SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFLINE ECOMMERCE PURCHASES USING AN ITEM CATALOG FOR A USER

• US 20150161714A1
• Filed: 12/06/2013
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Fainshtein, Maxim
• Granted Patent: US 10,134,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

There is provided systems and method for offline ecommerce purchases using an item catalog for a user. A user may receive a catalog of items from a server, such as a merchant server and/or payment provider server, at a user device while the user device is connected to a network. The catalog of items may be transmitted to the user prior to the user entering an offline mode with the user device, where the user device is no longer connected to the network. While the user device operates in the offline mode, the user may browse the catalog and select items to purchase. On a future connection to the network, the user device may transmit a purchase request for the selected items to the merchant server and/or payment provider server.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing user catalog information comprising a catalog for a user; and

one or more hardware processors in communication with the non-transitory memory and configured to;

determine the catalog for the user, wherein the catalog comprises at least one first item from a merchant;

transmit the catalog to a user device over a network, wherein the user of the user device generates a purchase request for an item in the catalog when the user device is not connected to the network;

receive the purchase request from the user device when the user device reconnects to the network; and

complete the purchase request for the item with the merchant.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to:

determine at least one second item for the user; and

update the catalog in the user device using the at least one second item when the user device is connected to the network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the catalog further comprises at least one of a first price for the at least one first item and a first inventory with the merchant of the at least one first item.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

determine at least one of a second price for the at least on first item and a second inventory with the merchant of the least one first item; and

update the catalog with at least one of the second price and the second inventory when the user device is connected to the network.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

determine user preferences for the catalog, wherein the user preferences are determined using at least one of user preference input, past user purchases, user travel arrangements, and a user location,

wherein the catalog is determined using the user preferences.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

determine a time when the user device will not have a connection to the network,

wherein the catalog is transmitted to the user device prior to the time.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the time is determined using at least one of a schedule of the user and a location of the user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

receive a user location of the user;

determine if a merchant location of the merchant offering the at least one first item is in proximity to the user location; and

transmit the merchant location to the user device if the merchant location is in proximity to the user location.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user location is a destination location of the user from a schedule of the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to:

transmit a transaction history for the purchase request and the destination location to the merchant for delivery of the item, wherein the merchant utilizes a mobile merchant for delivery of the item.

11. A method comprising:

determining, using one or more hardware processors of a server, a catalog for a user, wherein the catalog comprises at least one first item from a merchant;

transmitting the catalog to a user device over a network, wherein the user of the user device generates a purchase request for an item in the catalog when the user device is not connected to the network;

receiving the purchase request from the user device when the user device reconnects to the network; and

completing the purchase request for the item with the merchant.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining at least one second item for the user; and

updating the catalog in the user device using the at least one second item when the user device is connected to the network

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the catalog further comprises at least one of a first price for the at least one first item and a first inventory with the merchant of the at least one first item.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

determining at least one of a second price for the at least on first item and a second inventory with the merchant of the least one first item; and

updating the catalog with at least one of the second price and the second inventory when the user device is connected to the network.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining user preferences for the catalog, wherein the user preferences are determined using at least one of user preference input, past user purchases, user travel arrangements, and a user location,

wherein the catalog is determined using the user preferences.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining a time when the user device will not have a connection to the network,

wherein the catalog is transmitted to the user device prior to the time.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the time is determined using at least one of a schedule of the user and a location of the user,

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving a user location of the user, wherein the user location is a destination location of the user from a schedule of the user;

determining if a merchant location of the merchant offering the at least one first item is in proximity to the user location; and

transmitting the merchant location to the user device if the merchant location is in proximity to the user location.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

transmitting a transaction history for the purchase request and the destination location to the merchant for delivery of the item, wherein the merchant utilizes a mobile merchant for delivery of the item.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a server are adapted to cause the server to perform a method comprising:

determining user preferences for a catalog for a user, wherein the catalog comprises at least one first item from a merchant, and wherein the user preferences are determined using at least one of user preference input, past user purchases, user travel arrangements, and a user location;

determining the catalog for the user, wherein the catalog is determined using the user preferences;

transmitting the catalog to a user device over a network, wherein the user of the user device generates a purchase request for an item in the catalog when the user device is not connected to the network;

receiving the purchase request from the user device when the user device reconnects to the network; and

completing the purchase request for the item with the merchant.