31st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220245538 | Smart Manufacturing Platform, Smart Manufacturing Profiles and Smart Manufacturing Marketplace - Data centric smart manufacturing systems are described. In an embodiment, the data centric smart manufacturing system includes several systems providing raw data, several reusable data model profiles that ingest the raw data and contextualize the raw data, where a data model profile defines contextualized data, configurations, and data connectivity protocols for a particular type of system, and several data transformation models integrated with the data model profiles and instantiated with contextualized data to provide higher level operational insights. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245539 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING PRIVACY TRAINING - Data processing systems and methods, according to various embodiments, are adapted for performing a process of procuring a vendor and sub-processes associated therewith, such as performing vendor risk assessments and providing training specific to the procurement of that particular vendor. Training requirements for the user procuring the vendor and/or for the vendor itself are determined and any deficiencies in current, valid training requirements are identified. Training to address any identified deficiencies is provided as part of the vendor procurement process. Training may be customized based on trainee and/or organization attributes to improve the effectiveness of such training. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245540 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE LEVEL OF TRUST AND EXPECTATIONS OF USERS TOWARD PUBLIC AND/OR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS - A method for evaluating the level of trust and expectations of users toward public or private organisations, including collecting a plurality of data from various data sources; generating, based on such data, a first user trust index, a second user perception index for a given organisation and a third index measuring how much a product or service is likely to be spread among users; splitting users, by an analysis tool into user groups based on predefined features; generating a quadrant with two dimensions defining four separate sections with different profiles of organisations, each organisation represented by a point in at least one section, the values of the two dimensions and the value of a third dimension coinciding with the dimension of each point, determined by the three indices; applying the analysis tool to evaluate the differences of users in organisations in a particular section of the quadrant, to allow organisations to direct—on specific user brackets—a set of predefined actions for improving the positioning thereof in the quadrant, by modifying the index values. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245541 | Use Multiple Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engines to Determine a Next Best Action for Professional Development of Employees - In some examples, a server determines, based on a portion of aggregated data, a plurality of metrics associated with an employee. The aggregated data includes activities performed by the employee using a computing device. The server determines, based on the plurality of metrics, a unified metric associated with the employee. The server determines a distribution curve based on the unified metric associated with the employee and based on additional unified metrics associated with additional employees. The server determines a location of the employee on the distribution curve. The server predicts, using a plurality of artificial intelligence engines executing on the server and based on the location of the employee on the distribution curve, a next best action for the employee and sends the next best action to the employee and to a supervisor of the employee to improve a future performance of the employee. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245542 | APPLICATION USAGE AND PROCESS MONITORING IN AN ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT HAVING AGENT SESSION RECORDING FOR PROCESS DEFINITION - A real-time activity monitor (RTAM) operates within or in association with a machine (such as a desktop) within a back office environment to automatically track and record desktop processing activities, application usage, as well as manual processing. The real-time activity monitor provides visibility into real-time task processing at the client desktop to enable an enterprise to address back office operational inefficiencies that are exposed by the data. According to a further feature, a recording approach is used to enable a user of the system to automatically define processes and tasks to be monitored. The approach obviates manual configuration by recording application usage actions and then using these interactions as a template for a new process object to be monitored. In an alternative embodiment, the process recorder captures screenshots and enables screen element bookmarking. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245543 | Method for Operating Cell Based Mobility Production System - An embodiment method for operating by a controller a cell based mobility production system which produces various kinds of mobilities with a plurality of cells connected in series or in parallel includes arranging a necessary task for each cell in consideration of a mobility production target and a deviation of utilization rate between the cells, setting a sequence of the cells through which a vehicle body matched for a type of mobility passes in consideration of the task arranged for each cell, and determining a feeding sequence of each type of vehicle body in consideration of the sequence of the cells through which each type of vehicle body passes. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245544 | Data-Driven Organization Adjustment - Techniques are provided for data-driven organization adjustment. In an example, a service mesh of microservices of a platform can be determined. An organizational chart of workers in an organization that maintain the microservices can be determined. Which workers manage which microservices can be determined from a repository in which code for the microservices is maintained. Then, the organizational chart can be analyzed to determine whether workers are organized in a way that meets policies based on which microservices they manage. For example, a policy can be that all workers who manage a given microservice should report to the same manager in the organization. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245545 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ADDING SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER DELIVERIES TO DELIVERY PLANS - A delivery route planning system can include a computing device configured to obtain order delivery data that includes information characterizing delivery locations and delivery time windows associated with a first plurality of orders and to determine a delivery plan based on the order delivery data. The computing device can be further configured to identify recyclable time in the delivery time and to obtain supplemental order delivery data that includes information characterizing supplemental orders characterizing delivery locations and delivery time windows associated a second plurality of orders. The computing system can add one or more supplemental order deliveries from the second plurality of orders to the delivery plan based on the recyclable time, the supplemental order delivery data and at least one predetermined delivery constraint. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245546 | INTEGRATED ENTITY RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE SET-UP AND DELIVERY PLATFORM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for an integrated entity resource distribution device set-up and deliver platform for distribution of devices to an entity for resource acceptance. An entity must be activated and on-boarded to accept resource acceptance and processing. The invention creates a platform for identification of entity needs with respect to resource acceptance devices. With this information the platform generates configured resource acceptance devices for the entity with correct components and sub-components. Furthermore, the system integrate software and firmware in an appropriate sequence onto resource acceptance devices components and sub-components. The platform then ties the software with the entity and the resource acceptance device identifiers to allow for resource distribution processing for the entity to intelligently provide correct loading and correlating of subcomponents onto a device without entity setup and integration with other merchant devices. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245547 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON WHETHER AN ITEM CAN BE ORDERED AND APPARATUS THEREOF - According to an embodiment, a method of providing information on whether an item is available for order includes receiving first information indicating whether items are available for order from a vendor device, receiving second information for requesting to check whether an item is available for order from an orderer device, identifying the item to be checked for order availability on the basis of the second information, determining whether the item is available for order on the basis of the first information and the second information, generating third information indicating whether the item is available for order on the basis of the determination of whether the item is available for order, and transmitting the third information to the orderer device in response to the second information. An embodiment provides a device for providing information on whether an item is available for order. An embodiment provides a computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program for executing the method of providing information on whether an item is available for order is recorded. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245548 | INNOVATION PROCESS - The present invention relates to ideation management for an innovation process which enables users to transform their creative ideas into profitable innovations. The system and method of the present invention discloses an innovator process wherein said process provides for an interactive and interconnected tool and device as well as an innovative system for generating innovations within organizations. The system and method of the present invention aims to accelerate a user's creativity & innovation while providing him/her with a detailed feasibility study & plan of action taking into consideration the experience & knowledge of said user. The present system and method engage a user through the use of the disclosed devices and tools triggering different parts of the brain and the different senses. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245549 | System and Method for Executing Parallel Workflows - A system and method are provided for executing parallel electronic workflows. The method includes receiving a request from a client device to add or change data for an entity, the data being associated with a plurality of products or services, each product or service having a separate, independent electronic workflow. The method also includes initiating each of the workflows by interfacing with the plurality of electronic workflows, receiving inputs related to the request and, for each input, interacting with the workflows, wherein at least one input has overlapping data required in a plurality of the electronic workflows. The method also includes, prior to executing an outcome of the plurality of electronic workflows, determining a result for the client device based on the data in the request, providing to the client device an indication of the result, and receiving a response to the indication. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245550 | METHOD, SERVER, AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF BATTERIES INSTALLED IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES - A method of supporting the centralized management of batteries of a plurality of vehicles. Vehicle information including vehicle identification information, vehicle position information, and battery voltage information is acquired from the vehicles. A plurality of sub-areas are set in a vehicle storage area. Vehicles in need of charging are extracted. A terminal device indicates first display that indicates decision information regarding the vehicles in need of charging in each of the plurality of sub-areas. The terminal device indicates second display that indicates vehicle identification information and vehicle position information regarding the vehicles in need of charging in a management sub-area when a predetermined operation is performed in the terminal device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245551 | ADJUSTABLE WORK-FLOW CAPACITY PLANNING - Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for scheduling and assigning work to a plurality of workers or service technicians. Data identifying jobs, timeframes that respective jobs should be performed, and job locations may be compared to times when workers are available to work. Each of the workers may be assigned particular jobs to begin during specific timeframes. These assignments may be based on information that identifies time slots when each worker is available to work, an estimated amount of time that particular jobs should take, skills of particular workers, and estimated travel times between jobs. After specific workers have been identified to work on specific jobs, a scheduling computer may send messages to computing devices of respective workers to schedule or reschedule work. These messages may identify job locations and timeframes that each job should be performed or begun. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245552 | Optimizing Cloud-Based IT-Systems Towards Business Objectives: Automatic Topology-Based Analysis To Determine Impact Of IT-Systems On Business Metrics - A system and method is proposed for estimating the contribution of components of a distributed computing environment to the generation of economically relevant values, like e.g., revenue numbers. Agents are deployed to the computing environment that trace executed transactions and that monitor components used to execute those transactions. The transaction trace data also contains data about the origin/user of transactions, which may be used to group transactions corresponding to particular interactions of individual users with the monitored application into visit data. Data describing economically relevant activities of transactions, like the purchase of goods, are also observed by agents and reported in trace data. Functional dependencies described in transaction trace data and resource related dependencies derived from component monitoring data are used to identify functionality and components that contributed to the generation of business value. The generated business value is assigned to contributing components to incrementally create data describing the economic value of those components. The so generated data can be used for various business-related analyses. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245553 | IDENTIFYING SCRIPT ERRORS IN AN ONLINE RETAIL PLATFORM AND QUANTIFYING SUCH ERRORS - A system and method for quantifying impact of script error exceptions on performance of an online retail platform. A method includes selecting at least one performance metric for a webpage, wherein the selected performance metric has an impact due to at least one script error exception encountered on the webpage visited by a first user device; retrieving a normal value for each of the at least one selected performance metric for the webpage visited by a second user device; retrieving an abnormal value for each of the at least one selected performance metric for the webpage visited by the second user device; comparing the abnormal value to the normal value of a respective selected performance metric; and determining a performance impact score based on the comparison, wherein the performance impact score is indicative of a reduction in a performance metric of each of the least one selected performance metric. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245554 | Tagging Performance Evaluation and Improvement - According to one implementation, a tagging performance evaluation system includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to receive annotation data identifying content, annotation tags applied to the content, and one or more correction(s) to the annotation tags, to perform, using the annotation data, at least one of an evaluation of a tagging process resulting in application of the annotation tags to the content or an assessment of a correction process resulting in the correction(s), and to identify, based on the at least one of the evaluation or the assessment, one or more parameters for improving at least one of the tagging process or the correction process. At least one of the evaluation or the assessment is performed using a machine learning model of the tagging performance evaluation system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPICTION AND COUNTING OF EXTERNAL STRUCTURES ON A FISH - A system is for in-situ monitoring and recording of fish health of fish in a fish cage. The system has at least one camera housing. The camera housing is provided with a camera group having at least two cameras arranged to take synchronized pictures for digital close-range photogrammetry. The system has a central data-processing unit, the central data-processing unit being arranged to calculate a three-dimensional model of an object photographed synchronously by the at least two cameras. The data-processing unit is arranged to report the number of structures deviating from the smooth surface of the object in the three-dimensional model. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245556 | DATA DISTILLERY FOR SIGNAL DETECTION - Computer-implemented methods, systems and products for analytics and discovery of patterns or signals. The method includes a set of operations or steps, including collecting data from a plurality of data sources, the data having a plurality of associated data types, and filtering the collected data based on identifying viable data sources from which the data is collected. The method further includes prioritizing discovery objectives based on analyzing the filtering results, and enriching the filtered collected data from viable data sources according to the prioritized discovery objectives. The method further includes extracting one or more signals from the enriched data using one or more machine learning mechanisms in combination with qualified subject matter expertise input, and graphically displaying the extracted signals in a meaningful way to a human operator such that the human operator is enabled to understand importance of extracted signals. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245557 | ANALYZING AGENT DATA AND AUTOMATICALLY DELIVERING ACTIONS - One or more monitoring servers are connected via a data link or API to a server system. The monitoring servers may operate one or more monitoring services that monitor the agent computing devices and agent displays to collect metrics. The server system processes recommendations and auto-delivering actions based on the monitored data of each employee and a variance against a high performer persona. The actions and recommendations are optimized by machine learning logic to improve the agent's performance in one or more metrics. The server system connects to one or more agent computing devices and/or agent displays to auto-deliver the actions. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245558 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device is configured to output work information related to work performed by a serving person, the information processing device including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an original image including a served person and a plurality of served objects that the serving person serves, an image division unit configured to divide the original image into a served-person image, in which the served person is captured, and a plurality of served-object images, in which each served object is captured, a scene estimation unit configured to estimate a scene, which is the situation the serving person is in, by using a first trained model, a chunk estimation unit configured to estimate a chunk, which is information dividing or suggesting the work information, by using one of a plurality of second trained models, and an output unit configured to output the chunk. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245559 | Determining a Coaching Effectiveness of Coaches That Are Developing Employees - In some examples, a server determines, based on aggregated data, metrics associated with an employee. The aggregated data includes activities performed by the employee using a computing device. The server determines, based on the metrics, a unified metric associated with the employee. The server determines a distribution curve based on the unified metric associated with the employee and additional unified metrics associated with additional employees and determines a location of the employee on the distribution curve. The server predicts, using multiple artificial intelligence engines, a next best action to improve a future performance of the employee. The server determines, a predetermined time interval after the particular data, a second unified metric associated with the employee. If the second unified metric is greater than the first unified metric, the server determines that the coaching session was successful and increases a coaching effectiveness metric associated with the coach. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245560 | ON-SITE APPOINTMENT ASSISTANT - Described herein are systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products configured to provide tracking and/or status updates for on-site service personnel. Geofences may be utilized to provide for automated updates to a customer. Additionally, tracking links and other communications may be provided to the customer to allow for improved communications with on-site service personnel. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245561 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MEMBERSHIP OF COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECTS OF AN ENTERPRISE ENTITY - According to one embodiment, a customer relationship management (CRM) system is queried to obtain a list of projects that are associated with a particular user. A subset of the projects is selected from the list. Each of the projects in the subset includes an attribute that has been set to a predetermined attribute value or attribute state by the user (e.g., flagged, starred, a checkbox). For each of the projects in the subset, a communication channel (e.g., an instant messaging or IM system, an email group, a group chat, a social network community) associated with the project is identified. It is determined whether the user is already a member of the communication channel. If the user is not a member of the communication channel, the user is automatically added to the communication channel without user intervention from the user. