System and method for handling multi-turn conversations and context management for voice enabled ecommerce transactions
Granted: February 6, 2024
Patent Number:
11893991
Systems and methods for e-commerce systems using natural language understanding are described. A computing device is configured receive a user utterance including at least one identified semantic component and at least one missing semantic component and generate a context stack including a set of context entries. Each of the context entries includes a root intent element, an entity list element, and a dialogue stack and each context entry in the set of context entries is associated with…
Systems and methods for e-commerce API orchestration using natural language interfaces
Granted: February 6, 2024
Patent Number:
11893979
Systems and methods for e-commerce systems using natural language understanding are described. A computing device is configured receive a user utterance and identify at least one semantic element within the user utterance. An intent associated with the at least one semantic element is identified and an intent flow associated with the identified intent is executed. The intent flow includes a set of tasks executed in a predetermined order. A system utterance is generated by instantiating a…
Methods and apparatus for electronic detection of fraudulent transactions using machine learning processes
Granted: January 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11887172
This application relates to apparatus and methods for identifying fraudulent transactions. The embodiments may employ machine learning processes to detect fraudulent activity. In some examples, a computing device determines customer data and device data for a customer and device involved in a transaction. The customer data may include previous transactions by the customer, and the device data may include previous transactions involving the device. The computing device generates features…
Systems and methods for generating time slot predictions and repurchase predictions using machine learning architectures
Granted: January 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11887023
Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform functions comprising: generating one or more feature vectors for a user, the one or more feature vectors at least comprising transaction-based features and slot-based features; generating, using a machine learning architecture, a repurchase prediction for the user based, at least in part, on the one…
Conveyor systems and methods for sorting merchandise using interchangeable and assignable sortation modules
Granted: January 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11878862
There is provided a conveyor assembly for sorting merchandise items. In one form, the conveyor assembly includes: a merchandise identification module; sortation modules each comprising a multi-directional sorting portion with two sets of rollers, a first wing including a third set of rollers, a second wing including a fourth set of rollers, and a controller configured to receive an IP address; a first, disassembled state of the sortation modules; a second, assembled state of the…
Rotisserie grill
Granted: January 23, 2024
Patent Number:
D1011818
Methods and apparatus for grouping items
Granted: January 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11875304
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…
Storage cart providing item storage verification
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868959
Examples provide an item storage cart for verifying correct item placement into containers on the item storage cart. A cart manager component outputs planogram data identifying a location of a selected item. Weight data generated by one or more weight sensors associated with the set of item storage containers is analyzed to verify whether a correct item is placed in a given storage container on the cart and/or verify a selected item is placed into a correct storage container. The cart…
Systems and methods for delivering merchandise using autonomous ground vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11869111
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to delivering merchandise using autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) in cooperation with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In some embodiments, the system includes: an AGV having a motorized locomotion system, a storage area to hold merchandise, a sensor to detect obstacles, a transceiver, and a control circuit to operate the AGV; a UAV having a motorized flight system, a gripper mechanism to grab merchandise, a…
System and method for perpetual inventory management
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868960
An analysis of the scans is performed to determine whether the selected item was moved from the back room to the shelf, then returned from the shelf to the back room. The analysis also determines a re-bin time when the selected product was returned to the back room. An adjustment to the PI is blocked when last PI adjustment time is later than the re-bin time. An adjustment to the PI is also blocked when an audit indicator is received at the interface indicating that the retail store is…
Systems and methods for optimization of pick walks
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868958
Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: receiving a respective number of totes for each respective order of one or more orders; determining, using a first set of rules, when the respective number of totes for a respective order of the one or more orders can be reduced; when the respective number of totes is determined to be able to be…
Clustering regulated VRPTW solver for large scale batch optimization of last mile delivery
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868951
A system for generating a geographically-clustered routing solution includes a computer system configured to receive a plurality of orders. Each order in the plurality of orders comprises a geographic location. The plurality of orders are clustered into a plurality of clusters based on the geographic location of each order and a routing solution is generated for each of the plurality of clusters. Each routing solution is transmitted to at least one vehicle system.
Systems and methods for sortation of products using a conveyor assembly
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868947
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to the sortation of products using a conveyor assembly. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for receiving and sorting products shipped to a shopping facility including: a delivery location at a shopping facility configured to receive a shipment of products; a conveyor assembly comprising: a product identification module configured to read identification data from an identification label disposed on a…
Systems and methods for generating dynamic instructions for database querying and data retrieval
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868342
A data retrieval system can include a computing device that is configured to, in response to receiving a uniform resource locator from a user device, parse the uniform resource locator to identify a dynamic path variable. The computing device can be configured to generate a set of execution steps based on the received uniform resource locator. The computing device can also be configured to execute the set of execution steps to retrieve a set of data, the set of execution steps being…
Systems and methods for correcting label bias in data
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11868337
This application relates to systems and methods for automatically correcting labels in untrusted data based on a small sample of trusted data in a training database. In some examples, training data may be divided into a trusted dataset and an untrusted dataset using stratified sampling. An adversarial algorithm may be used to reassign labels in the data samples associated with the untrusted data based on a set of features in the data and labels in the trusted dataset. The untrusted…
Automated system for transporting payloads
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11866257
An automated warehouse storage system including a multilevel storage array is provided. Each aisle has a set of storage levels and each level has storage locations distributed along the aisle. The guideway network extending through the multilevel storage array is configured for autonomous vehicles to move along the guideway network within the multilevel storage array. The guideway network including an inter-aisle guideway spanning at least two of the multiple aisles and a set of guideway…
Climbing robot with compliant pinion drive
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11866256
An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.
Systems and methods for managing meat cut quality
Granted: January 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11864562
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to ensuring quality of meat cuts. In some embodiments, a system for ensuring quality of meat cuts comprises a capture device comprising an image capture device configured to capture an image of a cut of meat, a depth sensor configured to capture depth data, a transceiver configured to transmit the image and the depth data, a microcontroller configured to control the image capture device, the depth sensor, and the…
Mobile assembly apparatus
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11860605
A mobile assembly apparatus and a method of assembling a retail product utilizing a retail assembly are discussed. The mobile assembly apparatus may include a cabinet structure, an expandable work surface, a frame, wheels, an articulated arm, outrigger supports, a power supply, sensors, a hardware dispenser, and a computing device. The mobile assembly apparatus scans a machine readable identifier and retrieves assembly instructions for an item associated with the identifier. The…
Systems and methods for behavior based messaging
Granted: January 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11861473
A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform functions comprising: calculating a first user propensity score and a second user propensity score for a user based on at least one feature vector of historical data of the user; using the first user propensity score to place the user into a first segment; using the…
