Systems Controlled By Data Bearing Records Patents (Class 235/375)
  • Patent number: 12293609
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method and system for luggage management involving electronically acquiring an originating International Air Transport Association (IATA) bag tag number from a luggage item's bag tag associated with an originating travel carrier. The method recycles the IATA bag tag number that would otherwise be discarded as a unique identifier to query a database for an expanded or universal baggage source message (UBSM) that enumerates a passenger's travel path or itinerary to off-airport locations. The method and system accommodate various modes of travel and lodging entities and provide capabilities to track the location of passenger's luggage, transport the luggage to specific locations enumerated in the travel itinerary of the passenger such as a hotel room or cruise ship cabin, and update the UBSM of the current status and location of the luggage in off-airport locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12294422
    Abstract: The method includes a step of generating a magnetic signal with an electromagnetic functional unit, wherein the electromagnetic functional unit is an actuator of a loudspeaker of the device or wherein the electromagnetic functional unit is an electromagnetic resonant circuit connected to the device, wherein the magnetic signal carries the data to be transferred from the device to the other device: Furthermore, the method includes a step of detecting the magnetic signal with an electromagnetic resonant circuit of the other device in order to obtain the data to be transferred from the device to the other device, wherein the magnetic signal is FSK-modulated, wherein a resonance frequency of the electromagnetic resonant circuit of the other device and a carrier frequency of the FSK-modulated magnetic signal are tuned with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Jakob Kneißl, Gerd Kilian, Robert Koch, Karol Bieg, Dominik Soller, Josef Bernhard, Markus Siebenhaar
  • Patent number: 12293348
    Abstract: Dynamic-link verification process between a mobile phone and a controlled resource. The process begins with engagement by a mobile phone with an initiator that is linked with a specific verification event that triggers a text message to auto-populate on the mobile phone. The mobile phone sends the auto-populated message to initiate the verification of the user for access to a resource controlled by a third party. Approval or denial of access to a controlled resource is sent to the mobile device and the third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TAPTEXT LLC
    Inventors: Steve Doumar, Paul Levasseur
  • Patent number: 12293405
    Abstract: A method of event-based distribution of a cryptographically secured digital asset includes receiving, from a computing device associated with a user, an indication that the computing device is located at a predetermined venue within a predetermined window of time, receiving an indication that a conditional triggering event has occurred during the predetermined window of time, receiving, from the computing device, a unique owner identification (ID) code associated with the user, and transmitting a request to record a transfer of the cryptographically secured digital asset to the user on a distributed blockchain ledger. The request comprises both a unique digital asset ID code and the unique owner ID code, and transmitting the request to record the transfer of the cryptographically secured digital asset on the distributed blockchain ledger occurs only after the indication is received that the conditional event has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Andon, Matthew Davis, Hien Tommy Pham, Jeremy Schroeder
  • Patent number: 12293633
    Abstract: Systems and methods that orchestrate security measures between one or more gaming establishment accounts and/or a payment instrument, such as a debit card, employed to access funds associated with the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 12289380
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device configured to register two or more source services, wherein registering a given source service comprises executing the given source service to identify inputs and outputs of the given source service, and to select a set of outputs from the registered source services for generating at least a portion of a user interface of an application in an application client, the selected set of outputs comprising at least first and second output from first and second ones of the registered source services. The processing device is also configured to determine an orchestration of the registered source services for obtaining the selected set of outputs, to generate a custom microservice configured to execute the registered source services in accordance with the determined orchestration, and to deploy the custom microservice in an auto-scalable computing framework accessible to the application client of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Shibi Panikkar, Rohit Gosain
  • Patent number: 12282768
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an automated process for configuring a client device for software development in a particular development environment defined by an organization. In one example, a computing device is configured to configure a development environment associated with an organization on the computing device. A developer tool application associated with the organization can be downloaded. The computing device can modify a targeted application associated with the developer tool application and generate documentation for the targeted application based at least in part on the modification of the targeted application. An error assessment of a software upload can be performed. The software upload can be transmitted to a code repository based at least in part on the error assessment indicating that the software upload is compliant with an error configuration file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ADP, Inc.