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245562 | SYSTEM FOR CLEANING AN ENVIRONMENT - A system for cleaning an environment has least one self-propelled cleaning device, which has a status detection device, at least one environmental detection device, a computing device for defining a working activity to be performed as a function of the detected environmental parameter and/or detected operating status, and a database. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245563 | Interactive Project Progress Tracking Interface - A computing device retrieves first data corresponding to a project plan for a clinical trial. The project plan includes a first task having a plurality of task components. Each of the task components identifies one or more documents to be collected for completion of a respective task component. The device retrieves, from a document repository, second data corresponding to documents for the clinical trial. The device displays, in a graphical user interface, an interactive task completion control element corresponding to the first task. The device receives a user interaction with the task completion control element, associated with a first document for upload to the document repository. In response to the user interaction, the device transmits the first document to the document repository and updates the task completion control element to reflect updated numbers of task components that are completed and uncompleted. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245564 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER SCHEDULING - Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: receiving a request to generate one or more schedules for one or more drivers; determining one or more respective day cab schedules for each respective day cab driver of the one or more drivers; assigning one or more permanent drivers of the one or more drivers to one or more permanent tractors; assigning at least one driver of one or more remaining drivers of the one or more drivers to at least one tractor using a first set of rules; generating the one or more schedules for the one or more drivers; and coordinating displaying the one or more schedules for the one or more drivers on an electronic device of a user. Other embodiments are disclosed herein. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245565 | SYSTEMS OF ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES - Methods of enhanced distribution of pharmaceuticals in long-term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a method includes positioning two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines each positioned in a different long-term care facility remote from a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, and long-term care facility pharmacy management computer programs associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to enhance use of the one or more of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines. The long-term care facility management computer programs include a patient prescription receiver and a medication dispensing apparatus administrator and are configured and operable to transmit dispensing instructions to the one or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines when no drug conflicts exist to thereby initiate packaging and dispensing of one or more disposable patient dosing packages. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245566 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTED DROP SHIPPING - The present disclosure provides computer-implemented systems and methods for distributed drop shipping. A distributed drop shipping method may comprise (a) enrolling a plurality of retailers in a distributed dropship program; (b) receiving a product order from a user, wherein the user has a location; (c) identifying one or more retailers of the plurality of retailers within a maximum distance from the location that have the product in stock by analyzing a live inventory feed from each of the plurality of retailers or an order history of each of the plurality of retailers; (d) transmitting, to a subset of the one or more retailers, a fulfilment request; (e) receiving a fulfilment response from a retailer of the subset of retailers; and (f) based at least in part on a live inventory feed of the retailer and the product order, determining whether to initiate a replenishment order for the retailer. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245567 | ASSET TRACKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIZING A DORMANT STATUS OF AN ASSET - A method and system for categorizing portable radio assets managed by a server. The method includes evaluating status data, from a memory, for a portable radio asset, the status data including when a communication from the portable radio asset was last received by the server, determining that the portable radio asset is dormant when a time period following receipt of the communication exceeds a predetermined time threshold, and retrieving information corresponding to a situational circumstance of the portable radio asset. The method further includes performing analytics on the information, categorizing, based on the analytics, the portable radio asset into a subcategory, the subcategory characterizing a dormant status of the portable radio asset, updating a database to include the dormant portable radio asset categorized in the dormant status subcategory. The updated database, including the dormant portable radio asset categorized in the dormant status subcategory, is accessible to an external device for display on a graphical user interface of the external device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245568 | VOTING BASED PROXIMITY DETECTION AND RANGING - A method for proximity detection and ranging with neighboring devices is described here. The method includes identifying, by a processor of a first tag, a second tag from a group of tags within a predefined range of the first tag. The method further comprises initiating, by the processor, transmission of a packet to the second tag in the group of tags identified within the predefined range. The method further comprises, in response to the transmission of the packet, receiving, by the processor, a response packet from the second tag. The method includes in response to receiving the response packet, determining a tag distance between the first tag and second tag. The method includes determining that the tag distance associated with the second tag is less than a predefined distance, generating, by the processor, an alarm or notification to the first tag indicating that the predefined distance is crossed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245569 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INVENTORY BY GRADING RETURNED PRODUCTS - Systems and method are provided for managing inventory by determining grading returned products. One method includes, generating a hierarchical model based on the return product identifier, the hierarchical model comprising a plurality of data structures; and generating an agent configured to traverse the plurality of data structures of the hierarchical model. The method may further include determining a price of the product based on a product condition; modifying the database to assign the price to the return product identifier; transmitting a notification, to the user device, to resell the product at the determined price; and providing, for presentation via the user device, a user interface that includes the notification. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245570 | CONNECTED CONTAINER - A system is disclosed for dynamically measuring the contents of storage containers over time. One or more sensor tags can be coupled to a container, incorporated or placed within a container, or associated with a receiving space for the container to measure a weight of the contents of the container. Each sensor tag can communicate with one another, a hub unit, and/or a local area network (e.g., a WiFi network) to provide information about the container to which the sensor tag is associated. The system is able to determine when a particular type of contents is running low and/or expected to be depleted, thus permitting the system to facilitate ordering replacement material to refill or replace the container. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ALUMINUM ALLOY RIMS USING RIM SERIAL NUMBERS - A method and system for processing aluminum alloy rims are provided, involving providing a feed of a plurality of aluminum alloy rims of different compositions, each aluminum alloy rim in the plurality of aluminum alloy rims having a serial number distinguishing that aluminum alloy rim from other aluminum alloy rims in the plurality of aluminum alloy rims, storing in a non-transient computer-readable memory, a plurality of aluminum alloy rim categories, dividing the feed of aluminum alloy rims into a plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims by, for each rim in the feed of aluminum alloy rims, scanning that aluminum alloy rim to determine the serial number of that aluminum alloy rim; based on the serial number, operating a data processor to determine, from amongst the plurality of aluminum alloy rim categories, an aluminum alloy rim category for that aluminum alloy rim, wherein each batch of aluminum alloy rims in the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims corresponds to a category in the plurality of aluminum alloy rim categories; and then, allocating that aluminum alloy rim to the batch of aluminum alloy rims corresponding to that aluminum alloy rim category. After dividing the feed of aluminum alloy rims into the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims, each batch of the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims are separately processed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245572 | PLATFORM EMPLOYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LIFECYCLE FORECASTING AND MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTS - In some situations, certain products may have short and/or unpredictable lifecycles, which makes inventory management difficult. For example, certain products may become very popular at first, but then suddenly go out of style. The conventional strategy may be to provide solutions that can only reliably predict inventory for products with long and/or stable lifecycles. This may make the conventional solutions of little use for short and unpredictable, such as, but not limited to, for example, products. The present platform may use technologies, such as, but not limited to AI and machine learning, to study market trends for range of products in an industry, such as, but not limited to retail clothing industry. The present platform may study all lifecycles, and provide more accurate inventory prediction for different lifecycles, such as, but not limited to, short and/or unpredictable lifecycles, and at any stage of maturity thereof. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245573 | RISK-AWARE AND STRATEGY-ADAPTIVE CONSUMPTION PLANNING FOR PROCESS AND MANUFACTURING PLANTS - A method includes obtaining information defining multiple customer orders for one or more products over time. The method also includes using machine learning to identify one or more of the customer orders that are likely to change based on classification of the customer orders. The method further includes using machine learning to estimate one or more lengths of time that the one or more customer orders are likely to change based on regression of the customer orders. In addition, the method includes generating a consumption plan for a facility based on the one or more estimated lengths of time that the one or more customer orders are likely to change. