Walmart had four patents in social media during Q2 2024. Walmart Inc filed a patent for a categorization system that uses a computing device to analyze data items from a database, apply a categorization model to identify topics, and generate a visualization showing the frequency of data items for each topic. This visualization can be transmitted to an analyst device or a categorized database. GlobalData’s report on Walmart gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

Walmart had no grants in social media as a theme in Q2 2024.

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Application: Systems and methods for categorization of ingested database entries to determine topic frequency (Patent ID: US20240160642A1)

The patent filed by Walmart Inc. describes a categorization system that involves a computing device obtaining data items from a database, selecting a categorization model, applying the model to identify topics associated with the data items, generating a visualization showing the frequency of topics, and transmitting this visualization to an analyst device or a categorized database. The system also includes a mechanism to compare unknown data items to public data, generate new topics based on this comparison, and categorize the unknown data items accordingly. Additionally, sentiment analysis can be applied to the data items, and the visualization can include the identified sentiment for each data item.

Furthermore, the system allows for the selection of categorization models based on the language of the data items, implements transformer-based machine learning models for topic determination, and categorizes data items based on their similarity to known topics. The visualization includes indications for unknown topics categorized using public resources, providing transparency in the categorization process. Overall, the system offers a comprehensive approach to data categorization, utilizing various models and techniques to efficiently process and visualize large amounts of data for improved analysis and decision-making.

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