    Inventor: Alex Ongarato
  • Patent number: 12284274
    Abstract: A method of distributing a real-life product version of a cryptographic digital asset includes modifying an attribute of the cryptographic digital asset based on a received input, the cryptographic digital asset being registered on a distributed blockchain ledger and including a plurality of attributes with at least one of the plurality of attributes being an attribute that is capable of modification. The modification being operative to transition the cryptographic digital asset through one or more stages of evolution. The method further includes unlocking the real-life product version of the cryptographic digital asset upon reaching a specific stage of evolution, and providing the user with the ability to purchase the unlocked real-life product version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Andon, Matthew Davis, Hien Tommy Pham, Jeremy Schroeder
  • Patent number: 12276611
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of appraising a genuine product using a quantum dot which includes obtaining image data for fluorescence generated from a target product and a quantum dot layer located in one region of the target product by laser light; determining a relative height and a relative distance between target quantum dots constituting the quantum dot layer by using the image data for the fluorescence, and generating a quantum dot arrangement map; and determining whether the target product is genuine by comparing the quantum dot arrangement map with a previously stored reference quantum dot arrangement map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Kwang Seuk Kyhm, Seung Hwan Lee, Jin Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 12277806
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a method and system for checking in baggage of a passenger. The method includes receiving a passenger name record (PNR) number of a confirmed itinerary for a flight on an airline carrier. The passenger's luggage items can be picked up from the passenger's location and transported to another location such as a processing or storage location for the luggage item. A simulated baggage source message (SBSM) compatible with International Air Transport Association B-Type messages can be generated using information from itinerary so that the passenger's luggage items can be checked in outside or inside of a regulated check-in window. The PNR number can be a temporary unique identifier for use in the SBSM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12269683
    Abstract: A system for loading and unloading containers of items from transport vehicles and moving containers of items to and from desired locations using automated robots are disclosed. The system includes one or more automated robots, a base station, and one or more vehicle-based systems. The automated robots are configured to move to, lift, and carry containers of items. The base station is configured to coordinate the movements of the automated robots. The vehicle-based systems are associated with transport vehicles and configured to communicate information about containers on the transport vehicles to the base station or automated robots. The vehicle-based systems may call the one or more automated robots to automatically load or unload the transport vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Ryan M. Luckay
  • Patent number: 12272263
    Abstract: Systems and methods for learning management systems with shared weld training results are described. In some examples, weld training results may be shared with a learning management system and/or associated with a particular learning activity of the learning management system. In some examples, the weld training results (and/or a networked location where the weld training results are accessible) may be encoded in a machine readable graphic (e.g., a one dimensional, two dimensional, and/or matrix barcode). In some examples, the machine readable graphic may be read and/or decoded by a user device to obtain the weld training results. In some examples, a particular learning activity may also be encoded in the machine readable graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: William Joshua Becker, Amanda Rose Roe
  • Patent number: 12271887
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and/or computer program products that can facilitate electronic generation of enhanced, transaction-based QR codes for improved fraud detection are provided. In various aspects, a processor can receive a signal from an electronic beacon of a point-of-sale device, wherein the signal includes information associated with a first merchant. In various instances, in response to receiving the signal from the electronic beacon, the processor can identify a quick response (QR) code from a set of quick response codes that corresponds to the first merchant. In various cases, the processor can render the identified QR code on an electronic display that is scannable by the point-of-sale device, wherein scanning the identified QR code causes the point-of-sale device to transmit the identified QR code and a second merchant identifier to a payment processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Babcock, Laura Clark, Oscar Charles Edward Sanderson
  • Patent number: 12272179
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for security screening integration for multiple modes of travel, the method including: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12273382
    Abstract: Security is improved by adding a security heartbeat for and endpoint as a factor in a multi-factor authentication system. The security heartbeat may be used directly as an authentication factor, e.g., where the heartbeat provides a reliable and verifiable indication of identity, or the security heartbeat may be used as a gating input for some other verification method, e.g., where a text message with a temporary security code can only be transmitted to a user when the user's endpoint is providing a secure heartbeat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Karl Ackerman, John Edward Tyrone Shaw, Craig Paradis, Andrew J. Thomas, Kenneth D. Ray
  • Patent number: 12265596
