Executing multiple transactions using trigger inputs

• US 9,665,898 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2012
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Inventors: Miner, Andrew David, Crawford, Jason Alan, Scholl, Nathaniel Blake
• Primary Examiner(s): Misiaszek, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Seibert, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US13/657,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20130103538A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,681 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted

Abstract

Merchandise content is aggregated from numerous merchant sources and presented on computing devices of individual users. Users are able to purchase select individual merchandise items by performing a simplified action, such as a screen tap on a touchscreen device. When the user performs the action, a series of actions are performed programmatically and/or automatically on behalf of the user to initiate and complete the transaction for the selected merchandise item from the merchant source.

Claims

1. A machine-implemented method of completing an electronic form, comprising:

receiving, by one or more servers from a consumer device via a network, user profile information comprised of profile components;

receiving, by the one or more servers, a first trigger input from the consumer device via the network, the first trigger input is generated via a user interface on the consumer device and indicates a request to complete an electronic form provided by a merchant source to the consumer device;

in response to receiving the first trigger input, and by the one or more servers, initiating a predefined queue period;

receiving, by the one or more servers, subsequent trigger inputs over the queue period, wherein the first trigger input and subsequent trigger inputs are associated with different merchandise products;

receiving, by the one or more servers, authentication information from the consumer device;

determining, by the one or more servers, if the consumer device is authenticated based on the authentication information; and

executing, upon expiration of the queue period and in circumstances where the consumer device is authenticated, a first merchandise transaction associated with the first trigger input and one or more subsequent merchandise transactions associated with each of the subsequent trigger inputs, and wherein executing the first merchandise transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions includes;

retrieving electronic forms associated with the first merchandise transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions from the merchant source via the network; and

transmitting profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source via the network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source comprises transmitting the profile component to a remotely-located network server of an online retailer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source results in ordering goods from an online retailer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source results in registering for a service provided by an online service provider.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user profile information comprises receiving a consumer'"'"'s address, the consumer'"'"'s name, and the consumer'"'"'s purchasing information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first trigger input further indicates a selection of a merchandise product presented on the user interface of the consumer device, and further comprising transmitting the merchandise product to the merchant source in response to receiving the first trigger input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the first merchant transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions includes facilitating purchase of the merchandise product and the one or more merchandise products that is different from the merchandise product as a single online purchase order.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising, by the one or more servers:

determining whether the electronic form has been modified from a previous retrieval of the electronic form and mapping of the profile components to the data entries; and

in response to determining the electronic form has been modified, mapping at least some of the profile components to data entries of the modified electronic form.

9. The method of claim 1 further including determining which of the profile components are to be used to complete the electronic form based on:

determining whether merchant account login information is associated with the user profile information, wherein the merchant account login information is specific to a merchant associated with the electronic form; and

in response to determining the merchant account login information is associated with the user profile information, transmitting the merchant account login information as at least some of the profile components.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising, by the one or more servers:

determining whether the user profile information has been used to complete a previous transaction associated with a merchant that is also associated with the electronic form; and

in response to determining the merchant is a new merchant, requesting additional information required to complete the electronic form from the consumer device via the network.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the profile components include purchase information;

the first trigger input further indicates a selection of a merchandise product presented on the user interface of the consumer device; and

the method further includes;

in response to receiving the purchase information from the consumer device, encrypting the purchase information to generate encrypted purchase information;

storing the encrypted purchase information in a memory;

in response to receiving the first trigger input, requesting a passcode from the consumer device and receiving the passcode provided via the user interface;

verifying the passcode received from the consumer device;

decrypting the stored encrypted purchase information in response to verifying the passcode; and

transmitting the profile components including the decrypted purchase information to the merchant source.

