Patents by Inventor Derek Nordquist
Derek Nordquist has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11676172Abstract: The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Jadam Kahn, Mike Aparicio, Michael Hines, Shafiq Shariff, Todd Webb, Derek Nordquist
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Publication number: 20220414692Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, generating demand based on real time demand and predicted demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Shafiq SHARIFF, Derek NORDQUIST
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Publication number: 20220366436Abstract: System, methods, and computer program products are provided herein for supporting electronic testing. An example of a method includes receiving a first electronic inquiry, determining parameters of the market analysis test based at least in part on the first electronic inquiry, determining a first configuration change for at least one first merchant device based at least in part on the parameters of the market analysis test, transmitting the first configuration change to the at least one first merchant device to initiate a change in configuration of the at least one first merchant device, receiving electronic marketing information comprising first electronic data related to the first configuration change, determining a correlation between at least one of the parameters of the market analysis test and the electronic marketing information, and transmitting an electronic notification of the correlation to a first merchant associated with the at least one first merchant device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Christopher POWERS, Shafiq SHARIFF, Sridatta VISWANATH, Logan Tyler JENNINGS, Will MEGSON, Derek NORDQUIST, Lori KAPLAN, Amit KOREN
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Patent number: 11416880Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, generating demand based on real time demand and predicted demand.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Patent number: 11379859Abstract: System, methods, and computer program products are provided herein for supporting electronic testing. An example of a method includes receiving a first electronic inquiry, determining parameters of the market analysis test based at least in part on the first electronic inquiry, determining a first configuration change for at least one first merchant device based at least in part on the parameters of the market analysis test, transmitting the first configuration change to the at least one first merchant device to initiate a change in configuration of the at least one first merchant device, receiving electronic marketing information comprising first electronic data related to the first configuration change, determining a correlation between at least one of the parameters of the market analysis test and the electronic marketing information, and transmitting an electronic notification of the correlation to a first merchant associated with the at least one first merchant device.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Christopher Powers, Shafiq Shariff, Sridatta Viswanath, Logan Tyler Jennings, Will Megson, Derek Nordquist, Lori Kaplan, Amit Koren
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Publication number: 20220044264Abstract: Various methods are provided for dynamically altering displayed menu content data in response to real-time event data. One example method may comprise receiving, at a server, a request for menu content data to be transmitted to a remotely located merchant beacon device, generating the menu content data, transmitting the menu content data, receiving, from the remotely located merchant beacon device and one or more other merchant devices, real-time interaction information, altering the menu content data based on the real-time interaction information, and transmitting, configured for display at the remotely located merchant beacon device, the altered menu content data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Christopher POWERS, Shafiq SHARIFF, Sri VISWANATH, Logan Tyler JENNINGS, Will MEGSON, Derek NORDQUIST, Lori KAPLAN, Amit KOREN
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Dynamically Providing Altered Menu Content Data for Display In Response To Real-Time Constraint Data
Publication number: 20220044263Abstract: Various methods are provided for dynamically providing altered menu content data for display in response to real-time constraint data. One example method may comprise detecting a user device in proximity to merchant beacon device based on location data received from location services circuitry of the user device, accessing menu content data, the menu content data comprised of a list of goods or services offered for purchase via a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device or via a merchant application, accessing constraint data associated with the user device indicative of content constraints, applying the constraint data to the menu content data to generate altered menu data content, determining a type of a device at which the altered menu content data is to be provided, formatting the altered menu content data in accordance with the typic of the device, transmitting the formatted altered menu content data for display, and causing display of the formatted altered menu content data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Christopher POWERS, Shafiq SHARIFF, Sri VISWANATH, Logan Tyler JENNINGS, Will MEGSON, Derek NORDQUIST, Lori KAPLAN, Amit KOREN -
Publication number: 20210390568Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, calculating supply based on travel propensity. An example method comprises identifying a total demand for a promotion tuple at a geographic location, determining, using a processor, a promotion area for the promotion tuple, the promotion tuple comprising at least a category, price information and a geographic area, identifying one or more promotions offered by a promotion and marketing service that comprise at least the category and the price information of the promotion tuple, determining whether the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is satisfied, wherein the total demand is satisfied in an instance in which the geographic location is within the promotion area for the one or more promotions, and identifying a demand gap in an instance in which the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Shafiq SHARIFF, Derek NORDQUIST