    Abstract: A method of integrating a cryptographic digital asset into a digital software application, includes receiving a digital asset identification (ID) code, the digital asset ID code existing together with a unique owner ID code on a distributed blockchain ledger. The digital asset ID code represents the cryptographic digital asset, and the cryptographic digital asset comprises a plurality of attributes. A virtual object is then represented on the display via the digital software application. The virtual object has an appearance that is based on the plurality of attributes of the cryptographic digital asset, and the virtual object includes a plurality of object attributes. The method further includes modifying at least one of the object attributes according to an aspect of the digital software application or interaction between the character avatar and the virtual object and representing a modified virtual object on the display via the digital software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Andon, Matthew Davis, Hien Tommy Pham, Jeremy Schroeder
  • Patent number: 12266220
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for creating a luggage manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12265983
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a client device of a customer, item data identifying a price of an item and customer data identifying the customer, where the item data may be received by a transaction card from a price tag of the item. The device may receive price data identifying prices associated with multiple items and other data identifying locations, availabilities, and terms of the multiple items, and may process the item data, the price data, and the other data, with a machine learning model, to identify an optimal price for the item. The device may provide, to the client device, data identifying the optimal price and data identifying a merchant associated with the optimal price, and may receive transaction data identifying the item, the optimal price, and the merchant when the customer purchases the item. The device may perform actions based on the transaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Molly Johnson, Adam Vukich, James Zarakas
  • Patent number: 12265589
    Abstract: Proposed is a method of providing internet resource address information using dynamic QR codes. In one embodiment, the method includes the following steps, receiving a first protocol request and extracts a QR code label identification number contained within the first URL from the received first protocol request, using the extracted QR code label identification number as a search key to retrieve redirection link address information from a QR code identification table, extracting redirection code information contained in the second URL upon receiving the forwarded second protocol request, and consulting the redirection link table using the extracted redirection code information as a search key to fetch the internet resource address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ARCH SEOUL CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sae Whan Park, Yu Mi Choi
  • Patent number: 12266219
    Abstract: Various methods, computer systems, and machine learning models for luggage tracking and recovery are disclosed. The methods and computer systems may include matching first travel information including a passenger name and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a luggage item of a passenger in a flight manifest with second travel information from a created B-Type message that includes a reference indicator representative of a non-routine routed luggage item. The methods and computer systems may include generating an anomalous luggage item manifest record for the non-routine routed luggage item associated with the flight manifest; retrieving third travel information of the non-routine routed luggage item generated by a baggage handling system prior to or after the created B-Type message; and locating the non-routine routed the luggage item. Thereafter, the luggage item may be routed to its intended destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12267311
    Abstract: A system maintains values for secure connection settings for multiple registered users and restricts data resets. Upon receiving a reset request to reset the value of a particular secure connection setting for a specific user, trials are conducted each by: providing a reset tool to the requesting device for input of a requested new value for the secure connection setting; receiving the requested new value from the requesting device; and sending a validation request to a validation system, the validation request including, at least in part, the requested new value for the particular secure connection setting. If a reply from the validation system is deemed a repudiation of the requested new value, a trial count is tolled. If the trial count reaches a predetermined condition, trials are suspended, a denial message is sent to the requesting device, and the specific user is alerted of a attempt to alter their data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TRUIST BANK
    Inventor: Sidharth Garg
  • Patent number: 12266222
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for creating a luggage manifest using a b-type message and a passenger name record number, the method including: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the lugg
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12260681
    Abstract: Various methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for handling luggage are disclosed. These methods, systems, and media may include obtaining, by at least one processor, a first baggage information message associated with an arrival of a checked luggage item of a passenger in a manifest, and extracting from the first baggage information message an IATA license plate number and the PNR number. Disclosed methods, systems, and media may further include retrieving a personal identifiable information in a PNR database in communication with a computer system associated with the air carrier using the extracted PNR number; and obtaining a second baggage information message created by a baggage handling system that includes the IATA license plate number and a primary identifier (ID) that links to a security screening image (SSI) of the checked luggage item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12260462