11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions comprising program instructions for:

receiving, by processing circuitry from a consumer device via a network, user profile information comprised of profile components;

receiving, by the processing circuitry, a first trigger input from the consumer device via the network, the first trigger input is generated via a user interface on the consumer device and indicates a request to complete an electronic form provided by a merchant source to the consumer device;

in response to receiving the first trigger input, and by the processing circuitry, initiating a predefined queue period;

receiving, by the processing circuitry, subsequent trigger inputs over the queue period, wherein the first trigger input and subsequent trigger inputs are associated with different merchandise products;

receiving, by the processing circuitry, authentication information from the consumer device;

determining, by the processing circuitry, if the consumer device is authenticated based on the authentication information; and

executing, upon expiration of the queue period and in circumstances where the consumer device is authenticated, and by the processing circuitry, a first merchandise transaction associated with the first trigger input and one or more subsequent merchandise transactions associated with each of the subsequent trigger inputs, and wherein executing the first merchandise transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions includes;

retrieving electronic forms associated with the first merchandise transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions from the merchant source via the network; and

transmitting profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source via the network.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer program instructions for transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source comprises instructions for transmitting the profile component to a remotely-located network server of an online retailer.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer program instructions for transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source results in ordering goods from an online retailer.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer program instructions for transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source results in registering for a service provided by an online service provider.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein:

the first trigger input further indicates a selection of a merchandise product presented on the user interface of the consumer device; and

the computer program instructions further comprise instructions for transmitting the merchandise product to the merchant source in response to receiving the first trigger input.

21. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein:

the profile components include purchase information;

the first trigger input further indicates a selection of a merchandise product presented on the user interface of the consumer device; and

the computer program instructions further comprise instructions for, by processing circuitry;

in response to receiving the purchase information from the consumer device, encrypting the purchase information to generate encrypted purchase information;

storing the encrypted purchase information in a memory;

in response to receiving the first trigger input, requesting a passcode from the consumer device and receiving the passcode provided via the user interface;

verifying the passcode received from the consumer device;

decrypting the stored encrypted purchase information in response to verifying the passcode; and

transmitting the profile components including the decrypted purchase information to the merchant source.

16. A system comprising one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a consumer device via a network, user profile information comprised of profile components;

receive a first trigger input from the consumer device via the network, the first trigger input is generated via a user interface on the consumer device and indicates a request to complete an electronic form provided by a merchant source to the consumer device;

in response to receiving the first trigger input, initiating a predefined queue period;

receive, from the consumer device and via the network, subsequent trigger inputs over the queue period, wherein the first trigger input and subsequent trigger inputs are associated with different merchandise products;

receive, from the consumer device and via the network, authentication information from the consumer device;

determine, if the consumer device is authenticated based on the authentication information; and

execute, upon expiration of the queue period and in circumstances where the consumer device is authenticated, a first merchandise transaction associated with the first trigger input and one or more subsequent merchandise transactions associated with each of the subsequent trigger inputs, and wherein the one or more processors configured to execute the first merchandise transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions includes the one or more processors being configured to;

retrieve electronic forms associated with the first merchandise transaction and the one or more subsequent merchandise transactions from the merchant source via the network; and

transmit profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source via the network.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source results in ordering goods from an online retailer.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein transmitting the profile components to be used to complete the electronic forms to the merchant source results in registering for a service provided by an online service provider.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the first trigger input further indicates a selection of a merchandise product presented on the user interface of the consumer device; and

the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the merchandise product to the merchant source in response to receiving the first trigger input.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the profile components include purchase information;

the first trigger input further indicates a selection of a merchandise product presented on the user interface of the consumer device; and

the one or more processors are further configured to;

in response to receiving the purchase information from the consumer device, encrypt the purchase information to generate encrypted purchase information;

storing the encrypted purchase information in a memory;

in response to receiving the first trigger input, requesting a passcode from the consumer device and receiving the passcode provided via the user interface;

verifying the passcode received from the consumer device;

decrypting the stored encrypted purchase information in response to verifying the passcode; and

transmitting the profile components including the decrypted purchase information to the merchant source.