IP Library Granted Patent US 11,436,621
Granted Patent B2
US 11,436,621 · App. 17/357,692 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Selecting available assignments in retail stores for users based on external assignments

Inventors: Youval Bronicki (Los Altos, CA); James Simon Slavet (Needham, MA)
Assignee: Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,436,621
App. No.
17/357,692
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for selecting available assignments, the method including: receiving an indication of an external assignment, wherein the external assignment is associated with one or more locations external to a plurality of retail stores; based on the indication of the external assignment, selecting a retail store among the plurality of retail stores; based on the selected retail store, selecting at least one available assignment in the selected retail store; and offering the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store to a user.

Claims (50)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for selecting available assignments, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of an external assignment, wherein the external assignment is associated with one or more locations external to a plurality of retail stores;

receiving, from a user, a desired earning rate;

determining a travel time to a location associated with each of a plurality of alternative retail stores;

obtaining a predicted earning rate for each of the plurality of alternative retail stores;

based on the indication of the external assignment and based on the predicted earning rate equaling or exceeding the desired earning rate, selecting a retail store among the plurality of retail stores;

based on the selected retail store, selecting at least one available assignment in the selected retail store; and

offering the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store to the user.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment includes an available assignment offered to the user.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein offering the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store to the user includes offering to the user a bundle of the external assignment and the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment includes an assignment selected for the user based on one or more preferences of the user.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment includes a task associated with an employer of the user.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment includes a transportation assignment associated with a particular location, and the selected retail store is determined based on the particular location.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the selected retail store is determined based on a distance from the particular location to the selected retail store.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment includes a transportation assignment from a first location to a second location, and the selected retail store is determined based on a measure of a detour to the selected retail store when traveling from the first location to the second location.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment includes being at a particular location at an estimated time period, and the selected retail store is determined based on the estimated time period.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising determining an amount of time estimated to complete the selected at least one available assignment.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving one or more images captured from the selected retail store; and

analyzing the one or more images to select at least one available assignment.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises determining a reward corresponding to the selected at least one available assignment based on a property of the external assignment, and providing to the user an indication of the determined reward.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein offering the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store to the user includes providing to the user an indication of a reward corresponding to the external assignment without the selected at least one available assignment and an indication of a reward corresponding to a bundle of the external assignment and the selected at least one available assignment.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the external assignment is determined based on a type of equipment available to the user.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

receiving, from the user, an estimated gas mileage of a vehicle associated with the user and a cost per quantity of gas;

estimating, based on the estimated gas mileage and cost per quantity of gas, a total fuel price associated with each of the plurality of retail stores; and

deducting the total fuel price from the predicted earning rate.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the selected at least one available assignment comprises purchasing an item at the selected retail store.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

receiving an indication that the user has declined the selected at least one available assignment;

selecting an alternate retail store of among the plurality of retail stores;

based on the selected alternate retail store, selecting at least one alternate available assignment in the selected alternate retail store; and

offering the selected at least one alternate available assignment in the selected alternate retail store to the user.

18. A method for selecting available assignments in retail stores for users based on external assignments, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of an external assignment, wherein the external assignment is associated with one or more locations external to a plurality of retail stores;

receiving, from a user, a desired earning rate;

determining a travel time to a location associated with each of a plurality of alternative retail stores;

obtaining a predicted earning rate for each of the plurality of alternative retail stores;

based on the indication of the external assignment and based on the predicted earning rate equaling or exceeding the desired earning rate, selecting a retail store among the plurality of retail stores;

based on the selected retail store, selecting at least one available assignment in the selected retail store; and

offering the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store to the user.

19. A system for selecting available assignments in retail stores for users based on external assignments, the system comprising:

at least one processor programmed to:

receive an indication of an external assignment, wherein the external assignment is associated with one or more locations external to a plurality of retail stores;

receive, from a user, a desired earning rate;

determine a travel time to a location associated with each of a plurality of alternative retail stores; and

obtain a predicted earning rate for each of the plurality of alternative retail stores,

based on the indication of the external assignment and based on the predicted earning rate equaling or exceeding the desired earning rate, select a retail store among the plurality of retail stores;

based on the selected retail store, select at least one available assignment in the selected retail store; and

offer the selected at least one available assignment in the selected retail store to the user.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2026
From: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: TRAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; SHOPKICK, INC.
Reel/Frame 074717/0014 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2023
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: TRAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; SHOPKICK INC.
Reel/Frame 065028/0871 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2023
From: TRAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; SHOPKICK, INC.
To: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065016/0744 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: BRONICKI, YOUVAL; SLAVET, JAMES SIMON
To: TRAX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 058895/0852 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2021
From: TRAX TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.; SHOPKICK, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 058184/0438 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation PCTUS2021034885 · May 28, 2021
Provisional Application 63113490 · Nov 13, 2020
Provisional Application 63091009 · Oct 13, 2020
Provisional Application 63084086 · Sep 28, 2020
Provisional Application 63033055 · Jun 1, 2020
Related Publication 20210374641A1 · Dec 2, 2021
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