    Abstract: Techniques for real-time expense auditing and machine learning are disclosed. An expense auditing system trains a machine learning model to compute audit risk scores as a function of expense descriptions. The auditing system receives an expense description associated with an employee. The expense auditing system computes, using the trained machine learning model, an audit risk score associated with the expense description. The expense auditing system compares the audit risk score with an audit trigger. The audit trigger includes one or more conditions that, when satisfied, identifies expense descriptions that are at risk of being audited. The expense auditing system determines that the audit risk score satisfies the audit trigger. Responsive to determining that the audit risk score satisfies the audit trigger, the expense auditing system alerts the employee that the expense description is at risk of being audited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Winston Leonard Wang, Parker Ralph Kuncl, Kelly Bailey, Matthew Brigante
  • Patent number: 12260546
    Abstract: A vision-based product inspection system captures multiple images of each of multiple individual instances of a product as each instance passes through various phases of a production process. The system includes multiple cameras with each camera situated at a known location along a moving conveyor, conveyor belt, production line, or assembly line that moves instances of the product through various phases of the production process. Each camera can be associated with a known location along the conveyor and each image can be associated with a value representing the position of the conveyor as it moves product. Based on each camera's location and the values representing the conveyor's position, a sequence of images can be accumulated representing the progression of any single instance of a product as it moves through the production process. Automated quality control inspection can be performed by comparing or analyzing images in the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventors: Adam Mackenzie, Neil Lobo, Charles A Gouin
  • Patent number: 12256728
    Abstract: The invention is that of systems of methods for preserving vital assets such as human organs in transit. An exemplary system may include a central software application and processor for storing vital asset identifying information in a database and displaying real-time transit information in relation to the asset to authenticated users. Application programming interfaces are provided to allow authenticated users to monitor location and environmental data transmitted from the proximity of the asset to the central software application for processing and display on graphical user interfaces. An exemplary system enables methods of reallocating freight from a first to a second transportation asset to avoid delays and prolonged exposures to adverse environmental conditions. In certain embodiments, unmanned aerial systems may be deployed to intervene in the transit channel and overcome such delays or exposures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: CAREDX TRANSPLANT MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: J. Scott Plank, Paul F. Summers, Ryan Lupi
  • Patent number: 12254719
    Abstract: The invention presents a method for luggage handling processes for passengers on return travel. The process includes acquiring, by an acquiring device, an originating bag tag identifier (O-BTI) or International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate associated with a bag tag affixed to a luggage item of the passenger. This O-BIT is used to create a digital BTI data record linked to the travel carrier. The method includes printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA-formatted bag tag for a return flight linked to the originating printed bag tag. Additionally, the method may remotely check in the passenger for the return flight by accessing a B-type message using the digital BTI data record, the B-type message containing a passenger name record (PNR) number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12254374
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a locating method and a locating system for a smart shopping cart, a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes: constructing a locating fingerprint database of an smart shopping cart based on commodity attributes collected by an intelligent device and shelf label heartbeat signals received by a communication module; when a motion sensor obtains the motion data of the shopping cart body, the communication module sends all shelf label heartbeat signals received within a second preset time window to a server; the server matches all the shelf label heartbeat signals received within the second preset time window with the locating fingerprint database to obtain locating information of the smart shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: HANSHOW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Min Liang, Zhe Fu, Xingyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12254057
    Abstract: An intelligent redirect system for a quick response (“QR”) code derived unified resource location (“URL”). The system may include a plurality of website variants. Each website variant may present a landing page. Each landing page may correspond to the QR code. A backend server may receive the plurality of website variants from a user. A plurality of scans may be received from a plurality of scanners. A preconfigured algorithm may determine which website variant to direct to each of the plurality of scanners. A processor may derive scanner behavior for each website variant. An artificial intelligence (“AI”) model may build a new distribution pattern based on the scanner behavior. The new distribution pattern may be used to direct a website variant to the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: the dtx company
    Inventors: Jizel Maddouri, Jacob M. Skinner, Matthew Ritonia
  • Patent number: 12254459
    Abstract: Methods and systems directed to scanning, by an imaging device associated with a customer computing device, a Quick Response (QR) code displayed on a merchant computing device; decoding, by an application on the customer computing device, data embedded in the QR code; identifying, by the customer computing device and based on the decoded data, a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a web page of the merchant, wherein the URL includes a payment proxy associated with the merchant; presenting the web page on the customer computing device; transmitting, by the customer computing device, an indication of interaction with the web page comprising an intent to purchase item(s) offered for sale via the web page; and receiving, by the customer computing device, an indication of completion of a payment for the item(s) facilitated by parsing the payment proxy server(s) of a payment processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Block, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Hernandez, Brian Grassadonia
