Communication device interface for merchant check-in and shopping notifications

• US 10,318,991 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2014
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lee, Hyunju
• Primary Examiner(s): Sittner, Matthew T
• Application Number:
  US14/508,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100405A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,708 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute

Abstract

There are provided systems and methods for a communication device interface for merchant check-in and shopping notifications. A user may enter shopping preferences to a module of a communication device in order to receive notifications and alerts when items matching the shopping preferences are available with one or more merchants. A service provider may receive the shopping preferences with user attributes, such as a user location and/or account balance. The attributes may be determined using applications and/or modules of the communication device or through a check-in by the user at a location. The service provider may determine shopping notifications having purchase offers for the items from available merchants. The purchase offers may include offers to sell the items and discounts for the items. The shopping notifications may be displayed to the user using a user device interface, such as cells within an application or mobile device home screen.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an input device for receiving a shopping preference for a user;

an output device that displays a first shopping notification associated with the shopping preference;

an input/output (i/o) interface in communication with the input device and the output device;

a non-transitory memory storing instructions;

a communication module that communicates the shopping preference and attributes associated with the user and receives the first shopping notification; and

at least one hardware processor configured to execute the instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising;

accessing a cell display preference for the user;

communicating the shopping preference and the attributes associated with the user to a service provider;

receiving the first shopping notification from the service provider for a first merchant, wherein the first shopping notification comprises first shopping data, and wherein the first shopping notification is determined using the shopping preference and the attributes;

in response to receiving the first shopping notification, executing an application process for an application on a mobile computing device, wherein the application process generates a first cell within a user interface (UI) of the application for the first shopping notification based on the cell display preference, and wherein the first cell is displayed in a portion of the UI of the application;

comparing the first shopping data to the cell display preference;

determining a first amount of data from the first shopping data to be displayed based on the comparing the first shopping data to the cell display preference;

determining a second amount of data from the first shopping notification to be hidden based on the comparing the first shopping data to the cell display preference;

hiding the second amount of data from display in the first cell of the UI;

displaying the first amount of data in the first cell of the UI;

receiving a first selection of the first cell within the application; and

in response to the first selection, displaying the second amount of data within the first cell.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise accessing the second amount of data from a device of the first merchant.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second amount of data comprises at least one of merchant information for a first merchant, merchant location information for the first merchant, merchant inventory information for the first merchant, a cost, item information, an item discount, terms of purchase, a wait time at the first merchant, or delivery information for the first merchant.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request to purchase a first item from the first selection of the first cell; and

communicating the request to the device of the first merchant and a payment provider for processing.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a transaction history for the request.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the transaction history comprises terms of delivery for the first item by the first merchant.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the attributes comprise at least one of a delivery preference of the user, a mode of transaction of the user, or an account balance of the user.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first merchant is determined using a location of the user and the mode of transaction of the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second shopping notification from the service provider for a second merchant, wherein the second shopping notification comprises second shopping data, and wherein the second shopping notification is determined using the shopping preference and the attributes; and

comparing the second shopping data to the cell display preference;

determining a third amount of data from the second shopping data to be displayed based on the comparing the second shopping data to the cell display preference; and

displaying the third amount of data in a second cell of the UI.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the second cell of the UI is separate from the first cell.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first amount of data comprises first information identifying a first item, and wherein the third amount of data comprises second information identifying a second item.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the first selection, linking the first cell of the UI to a merchant website for the first merchant.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second selection of the second cell within the application.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the second shopping data comprises at least one of a price match or a price reduction of a purchasable item offered by the second merchant.