Method and system for delivering online sales promotions

• US 20070073580A1
• Filed: 09/23/2005
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pronto, Inc. (Match Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Redcarpet Incorporated
• Inventors: Foley, John, Perry, Bradley, Marcus, Jonathan, Marriott, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/234,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073580A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.530
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method and system is provided that in a fully automated manner identifies a product on a web page as it is displayed on a user'"'"'s computer, retrieves information regarding the availability of discounts or promotions for that product and notifies the user. An exemplary method according to the invention is a method for identifying and delivering online sales promotions to a user. A product on a web page being displayed on a user'"'"'s computer is identified, and then information about that available promotions relevant to that product is retrieved from a database system. A notification is then displayed on the user'"'"'s computer indicating the availability of one or more promotions relevant to the product.

Claims

1. A method for delivering online sales promotions, the method comprising:

a. identifying a product on a web page being displayed on a user'"'"'s computer;

b. retrieving information about available promotions relevant to the product from a database system;

c. displaying a notification on the user'"'"'s computer indicating the availability of one or more promotions relevant to the product.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotions include promotions offered by the manufacturer of the product.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the promotions include promotions offered by the manufacturer of a second product.

4. The method of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the notification is delivered while the web page is being displayed to the user.

5. The method of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the notification is a toast that is displayed on the user'"'"'s computer.

6. The method of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the notification is an email to the user.

7. The method of claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the notification is a ringing or vibration on a mobile device.

8. A system for delivering online sales promotions comprising:

a first computer having a first computer-readable medium containing a computer program configured to identify first product-related information on a merchant web page displayed on the first computer, extract the first product-related information from the web site, and transfer the first product-related information to a second computer coupled to the first computer; and

the second computer having a second computer-readable medium containing a database system and a program configured to identify the product described by the first product-related information, retrieve information about promotions relevant to the product from the database system, and transfer information about the promotions to the first computer;

wherein the first computer displays a notification indicating the availability of one or more promotions relevant to the product.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the promotions include promotions offered by the manufacturer of the product.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the promotions include promotions offered by the manufacturer of a second product.

11. The system of claims 8, 9, or 10, wherein the notification is delivered while the web page is being displayed on the first computer.

12. The system of claims 8, 9, or 10, wherein the notification is a toast that is displayed on the first computer.

13. The system of claims 8, 9, or 10, wherein the notification is an email to the user of the first computer.

14. The system of claims 8, 9, or 10, wherein the notification is a ringing or vibration on a mobile device.