  • Patent number: 12250120
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to receive a request to perform validation of a compatibility of a gateway device, the request specifying one of a plurality of different communication protocols for use in communicating with the gateway device as part of the validation. The processing device is also configured to select, from a database, a dataset for use in validating the compatibility of the gateway device, to convert the selected dataset to the specified communication protocol, and to operate the gateway device utilizing the selected dataset converted to the specified communication protocol. The processing device is further configured to validate the compatibility of the gateway device based at least in part on monitoring operation of the gateway device utilizing the selected dataset converted to the specified communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Marcio Barbosa Monteiro
  • Patent number: 12248831
    Abstract: A smart card including a memory and a domain-specific language (DSL) interpreter is provided. The memory stores card data indicative of a real-time status of one or more attributes of the smart card. The smart card is linked to a service provider and card aggregator circuitry. The card data is stored in a format of the service provider and is updated each time a user of the smart card avails a service of the service provider using the smart card. Further, the DSL interpreter translates the card data to a format of the card aggregator circuitry based on a DSL script and provides the translated card data to the card aggregator circuitry. Based on the translated card data, the real-time status of the one or more attributes of the smart card is presented to the user by way of the card aggregator circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Vinayak Gajanan, Elango Pandiyan Irulandy Gopalakrishnan, Maruthi Konda
  • Patent number: 12243040
    Abstract: An improved savings education and management system includes a base unit including a processor, non-transitory computer-readable memory, a display, and buttons, wherein the base unit includes a housing which presents an appearance of an egg. A mobile unit includes a processor, non-transitory computer-readable memory, and a display. A computer server includes a processor and non-transitory computer-readable server memory storing a database including a user account, the user account having financial accounts and corresponding to the base unit and the mobile unit. The base unit includes instructions stored in the memory that present on the display information related to the user account which corresponds to the one of the buttons. The mobile unit includes mobile instructions stored in the memory that transmit an instruction to the computer server to debit one of the financial accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: My First Nest Egg, LLC
    Inventors: Nicolle S Hood, Annamarie Shoen
  • Patent number: 12236718
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for creating a luggage manifest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12236313
    Abstract: A method is provided for remotely assuring the quality and transportation of offsite construction components. The method involves placing a code on the module, where the code contains identity information about the module. Then the code is scanned to obtain the identity information and to upload it to a blockchain data storage facility. Access is allowed to the identity information in the blockchain data storage facility to relevant parties for the purpose of remotely inspecting the module to verify its quality. Based on this verification the module may be delivered to a transportation facility for transport. During transport location information about the module is collected and uploading it to blockchain data storage facility. Second access is allowed to the location information stored in the blockchain data storage facility to allow relevant parties to remotely understand the transportation situation of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Wilson Wei Sheng Lu, Anthony Garon Yeh, Fan Xue, Liupengfei Wu
  • Patent number: 12236719
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for security screening integration for multiple modes of travel, the method including: obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, the BSM comprising travel data of a first mode of travel of the luggage item on an air carrier; matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name of the passenger in the BSM with a passenger name in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel; extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; based on an identification of the second mode of travel and matching the passenger name in the BSM with the passenger name in the manifest for the second mode of travel, triggering, by at least one of the at least one processor, a security screening integration assistant (SSIA) process comprising accessing and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12236720
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for creating a luggage manifest using a b-type message and a passenger name record number, the method including: a) identifying, by at least one of at least one processor, a baggage source message (BSM) associated with an arrival of a luggage item of a passenger, wherein the BSM includes an airport code associated with an airport and travel data of a first mode of travel carrier of the luggage item; b) matching, by at least one of the at least one processor, a passenger name record (PNR) number of the passenger included in the BSM with a PNR number in a manifest for a second mode of travel different from the first mode of travel, wherein the second mode of travel is local to the airport code; c) based on a match being found in b), extracting, by at least one of the at least one processor, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number from the BSM; and d) creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record for the lugg
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12229746
    Abstract: A method implemented on an augmented reality (AR) electronic device includes receiving a request to activate a transaction card account on a transaction card. The transaction card account is activated on the transaction card. A virtual representation of account information corresponding to the transaction card account is displayed on the AR electronic device. The exterior of the transaction card is free of account identifying information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: John Ross Neale, William R. Breed, Jasvir K. Singh, Geraldine M. Carolan, Kristine Collings, Kourtney Eidam
