US 10,540,686 B1Granted

Systems and methods for providing streamlined multiple item transactions

AssigneeGroupon, Inc.

InventorsJustin Michael Hughes, Jeffrey A. Holden, Jeffrey M. Ayars

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Abstract

Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for providing multiple items for purchase to consumers are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system including circuitry configured complete a purchase of a first item using transaction data provided the consumer. The circuitry may be further configured to provide additional items to the consumer for a subsequent instant transaction. Using the same transaction data for the instant transaction as the purchase of the first item, the instant transaction may be streamlined by minimizing required consumer inputs. Some embodiments may additionally or alternatively provide for streamlined consumer inputs for the purchase of the first item.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

one or more servers including:
a communications module configured to connect with consumer devices via a network;
and
a processor in communication with the communications module, the processor being configured to:
provide an electronic user interface to a consumer device associated with a consumer via the network, the electronic user interface including an impression with an indication of one or more items;
receive, via the network and from the consumer device, a buy button selection input associated with the electronic user interface, the buy button selection input indicating a selected item;
determine purchase transaction data associated with the consumer device;
in response to determining that a transaction for the selected item is not completed, initiate a first countdown timer indicating a first pre-determined time period;
in response to determining that the first pre-determined time period has not lapsed and receiving a confirmation button selection input associated with a purchase confirmation display, complete the transaction for the selected item based on the purchase transaction data, the transaction being a two-click transaction including the buy button selection input and the confirmation button selection input;
subsequent to completing the transaction for the selected item, initiate a second countdown timer indicating a second pre-determined time period, and determine a plurality of additional items, the determining further including the processor being configured to:
determine data representing a plurality of available items;
assign a relevance metric to each of the plurality of available items based on item search queries associated with the consumer;
and
select the plurality of additional items from the plurality of available items based on relevance metrics of the plurality of available items;
generate a purchase redirect display including redirect content, the redirect content comprising a plurality of impressions of the plurality of additional items, the plurality of impressions being arranged based on relevance metrics of the plurality of additional items;
provide, via the network, the purchase redirect display to the electronic user interface directly subsequent to the purchase confirmation display;
receive, via the network and from the consumer device, a first additional item selection input, the first additional item selection input indicating a first additional item from the plurality of additional items;
and
in response to determining that the second pre-determined time period has lapsed, complete an instant transaction for the first additional item based on the purchase transaction data, the instant transaction being a one-click transaction including the first additional item selection input associated with the purchase redirect display without a subsequent confirmation input to complete the instant transaction.

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A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing, by a processor, an electronic user interface to a consumer device associated with a consumer via a network, the electronic user interface including an impression with an indication of one or more items;
receiving, by the processor, a buy button selection input associated with the electronic user interface from the consumer device, the buy button selection input indicating a selected item;
determining, by the processor, purchase transaction data associated with the consumer device;
in response to determining that a transaction for the selected item is not completed, initiating a first countdown timer indicating a first pre-determined time period;
in response to determining that the first pre-determined time period has not lapsed and receiving a confirmation button selection input associated with a purchase confirmation display, completing, by the processor, the transaction for the selected item based on the purchase transaction data, the transaction being a two-click transaction including the buy button selection input and the confirmation button selection input;
subsequent to completing the transaction for the selected item, initiating a second countdown timer indicating a second pre-determined time period, and determining a plurality of additional items, the determining further including:
determining data representing a plurality of available items;
assigning a relevance metric to each of the plurality of available items based on item search queries associated with the consumer;
and
selecting the plurality of additional items from the plurality of available items based on relevance metrics of the plurality of available items;
generating, by the processor, a purchase redirect display including redirect content, the redirect content comprising a plurality of impressions of the plurality of additional items, the plurality of impressions being arranged based on relevance metrics of the plurality of additional items;
providing, via the network, the purchase redirect display to the electronic user interface directly subsequent to the purchase confirmation display;
receiving, by the processor and from the consumer device, a first additional item selection input indicating a first additional item from the plurality of additional items;
and
in response to determining that the second pre-determined time period has lapsed, completing, by the processor, an instant transaction for the first additional item based on the purchase transaction data, the instant transaction for the first additional item being a one-click transaction including the first additional item selection input associated with the purchase redirect display without a subsequent confirmation input to complete the instant transaction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/495,790Filed 24 Sep 2014 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Sep 2013
Granted: 21 Jan 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G06Q 30/0253
Targeted advertisements: during e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
G06Q 30/0222
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: during e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
G06Q 30/0635
Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists: replenishment orders; recurring orders
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial