, updated shipment information/data is generated and causes the customer computing device to generate updated task-management records via a task-management software application based at least in part on one or more tender dates. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060830 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORK PERIOD SCHEDULER - A work period scheduler includes one or more data processors configured to receive performance data relating to the performance of one or more individual workers from a database. The performance data is then analyzed to identify one or more workers as a leader, a leader being a worker whose presence in a group of the individual workers results in an improvement in overall performance of said group. Work periods, e.g. shifts, may then be scheduled based on one or more skills attributed to one or more workers wherein the one or more skills includes leader. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060831 | OBSERVATION BASED EVENT TRACKING - A computer-implemented process of tracking events, is carried out by detecting that a first badge is within a personal-area network wireless communication range of a second badge, thus designating an encounter, and performing, by processor executing instructions read out from memory, an event logging transaction responsive to the encounter. The event logging transaction is performed by receiving, from the first badge, an electronic message characterizing an observation made by the user of the first badge relative to a user of the second badge, converting the electronic message received from the first badge into a pinpoint response, and generating an event record comprising an identification of an event type, and the pinpoint response. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060832 | FAILURE MODE RANKING IN AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - This disclosure provides systems for using failure mode ranking in an asset management system to generate asset maintenance outputs. Operational data, failure mode models, and configuration data for an asset, such as a complex electromechanical system, are related to failure prevention analytics configurations through failure mode rankings to enable the asset management system to reduce a future ranking of potential failure modes by changing the present configuration of the asset to include a recommended failure prevention analytics configuration. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060833 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES, FACILITY IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method is provided for the maintenance of vehicles offered for shared use over a plurality of sites, the method including at least one iteration of the following steps:
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20180060834 | FINANCIAL TRANSACTION ROUTING - Embodiments of the invention are directed toward selecting a preferred transaction application and/or routing options that are provided by a transaction card. The preference can be determined, for example, based on the lowest interchange fee, a bulk rate, and/or an incentive. In some embodiments a transaction card provides a plurality of transaction applications and/or routing options to a POS device and the POS device can communicate these options to a host processor along with transaction data. The host processor can then determine a preference associated with each of the routing options and/or transaction applications, and provide a recommendation to the POS as to which transaction application and/or routing option have preference. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE VOICE, DATA, AND TEXT SERVICES TO SUBSCRIBERS USING CRYPTOCURRENCY - Implementations of a cryptocurrency mobile services system and method for offering a global roaming and payment procedure is provided. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method for offering these mobile services comprise receiving over a network a plurality of competing offers for mobile services from a plurality of mobile services providers computing devices, respectively. In some implementations, the method further comprises transmitting over a network one or more of the received offers for mobile services to a plurality of mobile devices, wherein for each mobile device, the offer transmitted is based on the location of the mobile device and the coverage available at the location of the mobile device. In some implementations, the method further comprises receiving over a network an indication of a response to a transmitted offer for mobile service from a mobile device. In some implementations, the method further comprises, upon receiving an acceptance of an offer for mobile service from a mobile device, purchasing the accepted offer using cryptocurrency. In some implementations, the method further comprises, delivering the accepted mobile service to a mobile device and monitoring performance of the contract. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060836 | APPLICATION LIFE-CYCLE TRANSITION RECORD RECREATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for utilizing a block chain distributed network for generation of blocks with searchable metadata code embedded therein for recreating a historic record of how a transaction is processed from a client origination to external clearing. The invention provides a process by which a distributed ledger technology is utilized to store complete payment structures and their events across application life-cycles to recreate a historic record of event processing. The record allows for complex tracking and tracing across complex event processing where data points are received, spliced, and processed across multiple applications in a high quantity high velocity environment. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060837 | DISCOUNT BASED SELF EXPEDITING APPROACH FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFERS - In an embodiment, a method comprises obtaining a request to perform a first electronic funds transfer transaction from a user to a receiver, wherein the request specifies a principal amount of funds; selecting a fee amount; determining a sum of the fee amount and the principal amount; initiating a transfer of the sum from a bank account of the user without informing the user of the fee amount or the sum; requesting the user to provide the sum; receiving user input specifying a numeric value; determining whether the numeric value matches the sum; in response to determining that the numeric value matches the sum, releasing the first transaction without waiting for an end of a waiting time period specified in one or more financial regulations; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060838 | OPENING A DATA PIPE FOR AN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION - A method, system, and computer program product for facilitating an electronic transaction between a merchant device and a first device having limited network connectivity. The method includes the first device detecting a transaction trigger that indicates an electronic transaction, that is remotely processed by a transaction service is to occur. The method further includes, identifying a second device within a predetermined proximity of the first device which has a secondary connection to the transaction service that meets a connection service criteria. The method includes establishing a data pipe that directly connects the first device and the second device. In response to the data pipe being established, the first device configures the second device to reroute all transaction data received via the data pipe to the transaction service and transmits the transaction data to the second device to complete the electronic transaction between the first device and the merchant device. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060839 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING CHARGEBACK STAGES - A chargeback prediction computing device for predicting a chargeback stage for a payment transaction is provided. The chargeback prediction computing device is configured to store chargeback data from a plurality of chargebacks associated with a plurality of account holders wherein the chargeback data includes a plurality of variables, determine a set of indicators from the plurality of variables wherein the indicators include variables associated with each chargeback stage, generate a chargeback prediction model based on the set of indicators, receive candidate chargeback data for a candidate chargeback request wherein the candidate chargeback data includes a plurality of candidate variables, apply the chargeback prediction model to the candidate chargeback data to generate an output, and generate a chargeback type for the candidate chargeback request based on the output, wherein the chargeback type indicates a probability that the candidate chargeback request will reach a particular chargeback stage. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060840 | METHOD FOR MANAGING FUNDS TRANSFERAL - A method for managing funds is provided. The method includes receiving a payment vehicle identifier by which a payment vehicle can be identified, the payment vehicle includes an available account balance, transaction details of a purchase transaction, and the transaction details, sending a first amount that is less than or equal to the transaction value if the transaction value does not exceed the available account balance, and sending a second amount that is less than or equal to the first amount. The transaction details include a transaction value, a merchant identifier of a merchant with whom the purchase transaction is being made, and a merchant wallet identifier by which a merchant virtual wallet can be identified, the merchant virtual wallet being associated with the merchant identifier. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060841 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFECTING A PRE-PAID REDEEMABLE TRANSACTION - Provided are a method and system for effecting a pre-paid redeemable transaction. The method comprises generating payment request data associated with a benefactor on a payer application; the payment request data comprises redeemable payment data associated with a predetermined beneficiary which is valid for a predetermined time period. The payment request data is forwarded from the payer application to a payment server. The payment server initates a payment transaction from a source account associated with the benefactor to a predetermined account in response to receiving the payment request data. The payment transaction is refunded to the source account from the predetermined account if the beneficiary fails to validate the redeemable payment data within the predetermined time period. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060842 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND INDICATING THAT THE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ARE POTENTIALLY UNAUTHORIZED - In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive input pertaining to a bank account. The instructions are also executable to, based on the input, validly initiate an electronic financial transaction and indicate that the electronic financial transaction may be unauthorized. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060843 | PREEMPTIVE DATA PROCESSING TO MITIGATE AGAINST OVERDRAFT AND DECLINED TRANSACTION - A system or method may implement an overdraft prediction analysis to predict whether an account overdraft is about to occur. The overdraft prediction analysis may be based on: 1. customer account data, such as current account balance, historical balances, historical withdrawals, historical deposits balance trends, and the like; 2. account transaction data, such as routine or recurring account transactions, timing of transactions, amount, deposit or withdrawal transactions, and the like; 3. location data, such as locations of past purchases or payments; and 4. time and date data, such as dates and times of past transactions. Other factors, such as credit score, loan activities, social data, or the like also may be used for the overdraft prediction analysis. Once an overdraft situation is predicted, the system or method may provide options for the users to avoid or mitigate the potential account overdraft. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT OF SALE DEPOSITS - The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for executing a point of sale deposit. In one embodiment, a system may include one or more memory devices storing software instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to receive transaction information related to a point of sale deposit from a client device, and generate a pending deposit transaction based on the transaction information. The one or more processors may be further configured to execute the software instructions to receive a first transaction token from the client device, receive a second transaction token from a third-party device, match the first transaction token to the second transaction token, and complete the pending deposit transaction based on the match. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060845 | OMNI-CHANNEL COLLABORATION INFRASTRUCTURE - Omni-Channel experiences provide convenience to consumers by allowing the consumer to start and complete a transaction on a channel that is most convenient to them. This can entail a transaction being shared across two or more channels, or between a consumer and a staff member. Embodiments herein provide an infrastructure that allows a transaction to be shared in (near) real-time across channels allowing a cooperative, responsive experience that can be used to improve a number of consumer experiences. Note that in some embodiments a channel is a communication channel, device, application, or app through which a consumer is able to communicate, such as with a teller, clerk, other customer such as a spouse or child, a support desk, an automated teller, and the like. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060846 | AGGREGATION SYSTEM FOR ITEM RETRIEVAL - Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe mechanisms that enable a user to send a request from her smartphone to multiple retriever devices, such that an item may be retrieved for the user. At least one of the users of the retriever devices may accept the request to retrieve the item for the requesting user. The retrieving device may send an acceptance message to the requester's smartphone to confirm that the item may be retrieved for the requesting user. In such instances, a retrieval fee may be transferred to the retrieving user's account accessible with the retriever device that accepted the request. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060847 | SELF-SERVICE ELECTRONIC FULFILLMENT METHOD FOR LICENSED RAFFLES - A method of self-serve electronic ticket sales to purchasors in a plurality of licensed raffles which can replace traditional paper-based raffle methods. A server contains a raffle database including a. plurality of raffle records corresponding to raffles offered for sale, including limitations of who can buy tickets in the raffle to comply with license requirements. Purchasors access the server via their client devices to review the details of available raffles for sale which are selected and displayed to the purchasor by comparison of the purchasor's profile with raffle criteria, and can purchase tickets in the raffles directly through the session between their device and the server. The vendor of the raffle is not required to use purpose built hardware to facilitate ticket sales, and regulatory compliance is ensured by requiring the details of a license to be stored in respect of each raffle in order for it to be offered for sale. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060848 | TEXT-ENABLED POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM - The present invention is a retail or restaurant point-of-sale (“POS”) system that is text-message enabled. The present invention includes typical POS functionality such as menu and product configuration, order creation, order submission, and payment processing. The system enables customer service from the point-of-sale system through text messaging. The system can also import, directly, text via text message or email, into the order screen of the POS system. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060849 | MEAL MAKING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a meal making system that can be adapted to every commonly used POS machine, wherein each kind of meal making process is preset. Thus, it is easy to make meals quickly and correctly. The meal making system comprises a pre-processing system and a post-processing system. The post-processing system comprises processing devices and each processing device comprises at least one meal making machine, a scanner and a second positioning means. Each meal making machine has an operation interface. The pre-processing system is used to set the meal making process for each meal, wherein an identification code is generated for each set meal making process. The scanner reads the identification code and the operation interface of each meal making machine displays the steps of the meal making process corresponding to the identification code. After an operator operates each needed meal making machine, the meal making process is finished. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060850 | Integrated Changing Room Management System - An integrated changing room system is disclosed. The system includes sensors for sensing the presence and attributes of customers utilizing changing rooms within a retail store. The system integrates, presence, occupancy, movement, and merchandise data, facilitating the retailer's ability to enhance the customers' experience. The system includes one or more sensors integrated with one or more servers. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060851 | POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS - A point-of-sale (POS) system is provided. The POS system may include an adjustable housing configured to receive a computing device. The POS system housing may be adjustable so that a screen of the computing device can be viewed by a merchant and a customer. The computing device may be removable from the housing for use as a mobile POS system. The POS system may also include electronics for accepting various forms of payment and for connecting the computing device to a network. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060852 | PRINTER AND MERCHANDISE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A printer according to an embodiment includes a printing unit that prints on a sheet. The sheet is discharged through an outlet. The sheet is conveyed on a sheet conveyance path through the printing unit and to the outlet. A movable device is located on the sheet conveyance path upstream of the outlet in a sheet conveying direction. The movable device can move between a separation position, a proximity position, and a protruding position. A detection device detects a position of the movable device. A controller determines a conveyance abnormality of the sheet based on the state of the movable device detected by the detection device, and outputs a signal indicating the conveyance abnormality. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060853 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE THAT INCLUDES PERIPHERAL DEVICE - An information processing device according to an embodiment includes a main processing device with a placement base and a power feeding unit. A peripheral device communicates with the main device and is shaped to be mounted on the placement base in a plurality of orientations. The peripheral device includes a power receiving unit that receives power from the power feeding unit when the peripheral device is mounted on the placement base in each of the plurality of orientations. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060854 | MONITOR TRACKING OF PAYMENT COMPLIANCE - A system includes a transaction-processing kiosk located in a predefined retail space. The kiosk is configured to enable a first human user to execute a current purchase transaction involving at least one of a set of retail items selected from the predefined retail space. The current purchase transaction is executed without participation by a second human, such as a cashier. The system further includes at least one display device having a screen and in signal communication with the kiosk. The at least one display device is configured such that the screen simultaneously displays a predetermined number of descriptions of retail items the subject of purchase transactions with the kiosk that were executed prior to execution of the current purchase transaction by a plurality of different human users. The at least one display device is positioned such that the screen is viewable by all parties present in the retail space. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060855 | PEER-TO-PEER MOBILE DEVICE PAYMENT NETWORK - A computer-implemented method of communicating payment data. The method includes receiving at a server, via a digital communication network, payment data transmitted from a first computing device that is connected to a peer-to-peer network and not in direct communication with the server. The payment data is received directly from a first peer computing device that is in communication with the peer-to-peer network and the server. The method also includes, at the server, analyzing, via one or more processors, the payment data to determine a payment response message. The method also includes transmitting from the server, via the digital communication network, the payment response message to a second peer computing device that is in communication with the server and in communication with the peer-to-peer network. The payment response message is communicated from the second peer computing device to the first computing device through the peer-to-peer network. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060856 | INVOICELESS TRADING AND SETTLEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods and systems consistent with the present invention overcome the shortcomings of existing trading systems by providing an invoiceless trading system that creates incentives for customers to pay suppliers within a predetermined period of time, such as a settlement period. Specifically, the invoiceless trading system enables a customer to obtain a discount on orders placed with suppliers in return for an immediate payment (e.g., within 24 hours) by the customer. The supplier receives payment within the predetermined period of time, and the customer receives additional cash benefits by providing an early payment to the supplier. To communicate with and transfer funds between customers and suppliers, the invoiceless trading system may use an electronic gateway and a settlement bank. In addition to creating an incentive to embrace e-commerce, both customers and suppliers avoid the need to manually process orders and use invoices to complete transactions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060857 | Mobile Analytics-Based Identification - A customer-device interface interacts with customer devices proximal to a retail shopping facility to thereby receive from the customer's device a first unique identifier. A control circuit operably couples to the customer-device interface. The control circuit accesses mobile analytics information regarding locations of customer devices and identifying information for the customer devices comprising a second unique identifier that is different from the first unique identifier. By then also accessing identifying information for customers of the retail shopping facility the control circuit uses the first identifier, the second unique identifier, and the identifying information for customers of the retail shopping facility to correlate the second unique identifier with a particular corresponding customer. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060858 | TRANSMISSION-PULSE SEQUENCE INCLUDING PROXY FOR SECONDARY MAGNETIC STRIPE - A contactless payment device and method streams a sequence of magnetic-field pulses directly to two magnetic-stripe read heads of a point-of-sale terminal. The stream of pulses includes essential information needed to approve a transaction. The essential information is structured for a primary “channel” associated with one of the read heads. A series of “proxy” bits are included in the stream in order to satisfy the data collection requirements for a secondary channel associated with the other read head. The proxy bits are included in a custom bit stream that may be used to improve acceptance of payment transmission data at a POS terminal. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT BETWEEN A FIRST ENTITY AND A SECOND ENTITY - There is provided a system and method for triggering an electronic payment between a first entity and a second entity. The system and method can also be for triggering an electronic payment for a first entity. It should be noted that the system and method can aid individuals to adopt desirable behavioural traits or give up undesirable habits. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060860 | EXPEDITED VIRTUAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION SYSTEM - Expedited virtual currency transactions are provided by identifying a first user primary wallet associated with a virtual currency and including a first user primary wallet private key. First user secondary wallets are created that each include a respective first user secondary wallet private key, and a respective virtual currency transaction is performed using the first user primary wallet private key to transfer predefined amounts of the virtual currency from the first user primary wallet to each of the first user secondary wallets such that first user secondary wallets are provided with different predefined amounts of the virtual currency. Subsequently, an instruction is received to transfer a payment amount to a second user, and the second user is allocated a subset of the first user secondary wallet private keys included in respective first user secondary wallets that are associated with predefined amounts of the virtual currency that equal the payment amount. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060861 | Payment Service Provider Agnostic Tokenization - A system and method allows a merchant to transact credit card payments with any payment service provider that supports client-side encryption with neither merchant nor payment service provider storing personal card holder data. Payment service providers register encryption keys with the tokenization service provider and receive an identifier that is stored by the merchant. Customers provide payment details on the merchant website, which are sent to the tokenization service provider which stores card holder data and returns a token to be stored by the merchant. When a payment transaction is initiated, the merchant retrieves encrypted card holder data from the tokenization service provider and sends it to the selected payment service provider along with other transaction details. Merchants may reuse tokens with any payment service provider without having to transfer personal card information. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060862 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSOLIDATED MESSAGE PROCESSING - A network translation computing device for processing consolidated messages is disclosed. The network translation computing device receives a web-based authentication response including a plurality of data elements in a web-based format. The network translation computing device translates the plurality of data elements from the web-based format to a network-based format. The network translation computing device generates a network-format authorization request message including the plurality of data elements in the network-based format. The network translation computing device transmits the network-format authorization request message to an issuer of the transaction card to initiate an authorization process of the transaction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT STATUS VERIFICATION - A computer-implemented method for payment status verification of one or more selected products, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a unique transaction code by a checkout module, the unique transaction code being associated with one or more paid products; retrieving, from a database, a product identifier of each of the one or more paid products based on the received unique transaction code; receiving, by the checkout module, at least one product identifier of the one or more selected products; and verifying, using a verification module which is in communication with the checkout module, the payment status of the one or more selected products based on a comparison of the at least one received product identifier of the one or more selected products with the retrieved product identifier of the one or more paid products. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060864 | SECURE ELEMENTS BROKER (SEB) FOR APPLICATION COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTOR OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for managing concurrent secure elements on a mobile device to coordinate with an application or “app” running on the mobile device and an appropriate communications protocol for conducting transactions using the mobile device include: informing, by the processor, the reader device of a preferred app and a communication protocol usable by the preferred app; receiving, by the processor, information about which apps and communication protocols are supported by a reader for processing a transaction; locating, by the processor, a secure element supporting an app and a communication protocol supported by the reader; channeling the communication protocol for the specific configuration of the app and the supporting secure element; activating the secure element that supports the app; and processing, with the activated secure element, using the supported app and communication channel, the transaction with the reader. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060865 | RETRIEVING PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR A USER FROM AN AUTHENTICATION SERVER FOR USE IN PURCHASE REQUESTS TO VENDORS - A payment system receives a purchase request from a client device identifying products or services from a vendor. An authentication server stories payment information in association with various device identifiers. The payment system obtains a device identifier associated with the client device and transmits a request to the authentication server, which determines whether payment information associated with the device identifier is stored. If the authentication server stores payment information associated with the device identifier, the authentication sever transmits a confirmation to the payment system. The payment system sends a payment confirmation to a vendor system associated with the vendor in response to receiving the confirmation. Additionally, the payment system sends a purchase confirmation to the client device in response to receiving the confirmation. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060866 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ("OLED") VISUAL AUTHENTICATION CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board that includes OLED display technology is provided. An OLED display may present light patterns recognizable by a hearing or visually impaired users. The light pattern may be customized by the user. A specific workflow may be associated with a specific light pattern. A light pattern may visually guide a user through a workflow. For example, different menu options may be color coded. High consequence changes may flash with a certain light sequence or pattern. Trusted devices may present a specific light pattern or matrix at “login” time to confirm that the user is accessing a trusted device. | 2018-03-01 |
20180060867 | Secure Electronic Payment Transaction Processing with Integrated Data Tokenization - During the performance of an electronic payment transaction over a networked (web-based) e-commerce website an interface implementation that inserts into one or more web pages of the site providing an override within a payment process that allows a user to securely enter sensitive or confidential data necessary for the performance of the transaction and from which a transaction specific, single-use payment token is generated and then used in completing the payment transaction. The interface providing protection to the sensitive data and generated token from unwanted and unnecessary network access by a communicatively linked device and promoting a consumer experience that seamlessly integrates the date entry, protection and tokenization of sensitive data with the hosted webpages of the e-commerce website. | 2018-03-01 |