Providing Interactive Notifications for Completing Online Transactions

• US 20160071194A1
• Filed: 09/08/2014
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Proulx, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 9,639,888 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724634 With partially locked states, e.g. when some telephonic functional locked states or applications remain accessible in the locked states

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing interactive notifications for completing online transactions. In some embodiments, a processing device determines that completing an online transaction initiated at a mobile device requires fewer than a threshold number of operations. The processing device also generates an interface for obtaining input to initiate at least one subsequent operation for completing the online transaction. The interface is generated based on determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations. The processing device configures the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input using the interface for completing the transaction.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a processing device, that completing an online transaction initiated at a mobile device requires fewer than a threshold number of operations;

generating, by the processing device, an interface for obtaining input to initiate at least one subsequent operation for completing the online transaction based on determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations; and

configuring the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input to initiate the at least one subsequent operation via the interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations comprises:

determining that billing information has previously been provided for the online transaction; and

determining that the at least one subsequent operation comprises a command to authorize the online transaction, wherein the interface includes an interaction object for receiving input indicative of the command.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input to initiate the at least one subsequent operation via the interface comprises configuring the mobile device to display the interface at a lock interface of the mobile device and receive the input to the interface when the mobile device is in a locked state.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing the at least one subsequent operation in response to receiving the input via the interface.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, by the processing device, that completing an additional online transaction initiated at the mobile device requires fewer than the threshold number of operations;

generating, by the processing device, an additional interface based on determining that completing the additional online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations, wherein the additional interface comprises a first interaction object for cancelling the additional online transaction and a second interaction object for obtaining input to complete the additional online transaction; and

configuring the mobile device to display the additional interface and to receive input to the first and second interaction objects;

cancelling the additional online transaction in response to receiving the input via the additional interface; and

generating analytical data based on completing the online transaction and cancelling the additional online transaction.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that no input has been received via the interface; and

generating analytical data based on the determined absence of input to the interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that no input has been received via the interface comprises:

determining that at least one of a movement of the mobile device and an actuation of a control of the mobile device has occurred;

initiating a timer in response to determining that at least one of the movement and the actuation has occurred; and

determining that no input is received via the interface before expiration of the timer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the mobile device comprises transmitting a message via a data network to the mobile device, wherein the message comprises a command to display the interface and to receive the input.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the mobile device comprises transmitting an electronic signal from the processing device to a display device of the mobile device, wherein the electronic signal is transmitted via a data bus of the mobile device that connects the display device and the processing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface is also generated based on identifying a resource constraint of the mobile device.

11. A system comprising:

a processing device; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processing device,

wherein the processing device is configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising;

determining that completing an online transaction initiated at a mobile device requires fewer than a threshold number of operations,

generating an interface for obtaining input to initiate at least one subsequent operation for completing the online transaction based on determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations, and

configuring the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input to initiate the at least one subsequent operation via the interface.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations for determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations comprise:

determining that billing information has previously been provided for the online transaction; and

determining that the at least one subsequent operation comprises a command to authorize the online transaction, wherein the interface includes an interaction object for receiving input indicative of the command.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations for configuring the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input to initiate the at least one subsequent operation via the interface comprise configuring the mobile device to display the interface at a lock interface of the mobile device and receive the input to the interface when the mobile device is in a locked state.

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

performing the at least one subsequent operation in response to receiving the input via the interface;

determining that completing an additional online transaction initiated at the mobile device requires fewer than the threshold number of operations;

generating an additional interface based on determining that completing the additional online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations, wherein the additional interface comprises a first interaction object for cancelling the additional online transaction and a second interaction object for obtaining input to complete the additional online transaction; and

configuring the mobile device to display the additional interface and to receive input to the first and second interaction objects;

cancelling the additional online transaction in response to receiving the input via the additional interface; and

generating analytical data based on completing the online transaction and cancelling the additional online transaction.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising a network interface device, wherein the operations for configuring the mobile device comprise configuring the network interface device to transmit a message via a data network to the mobile device, wherein the message comprises a command to display the interface and to receive the input.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising a display device communicatively coupled to the processing device via a data bus, wherein the operations for configuring the mobile device comprise transmitting an electronic signal from the processing device to the via the data bus.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon, the program code comprising:

program code for determining that completing an online transaction initiated at a mobile device requires fewer than a threshold number of operations;

program code for generating an interface for obtaining input to initiate at least one subsequent operation for completing the online transaction based on determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations; and

program code for configuring the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input to initiate the at least one subsequent operation via the interface.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations comprises:

determining that billing information has previously been provided for the online transaction; and

determining that the at least one subsequent operation comprises a command to authorize the online transaction, wherein the interface includes an interaction object for receiving input indicative of the command.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein configuring the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input to initiate the at least one subsequent operation via the interface comprises configuring the mobile device to display the interface at a lock interface of the mobile device and receive the input to the interface when the mobile device is in a locked state.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:

program code for performing the at least one subsequent operation in response to receiving the input via the interface;

program code for determining that completing an additional online transaction initiated at the mobile device requires fewer than the threshold number of operations;

program code for generating an additional interface based on determining that completing the additional online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations, wherein the additional interface comprises a first interaction object for cancelling the additional online transaction and a second interaction object for obtaining input to complete the additional online transaction; and

program code for configuring the mobile device to display the additional interface and to receive input to the first and second interaction objects;

program code for cancelling the additional online transaction in response to receiving the input via the additional interface; and

program code for generating analytical data based on completing the online transaction and cancelling the additional online transaction.