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US 11,238,480 B1Granted
Rewarding affiliates
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDaryn Edward Nakhuda, Siddharth Vivek Joshi, Vishal Bethur Sathyamurthy, Scott Kerns Windsor
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Abstract
Technology for rewarding affiliates is provided. In one example, a method may include determining a physical location of a computing device. A purchase intent from the computing device while at the physical location may be identified. An affiliate associated with the physical location may be rewarded for the purchase intent.
Claims19
An affiliate rewards system, comprising at least one processor and a memory storing instructions, that upon execution by the at least one processor, configure the affiliate rewards system to:
- determine a physical location of a computing device after the computing device checks in with a second computing device at the physical location, the physical location corresponding to an affiliate, the affiliate registered to participate in a rewards program associated with an electronic store by at least associating a category of products with the rewards program;
- determine an interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at the physical location, the interaction related to a product that belongs to the category and that is available from the electronic store;
- determine a first time of a purchase intent, the first time corresponding to the interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at the physical location, the purchase intent indicating an intent to purchase the product from the electronic store;
- determine a second time of a purchase of the product from the electronic store via the computing device, the second time corresponding to a different interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at a different physical location;
- determine a difference between the second time and the first time;
- determine a threshold amount of time defined based at least in part on a value of the product;
- determine that the difference is less than the threshold amount of time;
- and
- indicate, in the rewards program and based at least in part on the second time being less than the threshold amount of time from the first time, a reward to the affiliate.
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An affiliate rewards system, comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory configured to:
- determine a physical location of a computing device after the computing device checks in with a second computing device at the physical location, the physical location corresponding to an affiliate, the affiliate registered to participate in a rewards program associated with an electronic store by at least associating a category of products with the rewards program;
- determine an interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at the physical location, the interaction related to a product that belongs to the category and that is available from the electronic store;
- determine a first time of a purchase intent, the first time corresponding to the interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at the physical location, the purchase intent indicating an intent to purchase the product from the electronic store;
- determine a second time of the purchase of the product from the electronic store via the computing device, the second time corresponding to a different interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at a different physical location;
- determine a difference between the second time and the first time;
- determine a threshold amount of time defined based at least in part on a value of the product;
- determine that the difference is less than the threshold amount of time;
- and
- indicate, in the rewards program and based at least in part on the second time being less than the threshold amount of time from the first time, a reward to the affiliate.
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A method implemented by a computer system, the method comprising:
- determining a physical location of a computing device after the computing device checks in with a second computing device at the physical location, the physical location corresponding to an affiliate, the affiliate registered to participate in a rewards program associated with an electronic store by at least associating a category of products with the rewards program;
- determining an interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at the physical location, the interaction related to a product that belongs to the category and that is available from the electronic store;
- determining a first time of a purchase intent, the first time corresponding to the interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at the physical location, the purchase intent indicating an intent to purchase the product from the electronic store;
- determining a second time of the purchase of the product from the electronic store via the computing device, the second time corresponding to a different interaction between the computing device and the electronic store while the computing device is at a different physical location;
- determining a difference between the second time and the first time;
- determining a threshold amount of time defined based at least in part on a value of the product;
- determining that the difference is less than the threshold amount of time;
- and
- indicating, in the rewards program and based at least in part on the second time being less than the threshold amount of time from the first time, a reward to the affiliate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.