Patents Assigned to Groupon, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11733827
    Abstract: Provided herein are method, apparatus, and computer program products for facilitating a learning user interface. The interface may be presented as a plurality of dynamic icons representing a plurality of items. The plurality of dynamic icons may include at least one suggested dynamic icon representing at least one suggested item of the plurality of items and at least one secondary dynamic icon representing a secondary item of the plurality of items. The interface may be facilitated by determining, via a processor, a visual bias for the at least one suggested dynamic icon relative to the at least one secondary dynamic icon. The interface may be facilitated by applying the visual bias, via the interface, to the at least one suggested dynamic icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: David Gomez-Rosado, Tihomir Tsankov Georgiev
  • Patent number: 11734745
    Abstract: Embodiments provide computer apparatuses, computer systems and computer-executable methods for generating geographic zone information associated with a consumer. A method includes receiving a first geographic location associated with the consumer, and programmatically identifying a first geographic zone associated with the first geographic location. The method also includes programmatically generating a first importance score associated with the first geographic zone and associated with the consumer. The method also includes storing, on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the first geographic zone and the first importance score associated with the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Langdon
  • Patent number: 11727439
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for recommending contextually relevant promotions to consumers in order to facilitate their discovery of promotions that they are likely to purchase from a promotion and marketing service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Feili Hou, Vyomkesh Tripathi, Nipun Agarwal, Rajesh Girish Parekh
  • Patent number: 11729257
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for predicting network asset requests for a future network time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventor: Addhyan Pandey
  • Patent number: 11727445
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for ranking promotions selected for recommendation to consumers based on predictions of promotion performance and consumer behavior. In embodiments, a set of promotions to be recommended to a consumer can be sorted and/or ranked according to respective relevance scores representing a probability that the consumer's behavior in response to the promotion will match a ranking target. In embodiments, calculating scores is based on a relevance model (a predictive function) derived from one or more contextual data sources representing attributes of promotions and consumer behavior. In embodiments, an absolute relevance score represents an absolute prediction of a ranking target variable. In embodiments, absolute relevance may be used to determine personalized local merchant discovery frontiers; featured result set thresholding for impressions; and/or promotion notification triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Lee Wai
  • Patent number: 11720932
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed that improve the efficiency and speed with which promotions can be generated. The method includes creating a promotion builder document, wherein the promotion builder document comprises a set of data elements guiding assembly of a promotion. The method further includes storing the promotion builder document in a memory connected to a computer network, and authorizing, by a processor, one or more remote users to access, via the computer network, the promotion builder document. The method further includes modifying the promotion builder document in response to instructions from at least one of the one or more remote users and assembling the promotion based on the promotion builder document. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Sean McIntosh, Natalia Corominas Sustach, Francisco Jose Larrain
  • Patent number: 11715315
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for identifying content to represent web pages and creating a representative image from the content. An example method may include retrieving a web document using a uniform resource locator (URL) contained in a dequeued work item, determining, from the web document, candidate images for creation of the representative image including extracting image references, wherein the image references are extracted by identifying image tags with source attributes, values of which are URLs locating images, filtering the URLs using a blacklist of expressions designed to match the URLs of images comprising one or more predefined undesirable characteristics, and retrieving the images which do not match any of the expressions using an HTTP client, and creating the representative image, comprising at least modifying a chosen image selected from among the candidate images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Henry Castillo, Brian Andrew Humphrey
  • Patent number: 11710146
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for providing promotion sharing between consumers are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system including circuitry configured to generate an incentive token for a promotion of a merchant. The incentive token may be associated with a first consumer account and provided to a first consumer device associated with the first consumer account for sharing with other consumers. Upon receiving the incentive token form a second consumer device associated with a second consumer account, the circuitry may be configured to enable the second consumer account to receive an incentive value of the incentive token if various conditions are satisfied. For example, the second consumer may be asked to purchase the promotion, create a new consumer account, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Injae Lee, Selvam Velmurugan, Vinayak Hegde
  • Patent number: 11710076
    Abstract: Computing systems, computing apparatuses, computing methods, and computer program products are disclosed for machine learning model lifecycle management. An example computing method includes receiving a machine learning model selection, a machine learning model experiment creation input, a machine learning model experiment run type, and a machine learning model input data path. The example method further includes determining a machine learning model execution engine based on the machine learning model experiment creation input and the machine learning model experiment run type. The example method further includes retrieving input data based on the machine learning model input data path. The example method further includes executing a machine learning model experiment based on the machine learning model execution engine, machine learning model experiment creation input, and the input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel David Kirsche, Derrick C. Spell, Bahador Nooraei Beidokht, Xiaohan Zeng, Lingyong Wang, Jae Young Chung, Andrew Lisy
  • Patent number: 11710154
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for facilitating pricing. An example method may include determining a price adjustable promotion from a plurality of promotions, the price adjustable promotion having a first promotional price, a forecasted demand that provides an indication of a promotion inventory exhaustion period and a plurality of redemption parameters that comprise at least a promotional period, a promotional value and a redemption expiration and causing the price adjustable promotion to be offered at the second promotional price while at least one of the plurality of redemption parameters for the price adjustable promotion remain constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Bhupesh Bansal, Rahim Daya, Vyomkesh Tripathi, Francisco Larrain, Kamson Lai, Hernan Arroyo, Gaston L'Huillier, Ricardo Zilleruelo, Latife Genc-Kaya, Shi Zhao
  • Patent number: 11704658
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for programmatically grouping consumers are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system configured to provide to shared promotion redemptions. The system may include a merchant device with processing circuitry configured to associate multiple consumer accounts with a point-of-sale order. Based on receiving redemption data from a consumer device associated with one of the consumer accounts, the system may be further configured to allow the consumer device to share a selected promotion. For example, the system may determine payment share amounts for each consumer account based on a transaction price of the point-of-sale order and the redemption value of the promotion selected for shared redemption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Rishi R. Arora, Alan Deitch, Geoffrey Hubert Woo, Mahmudul Arefin Din, Robert James Skillington, Michael Chen, Tihomir Tsankov Georgiev
  • Patent number: 11704702
    Abstract: Systems and related methods providing for dynamic message creation are discussed herein. Circuitry may be configured receive generic configuration data that references work chunks for message generation and time data indicating a message send time. The work chunks may include references to message data, but not the actual message data. Based on the time data, the work chunks may be placed in a message queue. Circuitry may also be configured to retrieve a work chunk from the message queue and to generate one or more messages based on the retrieved work chunk. The references to message data in the work chunk may be used to retrieve the message data at the time of message generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Geetha Kakarlapudi, Kannan Nitin Sharma, Mohit Gupta, Avik Sinharoy, Christopher S. Trimble, Vinesh Gudla, Ryan Duane Boyd
  • Patent number: 11695725
    Abstract: An information source, such as an advertiser or product vendor, transfers information to contacts for which the information source has no contact data. The information source stores information in an information database which communicates the information to a referrer which has the desired contact data. The referrer uses a communication device to transfer the information to one or more contacts using contact data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: James F. Kramer, Paul C. Ning
  • Patent number: 11694252
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for proving gift giving within a group. Consumers may register for a gift giving program, create a group and invite other consumers to participate. Group members may be randomly assigned to a group, or assigned to a group based on an invitation or indicated group. Relationships between gift givers and recipients within a group may be determined, such as in a randomized format. Gift givers may purchase a gift, such as a good or a promotion from a promotion and marketing service. The promotion and marketing service may assign the promotion to the recipient so that the recipient may redeem the promotion for a good, service, or experience. Promotions may be automatically purchased on behalf of a gift giver who fails to purchase the promotion by a gift-giving deadline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Natalia Moreira Porto Arantes, Victor de Freitas Valle Galante, Scott Rogers, Mark Christopher Webster, Fabio Fernandes Mignoto, Gabriel Matsuo Molinari Sakai
  • Patent number: 11694235
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and computer readable media for programmatically generating and/or revising promotion offers for a merchant based on one or more merchant self-service indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Sean McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20230206310
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and non-transitory media for providing multiple items for purchase to consumers are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a system including circuitry configured to initiate an add-to-order session timer subsequent to the primary purchase of a first item using transaction data of the consumer. The add-to-order session timer may indicate a period of time in which one or more additional items may selected for purchase using the same transaction data as the primary purchase. In some embodiments, the system may be further configured to provide incentives to the consumer for selecting an additional item prior to expiration of the add-to-order session timer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Michael HUGHES, Jeffrey A. HOLDEN, Jeffrey M. AYARS
  • Patent number: 11687975
    Abstract: A deal allocation platform is disclosed. The deal allocation platform may be configured to be used in multiple contexts, such as, for example, a batch processing context and a real-time context. Further, the deal allocation platform may be configured to reallocate users assigned to deals based on an approximation of a global optimization problem. In addition, the deal allocation platform may enable configuration of one or multiple experiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Sean O'Brien, Mark Daly, Ramkumar Rajendran
  • Patent number: 11689904
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided to translate message objects received in connection with request data objects to be translated into notification objects that are in format that can be received and processed by a system associated with an intended recipient to allow for efficient communication across disparate and incompatible systems. In some example implementations, otherwise a translation system transforms request information based on parameters associated with the message object and intended recipient to ensure that request information is properly received by recipient systems that may use obsolete, legacy, and/or specialized systems. Some example implementations involve the application of error detection protocols and the display of notification object information on a user interface that allows for system monitoring and error mediation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Fritz, Alex Sleighter, Lawrence Phipps, Oren Mittman, Ali Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 11687973
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided that perform cross-application installation of a particular target application program. Such embodiments facilitate cross-application installation of the particular target application program through a computer-executable tool capable of incorporation into any number of distinct application programs, including third-party application programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Eli Gratz, Nicolas Roth, Matthew Aaron Gilk
  • Patent number: 11681750
    Abstract: A system and method indicates certain terms on a web page as links or portals to additional information and then allows the user to click the link or operate the portal to obtain the additional information, which may be a different web page on the world wide web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Val Agostino, David Cowan