Method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing a dashboard

• US 10,692,101 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2018
• Issued: 06/23/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Inventors: Shariff, Shafiq, Nordquist, Derek
• Primary Examiner(s): Gills, Kurtis
• Application Number:
  US16/106,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20190087841A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0205 Location or geographical consideration

Abstract

Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for providing a dashboard. An example method comprises determining, using a processor, a total demand for one or more promotion tuples, identifying a current supply, wherein the current supply is identified in an instance in which the current supply is usable to satisfy the total demand, determining one or more demand gaps based on a difference between the total demand and the current supply, providing a first view in a lead dashboard, the first view comprising at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps, receiving a selection of one of a plurality of granularities of either a location or category, and refining the first view into a second view, the second view comprising additional granularity of at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps when compared to the first view.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, using a processor, a total demand for one or more promotions, periodically, over a period of time;

identifying a current supply, wherein the current supply is identified in an instance in which the current supply is usable to satisfy the total demand, periodically, over the period of time;

determining a trend in one or more demand gaps based on a difference between the total demand and the current supply, over the period of time;

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display a first view, the first view comprising the trend in the one or more demand gaps;

receiving, via the GUI, a selection of one of a plurality of granularities of either a location or category;

refining, via the GUI, the first view into a second view, the second view comprising additional granularity of the trend in the one or more demand gaps when compared to the first view;

while maintaining display of the one or more demand gaps, causing additional display of a supply section and a leads section on the GUI;

providing, via the display of the supply section and the leads section on the GUI, information associated with one or more existing supply sources that satisfy a projected pull demand and providing lead data on one or more other supply sources having a capacity to fulfill the demand; and

providing, via the display of the supply section and the leads section on the GUI, an exportable list comprising lead information, the lead information being a prioritized call list for each of the plurality of sales resources,

wherein each prioritized call list comprises (i) merchant data associated with each merchant assigned to a respective sales resource during an assignment process, each merchant unique to the respective sales resource, and (ii) corresponding merchant data comprising at least a list of one or more other promotions for which the merchant is identified as able to meet, the quantity of each of the one or more other promotions that the merchant is able to meet, and contact information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first view comprises a map view.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

performing an iterative assignment process for assigning at least one of the one or more other supply sources having a capacity to fulfill the demand to the respective sales resource.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating a fill rate based at least in part on historical sales data for a promotion tuple, the promotion tuple being a representation of the promotion comprised of a price, category, and a location.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing the at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps that meet a predetermined threshold.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

while maintaining display of the one or more demand gaps, identifying, at the additional granularity, one or more areas where the trend in the one or more demand gaps is indicative of an opportunity to increase revenue.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first view comprises a hierarchical structure of one or more categories and sub-categories.

8. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

determining, using a processor, a total demand for one or more promotions, periodically, over a period of time;

identifying a current supply, wherein the current supply is identified in an instance in which the current supply is usable to satisfy the total demand, periodically, over the period of time;

determining a trend in one or more demand gaps based on a difference between the total demand and the current supply, over the period of time;

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display a first view, the first view comprising the trend in the one or more demand gaps;

receiving, via the GUI, a selection of one of a plurality of granularities of either a location or category;

refining, via the GUI, the first view into a second view, the second view comprising additional granularity of the trend in the one or more demand gaps when compared to the first view;

while maintaining display of the one or more demand gaps, causing additional display of a supply section and a leads section on the GUI;

providing, via the display of the supply section and the leads section on the GUI, information associated with one or more existing supply sources that satisfy a projected pull demand and providing lead data on one or more other supply sources having a capacity to fulfill the demand; and

providing, via the display of the supply section and the leads section on the GUI, an exportable list comprising lead information, the lead information being a prioritized call list for each of the plurality of sales resources,

wherein each prioritized call list comprises (i) merchant data associated with each merchant assigned to a respective sales resource during an assignment process, each merchant unique to the respective sales resource, and (ii) corresponding merchant data comprising at least a list of one or more other promotions for which the merchant is identified as able to meet, the quantity of each of the one or more other promotions that the merchant is able to meet, and contact information.

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the first view comprises a map view.

10. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program code instructions for:

performing an iterative assignment process for assigning at least one of the one or more other supply sources having a capacity to fulfill the demand to the respective sales resource.

11. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program code instructions for:

generating a fill rate based at least in part on historical sales data for a promotion tuple, the promotion tuple being a representation of the promotion comprised of a price, category, and a location.

12. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program code instructions for:

providing the at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps that meet a predetermined threshold.

13. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the computer-executable program code instructions further comprise program code instructions for:

while maintaining display of the one or more demand gaps, identifying, at the additional granularity, one or more areas where the trend in the one or more demand gaps is indicative of an opportunity to increase revenue.

14. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the first view comprises a hierarchical structure of one or more categories and sub-categories.

15. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

determine, using a processor, a total demand for one or more promotions, periodically, over a period of time;

identify a current supply, wherein the current supply is identified in an instance in which the current supply is usable to satisfy the total demand, periodically, over the period of time;

determine a trend in one or more demand gaps based on a difference between the total demand and the current supply, over the period of time;

provide a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display a first view, the first view comprising the trend in the one or more demand gaps;

receive, via the GUI, a selection of one of a plurality of granularities of either a location or category;

refine, via the GUI, the first view into a second view, the second view comprising additional granularity of the trend in the one or more demand gaps when compared to the first view;

while maintaining display of the one or more demand gaps, cause additional display of a supply section and a leads section on the GUI;

provide, via the display of the supply section and the leads section on the GUI, information associated with one or more existing supply sources that satisfy a projected pull demand and providing lead data on one or more other supply sources having a capacity to fulfill the demand; and

provide, via the display of the supply section and the leads section on the GUI, an exportable list comprising lead information, the lead information being a prioritized call list for each of the plurality of sales resources,

wherein each prioritized call list comprises (i) merchant data associated with each merchant assigned to a respective sales resource during an assignment process, each merchant unique to the respective sales resource, and (ii) corresponding merchant data comprising at least a list of one or more other promotions for which the merchant is identified as able to meet, the quantity of each of the one or more other promotions that the merchant is able to meet, and contact information.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first view comprises a map view.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

perform an iterative assignment process for assigning at least one of the one or more other supply sources having a capacity to fulfill the demand to the respective sales resource.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

generate a fill rate based at least in part on historical sales data for a promotion tuple, the promotion tuple being a representation of the promotion comprised of a price, category, and a location.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide the at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps that meet a predetermined threshold.

20. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

while maintaining display of the one or more demand gaps, identify, at the additional granularity, one or more areas where the trend in the one or more demand gaps is indicative of an opportunity to increase revenue.

21. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first view comprises a hierarchical structure of one or more categories and sub-categories.