Google Inc.

Walmart Apollo, LLC

Nidhi Agarwal

Sakshi Jain

Anika Setia

Amit Kumar Agrawal

There are provided systems and methods for the purchase of age-restricted merchandise without requiring the transmission of biometric information. In one form, the system includes: age-restricted merchandise items offered for sale to customers, a server that receives orders from customer devices, and a customer database containing a plurality of customer records. The system may further include: a control circuit that queries a customer whether the customer opts in to the use of local biometric authentication to enable the purchase of age-restricted merchandise items; receives customer identification proof documentation; associates a unique identifier corresponding to the customer device; stores the customer's opt in agreement, the customer's identification proof documentation, and the unique identifier associated with the customer device; receives an order for the purchase of an age-restricted merchandise item and the unique identifier; confirms local biometric authentication; verifies the customer's identity and age; and authorizes completion of the purchase transaction.

Systems and methods for the sale of age-restricted merchandise

There are provided systems and methods for the purchase of age-restricted merchandise without requiring the transmission of biometric information. In one form, the system includes: age-restricted merchandise items offered for sale to customers, a server that receives orders from customer devices, and a customer database containing a plurality of customer records. The system further includes: a control circuit that queries a customer whether the customer opts in to the use of local biometric authentication to enable the purchase of age-restricted merchandise items; receives customer identification proof documentation; associates a unique identifier corresponding to the customer device; stores the customer's opt in agreement, the customer's identification proof documentation, and the unique identifier associated with the customer device; receives an order for the purchase of an age-restricted merchandise item and the unique identifier; confirms local biometric authentication; verifies the customer's identity and age; and authorizes completion of the purchase transaction.

A system and method for configuring authentication of a mobile communications device entail detecting user context and device context factors and determining whether a current authentication mode is impractical or unfeasible in view of such factors. User context information of interest includes any indication that the user is driving or in a meeting for example. Context factors of interest include for example such factors as light, noise, or user activities such as driving. Based on this user context and device context, if the currently set authentication mode is impractical or unfeasible, then the device may select an available alternative authentication mode and reconfigure the device for that mode.

Context-based authentication mode selection

Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a context-based notification from a first device to a second device. In an embodiment, the first device is associated with a driver travelling to pick up a passenger, and the second device is associated with the passenger. Substantially at a notification point, the first device determines if, how, and when to transmit an auto-notification to the second device based on context. For example, if the passenger is not near the meeting point, then a notification is not sent, whereas if the passenger is in a conference with others, then a text rather than a call is sent. If traffic between the notification point and the meeting point is heavy, then the notification is delayed until the expected amount of travel time remains.

Context-based contact notification

A method and apparatus for managing blinking includes an electronic computing device detecting blinking of a user of the electronic computing device and determining an uninduced blink rate for the user from the detected blinking. The method also includes inducing the user to blink based on the uninduced blink rate. A further method and apparatus for managing blinking includes the electronic computing device presenting the user with a blink inducement of a plurality of blink inducements and determining whether the user blinked in response to presenting the blink inducement. The further method also includes presenting the blink inducement again based on the determination of whether the user blinked in response to presenting the blink inducement.

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Nidhi Agarwal