US 11,907,971 B2Granted

Systems, methods, and storage media for a social commerce platform

AssigneeJoshua Ritzer

InventorsJoshua Ritzer, Robert P. Conroy, Andrew Obler, Christian Dokken

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Abstract

A system for engaging customers is disclosed, where the system is configured to receive information related to a plurality of offers provided by a plurality of entities, the information comprising one or more of location rules, time rules, and offer details; receive geolocation information from a user device; identify, from the plurality of offers, at least one offer, wherein the identifying is based at least in part on the geolocation information and the information related to the plurality of offers; obtain one or more first information comprising information related to one of the at least one offer; display the one or more first information, wherein the one or more first information further comprises information provided by at least one entity; select a first offer, wherein the selecting comprises sending a request for viewing, booking, and/or purchasing the first offer; and receiving an acceptance for the first offer.

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Dependent claims

A system configured for engaging customers using a computer platform, the system comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
receive, from an event manager client device, information of an event including an event time and an event location;
determine a plurality of geofenced zones for the event location, the plurality of geofenced zones surrounding the event location and having different sizes;
determine, for each of the plurality of geofenced zones, a time-sensitive offer for purchasing access to the event, wherein the time-sensitive offer is different for each of the plurality of geofenced zones;
receive geolocation information from one or more user devices;
input the geolocation information and information of the time-sensitive offer for each of the plurality of geofenced zones into one or more data structures;
periodically refresh the one or more data structures when determining at least one geofenced zone among the plurality of geofenced zones that contains a user device in a time period at least partially before the event time;
transmit, to the user device, the time-sensitive offer that corresponds with the at least one geofenced zone;
and
in response to receiving, from the user device, an acceptance that satisfies one or more conditions of the time-sensitive offer, initiate a transaction for the user device to purchase access to the event,
wherein one or more of the plurality of geofenced zones include a buy zone and a view zone, and
wherein one or more of the buy zone and the view zone automatically shrink in size as the event time approaches.

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A method for engaging customers using a computer platform, the method comprising:

receiving, from an event manager client device, information of an event including an event time and an event location;
determining a plurality of geofenced zones for the event location, the plurality of geofenced zones surrounding the event location and having different sizes;
determining, for each of the plurality of geofenced zones, a time-sensitive offer for purchasing access to the event, wherein the time-sensitive offer is different for each of the plurality of geofenced zones;
receiving geolocation information from one or more user devices;
inputting the geolocation information and information of the time-sensitive offer for each of the plurality of geofenced zones into one or more data structures;
periodically refreshing the one or more data structures to increase computing efficiency for determining at least one geofenced zone among the plurality of geofenced zones that contains a user device in a time period at least partially before the event time;
transmitting, to the user device, the time-sensitive offer that corresponds with the at least one geofenced zone;
and
in response to receiving, from the user device, an acceptance that satisfies one or more conditions of the time-sensitive offer, initiating a transaction for the user device to purchase access to the event,
wherein one or more of the plurality of geofenced zones include a buy zone and a view zone, and
wherein one or more of the buy zone and the view zone automatically shrink in size as the event time approaches.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/110,600Filed 16 Feb 2023 · us provisional application
Priority: 23 Feb 2022
Published: US 2023/0267504 A124 Aug 2023
Granted: 20 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06Q 30/0261
Targeted advertisements: based on user location
G06Q 10/02
Administration; Management: reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
G06Q 10/028
Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events: for seating or spaces in a venue
G06Q 30/0235
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: constrained by time limit or expiration date

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Application63/312,886Us provisional application · filed 23 Feb 2022
US 2023/0267504 A1Pre-grant publication · published 24 Aug 2023
US 11,907,971 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

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