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245574 | Systems, Methods, Kits, and Apparatuses for Digital Product Network Systems and Biology-Based Value Chain Networks - A digital product network system generally includes a set of digital products each having a product memory, a product network interface, and a product processor programmed with product instructions; a product network control tower having a control tower memory, a control tower network interface, and a control tower processor programmed with control tower instructions; and a digital twin system defined at least in part by at least one of the product instructions or the control tower instructions to encode a set of digital twins representing the set of digital products. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245575 | Clearing Internationally Shipped Items Through Government Customs Agencies - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for clearing internationally shipped items through government customs agencies. Aspects of the invention utilize a unifying database to consolidate information from different parties (e.g., government entities, shippers, carriers, brokers, and item recipients) associated with delivery of an internationally shipped item in a common location. The unifying database facilitates communication between different the parties that use different data protocols, different data formats, different data types, different EDI, etc., Parties can update relevant information corresponding to their responsibilities within the unified database. When one party updates information, other parties can be notified electronically in essentially real time of status changes relevant to item delivery. Brokers can be assigned for at-will clearance work based on broker profile information maintained in the unifying database. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245576 | ROUTE PLAN USING NON-HOMOGENOUS EQUIPMENT VIA OCEAN ROUTES - A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: obtaining orders for fulfillment to physical stores from a distribution center, wherein the orders are associated with stacks comprising temperature-controlled pallets and non-temperature-controlled pallets; splitting the orders based on a type of each order; determining containers that are available for driver shifts, wherein the containers comprise temperature-controlled containers each having multiple compartments and dry containers each having a single compartment; generating potential routes by assigning, using a utilization-guided search, the non-temperature-controlled pallets and the temperature-controlled pallets to compartments of the containers; determining, from the potential routes, solution routes that are feasible and minimize costs; and outputting the solution routes. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245577 | Systems and Computerized Methods for Package Tracking Efficiency Improvements - The present disclosure provides a computerized method for package management, including: receiving an item identifier corresponding to an item in response to the item being shipped; receiving a container identifier corresponding to a container comprising the item; converting the item identifier and container identifier into a standardized entry; storing the standardized entry in a data structure, the data structure correlating the item identifier with the container identifier; generating a message comprising at least one of the container identifier or a location in response to a query comprising the item identifier; and transmitting the message to a user responsible for the query. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245578 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A LOAD - A method is provided for tracking a load when loading a vehicle. The load is provided with a load communication module and the vehicle includes, at an entrance, at least two entrance communication modules and, at a distance from the entrance and from the entrance communication modules, at least one vehicle communication module. The method includes, when the load is delivered to the vehicle, first communicating, by the load communication module with the at least two entrance communication modules and then communicating, by the load communication module with the vehicle communication module. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING THE DAILY AVAILABLE CAPACITY OF A PARCEL PICK-UP STATION AND COMPUTERIZED LOCKER BANKS - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for forecasting daily available capacity of a parcel locker bank with selectively securable parcel lockers, allows storage of parcels in respective lockers during a maximum number of days (N). For a number (P) of parcel lockers, forecasting includes: receiving parcels to be or already delivered to the parcel locker bank for each day between a chosen future day (j) and N−1 days before said chosen future day (j), estimating a number (Sj) of parcel lockers that should contain a parcel on said chosen future day (j), based on said received number of parcels already or to be delivered and on pick-up rates of parcel from parcel lockers, and calculating a number (Dj) of available parcel locker(s) of said locker bank on said chosen future day (j) resulting from the subtraction of said estimated number (Sj) from said number of parcel lockers (P). | 2022-08-04 |
20220245580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALISING AN APPROPRIATE PARCEL LOCKER BANK HAVING A SUITABLE PARCEL LOCKER AVAILABLE TO STORE A PARCEL AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTERIZED LOCKER BANKS - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for determining whether a specific type of parcel lockers of a parcel locker bank is available to store a parcel on a future day (j), parcel storage limited to a maximum number of days equal to a first number N, includes forecasting by: receiving the number of parcels delivered or to be delivered for each day between a day j and a day j−N+1, and receiving the number of parcels already announced to be delivered for each day between said day j and day j+N−1, calculating, for each day between day j to day j+N−1, a number of available parcel locker(s) for each day of this time interval, said number being based on said received numbers and on pick-up rates of parcel from parcel lockers, comparing, for each day between day j and day j+N−1, said calculated number to a threshold. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245581 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING DELIVERY BOX - A method and an apparatus for sharing a delivery box are provided. The method may include: receiving item sending-receiving information indicating delivering using a delivery box, where the item sending-receiving information includes target address information used to indicate a start fixed position of using the delivery box to carry the item; determining a matching piece from a preset set of pieces of delivery box information, where the position information and the usage status information in the matching piece meet the preset matching condition, and the matching piece includes the position information, the first identification information and the usage status information used to represent whether the delivery box indicated by the corresponding first identification information is occupied; and updating the usage status information in the matching piece to the information representing that the delivery box is occupied. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245582 | Order delivery system and method - A system for automatically delivering an order to a pick-up location outside a building. Such a system includes: pouches adapted to receive a bag, associated with the control; a device for signalling and/or detecting presence of a customer in the vicinity of a pick-up location; and a height-mounted transport module, which includes: a suspension element for suspending the pouches from a travel track, the suspension elements being moved automatically on the track; and an actuator to displace the pouches in which the different parts of the order have been deposited, to the pick-up location when the device for signalling and/or detecting emit a signal confirming the presence of the user in the vicinity of the pick-up location. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245583 | AUTOMATED ORDER FULFILMENT WITH OPPORTUNISTIC DECANT OPERATIONS - A method and system for opportunistically picking order items during decant processes. An order management system determines which items required for a pending order are depleted within a decant function or storage system and orders replenishment, such as inbound vendor cases containing the depleted required items, to the decant function. Operators at decant workstations pick the required items from the inbound vendor cases into order containers while simultaneously decanting any remaining, non-required vendor items into inventory containers. The order containers and the inventory items are stored in a storage system until all required items for an order are present therein. Once all required items are present, the items are released to a downstream picking workstation, sorter, and/or packing station. The method with opportunistic decant may enable minimized facility space requirements, labor reductions, and resource reductions while improving facility throughput. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245584 | Automatic product inventory management for retail store - Consistent with disclosed embodiments, systems, methods, and computer readable media for reading wireless merchandise tags and for automatically generating replenishment alerts may be provided. Embodiments may include at least one processor configured to receive wireless signals from a plurality of wirelessly tagged products; perform a look-up of product models associated with IDs of the wirelessly tagged products; determine, based on the look-up, a total number of units of each product model detected in the establishment; access a target threshold of units associated with each product model in the establishment; compare the determined total number of units of each product model with the target threshold to determine when a particular product model falls below an associated threshold; and output a replenishment notification for the particular product model. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING LAST-MILE DELIVERY ROUTES - A method including sorting multiple package delivery requests in a descending order based on a respective degree of limitation for a first respective constraint for each of the multiple package delivery requests. In some embodiments, each of the multiple package delivery requests comprises the first respective constraint and a respective destination. In many embodiments, the method further can include generating one or more delivery routes originated from a depot based, at least in part, on the multiple package delivery requests, as sorted, and a respective destination distance for each pair of the multiple package delivery requests. In some embodiments, the method additionally can include generating one or more driving directions based on the one or more delivery routes. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245586 | Efficient Method for Delivery of Goods Using a Complex Network of Carriers - A method of parcel delivery from one or more sources to one or more destinations are in part or in complete fulfilled by multiple carriers, through exchanging one to all of the parcels at varying locations communicated to them by a decision making system which could update the locations of exchanges in real time or in periods not longer than one hour, or by dropping off zero, one, or multiple of the parcels and picking up zero, one or multiple other parcels at locations communicated to them by the decision making system. The time and/or location of the exchange, actions, directions, and/or the path of the participants is determined, updated, and communicated to the participants in real time or in intervals of at most one hour, or every time new information is received by the decision making system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245587 | TRANSACTION VALIDATION VIA BLOCKCHAIN, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Healthcare transaction validation systems and methods are presented. Healthcare transactions associated with a stakeholder are compiled into a chain of healthcare transaction blocks. The chain can be considered a chronicle of person's healthcare path through life. When a transaction is conducted, the corresponding healthcare parameters (e.g., inputs, outputs, clinical evidence, outcomes, etc.) are sent to one or more validation devices. The devices establish a validity of the transaction and generate a new block via a proof-of-work principle. Once the new block has been calculated it can be appended to the stakeholder's health care blockchain. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245588 | PROVIDING A BINARY DATA FILE TO A CLIENT APPLICATION USING A DOCUMENT MODEL - A method for providing a binary data file to at least a first client application and a second client application includes receiving a first request to access the binary data file from the first client application, and identifying a first document model associated with the binary data file, wherein the first document model reflects edits made to the binary data file by the first client application and the second client application. The method further includes transmitting data corresponding to the first document model to the first client application, receiving, from the second client application, a second request indicating a modification to the binary data file, revising the first document model associated with the binary data file to include the modification to the binary data file, and transmitting data corresponding to the revised first document model to the second client application. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245589 | CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer software program automates government roles in monitoring contractors. The program tracks contract deliverables, schedule, funding, invoicing, and performance to simplify performance management. The program maintains all information relating to the project with notifications, workflow, collaborative platform, educational videos, and templates. It simplifies how one manages contracts from post-award to closeout. The program allows agencies to manage contracts intelligently in an organized and simplified method. The program is a comprehensive contractor management solution that includes productivity tools, process automation, tutorials and templates. It provides leadership with instant access into their portfolio of projects/contracts with the ability to drill down into individual projects/contracts. It provides an early warning system into projects/contracts at risk of delayed schedule, cost overruns, unsatisfactory quality and poor contract performance. It is designed to enhance the government employee's execution of contractor performance management best practices so there is a greater likelihood of project success. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245590 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATATIVE EDITING, VERSIONING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, DEPLOYMENT, AND AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF BUSINESS PROCESSES - A system and method to develop, modify, share and deploy workflows across different organizations and evaluate the effect of those processes while maintaining each organization's process stability, security and independence. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245591 | MEMBERSHIP ANALYZING METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is a membership analyzing method, including: obtaining data information of all members of a target group; classifying members with same first type information into a data set based on predetermined keywords; obtaining the type of first type information and data sets on condition that all members have been successfully classified into a corresponding data set, otherwise, if there is any remaining member failed to be classified into any data set, inputting data information of the remaining member into a predetermined classification model, to obtain the type of first type information and a data set of each remaining member; determining a tree structure of data sets based on the type of the first type information, and producing a graph for the tree structure; setting a same identification for the nodes of the same data set, and displaying second type information of each member in a display area. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245592 | DOCUMENT PACKAGE MODIFICATIONS BASED ON ENTITY UNAVAILABILITY IN A DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A centralized document system generates a document package in response to a request by an originating entity. The document package includes at least one document for execution. To facilitate the execution of the at least one document, the centralized document system can provide one or more means to modify the document package. The centralized document system may provide the document package to a receiving entity and receive a request to modify the document package from the receiving entity. The centralized document system may scan the document package prior to sending to a receiving entity and automatically modify the document package according to the scan. The centralized document system may provide the document package to a receiving entity and determine the receiving entity is unavailable. As such, the centralized document system may determine a substitute receiving entity and provide the document package to the substitute entity for execution. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245593 | SENIOR LIVING ENGAGEMENT AND CARE SUPPORT PLATFORMS WITH CHATBOT AND LIST INTEGRATION - Provided herein is an engagement and care support platform (“ECSP”) computer system including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device for facilitating senior user engagement. The processor is programmed to: (i) register a user through an application, (ii) register a caregiver associated with the user through the application, (iii) generate a senior profile based upon user personal and scheduling data, (iv) build a daily interactive user interface that reflects the senior profile, (v) display the daily interactive user interface at a first client device associated with the user, (vi) cause the first client device to initiate a daily interaction prompt to the user, (vii) determine whether any user interaction was received in response to the daily interaction prompt, and (viii) transmit a daily update message to a second client device associated with the caregiver, including an indication of whether any user interaction was received. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNBIASED INTERVIEWING - A method for unbiased interviewing involves, during an interview of an interviewee: capturing an interviewee utterance, generating a voice-modulated interviewee utterance from the interviewee utterance, transmitting the voice-modulated interviewee utterance to an interviewer processing system, capturing an interviewee image, and transmitting the interviewee image to a backend processing system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245595 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING TIMESLOTS USING MACHINE LEARNING PROCESS - This application relates to automatically scheduling timeslots, such as timeslots for scheduling item pickups and deliveries. The embodiments may employ machine learning process to determine, for each of a plurality of timeslots, a timeslot capacity. The embodiments may further determine a time as to when each of the plurality of timeslots become available for selection, such as on a webpage. In some examples, the time determined to make available for selection each of the plurality of timeslots is based on a predetermined amount of time before the timeslot. Further, the embodiments may provide for display each of the plurality of timeslots at the determined time. The embodiments may further include receiving a selection of one of the plurality of timeslots, and scheduling a pickup or delivery based on the selected timeslot. The machine learning processes may be trained with features generated from historical timeslot data and workforce availability. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245596 | REMOTE MEETING AND CALENDAR SUPPORT FOR THE IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT UNIT - Methods, systems, and apparatus for an in-vehicle infotainment platform for a vehicle. The in-vehicle infotainment platform includes a memory and an electronic control unit. The memory is configured to store meeting information including video conferencing information or audio conferencing information. The electronic control unit is coupled to the memory. The electronic control unit is configured to automatically connect to a video conference using the video conferencing information or automatically connect to an audio conference using the audio conferencing information. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245597 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING EVENT DATA - A system is provided that includes a coordination system that is configured to perform one or more coordinated operations across a number of domains and system types. In some embodiments, the coordination system may be adapted to communicate with an applicant tracking system (ATS). Further, the coordination system may be adapted to communicate with one or more email systems, calendar systems or components, conferencing systems, location management systems, and/or one or more messaging systems. Different types of users each having varying roles may interoperate with the various interconnected systems. In some embodiments, a coordination functionality is provided via the coordination system that is used to reduce the number of user operations required in relation to scheduling and maintaining events. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245598 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE INITIATED SERVICING SYSTEM - A vehicle communication and control system includes a servicing host capable of exchanging data with a vehicle. The servicing host provides a vehicle service and includes a service identifier (ID) that indicates the vehicle service. The vehicle is configured to actively detect the service ID and to determine the vehicle service in response to detecting the service ID. The vehicle and the servicing host establish a wireless connection to exchange data and automatically initiate the vehicle service in response to detecting the service ID. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ECONOMICALLY DRIVEN PREDICTIVE DEVICE SERVICING - A system and method for economically driven predictive device servicing commences with receipt of a job service ticket for a multifunction peripheral. A location of the device is determined and other devices with predicted parts failures or servicing needs that are reasonably proximate to the multifunction peripheral are identified. For each identified device, a determination is made as to whether servicing costs, such as parts, labor and travel, are less than a cost of a separate service call for that device. Cost may include a replacement part cost relative to anticipated remaining part life. Devices that are determined to be economically serviced contemporaneously with the multifunction peripheral are flagged, and device maintenance scheduled and performed by a technician. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245600 | Systems and Methods to Track and Automate Home Management - Home management tasks may be tracked, scheduled, verified, and accounted for using computer systems interacting with each other to maintain an overall “HomeScore” for a given property. The HomeScore represents an indication of compliance with overall quality of maintenance tasks for a specific residential property. Compliance may be required by local ordinances and building codes. Insurance companies may desire insight into upkeep (e.g., overall maintenance) of the property for which they are providing “homeowners insurance.” Disclosed systems may interact with a) government computer systems (e.g., building code enforcement, property tax authorities, etc.); b) real estate agent computer systems (e.g., systems that promote buying and selling of real estate); and c) vendor computer systems (e.g., service providers and do it yourself (DIY) retailers). This interaction, along with homeowner input of data, may be used to produce an individualized HomeScore representing one validated (i.e., not subjective) indication of “quality” of a property. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245601 | Methods And Systems For Remotely Authorizing Transactions - A system and associated method for authorizing a transaction between a teller device and a user device is disclosed. The system can include a teller device configured to generate a remote signing notification. The system can include a server device configured to receive the remote signing notification from the teller device and generate a transaction document based on the remote signing notification. The system can include a user device configured to display a webpage based on the URI and perform a signature in the signature section of the webpage and transmit the signature from the user device to the server device to authorize the transaction. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245602 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CONTENT CONSUMPTION - Systems and methods are described for monitoring content consumption. A method may comprise determining, by a device, content accessed by one or more user devices. The method may comprise causing a distributed ledger record to be generated. The distributed ledger record may comprise an indication of the content. The distributed ledger record may be stored on a distributed ledger. The distributed ledger may comprise other records indicating content accessed by a plurality of other devices. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CONTENT CONSUMPTION - Systems and methods are described for monitoring content consumption. A method may comprise determining, by a device, content accessed by one or more user devices. The method may comprise causing a distributed ledger record to be generated. The distributed ledger record may comprise an indication of the content. The distributed ledger record may be stored on a distributed ledger. The distributed ledger may comprise other records indicating content accessed by a plurality of other devices. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245604 | SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Implementations of the present specification provide a service processing method. The method is performed by a service platform, the service platform including multiple area sites corresponding to multiple service areas, and each area site including a corresponding buyer service site and seller service site. The method includes: splitting a whole-order service into a buyer service and a seller service; further, on one hand, routing the buyer service to a buyer service site in a service area that a corresponding buyer belongs to, for the buyer service site to process the buyer service through interconnection with the buyer based on an area user identifier, and to locally store processed data, where the area user identifier is determined based on multiple area identities associated with a domain-wide identity corresponding to the buyer; and on the other hand, routing the seller service to a seller service site in a service area that a corresponding seller belongs to, for the seller service site to process the seller service through interconnection with the seller, and to locally store processed data. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245605 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING USERS TO PLAY LOTTERIES FOR PAYING OFF DEBTS OF THE USERS - Disclosed herein is a device for facilitating users to play lotteries for paying off debts of the users, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the device comprises an input device, a storage device, an output device, and a processing device. The input device receives requests, receives an indication for purchasing tickets of virtual lotteries, and receives user data. The processing device processes a transaction for purchasing the tickets, tracks a current number of purchased tickets, randomly selects a winning ticket from the tickets, identifies a winner from the users using a ticket identifier of the winning ticket, compares a personal debt type of the winner with a lottery debt type of a virtual lottery and a personal debt amount of the winner with a lottery debt tier of the virtual lottery, and financially transfers a winning amount of the virtual lottery to a debtor of the winner. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245606 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC MULTI-DIRECTIONAL RESOURCE TRANSMISSIONS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for adaptive dynamic multi-directional resource transmissions. The invention is structured for dynamically authenticating an activity between network devices, identifying resource deficiencies associated with network devices, and deploying adapted mitigation resources at one or more network devices in real-time, and without requiring discontinuation of the activity. Specifically, the invention is structured to determine a first resource deficiency associated with the first resource. In response, the system is structured to transmit a first adapted mitigation resource of the one or more adapted mitigation resources to the first resource in a transmission direction, triggering transmission of a first resource quantity from the first resource to an entity resource on another transmission direction. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245607 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS FOR CASH VERIFICATION AND REMOTE DEPOSIT - Systems and methods for cash verification and remote deposit are provided. A method may include receiving credentials to authenticate a login to a mobile app that is associated with a first financial entity; receiving an instruction to deposit a bill of cash at a physical location associated with a second financial entity that is different from the first financial entity; illuminating a front face of the bill; capturing an image of the illuminated front face; illuminating a back face of the bill; capturing an image of the illuminated back face; extracting a first tier of features from the images; determining a denomination and/or version of the bill; when the denomination and/or version exceeds a predetermined first threshold, extracting a second tier of features; when all of the extracted features are associated with the same denomination and/or version, and all of the features that are associated with said denomination and/or version are detected, verifying the bill; and when the bill is verified and a message is received, from the second financial entity, confirming that the second financial entity received the bill, depositing an amount corresponding to the denomination in an account at the first financial entity. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245608 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING A PHYSICAL TRANSACTION WITH A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN - Methods and apparatus for safely and securely initiating communications about an item in a physical environment that is linked to a virtual item associated with e non-fungible token (NFT) in a virtual world. A unique identifier is linked to the NFT in the virtual world and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon in a tag in the physical world. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to utilizing a BLE-enabled tag as an indication of availability and, based on a user's proximity to the BLE tag, as a means for a second party to show interest in acquiring the NFT and the physical item without requiring an exchange of personal information. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245609 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR A PERSONAL POINT OF SALE DEVICE - Logic to register a personal point of sale (POS) device. Logic may communicate with the registration processor to establish a secure communication channel. Logic may access a basic input output system to obtain platform information. Logic may transmit the platform information to the registration processor to identify a certification associated with the device. Logic may communicate with a payment instrument via a card reader. Logic may transmit an encrypted message from the card reader to the registration processor to bind the payment instrument to the device. Logic may receive a communication from the device comprising platform information. Logic may perform a security protocol to establish a secure communication channel with the device. Logic may determine an existence of the certification for the device in the database based upon the platform information. And logic may register the platform in response to locating the certification of the platform. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245610 | METHOD FOR CARD READING, PAYMENT TERMINAL, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present solution provides a method for card reading, the method includes: turning on a read head of the magnetic stripe card, a read head of the contact IC card, and a coil of the non-contact IC card; detecting card reading actions; turning off, if the card inserting action is detected, the coil of the non-contact IC card; powering on the card when the card reaches a bottom of a card slot of the payment terminal; controlling, if the card is successfully powered on, the read head of contact IC card to read the card; controlling, if the card fails to be powered on, the read head of the magnetic stripe card to read the card when the card swiping action is detected; and controlling, if the card waving action is detected, the coil of the non-contact IC card to read card. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245611 | GIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gifting system and method is disclosed herein. The system is configured to connect “gifting users” (persons giving a gift) with “vendor users” (businesses that offer goods and services that can be given as gifts) to purchase one or more gifts for a “recipient user” (persons receiving the gift). The gifting system preferably facilitates efficient gift giving to and from anywhere in the world. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245612 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN USERS, PROVIDER, AND PAYERS - A system and method for establishing multiparty electronic communication include generating, a dashboard for electronic resolution of a healthcare claim for a payer portion of a cost of an item. The method can include calculating, in response to a selection in the dashboard, an estimated user portion of the cost of the item. Further, the method includes establishing a network interface for network communication between a provider of the item and the payer. Additionally, the method includes coordinating, via the network interface, the resolution of the payer portion of the cost of the item. The method also includes updating, in real-time, the dashboard with a status of the resolution of the payer portion of the cost. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245613 | Method for assisting the use of an electronic transaction device. - A method for assisting the use of an electronic transaction device. The method includes activating an assisted mode, the activation of the assisted mode being triggered by a detection of a placement of a data entry assistance accessory on a touch screen of the electronic transaction device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245614 | Augmented Reality Peer to Peer Payment System - A transaction system is provided, comprising a plurality of mobile devices having imaging apparatus and GPS circuitry, a mobile application, each coupled to the Internet. Characterized in that the system, by the execution of the coded instructions by the processor, associates individual mobile devices with a user having a user ID and with an avatar stored in the data repository, receives image data from the mobile devices, processes the image data using AR software, provides AR display data back to the individual mobile devices, and, receiving input from one of the mobile devices signaling intent to transact with another of the mobile devices, updates the AR display of the one mobile device with the avatar of the other mobile device, the avatar enabled as a link. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245615 | Mobile point-of-sale and social marketplace - Bazar is a Mobile Point of Sale and Social Marketplace. The present invention consolidates core components from marketplace, point of sale, and social media systems, and uniquely connects the three high level systems through a pair of mobile applications, a merchant-facing application and a customer-facing application. Customers may view and socially interact with custom mobile shops with at least six different order capabilities provided by the App including Cash, Standard, Ticket, Pick Up, Near By, and At Home. Merchants may manage such shop, socially interact with customers, and fulfill orders using authentication mechanisms that require proof of fulfillment. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245616 | ANONYMIZING USER IDENTITY VIA MACHINE-READABLE CODES - A machine-readable code is generated in response to a request from a first user. The request specifies a number of times or a time period during which the machine-readable code can be validly scanned electronically. The machine-readable code is displayed on a device of the first user. The machine-readable code is electronically scanned by a device of a second user. A determination is made as to whether a scan of the machine-readable code by the device of the second user occurred within the specified number of times or within the specified time period. An electronic interaction between the first user and the second user is performed response to the determination, while an identity of the first user or an identity of the second user is concealed from each other and from social media contacts of the first user and the second user. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245617 | CARD READER AND FOREIGN MATTER DETECTION METHOD THEREFOR - A card reader structured to perform processing on a card includes a main body part, an insertion port which is opened in the main body part and into which the card is inserted, a conveyance passage which is provided in an inside of the main body part and in which the card having been inserted is conveyed, a drive mechanism structured to convey the card in the conveyance passage, a plurality of sensors which detect insertion of the card into the insertion port and a state of conveyance of the card in the conveyance passage, and a control part which monitors state transitions of detected results of the plurality of the sensors for the card and determines that a foreign matter has been inserted into the card reader when the control part detects that a state transition is generated in a mode which is different from a predetermined state transition. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245618 | DISPLAYING A REPRESENTATION OF A CARD WITH A LAYERED STRUCTURE - The present disclosure generally relates to a computer system displaying a user interface that includes a representation of a card, where the representation of the card includes a plurality of layers that are concurrently displayed. The plurality of layers include a first layer with a first visual asset and a second layer with a second visual asset. A first set of visual effects is applied to the first visual asset without applying the first set of visual effects to the second visual asset. A second set of visual effects, different from the first set of visual effects, is applied to the second visual asset. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245619 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL TRANSACTION BY VRITUAL CARD NUMBER - Embodiments of the inventive concept described herein relate to a virtual card number-based financial transaction apparatus, a virtual card number-based financial transaction providing method, and a virtual card number-based financial transaction providing program, and more particularly, relate to an apparatus, method, and program that may provide a user with an electronic wallet service in an environment where an infrastructure of a financial transaction service is not established. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLING MOBILE NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION TO UPDATE DISPLAY ON A PAYMENT CARD - Disclosed are a system and methods enabling updating of a card number of a payment card and thereby reissuing the payment card utilizing a reissue application associated with the payment card. The reissue application, when executed communicates with a service provider that manages the payment card. The payment card includes processing circuity and a rewriteable visual display. Using cryptographic techniques, the reissue application and payment card are authenticated to the service provider. Upon verification, an updated card number is obtained and provided via near-field communication to the payment card. In response to the update payment card number received from the reissue application, the rewriteable visual display on the payment card is updated with the updated card number. Other information may also be presented on the rewriteable visual display of the payment card based on user preferences. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245621 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED LOGISTICS PHYSICAL ITEM HANDOVER METHOD, PLATFORM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided in embodiments of the present application are a blockchain-based logistics physical item handover method, a platform and a storage medium, the blockchain-based logistics physical item handover method comprising: if a sender node in a blockchain authorizes a parcel comprising at least one item to a receiver node in the blockchain, transferring at least one item in a first blockchain wallet of the sender node to a second blockchain wallet of the receiver node, each item having a unique digital rights certification identification; acquiring an acceptance result of the receiver node for the at least one item; processing the at least one item on the basis of the acceptance result by means of the receiver node, and storing the processing result in the blockchain. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245622 | MOBILE PAYMENT ROAMING - The invention relates to a method implemented by a system (S | 2022-08-04 |
20220245623 | DIGITAL ASSET PAYMENT NETWORK PAYMENT MODES - A user computing device of a digital asset payment network includes a display, one or more scanning devices, memory, and a digital asset management unit coupled to the display and the memory. The digital asset management unit includes: a digital wallet, and a scanning interface, where one or more of the digital wallet and the scanning interface are operable to connect to a user digital asset payment interface. The user digital asset payment interface is associated with a digital asset payment computing entity of the digital asset payment network, where the digital asset payment computing entity facilitates a real-time digital asset-based payment from the user computing device paying with a digital asset to a merchant computing entity accepting a desired digital asset. The user digital asset payment interface includes: a scannable code module operable to: interact with a scannable code generated by the digital asset payment computing entity, where the scannable code is representative of digital asset-based payment authorization information. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245624 | SHOW TO PAY PAYMENT MODE OF A DIGITAL ASSET PAYMENT NETWORK - A method includes initiating, by a user computing device, a digital asset-based payment to a merchant computing entity and sending, by the user computing device, user computing device real-time payment information to a digital asset payment computing entity. The method further includes locking, by the digital asset payment computing entity, an amount of network digital assets, generating a user authorization scannable code, and sending the user authorization scannable code to the user computing device. The method further includes providing, by the user computing device, the user authorization scannable code to the merchant computing entity. When the merchant computing entity scans the user authorization scannable code, the method further includes sending, by the merchant computing entity, merchant computing entity real-time payment information to the digital asset payment computing entity, and providing, by the digital asset payment computing entity, a confirmation to the merchant computing entity. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245625 | SCAN TO PAY PAYMENT MODE OF A DIGITAL ASSET PAYMENT NETWORK - A method includes initiating, by a merchant computing entity, a digital asset-based payment from a user computing device and sending merchant real-time payment information to a digital asset payment computing entity. The method further includes generating, by the digital asset payment computing entity, a scannable charge code and sending the scannable charge code to the merchant computing entity. The method further includes providing, by the merchant computing entity, the scannable charge code to the user computing device. When the scannable charge code is scanned by the user computing device, the method further includes sending, by the user computing device, user computing device real-time payment information to the digital asset payment computing entity, locking, by the digital asset payment computing entity, an amount of network digital assets, and providing, by the digital asset payment computing entity, a confirmation to the merchant computing entity. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245626 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND EXTRACTING USER RELATED DATA STORED ON A BLOCKCHAIN - A computer implemented system and a method for providing user related data, such as reputational information, on users of a blockchain involved in transactions is detailed. The method includes an approach for evaluating fulfilment of transactions, particularly in the context of contracts, and then providing a record of that on the blockchain through reputational information. As a result, at a late time, this reputational information can be retrieved. Similar reputational information for other transactions can be retrieved and linked to the same user, for instance based on the use of a hash of the master public key for a user. Aggregate reputational information can be computed from the pieces of reputational information retrieved. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245627 | ANONYMOUS PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An in-application content transfer system that generates receiver identifiers to categorize a given exchange between two users. One user executes the application on their mobile device and makes use of peer-to-peer communication protocols with a neighboring mobile device, regardless of whether the neighboring device is executing the subject application. The content transfer is linked to a unique identifier of the neighboring device, which is retrieved via peer-to-peer communication. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245628 | Secure Transactions Over Communications Sessions - Methods and systems for authenticating communications sessions, such as voice and video calls, are described herein. A communications session, such as a video or voice call, may be detected. The communications session may relate to a transaction, such as a financial transaction. An authorization request may be received during the communications session. The authorization request may be received by a secure transaction application and via a first communications channel that is different from a second communications channel used for the communications session. A request to approve one or more goods or services to be purchased via the transaction may be displayed. In response to user input responding to the request, an authorization of the transaction may be transmitted to a server. The authorization may be configured to cause the server to initiate payment for the transaction using payment information associated with a user. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245629 | A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF AUTHORIZING A USER OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE ACCESS TO RESTRICTED CONTENT ON A SERVER. - The present invention relates to a computer implemented method of authenticating a user to grant the user access to restricted digital content. The method comprising the steps of: receiving, by an authorization server, a request from said communication device, to access said restricted content; requesting, by said authorization server, said user of said communication device to input user credentials; obtaining, by said authorization server, said user credentials from said communication device; sending, by said authorization server, to an application authenticated by said user with user credentials and running on said communication device, a command for forcing said application on said communication device to an inactive mode, and wherein said application is configured for user interaction in an active mode and for switching from said inactive mode to said active mode upon said user of said communication device to successfully complete a pre-configured personal authentication procedure; receiving, by said authorization server, from said application running on said communication device, an acceptance code, upon a successful transition of said application on said communication device from said inactive mode to said active mode; authorizing, by said webserver, upon receiving said acceptance code, said user of said communication device to access said restricted content. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION OF USER AND MOBILE DEVICE WITHOUT SECURE ELEMENTS - A method for generating payment credentials in a payment transaction includes storing, in a memory, at least a card master key associated with a transaction account. The method also includes generating, by a processing device, a first session key based on at least the stored card master key; generating, by the processing device, a second session key; generating, by the processing device, a first application cryptogram based on at least the first session key; generating, by the processing device, a second application cryptogram based on at least the second session key; and transmitting, by a transmitting device, at least the first application cryptogram and second application cryptogram for use in a payment transaction. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245631 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BIOMETRIC PAYMENT DEVICE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An authentication method of a biometric payment device includes: acquiring a key of the biometric payment device, the key being a key recognized by a payment authentication server and acquired through communication between a manufacturer device and the payment authentication server during a production phase; generating a signature according to the key and device information; transmitting an authentication request to the payment authentication server based on the device information and the signature, the authentication request being used for instructing the payment authentication server to verify the signature according to the device information, and generate an authentication result of the biometric payment device according to a verification result; and receiving the authentication result returned by the payment authentication server, the authentication result causing the payment authentication server to implement a biometric payment based on biometric data transmitted by the authenticated biometric payment device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245632 | TRANSACTION SUCCESS PREDICTIONS - A method for providing user feedback and recommendations regarding the likelihood that a fund transfer transaction will be completed can include receiving a first message and a second message, from an external device, that includes first transaction data and second transaction data for a proposed transaction. The method can further include generating a first assessment and a second assessment, responsive to receiving the first message and the second message and based at least in part on the first transaction data and the second transaction data, of the likelihood that the transaction will be successful if initiated. The method can further include providing user feedback to the external device to indicate the likelihood. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are also described. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245633 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Personalizing Transactions - Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for personalizing transactions. The systems, methods, and apparatuses may include an acceptance device receiving an account credential, generating a transaction request message, transmitting the transaction request message, and receiving an authorization response message comprising a multimedia object associated with the account credential. The acceptance device may output the multimedia object. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245634 | BLOCKCHAIN-ENHANCED OPEN INTERNET OF THINGS ACCESS ARCHITECTURE - A blockchain-enhanced open Internet of Things (IoT) access architecture includes an access point, a number of IoT devices, a hash access mechanism, a blockchain mining network, and a blockchain enabling mechanism that manages network access of the IoT device. The blockchain-enhanced open IoT access architecture provided in the present invention provides a secure, reliable, fair, and short-packet access service for a plurality of devices in an IoT network by using features of a blockchain such as distributed storage, tamper-proofing, and traceability, thereby promoting the trust and cooperation between the devices and ensuring the security and efficiency of the network in the large-scale untrustworthy IoT network. The blockchain-enhanced open IoT access architecture in the present invention can provide secure and reliable IoT access with low latency and a high value in practice. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PREVENTING ORIGINATION OF TRANSACTION REQUESTS - Processing transaction requests may be considered a computationally expensive operation for a computing system such as an e-commerce platform. An aspect of the present disclosure relates to systems and methods to reduce the number of transaction requests that are received and/or processed by a computing system. This may reduce demand on the computing system's resources and potentially improve the responsiveness of the computing system. In some embodiments, a set of users is selected based on at least one defined condition for a particular transaction request. Origination of the particular transaction request on behalf of users excluded from the set of users is prevented in order to reduce the number of the particular transaction requests that are received and/or processed by a corresponding computing system. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE PRE-AUTHORIZATION OF A CREDIT TRANSACTION - A method for pre-authorizing a credit transaction may include receiving a pre-authorization request including a request identifier, a user identifier, a pre-authorization amount, a time duration identifier, and a vendor identifier, transmitting the pre-authorization request to a server remote from the user device, receiving a pre-authorization confirmation including the request identifier, a confirmation identifier, and a time duration identifier, and displaying a confirmation message that the pre-authorization request has been approved. A user device configured to pre-authorize a credit transaction may include a processor, a display in communication with the processor, a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor and a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing including receiving a pre-authorization request, transmitting the pre-authorization request to a server remote from the user device, receiving a pre-authorization confirmation, and displaying a confirmation message that the pre-authorization request has been approved. | 2022-08-04 |
20220245637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A BLOCKCHAIN TO MANAGE MEDICAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN ENTITIES IN A HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM - A method for performing a medical transaction using a hyperledger, the method including receiving, from a computing device associated with a medical personnel entity, a request to perform the medical transaction between the medical personnel entity and a patient entity, where the medical personnel entity is associated with a medical personnel node and the patient entity is associated with a patient node, and a respective copy of the hyperledger is maintained at both the medical personnel node and the patient node. The method includes identifying a transaction in the hyperledger that stores an authorizing credential of the medical personnel entity, determining whether to allow the medical transaction to be performed based on at least the authorizing credential of the medical personnel entity, and responsive to determining to allow the medical transaction to be performed, updating the respective copy of the hyperledger with the medical transaction. | 2022-08-04 |