| 52nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
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| 20210406774 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE FOR MIXING AND ENHANCING FEATURES FROM ONE OR MORE TRAINED PRE-EXISTING MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS - An AI engine having an architect module to create a number of nodes and how the nodes are connected in a graph of concept nodes that make up a resulting AI model. The architect module also creates a first concept node by wrapping an external entity of code into a software container with an interface configured to exchange information in a protocol of a software language used by the external entity of code. The architect module also creates a second concept node derived from its description in a scripted file coded in a pedagogical programming language, and connects the second concept node into the graph of nodes in the resulting AI model. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406775 | REINFORCEMENT MACHINE LEARNING FOR ITEM DETECTION - Images of an unknown item picked from a store are tracked, the unknown item is identified during checkout and associated with a specific item having a specific item description. The images and the specific item description are obtained by a machine-learning item detector and processed during a machine-learning training session to subsequently identify the item when subsequent item images are taken for the item for subsequent transactions at the store. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406776 | Reinforcement learning for autonomous telecommunications networks - Systems and methods include steps of determining a state of a network based on telemetry data; determining a value of a reward associated with the state; determining an action to take on the network to bring the network to a next state that is expected to have a better than or equal to value of the reward; and causing the action to be implemented in the network. The steps can also include continuing the determining steps and the causing step. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406777 | AUTONOMOUS ALLOCATION OF DEEP NEURAL NETWORK INFERENCE REQUESTS IN A CLUSTER WITH HETEROGENEOUS DEVICES - Systems, apparatuses and methods include technology that identifies compute capacities of edge nodes and memory capacities of the edge nodes. The technology further identifies a first variant of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model, and assigns the first variant to a first edge node of the edge nodes based on a compute capacity requirement associated with execution of the first variant, a memory resource requirement associated with execution of the first variant, the compute capacities and the memory capacities. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406778 | COMPLEX HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTIONS - Methods for leveraging a plurality of machine-learning algorithms to improve a chat interaction are provided. The methods may include monitoring for initiation of a live chat session; alerting and assigning a chat responder to the live chat session; engaging one or more of a plurality of automated chat tools, the tools loaded with artificial intelligence (AI), in order to improve the response of the responder during the session; reviewing and retrieving, using the AI, from a machine learning (ML) library in electronic communication with the AI, historical information; presenting, on a chat responder screen, selected actionable information generated based on the historical information, to the responder; integrating, based on pre-determined conditions, chat responses into the ML library; and integrating into the ML library, based on the same or other pre-determined conditions, chat comments. The chat comments are generated by a chat initiator. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406779 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FEATURE ENGINEERING BASED ON GRAPH LEARNING - In one embodiment, a computing system may receive query information associated with a machine-learning model. The system may access a knowledge graph that defines relationships between a number of machine-learning models and a number of features of the machine-learning models. The system may determine, based on the knowledge graph and the query information, one or more correlation metrics indicating correlations between the machine-learning model and one or more features of the features in the knowledge graph. The system may determine one or more recommended features for the machine-learning model based on the one or more correlation metrics and the one or more features. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406780 | TRAINING AN ENSEMBLE OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR CLASSIFICATION PREDICTION - A method including training predictor machine learning models (MLMs) using a first data set. The trained predictor MLMs are trained to predict classifications of data items in the first data set. The method also includes training confidence MLMs using second classifications, output by the trained predictor MLMs. The method also includes generating an aggregated ranked list of classes based on third classifications output by the trained predictor MLMs and second confidences output by the trained confidence MLMs. The method also includes training an ensemble confidence MLM using the aggregated ranked list of classes to generate a trained ensemble confidence MLM. The trained ensemble confidence MLM is trained to predict a corresponding selected classification for each corresponding data item in a training data set containing second data items similar to the first data items. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406781 | TRAINING DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM - It is possible to learn a model for accurately estimating a label indicating the condition of data. A batch size, which is a unit of learning data used in machine learning, is set to a predetermined size, learning data having the batch size in a learning data set is used to learn a first model for determining, for each label, the likelihood of the label, and time-series likelihood data that is the likelihood of each label at each time is output for each piece of the learning data. The time-series likelihood data for each piece of the learning data given a correct label is input, the batch size is set to a size larger than the predetermined size in a first learning unit | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406782 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECENTRALIZED FEDERATED LEARNING - A system for decentralized federated learning is provided. The system comprises agents and aggregators coupled to a communication network. Each agent comprises a data collector collecting raw data; a memory storing the collected raw data and a local machine learning model; and a processor training the local machine learning model. Each aggregator comprises a model collector collecting the local machine learning models; a memory storing the collected local machine learning models; and a processor creating a cluster machine learning model from the local machine learning models. The aggregators communicate with each other and exchange the cluster machine learning models to create a semi-global machine learning model. Each of the aggregators sends the semi-global machine learning model to the associated agents. Each of the agents updates the local machine learning model with the semi-global machine learning model. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406783 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF A PACKAGE DATA OBJECT - A system for generating a package data object may include an electronic database including first and second entries. The system may also include a server configured to perform operations. The operations may include receiving filter criteria over from an electronic device, and based on the filter criteria, retrieving the first and second entries. The operations may also include comparing one or more attributes of the first and second entries, and based on the comparison, adding the first entry from the electronic database to a package object. The operations may further include, based on the filter criteria, retrieving third and fourth entries from the electronic database, and comparing one or more attributes of the third and fourth entries, and based on the comparison, adding the third entry from the electronic database to the package data object. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406784 | METHOD FOR REGULATING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NETWORK - A method for determining at least one performance indicator of a multi-modal transport network including the following steps: for each transport mode of the at least one transport mode, determining a current state of the transport mode, simulating a future state, carrying out an evaluation of the at least one performance indicator, determining at least one regulatory action, carrying out a new simulation of a new future state, for the future time, based on the current state, for the current time, carrying out a new evaluation of the at least one performance indicator of the transport mode based on the new future state, comparing the result of the new evaluation and the evaluation, repeating the steps until a result of the comparison indicates an improvement in the at least one performance indicator. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406785 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION - The system uses an interview approach to the accreditation process implemented on a computer system. The interview involves systematic “walk-through” interview screens that are unique to a particular accreditation process and/or maturity level of accreditation. The model framework in one embodiment organizes the processes and practices of an accreditation standard into a set of domains and maps them across accreditation maturity levels. In order to provide additional structure, the framework also aligns the practices to a set of capabilities within each domain. An embodiment provides a structured interview approach including recommended responses and “help screens.” The responses to the interview process are close ended, matching the requirements of the standard, allowing easier understanding and completion of the process. It also generates documentation required for accreditation, including processes and practices tailored to the individual company. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406786 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD-BASED ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS REGARDING WELL DEVICES - A method for a cloud-computing system to communicatively couple with a remote terminal unit (RTU) that monitors and/or controls one or more operations a well device associated with a hydrocarbon well may include receiving, via at least one processor, a request from an asset attempting to communicatively couple with the cloud-computing system. The method may then include determining whether the asset is known and receiving one or more attributes regarding the asset when the asset is not known. After receiving the attributes, the method may include determining whether a profile that corresponds to the one or more attributes exists and sending configuration data to the asset based on the profile when the profile exists. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406787 | ISSUE TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Described herein is a computer-implemented method. The method comprises receiving an operation notification in respect of a gated operation from a change requesting system, determining an issue type associated with the gated operation, and creating an issue of the determined issue type. The method further comprises determining that the issue has transitioned state from a pending workflow state to a particular operation resolution workflow state and, in response, generating an operation resolution message which is communicated to the change requesting system. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406788 | AUTOMATIC RISK ASSESSMENT - Techniques are provided for the automated risk assessment of a document. In one embodiment, the techniques involve mapping, via a risk assessment engine, one or more sentences in a first document to one or more risk categories, identifying, via a classification engine, risk-associated language of the one or more sentences based on the one or more risk categories, mapping, via a risk assessment engine, the risk-associated language of the one or more sentences to one or more risk criterion of a risk criterion document, and generating, via a risk assessment engine, a first risk assessment based on the one or more risk criterion of the risk criterion document. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406789 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A TRUSTED SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK - A system including one or more memory devices having instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a request from a service provider to be added to a trusted network of service providers, receive health safety data of a health data stream associated with the service provider and risk data of a risk data stream indicating risk levels associated with the service provider, determine that the service provider meets a level of heath safety by correlating the health safety data of the health data stream with the risk data of the risk data stream, receive a request from a device for a service provider recommendation of the trusted network of service providers, and provide an indication of the service provider to the device in response to a reception of the request for the service provider recommendation. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406790 | MODEL MONITORING METHOD AND EQUIPMENT APPLIED TO RISK CONTROL DECISION FLOW - Disclosed are a model monitoring method and equipment applied to a risk control decision flow. The method includes: collecting data to be processed from the data server through each data extraction program, and converting the data to be processed according to a preset format to obtain target data; obtaining decision information of each group of data to be processed; generating a first list according to the business application number and the decision information, and generating a second list according to the business application number and the business category identifier; integrating the first list and the second list to obtain a third list; and generating a ROC curve of the risk control decision model based on the third list, and performing index monitoring on the risk control decision model through the ROC curve. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406791 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTING COMMUNICATIONS - A method for improving communications in a digital collaboration environment by receiving a communication directed to a first user, determining that the first user is unavailable, in response to determining that the first user is unavailable, determining a second user based on an attribute, and notifying the second user about the communication directed to the first user. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406792 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATION PLANNING USING DATA-DRIVEN MULTI-VARIATE STATISTICAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELING - The disclosure is directed to methods to design and revise hydraulic fracturing (HF) job plans. The methods can utilize one or more data sources from public, proprietary, confidential, and historical sources. The methods can build mathematical, statistical, machine learning, neural network, and deep learning models to predict production outcomes based on the data source inputs. In some aspects, the data sources are processed, quality checked, and combined into composite data sources. In some aspects, ensemble modeling techniques can be applied to combine multiple data sources and multiple models. In some aspects, response features can be utilized as data inputs into the modeling process. In some aspects, time-series extracted features can be utilized as data inputs into the modeling process. In some aspects, the methods can be used to build a HF job plan prior to the start of work at a well site. In other aspects, the methods can be used to revise an existing HF job plan in real-time, such as after a treatment cycle, a pumping stage, or a time interval. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406793 | HARMONIZING DATA - A server system, method and computer program product for receiving data from at least a first data source and a second data source, the first data source and the second data source being uninteroperable with each other, harmonizing the received data to be transmittable as harmonized data to a plurality of user devices, receiving a request from a user device to transmit data, the request comprising an indication of the data to be transmitted and identification information comprising at least a first user authentication data, determining, based on the indication of the data to be transmitted, harmonized data to be transmitted, and transmitting, after a successful verification of at least the first user authentication data, the harmonized data at least in part based on the request. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406794 | Flexible Work Breakdown Structure - Disclosed herein is an improved software application that enables users to create and manage a customized WBS that can be applied to a specific project. For instance, in one aspect, the disclosed process may involve three primary phases: (1) a first phase that involves defining an organization-level WBS comprising a first set of customized, multi-dimensional WBS codes that serve as a starting point for the WBS codes to use for projects being handled by the organization, (2) a second phase that involves defining a project-level WBS comprising a second set of customized, multi-dimensional WBS codes to use for a particular project being handled by the organization, and (3) a third phase that involves using the defined project-level WBS to manage certain aspects of the particular project, such as budgeting for the particular project. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SHARED USE OF A SHARED USE FACILITY - There is described a method of facilitating shared use by multiple users of one or more shared use facilities. Each shared use facility comprises equipment for shared use by the multiple users. The method comprises: receiving at a control system an equipment use request from a particular one of the multiple users, the equipment use request identifying equipment desired for use (“identified equipment”); accessing by the control system an equipment reservation record identifying when equipment is reserved for use by one or more of the multiple users; validating by the control system the equipment use request based on the equipment reservation record and the equipment use request; transmitting, in response to validating the equipment use request, an activation instruction from the control system, wherein the activation instruction is for modifying an operating state of the identified equipment from a first operating state, in which the identified equipment is disabled for use, to a second operating state, in which the identified equipment is enabled for use. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406796 | OPTIMIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TOTAL PAYMENT VOLUME PREDICTIONS USING MODEL STACKING - This specification includes machine learning model stacking techniques allowing for greater predictive accuracy using disparate sources of data. In one embodiment, a system obtains TPV data and inputs the TPV data into a forecasting model. Based on the total payment volume data, the forecasting model may output a first prediction of a total payment volume for a future period of time. The system may acquire prediction enhancing data and input the first prediction from the forecasting model and the acquired prediction enhancing data into a machine learning model. Based on the first prediction and the acquired prediction enhancing data, the machine learning model may output a second prediction of the total payment volume for the future period of time. The second prediction may be compared against real-time TPV and determined differences may be used for controlling operations of various machines system/network environment machines. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406797 | CONTACTLESS DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY HAVING AN ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A contactless drive through facility includes a set of parking bays aligned substantially in parallel, wherein each parking bay is dimensioned to accommodate a customer vehicle therein. The drive through facility further includes first and second overhead wires traversing the set of parking bays, wherein the first and second overhead wires are spaced apart from each other. The drive through facility further includes a set of order processing units moveably suspended from the first overhead wire and a carrier member moveably suspended from the second overhead wire. The drive through facility further includes an order management system to operate each order processing unit for facilitating an order placing process and a payment process by corresponding customer vehicle. The order management system also operates the carrier member for moving a set of delivery containers fulfilling corresponding ones of one or more orders placed using the set of order processing units. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406798 | BUSINESS PROCESS DECOMPOSITION AND MODULAR REUSABLE PROCESS AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A process automation platform and method for automating business processes are disclosed. The method can include defining a business process in metadata, and, based on that metadata, selecting microbots to perform micro-operations included in the business process. An event engine initiates execution of the business process using the microbots and manages data dependencies of the microbots within the process. Each of the plurality of microbots includes microbot metadata defining a micro-operation performed by the microbot, and execution of each of the plurality of microbots is initiated independently of the others of the plurality of microbots. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406799 | ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR FORECASTING FUTURE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS - The disclosed technology provides easy-to-access information on proposed and promulgated rules which includes data-driven probability-based predictions about whether regulations being considered will be promulgated as well as whether rules currently in force will be changed or removed within various timeframes in the future. As a result, the disclosed technology enables regulated firms to plan more effectively by providing greater clarity with respect to the regulatory environment they will face in the future. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406800 | MANAGING SALES OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION - In some embodiments, a computer implemented method for determining and generating an electronic recommendation and/or other outputs, such as observations and tasks, in which the method may include the steps of: receiving input from the user through a client device in which the input may include data for populating a key member or key player data record; identifying, via a computing device processor, a first rule corresponding to the key player data record; retrieving, via a computing device processor, a first observation in which the first observation is associated with the first rule; and displaying to the user, via a display screen of the client device, the first observation. In further embodiments of the method, an observation may be associated with a recommendation and the recommendation may include a pre-recorded video multimedia file specific for the observation. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406801 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPETENCY BASED ASSESSMENT - The present invention is directed to a system and method for competency assessment and verification. The system includes a task and criteria module for defining tasks and criteria, an evidence module for receiving task and criteria evidence and an assessment module for assessing tasks and criteria based on the received evidence, in a web-based environment. The evidence module may include a documentary component and a video component for receiving documentary and video evidence. The assessment module may include an evidence indexing or annotating component for location indexing of documentary evidence and time indexing of video evidence. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406802 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SOURCE FIELD AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR CALCULATION CHANGES - Most of the business intelligence and analytics applications uses a data model. Any change in the source field or in the key performance indicator (KPI) calculation changes result in long turn-around time and complex changes in the background coding of the data model. A method and system for handling the source field change and the key performance indicator (KPI) calculation change in the data model has been provided. The disclosure provides a data modelling design, in particular, for handling source field changes or additions and target KPI calculation changes without any impact on the data model. The solution section is divided in two areas so as to tackle the technical problem statement points. First part is the data ingestion and second is data reporting. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406803 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SERVICE QUALITY - Methods and systems for providing mechanisms for evaluating quality of inter-related services provided to a system are provided. In embodiments, measurements associated with various metrics of the services are performed. The measurements are then applied to various scoring models to obtain service scores. In embodiments, the various scoring models score the measurements against expected performance. The service scores are aggregated to obtain an overall service score that represents performance of the service over a defined period of time. In this manner, the techniques disclosed herein provide for a scalable, repeatable, and systematic way to evaluate and score the quality of services across multiple providers within an enterprise system. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406804 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING INTERACTIONS WITH A NETWORKED COLLABORATION PLATFORM - A collaboration platform for implicitly determining user collaborations in real time or near real time is disclosed. The collaboration platform monitors event records generated based on user interactions with various team-based tools/collaborative applications to generate collaboration scores that provide a real time picture of a user's interactions with other users, and a user's interactions with content/objects/projects in the tools/collaborative applications. The collaboration platform also monitors user interactions with specific sub-projects to determine at any given time the users actively involved in any given project or sub-project. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406805 | CLAIM ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM - A claim assignment system can cause insurance claims to be assigned among different groups within an insurance company. The claim assignment system can have a rules engine and a machine learning engine that both recommend a group to which a claim can be assigned. The claim assignment system can be configured to select the group for the claim based on a recommendation from the machine learning model if a confidence level of the machine learning assignment recommendation meets or exceeds a threshold value, and otherwise select the group for the claim based on the assignment recommendation from the rules engine. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT MONITORING - Disclosed are systems and methods that enable robust, universal authentication and network access control capabilities for networks having a variety of computing device types and end users that access and operate on the network. The systems permit verification of end user identity, confirmation that computing devices have sufficient resources to reliably operate on the network, and configuration of computing devices with required software applications. The systems and methods further enable real-time, intelligent monitoring of the tasks and functions performed by system end users. The systems provide an immersive experience that allows end users to teleport into the environment of other end users, including viewing another end user's computer desktop, listening to ongoing telephone conversations, viewing and analyzing contemporaneous images or video of an end user and the end user's work environment, and interacting with the end user to provide precision coaching and assistance. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406807 | NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE BONUS - Methods and systems for efficient establishment and operation of a league (e.g., a competition league, an athletic league, a sports league, etc.) are provided. For instance, a bonus league may be established based on a parent league. According to one or more aspects described herein, the bonus league and the parent league may be established and operated to mutually benefit one another via improved resource utilization (e.g., which may include improved management of player resources, shared team branding and merchandizing, shared marketing, shared stadiums, and shared likeness, among several other examples). The described techniques may additionally provide for effective cross-promotion between the bonus league and the parent league, as well as refined systems for testing and evaluating one or more aspects of the parent league (e.g., as the affiliated bonus league may test and evaluate new rules, rule changes, uniforms, game tactics, marketing strategies, etc.). | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406808 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING THAT INCORPORATES INHERITANCE, FEEDBACK LEARNING, PATH OPTIMIZATION, AND SIMULATION - Embodiments disclose a system and method for planning and scheduling, comprising connecting a single or plurality of similar computer systems via a local, private, or public network, creating or instantiating a plan a plan or plans, wherein the said plan is comprised within a tackle, and wherein the plan comprises a single or plurality of recursive child plans, allowing for organization, linking, interfacing and inheritance of a plurality of plans, a single or plurality of items, and for organization, linking, interfacing and inheritance of said items, performing an operation or operations on each item wherein each item can be broken up, perfected, integrated, or tackled, and wherein the encoded instructions further cause the computer system to request assignment through a series of assigning users, with the final assigning user assigning the first item for a first user who commits to the assignment of the first item; wherein the first user commits to constructing the item by providing a commitment duration range of time becoming the assigned user; delivering the constructed item by the assigned user to one or more receiving users; each receiving user accepting and rejecting the constructed item by the assigning user; and the system recording and storing critical analytics with respect to construction of the assigned item and its' delivery relative to the specified duration range; with an ability to modify given protocol between users on demand. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING, AUTHENTICATING, TRACKING AND TRACING MANUFACTURED ITEMS - A method and apparatus for identifying manufactured items in containers, where each container is suitable for containing two or more units, and where the method comprises the steps of: associating each unit with a unique unit identifier, uniquely identifying each unit, allocating two or more units to be contained in each container, uniquely identifying each container, for each container, determining one or more ranges of unit identifiers of the two or more units allocated to the container, and storing, in a database, a container identifier for each container, each container identifier being coupled, in the database, to the one or more ranges of unit identifiers of the two or more units allocated to the container. There is also provided methods and apparatus for authenticating, tracking and tracing the units. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406810 | HUB-BASED DISTRIBUTION AND DELIVERY NETWORK FOR AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING SERVICES - Systems and techniques disclosed in this patent document provide novel and efficient ground transportation of goods by self-driving trucks based on a system of infrastructures with shipping hub facilities serving as warehouses and services centers in accordance with unique characteristics of operating autonomous self-driving trucks without entirely relying on human drivers, including features to cover technological issues, fleet management issues, and customer service issues. In addition, the disclosed systems and techniques may be implemented to integrate other fleet services and modes of transportation of goods with transportation services by self-driving trucks. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC PACKAGE REORDERING USING DELIVERY WAVE SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for automatic package tracking and prioritized reordering include receiving, through a network interface, information relating to an order, a first package identifier associated with a first package, and event data associated with a plurality of package identifiers that include the first package identifier, the order comprising a first group of items, where the first package is configured to hold the first group of items and is to be delivered to a first recipient within a first predetermined period of time through one or more existing routes; parsing the event data based on the first package identifier; determining whether the first package exists based on the information; and transmitting a signal to a computer system to deliver the first package or to reorder the first package based on the determinations. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406812 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING ITEMS - This application relates to apparatus and methods for automatically grouping the same or similar items provided by various suppliers that may use various supplier identification systems to identify the items to a retailer. In some examples, a computing device receives a supplier identifier from a supplier. The supplier identifier identifies an item that the supplier provides to the retailer for sale. The computing device may determine a group identifier for the item, where the group identifier identifies the item within a group of the retailer. The computing device may update the supplier identifier's association to the retailer identifier based on whether the group identifier is also associated with the retailer identifier. In some examples, the computing device executes a machine learning model to determine anomalies within a current database of supplier identifiers and associated retailer identifiers. In some examples, the computing device indicates changes to associations and any detected anomalies. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406813 | METHODS OF DETERMINING STATUS OF POSITION IN SHELF, SHELVES AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA - The present disclosure provides a method of determining a status of a position on a shelf, a shelf and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring current detection data of the shelf in a current detection period; determining first status information of respective positions from the current detection data, in response to determining that the current detection data satisfies a preset condition; in response to the current detection data indicating that a target position whose first status information indicates the second status exists, acquiring first status information of the target position from previous detection data in a previous detection period; and determining second status information of the target position based on the first status information of the target position in the current detection data and the previous detection data respectively. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406814 | Systems and Methods for Using a Machine-Readable Code in Relation to a Cannabis Product - Producers of cannabis products want to produce cannabis products that are not only safe, but that also induce an effect that is desirable to the consumer. Producers may also want to provide information about a cannabis product to consumers and/or retailers. Producers may also want to receive information from and about consumers and/or retailers. It is desired to use computer technology to help achieve one or more of these objectives. Computer-network-based systems and methods are disclosed in which a machine-readable code (e.g. barcode) from a cannabis product is used to help address different technical problems that may arise. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A RESTAURANT AS A SERVICE PLATFORM - A system and method for a restaurant-as-a-service system, comprising one or more database(s), a cluster manager, and a platform which provides restaurants automated, multiple-domain spanning, intelligent business predictions and optimizations leveraging modular, highly integrable microservices which perform various domain-specific functions and tasks to enhance restaurant operations and patron experience. The cluster manager may intercept data requests and algorithmically forward requests to the appropriate microservice operating on an available cluster of computing devices. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406816 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME TRACKING OF ITEMS IN A DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406817 | System and Method for Secure Delivery of Medical Cannabis Products - The present invention relates to a system and a related method for the secure ordering, tracking and delivery of a narcotic product (e.g., medicinal or recreational marijuana) to a remote location, such as a residence. More specifically, the secure lockbox functions in combination with a software application that enables the customer to order the product, track its real-time delivery, and expected arrival time for the order from a remote location. The lockbox is sealed with the ordered product inside, and can only be accessed by the customer with a unique and secretive code. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406818 | Monitoring Device, System, and Method - A system includes at least one monitoring device, with each monitoring device associated with a respective item, wherein each monitoring device monitors a state of the respective item relative to a first parameter; a server for communicating with the monitoring devices, for storing a list of identifiers, and for storing states of the monitoring devices, wherein each identifier is at uniquely identifies a respective item; a user computer associated with a user and operatively connected to the server, the user computer including: an input device for inputting a first identifier and for communicating the first identifier to the server; and an output device for outputting to the user a first state of a first monitoring device corresponding to the first identifier; wherein the first state of the first monitoring device corresponds to a state of a first item with the first item associated with the first monitoring device. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406819 | SMART DROP BOX - A process for verifying an item deposit via a smart drop box. The process includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, a scanning device, and a database. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, scan the item, and generate item information. The processor is configured to compare the item information generated with identified item information from the database. If the information generated matches the information from the database, the item is accepted. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic verification. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406820 | DOORBELL, KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INTERCOM SYSTEM - A doorbell ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406821 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING DELIVERY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an electronic apparatus for managing a delivery and a control method thereof, the method including identifying a misdelivery event, identifying delivery information corresponding to the misdelivery event and information regarding a courier, identifying, based on the identified information on the courier, whether the courier is available, and, when the courier is available, transmitting the delivery information corresponding to the misdelivery event to a first terminal corresponding to the courier. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406822 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a data processing unit including a processor in communication with a storage unit configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine data indicative of an estimation of whether or not there is a person in a residence for performing a delivery process, including determining the data based on external characteristic information of an outside of the residence. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND RESOLVING ITEM DELIVERY ISSUES IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A system and method for automatically detecting and resolving item delivery issues in a distribution network is described. The system may include a memory configured to store electronic records of a plurality of items received by the distribution network. The system may further include a processor in data communication with the memory. The processor may process the electronic records of the plurality of items and determine whether there is a delivery issue on at least one of the plurality of items based on the electronic records. The processor may further automatically generate an internal case file in response to determining that there is a delivery issue on the at least one item and send notification to an intended recipient of the at least one item having the delivery issue. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406824 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SHARING SHIPMENT DATA - This disclosure describes, in part, systems and techniques for sharing shipment data. For instance, a user associated with a mill may input, into a device, a gross weight and a factor for a shipment. The device may then use the inputs to determine the green weight for the shipment as well as a total price that is to be paid to a producer of the shipment. Next, the device may then send data representing the information to a system. Using the data, the system may generate a ledger for the shipment. The system may then continue to receive data from other users included in the supply chain for the shipment and add additional information to the ledger. Additionally, the system may send the ledger to the other users so that all of the users in the supply chain may determine the current status of the shipment. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406825 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO COURIER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a method of providing information at a courier terminal, the method including identifying first information on a delivery address, the first information being to be displayed in a first area of a display, identifying second information on a customer, the second information being to be displayed in a second area of the display, identifying third information on at least one image related to delivery, the third information being to be displayed in a third area of the display, and displaying identified information in the first region, the second area, and the third area. The at least one image includes image information associated with completion of a previous delivery corresponding to the address. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, additional information for an accurate delivery is provided when a courier performs the delivery, thereby reducing a possibility of a misdelivery. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406826 | DELIVERY TO AN UNATTENDED LOCATION - Generally, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods that can facilitate delivery and access to an unattended home. A location of the unattended home for a drop off of the item is determined based on information received from a user or information associated with a user profile, the information including permission to enter the unattended home. Location data for a carrier device is determined based on receiving satellite positioning data from the carrier device, the location data of the carrier device indicating that the carrier device corresponds to the location of the unattended home. Information associated with an identifier affixed to the item is also determined. Access to the unattended home is granted based on transmitting a signal to at least one of a home monitoring system and a networked home device at the unattended home when the information corresponds to the location data from the carrier device. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COORDINATING DISTRIBUTION OF AN ITEM - A system and method for coordinating item delivery is disclosed. The system includes a control hub configured to receive item information, a dynamic routing system configured to provide routing instructions, and a handheld device configured to receive routing instructions. The control hub controls and coordinates receiving and transmitting item information, including pick-up and delivery schedules, and other item information. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406828 | VEHICLE REPAIR ESTIMATING TOOL WITH NEAR-REAL-TIME COMPLIANCE - A vehicle repair estimating tool with near-real-time compliance is provided, In general, one aspect disclosed features a method comprising: providing a near-real-time view of a repair estimate record to a client device, the repair estimate record having one or more fields, receiving, from the client device, a data entry input to be applied to one of the fields of the repair estimate record, selecting, in near real time, one or more compliance rules related to the one of the fields responsive to receiving the data entry input, determining, in near real time, whether the data entry input is valid based on the selected one or more compliance rules, and when the data entry input is determined not to be valid, notifying the client device, in near real time, that the data entry input is not valid for the one of the fields. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SWIFT GENERATION OR MODIFICATION - Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automatically generating and/or updating corporate action swift (society for worldwide interbank financial telecommunication) messages are provided. A processor accesses a database that stores a plurality of static data sheets each including different type of static data; accesses a plurality of corporate action swift generator sheets each configured to link to the plurality of static data sheets from the database and generate a certain type of swift in an MT56x family of swift; implements a template that is linked to the plurality of corporate action swift generator sheets to access a desired static data sheet; automatically generates a corporate action MT56x family of swift message based on the template and the desired static data sheet; and automatically creates an MT56x swift file as output for the generated corporate action MT56x family of swift message in either a text file format or an excel file format. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406830 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORM BUILDING - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for generating electronic transactional documents using a form generating system. The electronic transactional document may be created using a design tool that allows a user to place data entry fields over an image or snap shot of a transactional document. Rules, default values, and attributes associated with the date entry fields may be established as the electronic transactional document is being created. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406831 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING APPROVAL WORKFLOW PROCESSES IN A NETWORK SYSTEM - Coordination and management of workflows in parallel among a plurality of approval applications executing on machines within an enterprise network by receiving, at a central location, workflows from an initiating application, determining a set of approvals for each respective workflow and respective approval routes, performing an initial distribution of the respective workflows from the central location by propagating the workflows across their respective approval routes to respective members of the set of approval applications, applying at respective approval applications a set of approval rules to the workflow to determine a workflow's approval status as either approved or rejected, returning the workflow's approval status to the initiating application via the central location, and performing one or more follow-up distributions of workflows from the central location until either all approval applications indicate a status of approved or a number of follow-up distributions reaches a pre-defined maximum number of follow-up distributions. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406832 | TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM TO PREDICT BOTTLENECKS ASSOCIATED WITH RESOLVING A CUSTOMER ISSUE - In some examples, a server may receive a user communication describing an issue with a computing device and assign a case to the computing device. The server may determine previously provided telemetry data (e.g., logs and usage data sent by the computing device) as well as previous cases associated with the computing device. Machine learning may be used to predict, based on the user communication, the telemetry data, and the previous cases, a predicted cause of the issue, a predicted time to close the case, and a predicted set of steps to resolve the issue. The machine learning may predict a bottleneck in at least one step of the set of steps that causes the predicted time to close to exceed a threshold and predict one or more actions to address the bottleneck. The server may automatically perform at least one action of the one or more actions. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406833 | APPROACHES TO CREATING AND EVALUATING MULTIPLE CANDIDATE WELL PLANS - An improved approach to creating a plan for a well. A user receives an initial well plan for a planned well and uses the initial well plan as a starting point for alternate well plans. This is done by creating a copy of the initial well plan, allowing the various uses to make changes to the initial well plan, and executing various automatic validation routines on the alternate designs. These validation routines can provide estimated times and costs to complete the planned well use the alternate well plan. The approach can also involved displaying the estimated times and costs of the different candidate well plans. The user can then select one of the candidate well plans as the master well plan. As replanning is done during the operations, this replanning information, along with the actual executed actions, is captured and stored. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406834 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROWDSOURCING TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS - The technology introduced here enables a customer to readily view, and securely connect with, project managers and freelancers who complete projects on behalf of the customer. The customer initially posts a project specification through a crowdsourcing platform. Project managers compete with one another by submitting proposals for the project through a freelancing platform. When a proposal is selected by the customer, the project manager corresponding to the proposal can construct a team that includes one or more freelancers who complete the technology project under the supervision of the project manager. As milestones are completed, the project manager and/or freelancer(s) can be paid from an escrow account maintained by the administrator. Additionally or alternatively, invoices for work completed by the team could be generated and delivered to the customer. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406835 | Internet-Based Method and Apparatus for Career and Professional Development via Structured Feedback Loop - Methods and apparatus for generating feedback, reviewing feedback, and conducting interviews by use of VMocks are provided. A VMock, or Virtual Mock, is a virtual profile of a candidate that includes resume, text, video and a document. VMock profiles may be created that have one or more VMocks. Contacts associated with the VMock profile may be managed. Feedback may be requested from the contacts concerning the one or more VMocks, who may then generate the requested feedback. The feedback may then be reviewed. This feedback process may be performed in the context of interviews for employment opportunities and in other similar situations. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406836 | CLASSIFICATION ENGINE INSTANCE INFORMING PARSING OF EMAILS RECEIVED BY AN EMAIL CLIENT INSTANCE EXECUTED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - A system in which existing email protocols are leveraged to exchange information between two or more client devices. In some examples, a trained classifier can be leveraged to apply a label or classification to a received email. Based on the classification of the email, one or more parsers can be selected which can output data to be displayed in a dedicated portion of a graphical user interface. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES IN A CLOSED NETWORK - There is provided a method and system for managing electronic messages in a closed network. Both the method and system include determining a quantity of credits to be expended for a transmission of each electronic message from a device in the closed network; and deducting the quantity of credits from a sender's account at a central credit repository. Preferably, the quantity of credits to be expended is dependent on an identity of a recipient of the electronic message. The identity of the recipient of the electronic message may preferably be associated with the recipient's position in an organizational hierarchy. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406838 | RECOMMENDATIONS USING SESSION RELEVANCE AND INCREMENTAL LEARNING - In some embodiments, a computer system generates a recommendation for a user of an online service based on user actions that have been performed by the user within a threshold amount of time before the generation of the recommendation. For each user action, the computer system determines an intent classification that identifies an activity of the user and that corresponds to different types of user actions, as well as a preference classification that identifies a target of the activity, and then stores these intent and preference classifications as part of indications of the user actions for use in generating different types of recommendations using different types of recommendation models. Additionally, the computer system may use mini-batches of data from an incoming stream of logged data to train an incremental update to one or more recommendation models. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406839 | COMPUTERIZED MEETING SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for quantifying meeting effectiveness for a group of participants and reducing redundancies in future meetings. The system receives electronic transcripts for meetings and executes natural language processing on the respective transcripts. The system identifies keywords in the resulting, parsed transcripts, tags the transcript with metadata about the keywords, and generates meeting profiles for the respective meetings. The system then compares the generated meeting profiles, identifies points of redundancy between the meetings from that comparison, and modifies a future meeting based on the identified redundancies. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406840 | ACCESSIBILITY BASED CALENDAR MANAGEMENT - By analyzing a set of actions of a meeting attendee, a set of accommodation rules for the meeting attendee is determined. Responsive to determining, using a set of facility data, that a meeting request for the meeting attendee violates an accommodation rule in the set of accommodation rules, the meeting request is modified, the modified meeting request conforming to the set of accommodation rules. A meeting location and a meeting time are assigned according to the modified meeting request. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406841 | VIRTUAL VISIT OBJECTS - Systems and methods provide an infrastructure for supporting wholly or partially virtual visits. Example methods include instantiating a virtual visit object for a subject participant, assigning a virtual room in the virtual visit object to a first room status, assigning at least a service team member to the virtual room based on room access rules applicable to the first room status. The method may also include providing a first user interface to the subject participant configured according to room participant access rules for the first room status to collect a data element from the subject participant. Changing the room status to a second room status may change the user interface, add a second service team member to the room participants for the virtual room based on a second room access rule applicable to the second room status and may remove the first service team member from the room participants. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406842 | Distributed System For Test Drive Conflict Rescheduling - Aspects discussed herein may relate to methods and techniques for automatically generating a test drive schedule for a user based on known inventory, user preferences, demographic information, employee availability, and other factors, as well as detecting conflicts and rescheduling test drives in response to those conflicts. This may allow for easier access to test drives for the consumer, which may promote more test drives and higher resultant sales, as well as allowing for rescheduling in advance of conflicts, which may reduce lost consumers due to test drives that were conflicted. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406843 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURED ASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS GROUP INTERACTION WITH AUTOMATIC ASSISTANCE OVER USER SELECTED MEDIA - An event orchestrator that enables one or more users to simply and efficiently plan, create and execute a group event through automated and intelligent group interaction where a group interaction is one or more action between two or more members of the group including making a decision, sharing information, developing a plan, sharing state information, providing assistance via reminders, coordinating logistics, confirming a task, approving an action, etc. The group orchestration engine enables one or more users to use intelligence to manage and automate communication workflow between all of the participants to ensure that each is aware of their individual responsibilities, the timing and location of the event/task, the status of each task and status of each individual (location, completion of responsibilities, timely reminders to those involved, etc.). The system provides both open and closed loop management of each task and provides for state based automated reminders to individual participants. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406844 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT MAINTENANCE WORK ON A COMPLEX STRUCTURAL COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for carrying out maintenance work on a complex structural component, in particular, a gas turbine, by means of a virtual work environment. The virtual work environment has a display device and a computing device, said computing device being connected to a memory device, in which the characteristics of the complex structural component, together with its component parts and their assembly sequence, are stored. During the method, at least one component part needing maintenance, or a predefined modification state of the structural component is selected in the virtual work environment From this step, the disassembly or assembly steps required for disassembling the component parts of the structural component are calculated and displayed, in order to obtain access to the at least one component part needing maintenance, or to achieve the selected modification state. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406845 | Method for registering a ticket medium - A method of registering a ticket medium for use of a transport service, including detecting, by a validator device of a transit system, at least one electronic medium identifier of an unregistered ticket medium used for a use of the transport service, transmitting an identification data set containing at least the detected electronic medium identifier to a computing device that generates and outputs a billing data set based at least on the transmitted electronic identification data set, wherein the billing data set contains at least one transaction identifier associated with the used transport service. At least the transaction identifier is associated to the electronic medium identifier and the association is stored. The computing device receives at least one registration message containing at least the transaction identifier of the output billing data set and determines the electronic medium identifier based on at least the at least one stored association and the transaction identifier of the received registration message. Registering the unregistered ticket medium by creating a user data set containing at least the determined electronic medium identifier. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406846 | Method and System for Dispute Resolution in a Public Blockchain - A method for dispute resolution for a blockchain transaction includes: receiving, by a receiver of a processing server, a blockchain transaction identifier and a dispute reason code from a first computing device of a blockchain network, the blockchain transaction identifier and the dispute reason code comprising a dispute request, the blockchain transaction identifier identifying a transaction on a blockchain; transmitting, by the receiver of a processing server, the blockchain transaction identifier and the dispute reason code to a processing device of the processing server; identifying, by the processing device of the processing server, the transaction, a merchant blockchain address, and a currency amount within a blockchain data value of the blockchain based on the blockchain transaction identifier; determining, by the processing device of the processing server, the transaction is invalid; and performing, by the processing device of the processing server, a dispute resolution process for the blockchain transaction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406847 | USER INTERFACES FOR ACCOUNT STATEMENT ASSIGNMENT - There are provided systems and methods for user interfaces for account statement assignment. A user may engage in transactions over a time period, such as purchases of goods, services, or other items using a physical payment card associated with an online transaction processor. A statement may be issued at the completion of the time period, where the statement may include account information requiring a payment by the user, such as a statement balance. The user may request for another user to provide a payment for all or a portion of the balance using one or more user interfaces of a peer-to-peer payment and social networking platform. Thereafter, a request may be provided to the other user, which may request the payment. The other user may process the payment, which may be used to provide funds directly to the statement balance. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LAYER ADAPTIVE PACKET ROUTING - A multi-layer adaptive routing (MLAR) computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory adaptively routes packet data within one or more networks. The MLAR device stores a custom group instance on a database, the instance includes a network of a plurality of service providers and a consultant comprised of a plurality of user groups. The MLAR device submits a query to the database based on a data request from a user. Data packets are created based on the database's response to the query, which are then divided, routed, and transmitted among a plurality of users within the custom group instance. