Integrated item decanting system
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11491656
Examples provide a system for decanting items from a set of cases into a set of storage totes in preparation for induction into an automated tote storage device. A set of robotic decanting devices includes at least one robotic de-palletizing device configured to remove a selected case comprising a set of items from a pallet at a de-palletizing station. A stationary robotic case opener device opens each case as it moves along a conveyor device. A set of sensor devices scans cases and/or…
Methods and apparatus for exchanging asynchronous messages
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11496421
The disclosed subject matter relates to a system and method for facilitating automated conversations with users over a network. In some embodiment, a disclosed system includes a computing device operably connected to a database, and is configured to receive a plurality of incoming messages from a first user in an asynchronous manner; and identify a user request associated with the plurality of incoming messages. In these embodiments, the computing device determines that the plurality of…
Automated bakery kiosk with order customization
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11495078
An automated bakery kiosk 1000 takes orders for customized bakery products 7, prepares the bakery product 7, automatically customizes it, stores and dispenses the bakery product 7 with minimal assistance required from a store associate 5. It employs a customization subsystem 1100 which can write or decorate with an edible liquid 9, such as icing, on the bakery product 7. It also has temperature-controlled storage compartments 1100 which can be used to thaw the bakery product 7 so that it…
Systems to fulfill a picked sales order and related methods therefor
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494829
A number of embodiments can include a system. The system can include one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices storing computing instructions. The computing instructions can be configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: receiving, from a customer electronic device of a customer, a request for an order comprising one or more goods; determining an estimated fulfillment time for the order; promising the one or more goods of the…
Methods and systems for an electronic shelf label system
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494821
An electronic shelf label system comprising an electronic display device and a plurality of electronic shelf labels is provided. A computing system transmits data transmissions to the plurality of electronic shelf labels. Each of the electronic shelf labels are configured to receive, from the computing system, data to render on an electronic display of each of the electronic shelf labels. The electronic display device is configured to determine, based on at least one of a set of…
Methods and apparatus for payment fraud detection
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494775
This application relates to apparatus and methods for identifying fraudulent transactions. In some examples, a computing device generates a decision matrix to identify fraudulent transactions. To generate the decision matrix, the computing device may determine scores for a plurality of transactions, and may determine transaction categories for each transaction based on the scores. The computing device may also determine a number of predictable features based on applying machine learning…
Automatic generation of load and route design
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494731
A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform receiving orders from physical stores for fulfillment from a distribution center, each of the orders comprising a set of items and a requested delivery date; generating a stack building plan for each of the orders using simulated annealing; obtaining routes for delivering the orders in trailers from the…
Systems and methods for optimizing delivery routes using fleet vehicles and third-party deliverers
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494728
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 plurality of website orders on a website of an online retailer for delivery of a plurality of products; determining at least one fleet delivery route for delivery of the plurality of products of the plurality of website orders to a plurality of locations using a vehicle fleet of the…
Methods and apparatus for machine learning model hyperparameter optimization
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494593
This application relates to apparatus and methods for optimizing hyperparameters for machine learning models. In some examples, a computing device configures a machine learning model with a first set of hyperparameters from a pool of hyperparameters. The computing device may execute the machine learning model to generate a validation score, and may update parameters of a probability determination model based on the validation score. Further, the computing device may execute the…
Methods and apparatus for automatically providing a ranking of items in response to a search request
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
11494391
This application relates to apparatus and methods for ranking search results. In some examples, a computing device receives item data identifying items for a search query provided by a user. The computing determines, for each item, a first value based on a relevance of the item to the search query. The computing device also determines user engagement data for the user, where the user engagement data identifies engagements by the user on a webpage. The computing device determines, for…
Griddle cooking plate
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
D968874
Combination grill
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
D968872
Pellet grill
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
D968871
Pellet grill
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
D968870
Rotisserie grill
Granted: November 8, 2022
Patent Number:
D968869
Automatically rectifying in real-time anomalies in natural language processing systems
Granted: November 1, 2022
Patent Number:
11488594
A method for automatically rectifying in real-time anomalies in natural language processing systems. The method can include receiving command data from a user device of a user. The command data can correspond to a user request. The method further can include retrieving, from a new template database, a new request template corresponding to the user request. Additionally, the method can include retrieving, from the new template database, an output instruction corresponding to the new…
Systems and methods for processing retail facility-related information requests of retail facility workers
Granted: November 1, 2022
Patent Number:
11487821
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for processing information requests of workers at a retail facility and retrieving information associated with the retail facility based on the information requests. An electronic device permits a worker at the retail facility to input an information request in association with at least one worker at the retail facility or at least one product at the retail facility. A computing device receives, from the electronic device, electronic…
Systems and methods for keyword categorization
Granted: November 1, 2022
Patent Number:
11487803
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 set of keywords from a graphical user interface of an electronic device of a user; pre-processing at least one keyword of the set of keywords; receiving a hierarchical categorization; pre-processing at least one category of the hierarchical categorization; determining a respective…
Griddle
Granted: November 1, 2022
Patent Number:
D968155
System and method for modifying capacity for new facilities
Granted: October 25, 2022
Patent Number:
11481711
Systems, methods, and machine readable media are provided for modifying capacity for new facilities. A user selects a retail facility for having a capacity modification and selects a new capacity for the retail facility. The user submits the request for the new capacity for the retail facility. The user confirms the request for a new capacity for the retail facility and forwards the request for a new capacity for the retail facility to a capacity scheduling tool to produce a revised…