  • Patent number: 12230066
    Abstract: Various methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for handling luggage are disclosed. These methods, systems, and media may include obtaining, by at least one processor, a first baggage information message associated with an arrival of a checked luggage item of a passenger in a manifest, and extracting from the first baggage information message an IATA license plate number and the PNR number. Disclosed methods, systems, and media may further include retrieving a personal identifiable information in a PNR database in communication with a computer system associated with the air carrier using the extracted PNR number; and obtaining a second baggage information message created by a baggage handling system that includes the IATA license plate number and a primary identifier (ID) that links to a security screening image (SSI) of the checked luggage item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12230099
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing system and a game management program that can improve a game continuation rate in a game in which any one of a plurality of game contents is executable by satisfying a predetermined condition. The information processing system includes: an information processing device in which any one of a plurality of game contents is executable by satisfying a predetermined condition; and a server communicably connected to the information processing device and configured to manage the game content executed in the information processing device, in which the server includes a control unit configured to perform control, based on information transmitted from the information processing device, such that any one of the plurality of game contents is executable in the information processing device that is a transmission source of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kumita, Toshikazu Jinnouchi, Muneki Shiraishi, Satoko Baba, Nobuyuki Kawarai
  • Patent number: 12230067
    Abstract: Various methods, computer systems, and machine learning models for luggage tracking and recovery are disclosed. The methods and computer systems may include matching first travel information including a passenger name and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a luggage item of a passenger in a flight manifest with second travel information from a created B-Type message that includes a reference indicator representative of a non-routine routed luggage item. The methods and computer systems may include generating an anomalous luggage item manifest record for the non-routine routed luggage item associated with the flight manifest; retrieving third travel information of the non-routine routed luggage item generated by a baggage handling system prior to or after the created B-Type message; and locating the non-routine routed the luggage item. Thereafter, the luggage item may be routed to its intended destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer
  • Patent number: 12222521
    Abstract: Systems, methods, software and a framework are disclosed for an improved, adaptable, intelligent, real time, machine learning, AI/Robot integrated, large scale, cloud computing based synchronous communications/computing network enabled with adaptive intelligent ‘4D spherical scaling’ of databases, servers, and/or virtual servers and/or server clusters and elastically with their directly associated computer caches/storage and linked and ‘intra-scalable microservices’ and with external resources and with ‘tech stack awareness’, and ‘tech stack integration’ functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Ameranth, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith R. McNally
  • Patent number: 12217127
    Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for image processing. For instance, a process can include obtaining, from one or more image sensors, an image of an environment. The process can further include detecting a first visual code in the image; decoding the first visual code; verifying safety of contents of the first visual code; determining that the contents of the first visual code contain a uniform resource locator (URL); and prefetching data linked by the URL based on verifying the safety of the contents of the first visual code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gad Karmi, Mark Bapst
  • Patent number: 12214382
    Abstract: Automated (e.g., robotic) mail tagging, traying, sleeving, and palletizing devices are disclosed. A monitoring system is also disclosed. In embodiments, the monitoring system is configured to operate with (e.g., monitor and/or control) one or more of the automated devices disclosed herein to facilitate actual physical mail matches the digital files provided to the USPS for postage discounts received on same mail. By comparing the digital information regarding the mail item identifier, the tray identifier, and the pallet identifier with the stored physical information received from the one or more scanners; and identifying whether or not any discrepancies exist between the digital information regarding the mail item identifier, the tray identifier, and the pallet identifier and the stored physical information received from the one or more scanners users can ensure actual physical mail matches the digital files submitted to USPS for postage discounts of same mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Capstone Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Troy R. Power, Robb Hagen, Francis J. Buglewicz, Dan Goodkind
  • Patent number: 12217270
    Abstract: A unique identifier can be associated with a commerce good. A computing system can receive a first query with a first value of a particular attribute and the unique identifier. The computing system can receive a second query with a second value of the particular attribute and the unique identifier. The computing system can determine a difference between the first value and the second value of the particular attribute. The computing system can determine that the difference between the first value and the second value meets a particular threshold. The computing system can determining an authenticity of the commerce good responsive to the difference meeting the particular threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LocatorX, Inc.
