Daniel Edward Howell

US Patent:

20180114183, Apr 26, 2018

Filed:

Oct 6, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/726985

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Daniel B. Howell - Bentonville AR, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/08
G02B 5/10
G06K 9/00
G06K 9/20

Abstract:

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to determine a stock level for products on a product display using a mirror to provide a view of the product display and/or products stocked thereon. The mirror can have a convex or segmented convex configuration to provide a wider field-of-view than a flat mirror. Further, the system described herein can include an electronic imager or machine readable code scanner that utilizes the mirror to capture an image of the product display and products stocked thereon or to scan machine readable codes on the product display or products. The image or scan can then be sent to a control circuit for analysis and stock level determination. The control circuit can also create workflow tasks to check the product display, restock, order more inventory, and the like.

US Patent:

20180108078, Apr 19, 2018

Filed:

Oct 11, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/729843

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Daniel Howell - Bentonville AR, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 30/02
G06Q 10/08
G01C 21/20
H04W 4/04

Abstract:

A system that controls a presentation of digital content comprises at least one electronic display positioned in a retail shopping environment; a mobile device that filters, changes, or replaces content for display at the electronic display; at least one controller that controls an output of the content to the at least one electronic display in response to a request for a change in content received from the mobile device; and a user-configurable sphere of influence that establishes a distance of the mobile device from the at least one controller and determines whether at least one electronic display receives the controlled output of content based on proximity of the mobile device from the at least one controller.

US Patent:

20180078058, Mar 22, 2018

Filed:

Aug 24, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/685015

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Daniel Howell - Bentonville AR, US

International Classification:

A47F 10/02
G01C 21/20
G06Q 10/08

Abstract:

A sensing device is paired with a shopping cart for assisting an operator of the shopping cart, and comprises a sensor unit that receives and processes telemetry data received from a context source; a processor that reads the telemetry data from the sensor unit; and a transmitter that wirelessly transmits the read telemetry data directly from the sensing device to a mobile computing device. The read telemetry data is processed by the mobile computing device to perform a navigation operation.

US Patent:

20180005295, Jan 4, 2018

Filed:

Dec 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/540856

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Daniel B. Howell - Bentonville AR, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 10/08
G06K 7/10

Abstract:

An apparatus for providing perishable product freshness information is provided. The apparatus includes a portable device having an input device for receiving a product identifier associated with a perishable product, a sensor reader for receiving data from one or more sensors in proximity of the perishable product and the portable device, a display device to display information, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: receive the product identifier associated with the perishable product, retrieve a list of one or more external sensors to detect, cause the sensor reader to scan for data from the one or more external sensors, receive detected sensor data from one or more sensors detected by the sensor reader, and cause the display device to display information associated with product freshness determined based on the stored sensor data and a sensor data history associated with the perishable product.

US Patent:

20170221132, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Jul 28, 2015

Appl. No.:

15/329762

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Daniel B. Howell - Bentonville AR, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 20/12

Abstract:

Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein for building a shopping list on a user device using a sensor unit attached to a shopping container. In one embodiment, a shopping apparatus is provided. The shopping apparatus includes a portable item container and a sensor unit attached to the portable item container. The sensor unit includes a sensor configured to detect identifying information from items gathered by a user and placed in the portable item container and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the identifying information of the items to a user device configured to use the identifying information to build a shopping list.