Notification for pre-announced discount offer
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a pre-announced discount offer at an online system, the pre-announced discount offer comprising an offer for a discount on a purchase at a merchant system and an offer start time specifying a time at which the discount becomes valid;
before the offer start time, sending the pre-announced discount offer for display to a user of the online system;
receiving an indication from a client device associated with the user that the client device has accessed a merchant web page provided by the merchant system, wherein the merchant web page contains a tracking pixel for the online system, and wherein receiving the indication from the client device comprises receiving a request from the client device for data provided by the online system, the request sent by the client device responsive to the client device displaying the tracking pixel; and
after receiving the indication and while the discount is valid, sending a notification to the user, the notification comprising information about the pre-announced discount offer.
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Abstract
An online system receives a discount offer from a merchant and displays the offer to a user before the offer'"'"'s start time. The online system also defines one or more triggering conditions and sends a notification to remind the user about the discount offer when a triggering condition is satisfied. One of the triggering conditions can be based on whether the user has accessed a web page provided by the merchant. The merchant system provides a web page that sends an indication to the online system when the user accesses the web page. After receiving the indication, the online system sends a notification about the discount offer to the user. Sending the notification in this manner has the effect of reminding the user of the discount offer after the user has already expressed an interest in the merchant and its products by viewing the merchant web page.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a pre-announced discount offer at an online system, the pre-announced discount offer comprising an offer for a discount on a purchase at a merchant system and an offer start time specifying a time at which the discount becomes valid; before the offer start time, sending the pre-announced discount offer for display to a user of the online system; receiving an indication from a client device associated with the user that the client device has accessed a merchant web page provided by the merchant system, wherein the merchant web page contains a tracking pixel for the online system, and wherein receiving the indication from the client device comprises receiving a request from the client device for data provided by the online system, the request sent by the client device responsive to the client device displaying the tracking pixel; and after receiving the indication and while the discount is valid, sending a notification to the user, the notification comprising information about the pre-announced discount offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code for:
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receiving a pre-announced discount offer at an online system, the pre-announced discount offer comprising an offer for a discount on a purchase at a merchant system and an offer start time specifying a time at which the discount becomes valid; before the offer start time, sending the pre-announced discount offer for display to a user of the online system; receiving an indication from a client device associated with the user that the client device has accessed a merchant web page provided by the merchant system, wherein the merchant web page contains a tracking pixel for the online system, and wherein receiving the indication from the client device comprises receiving a request from the client device for data provided by the online system, the request sent by the client device responsive to the client device displaying the tracking pixel; and after receiving the indication and while the discount is valid, sending a notification to the user, the notification comprising information about the pre-announced discount offer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a pre-announced discount offer at an online system, the pre-announced discount offer comprising an offer for a discount on a purchase at a merchant system and an offer start time specifying a time at which the discount becomes valid; before the offer start time, sending the pre-announced discount offer for display to a user of the online system; receiving an indication from a client device associated with the user that the client device has accessed a merchant web page provided by the merchant system, wherein the merchant web page contains a tracking pixel for the online system, and wherein receiving the indication from the client device comprises receiving a request from the client device for data provided by the online system, the request sent by the client device responsive to the client device displaying the tracking pixel; receiving, from a client device associated with the user, a request to save the pre-announced discount offer; and creating a connection between the pre-announced discount offer and a user profile associated with the user; and
while the discount is valid, sending a notification to the user, the notification comprising information about the pre-announced discount offer.
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