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406849 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION IN ECOMMERCE TRANSACTIONS - The present invention provides a technical solution by which a consumer can be successfully authenticated in the scenario where the payment card or payment token provided by the consumer in an e-commerce/card not present transaction does not correspond to the payment account that is to provide the funds for effecting payment. This technical solution advantageously ensures that authentication security is not compromised whilst also enabling the consumer to enjoy the increased flexibility that comes with funding a transaction using a payment account that is not associated with the payment card/token provided by the consumer. Additionally, the present invention requires relatively little change to the configuration of the computing devices that collectively function to enable the transaction to take place (e.g. payment network computing devices, merchant computing devices, access control servers (ACS)). | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406850 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY INTERACTING WITH PERFORMERS AND INFLUENCING LIVE EVENTS - A computer-implemented method of remotely influencing a performer at a live event via a customer mobile device is disclosed herein. The method includes: displaying a graphical user interface configured to receive user inputs; receiving a first user input including a user request for the performer at the live event; presenting predetermined terms and conditions associated with the user request; receiving a second user input including a user acceptance of the terms and conditions associated with the user request; transmitting the user request to a host server upon receiving the user acceptance of the terms and conditions associated with the user request; receiving a confirmation of the terms and conditions associated with the user request from the host server; and transmitting the user request for receipt by a performer mobile device of the performer during the live event. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406851 | Zero Client Self-Service Terminal (SST) with Middleware Delivered Services - An ultra-thin Self-Service Terminals (SSTs) is provided. The ultra-thin SST lacks an Operating System (OS). When the ultra-thin SST is powered on, firmware of the ultra-thin SST connects to a virtualized environment over a first network connection and a Virtual Machine (VM) instance having the OS is loaded within the virtualized environment. The OS of the VM instance obtains middleware services from a second network connection to a middleware environment. The middleware services provided authentication, management, and audit services for the VM instance based on the ultra-thin SST. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406852 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KIOSK OR PAYMENT TERMINAL-BASED TOUCHLESS INTERACTIONS USING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems and methods for kiosk or payment terminal-based touchless interactions using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for interacting with a kiosk or payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or payment terminal comprising a screen; (2) receiving, from the mobile electronic device, touch data corresponding to user input to a touch-sensitive input on the mobile electronic device; and (3) communicating the touch data to the kiosk or payment terminal. The kiosk or payment terminal may graphically represent the touch data by moving a cursor on the screen. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406853 | DRIVE-THRU / POINT-OF-SALE AUTOMATED TRANSACTION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPARATUS - The present invention includes methods and apparatus for the automated provision of goods through the use of scanning systems. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for automatically conveying which goods are being ordered, where the goods will be picked up, an associated method of payment, kitchen fulfillment, item tracking, and automatic delivery by a dispenser apparatus. In preferred embodiments, the present invention is applied to the automated ordering and pick-up of food items at a fast food restaurant and delivery to a food dispenser at a customer location. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406854 | PRINT-ON-DEMAND BESPOKE WRAPPING PAPER VENDING MACHINE - A print on demand bespoke wrapping paper vending machine comprising an external housing, at least one display screen mounted relative to the external housing for customer access, a payment system associated with the machine, at least one printing device to print the wrapping paper, a cutting device to cut the printed paper to length, a roller mechanism to roll the printed paper, a labelling mechanism to apply a label to the printed and rolled paper, and a delivery chute into which the printed, rolled and labelled wrapping paper is delivered for customer removal from the machine. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406855 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A TONE-BASED KIOSK SERVICE - Embodiments provided herein include systems and methods for providing a tone-based kiosk service. One embodiment of a tone-based kiosk includes a display, a processor, and a memory component. The memory component may be configured to store logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the tone-based kiosk to establish an encrypted connection with the mobile device and broadcast a first tone that includes first encrypted data for rendering a user interface at the mobile device, wherein the first encrypted data includes information related to offerings by the establishment. In some embodiments, the logic causes the tone-based kiosk to provide at least a portion of the user interface for display, receive a second tone that includes second encrypted data that includes instructions navigating the user interface via the mobile phone to create order details for an order, and receive an indication that the order is complete. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406856 | USING A MOBILE DEVICE FOR AN NFC PAYMENT AND COUPON TRANSACTION - A method for configuring a mobile communication device to perform transactions using a second communication channel that is different from a first communication channel through which the mobile communication device sends voice data. The method includes attaching a secure element to the mobile communication device. The secure element includes a memory storing an application, a processor configured to execute the application stored in the memory; and a wireless transceiver configured to send transaction data associated with the executed application through the second communication channel to a terminal that is remote from the mobile communication device. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406857 | CONSUMER DEVICE BASED POINT-OF-SALE - Systems and related methods facilitating interactions between a merchant device, a central system and a consumer device are discussed herein. Wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the consumer device and the merchant device over a wireless link. For example, the merchant device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the wallet identifying data from a consumer device and to transmit the wallet identifying data to the central system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the merchant device from the central system. In some embodiments, the consumer identifying data may be associated with a unit of location, such as a dine-in location at a restaurant, to facilitate consumer service. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406858 | STOCKING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND STOCKING SUPPORT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a stocking support system includes a processor configured to acquire a reference display value and a lower limit display value for an item. The processor then acquires a sales number for the item from a sales data processing device and calculates a restocking number for the item when a displayed number of the item falls below the lower limit display value. The processor then instructs a printing device to output the calculated restocking number for the item along with information for identifying the item in a work unit for an item restocking process. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406859 | METHODS AND DEVICE FOR TOUCHLESS PAYMENT PROCESSING - A transaction is maintained in a shopping cart and processed by a transaction manager in cooperation with a transaction application of a user device. The status device displays a code that when obtained by user device and provided to the transaction manager links the cart to the status device. Acquisition of the code is an indication that the customer associated with the cart is ready to checkout and pay for the items in the cart. The entire payment processing between the application, the transaction manager, and a payment service is monitored by transaction manager. Payment processing statuses for the payment as it processes in real time are sent from the transaction manager to the status device. Status device displays payment status messages on a display of that device and/or illuminates colored lights and/or plays specialized audible sounds indicative of the statuses as the payment processing continues in real time. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406860 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION CONTROL FOR VENDING MACHINES - A near field communications vending control file is a non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) for configuring a near field communication vending machine. Typically, a control file will be stored in computerized memory on a computer on a network connected to vending machines as described herein. The control file may be configured with at least one universal configuration template organizing vending parameters in a pattern of software commands, wherein the vending parameters are selected to complete an interface protocol that enables the NFC vending machine to accept a request by a customer payment device. The vending parameters enable the NFC vending machine to consummate a vending transaction initiated by an NFC tap from a customer payment device (i.e., a transaction type device). | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406861 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - A system and method to identify an electronic device | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406862 | Method and System for Detecting Filling Parameters of a Point-of-Sale Display - A method for detecting filling parameters of a point-of-sale display, the point-of-sale display being intended to receive predetermined products, said method comprises:
