Walmart had 77 patents in ecommerce during Q4 2023. Walmart Inc filed patents in Q4 2023 for a device agnostic architecture to manage interactions between front end store systems and backend systems, a system for content selection and presentation using reinforcement learning, a method for tracking dynamic source ranking for content providers, systems for invoice adjustment in supply chain management, and methods for controlled data sharing in a supply chain distributed ledger. GlobalData’s report on Walmart gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Walmart grant share with ecommerce as a theme is 46% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Systems and methods for managing self check out services (Patent ID: US20230419286A1)
The patent filed by Walmart Inc. describes a device agnostic architecture that facilitates communication between front end store systems, such as self-checkout systems, and backend systems, like point of sale subsystems. This architecture includes a translation layer that mediates communication between the systems by mapping commands received from different devices into native execution commands for the receiving systems. The translation layer ensures that the front end and backend systems communicate effectively despite differences in communication protocols and data formats.
The patent claims detail a purchasing system with a POS subsystem and controller that receives service requests in different formats from purchase subsystems, mediates communication between these subsystems and the POS subsystem, and dynamically maps responsive information back to the purchase subsystems. The system is designed to handle various purchase subsystems, such as self-checkout systems or mobile devices with checkout applications, and can automatically identify and map information to ensure seamless communication. Additionally, the system includes a calculation subsystem for generating notifications related to restricted purchase items. Overall, the patent outlines a comprehensive method and system for managing interactions between different store systems to streamline the purchasing process.
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