    Inventor: William D. Meadow
  • Patent number: 12216743
    Abstract: A method for preventing digital content misuse can include detecting, by a client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device is paired to a viewing device such that, after being paired, the client-side computing device can cause digital content received from a remote server to be presented on a display of the viewing device; after detecting that the client-side computing device is paired to the viewing device, detecting, by the client-side computing device, that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device; and in response to detecting that the client-side computing device has been unpaired from the viewing device, executing a remedial action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SR LABS, INC.
    Inventors: James Armand Baldwin, Prem Akkaraju, Giorgio Vanzini
  • Patent number: 12201390
    Abstract: A surgical method is provided, comprising: providing an information structure in a computer readable storage device that associates an indication of surgeon skill level in at least one surgical activity performed using the surgical instrument with a surgical instrument actuator safety state of the surgical instrument for use during performance of the at least one surgical activity using the surgical instrument by a surgeon having the indicated skill level; tracking surgical instrument actuator state of a surgical instrument during performance of a surgical procedure by a surgeon; and transitioning the surgical instrument actuator state of the surgical instrument to the surgical instrument safety state during performance of the at least one surgical activity by the surgeon using the surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Pushkar Hingwe, Amy E. Kerdok, William C. Nowlin, David W. Robinson
  • Patent number: 12206466
    Abstract: A method of communicating between a first electronic communication device of a plurality of electronic communication devices and a wireless communication initiating device for reading the first electronic communication device. The method comprises receiving, at the first electronic communication device, a communication signal from the wireless communication initiating device and determining a first characteristic value relating to the communication signal. The method further comprises receiving at least a second characteristic value relating to a communication signal received by at least a second electronic communication device that is connected to the first electronic communication device and initiating communication with a reading device based on the first and second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Worldpay Limited
    Inventors: Daren Pickering, Nicholas Telford-Reed
  • Patent number: 12204984
    Abstract: A system method for delivery of predetermined administrator user content triggered after scanning a sequential QR code with a device. A UUID generated and is retrieved from the device based on a request received from the device. A trigger ID is obtained from the device based on the request received from the device. A previously created trigger configuration is fetched which trigger configuration provides a delivery setting. Content is then selectively delivered based on target matches with the fetched trigger configuration. The delivered content is the predetermined user content only if the retrieved UUID matches a previously stored UUID for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ACTV8, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Shuster
  • Patent number: 12205411
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods to obtain an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number of a checked luggage item of a passenger and queries a database for a primary identifier (PID) that is associated with a security screening image (SSI) of contents of the checked luggage item or a contents list (CL) derived from the SSI, based on the obtained IATA license plate number. The systems and methods de-personalize security screening image (SSI) file sharing data to comprise the PID and a hyperlink to the database or a secondary shared memory location to access the SSI or the CL. The system and method assemble a communication package that includes the SSI file sharing data. The communication package is devoid of personal identifiable information of the passenger. The systems and methods communicate the assembled communication package to an authorized computer workstation associated with a border-crossing country.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventor: Craig Mateer