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| 20210406863 | SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sales data processing system includes a wireless communication interface and a controller. The wireless communication interface is configured to receive customer preference information from a customer terminal. The customer preference information includes a processing condition associated with a customer preference. The controller is configured to determine whether the processing condition associated with the customer preference is satisfied and control a display to display a screen indicating the customer preference upon determining that the processing condition has been satisfied. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406864 | CONTACTLESS PAYMENT SYSTEM - A system for processing a contactless payment with a vendor using a consumer wearable device includes one or more financial services providers and one or more charitable entities, each financial services provider and each charitable entity comprising a compute device in electronic communication with a central controller managed by a contactless payment facilitator. The central controller maintains and applies a set of transaction parameters to each payment initiated using the consumer wearable device, the transaction parameters including, for example, purchase alerts and restrictions, financial account information, and consumer-defined charitable contributions. By electronically interfacing with the central controller, the consumer can modify the transaction parameters for future payments. Preferably, the consumer wearable device includes a battery-free transponder device with a significantly small form factor which allows for its seamless integration into a wide variety of different wearable articles and relative ease of use. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406865 | DIGITAL ASSET EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A system is provided as a computer server platform and application programming software installed in primary devices of users for exchanging and trading digital asset securely and anonymously between two users of the system. The digital asset is registered under a device account of a primary device of a user with the system using a unique device account name. The system respects “privacy by design” in GDPR by using device account based-on anonymized data instead of personal account based-on personal data of prior art to ensure the system does not collect, store and process users' personal data in the course of device accounts' set-up and transactions of digital assets. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406866 | Method for Processing a Transaction, Corresponding Device, System and Program - A method for processing a transaction, wherein the method is implemented by an electronic device for processing transactions, accessible via a communication network. The includes a transaction processing phase. The transaction processing phase: obtaining a contextual cryptographic fingerprint, previously generated during an authentication of a user on a communication terminal; verifying validity of the contextual cryptographic fingerprint in a blockchain including a set of cryptographic fingerprints; and validating a transaction when the verifying the validity of the contextual cryptographic fingerprint in a blockchain is positive. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406867 | SYSTEM PROVIDING RELEVANT SERVICES TO TRANSIENT DEVICES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS AND METHODS THEREOF - Generally described, the present disclosure relates to communications and more particularly, to a system providing relevant services to transient devices in wireless networks and methods thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, a Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) client on a device can be synchronized with a network so that the device can appear as a local entity. The UCC client can facilitate exchange of data to ease the integration of the device into the local environment. After being synchronized, the UCC client can seek out available assistance from the local network and provide it to the user. Typically, the data retrieved from the local network pertains to the current location. The local network can be used to provide wireless service to mobile devices in order to remove them from their carrier network, including providing a local breakout via a Private Branch Exchange (PBX). | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406868 | DYNAMICALLY LINKING MACHINE-READABLE CODES TO DIGITAL ACCOUNTS FOR LOADING OF APPLICATION DATA - There are provided systems and methods for dynamically linking machine-readable codes to digital accounts for loading of application data. A user may engage in a transaction with another user, such as a purchase of goods, services, or other items a merchant using a physical payment card. A machine-readable code may be provided on the payment card, where the machine-readable code may be dynamically linked to underlying data with an online transaction processor. The user may provide the payment card to another user that may capture the machine-readable code on the payment card. The other user's device may then utilize the machine-readable code with the online transaction processor to perform an account lookup using database information dynamically linked to the machine-readable code. Thereafter, the other user's device may automatically load account data for the account without having the user enter the account's identifier. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406869 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MODIFYING CONTACTLESS PAYMENT CARD CONFIGURATIONS - The invention provides methods, systems and computer program products for modifying priority parameters corresponding to a software payment application within a contactless payment card. In an embodiment the invention comprises (i) establishing communication between the contactless payment card and a mobile communication device, (ii) parsing an application directory listing stored within the payment card, (iii) extracting information corresponding to a plurality of software payment applications stored within the payment card, (iv) selecting a software payment application from among the plurality of software payment applications, (v) specifying a modification to a priority tag value associated with the selected software payment application, (vi) receiving an encrypted unique identifier associated with the payment card from an issuer server, and modifying the priority tag associated with the selected software payment application, provided the received encrypted unique identifier matches payment card identifier information stored within the memory of the contactless payment card. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406870 | CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention involves implementing a passive mechanism for creating new cryptocurrency tokens by a user of the cryptocurrency. The invention further avoids the need for the creation of new blocks to receive tokens. The invention allows users to make a profit and participate in the growth of the system without being required to maintain a system node. By lowering the threshold for entering into beneficial status via use of a cryptocurrency, it reduces the risk to users, as the user's account automatically creates new tokens that at least partially compensate for losses in case of depreciation, or ideally provides a profit in case of the cryptocurrency's value growth or stability. The volatility of the currency is partially compensated and decentralization is increased via creation of new tokens by many accounts, each account having some balance, instead of providing tokens only to those users forging blocks. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406871 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MERCHANT ACCEPTANCE OF CRYPTOCURRENCY VIA PAYMENT RAILS - A method for acceptance of blockchain payment at a traditional point of sale device direct to a merchant includes: receiving an authorization request for a fiat payment transaction including a transaction account number, transaction amount, and merchant identifier; identifying blockchain payment acceptance for a transaction account associated with the transaction account number; transmitting an address request to an exchange server including the merchant identifier; receiving a destination address associated with the merchant identifier for a blockchain network from the exchange server; transmitting a new blockchain transaction to a blockchain node in the blockchain network including the destination address and a cryptocurrency amount based on the transaction amount; and transmitting an authorization response for the fiat payment transaction to a payment network for routing to a point of sale device, the authorization response including an indication that clearance and settlement of the fiat payment transaction is not required. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406872 | OPTIMAL TRANSACTIONS SHARDING FOR SCALABLE BLOCKCHAIN - An exemplary transaction sharding method comprises splitting a distributed ledger into a plurality of shards; and storing a shard across the subgroup of computer nodes associated with the shard. Such a method further comprises assigning a new transaction to one of the plurality of shards, wherein assigning the new transaction comprises iteratively choosing one of the plurality of shards; in each iteration, determining a transaction-to-shard score measuring a probability that a subgroup of computing nodes associated with the chosen shard for the current iteration would be involved in a same-shard transaction for the new transaction; in each iteration, determining a latency-to-shard score by estimating a confirmation latency of the new transaction under the chosen shard for the current iteration; and selecting the new transaction to be assigned to the shard based on a combination of the transaction-to-shard score and the latency-to-shard score. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210406873 | TRANSFER GATEWAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PROLONGED VETTING OF NEW PARTICIPANTS - Systems and methods are disclosed that cause a transient exchange ratio between digital assets at a kiosk, together with a countdown timer or other indication of how much time remains within which the ratio applies. If a transaction proceeds a voucher may be dispensed to confirm it. If a transaction participant using the kiosk is not yet vetted, the transaction is nevertheless deemed inchoate, and a prolonged vetting begins. | 2021-12-30 |
