Method and apparatus for identifying potential buyers
AssigneeGroupon, Inc.
InventorsJay S. Walker, John M. Packes, JR., Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephen C. Tulley, Keith Bemer, James A. Jorasch
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AssigneeGroupon, Inc.
InventorsJay S. Walker, John M. Packes, JR., Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephen C. Tulley, Keith Bemer, James A. Jorasch
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A method by which potential buyers are identified includes receiving a description of an item a potential buyer intends to purchase within a particular time, determining a reward for the potential buyer based on intent data, providing the reward to the potential buyer and applying a penalty to a financial account of the potential buyer if the potential buyer does not purchase the item within the particular time period. The system includes a controller coupled to at least one input device with the controller operable to compute a reward offer. The controller includes circuitry, or software, configured to compute and apply a penalty if the potential buyer does not purchase the item within the particular time period.
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A method comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed by an apparatus, causes to apparatus to:
A device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the device to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.