SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING REDEMPTION INFORMATION

• US 20130211961A1
• Filed: 09/15/2012
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Inventors: Walker, Jay S., Suarez, Jose A., Case, T. Scott, Kobayashi, Michiko, Golden, Andrew P.
• Granted Patent: US 10,235,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted

Abstract

A system to determine offers and/or to determine the acceptability of offers based on received information relating to product redemption at a third party. According to one embodiment, the system includes arrangement for a customer to redeem a product from a third party, reception of information relating to a redemption of the product by the customer, reception of an offer to purchase a product for an offer price, determination to accept the offer based on the received information relating to the redemption, determination of an assigned third party at which the offer product may be redeemed based on the received information, and transmission of an acceptance of the offer and an indication of the assigned third party.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the device to;

arrange for a customer to redeem a product from a third party;

receive redemption information relating to a redemption of the product by the customer; and

determine to an offer to transmit based on the received redemption information.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to transmit the offer to a potential customer.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to determine, based on the received redemption information, a party at which a product may be redeemed according to the transmitted offer.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the redemption information comprises a retail price of the product during the redemption.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the redemption information indicates a product description.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the redemption information indicates the identity of the third party.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the redemption information indicates a location at which the product is redeemed.

5. (canceled)

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed by an apparatus, causes to apparatus to:

arrange for a customer to redeem a product from a third party;

receive redemption information relating to a redemption of the product by the customer; and

determine an offer to transmit based on the received information.

10. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the apparatus to transmit the offer to a potential customer.

11. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further causes the device to determine, based on the received redemption information, a party at which a product may be redeemed according to the transmitted offer.

12. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the redemption information relating to the redemption comprises a retail price of the product.

13. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the redemption information indicates a product description.

14. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the redemption information indicates the identity of the third party.

15. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the redemption information indicates a location at which the product is redeemed.

16. A method comprising:

arranging for a customer to redeem a product from a third party;

receiving redemption information relating to a redemption of the product by the customer; and

determining, by a processor, an offer to transmit based on the received redemption information.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising transmitting the offer to a potential customer.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising determining, based on the received redemption information, a party at which a product may be redeemed according to the transmitted offer.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the redemption information relating to the redemption comprises a retail price of the product.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein the redemption information indicates a product description.

21. The method according to claim 16, wherein the redemption information indicates the identity of the third party.