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Patent number: 11074600Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, calculating supply based on travel propensity. An example method comprises identifying a total demand for a promotion tuple at a geographic location, determining, using a processor, a promotion area for the promotion tuple, the promotion tuple comprising at least a category, price information and a geographic area, identifying one or more promotions offered by a promotion and marketing service that comprise at least the category and the price information of the promotion tuple, determining whether the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is satisfied, wherein the total demand is satisfied in an instance in which the geographic location is within the promotion area for the one or more promotions, and identifying a demand gap in an instance in which the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is not satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Publication number: 20210110427Abstract: The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Jadam KAHN, Mike APARICIO, Michael HINES, Shafiq SHARIFF, Todd WEBB, Derek NORDQUIST
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Patent number: 10915843Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for identifying supply. An example for identifying merchants for fulfilling demand comprises receiving one or more virtual offers and an associated quantity of at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers, wherein the one or more virtual offers are representative of a residual demand for a geographic area, assigning a virtual offer of the one or more of the virtual offers to one or more merchants in an instance in which a supply source of the one or more merchants is identified as able to supply at least a portion of the associated quantity of the virtual offer, and determining a priority score for the one or more merchants, wherein the one or more merchants are rankable based on the priority score.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Derek Nordquist, Shawn Jeffery, Bob Beaty, Michael Busch
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Publication number: 20210019775Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, generating demand based on real time demand and predicted demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Patent number: 10853836Abstract: The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Jadam Kahn, Mike Aparicio, Michael Hines, Shafiq Shariff, Todd Webb, Derek Nordquist
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Publication number: 20200357010Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, calculating supply based on travel propensity. An example method comprises identifying a total demand for a promotion tuple at a geographic location, determining, using a processor, a promotion area for the promotion tuple, the promotion tuple comprising at least a category, price information and a geographic area, identifying one or more promotions offered by a promotion and marketing service that comprise at least the category and the price information of the promotion tuple, determining whether the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is satisfied, wherein the total demand is satisfied in an instance in which the geographic location is within the promotion area for the one or more promotions, and identifying a demand gap in an instance in which the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Patent number: 10817887Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for setting a benchmark conversion rate. An example method comprises accessing user search data, the user search data generated by a user interacting with a promotion and marketing service to identify a requested promotion, generating an identification pair for the search data, the identification pair comprising an identification of a promotion tuple and a geographic subdivision, generating a search velocity based on the generated identification pairs, accessing a conversion rate for the promotion tuple in a plurality of geographic subdivisions and setting a benchmark rate for a promotion tuple, the benchmark rate corresponding to the conversion rate of a subdivision of the plurality of subdivisions based on the subdivision satisfying at least one of a search velocity threshold, a prime merchant metric threshold or a conversion rate threshold.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Publication number: 20200302473Abstract: The method, apparatus and computer program product described herein is configured to train and deploy a predictive model that is configured to generate a predicted ROI value for a provider with respect to a current promotion or a future promotion. An example embodiment may comprise receiving input indicative of one or more attributes of a provider or a promotion. The example embodiment may further comprise generating at least one of a predicted return on investment (ROI) value or a predicted ROI component value based at least in part on the one or more attributes of the provider or the promotion and a ROI prediction model. The method may further still comprise generating a merchant impact report including the at least one of the predicted ROI value or the predicted ROI component value for the promotion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Latife Genc-Kaya, Kamson Lai, Raju Balakrishnan, Natalia Corominas, Cristian Orellana, Amit Koren, Gaston L'Huillier, Francisco Larrain, Adam Geitgey, Jadam Kahn, Mike Aparicio, Michael Hines, Shafiq Shariff, Todd Webb, Derek Nordquist
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Patent number: 10733621Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for providing sales pipeline automation. An example method comprises calculating a forecasted demand, the forecasted demand comprising at least one or more virtual offers and a demanded quantity of at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers, identifying one or more merchants, wherein the one or more merchants are identified as able to supply at least a portion of the residual demand, assigning the one or more merchants to one or more sales resources in accordance with at least a calculated sales value of the one or more merchants.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Matt Deland, Brian Mullins, Kris Urie, Derek Nordquist, Shawn Jeffery, Bob Beaty
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Patent number: 10706435Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, calculating supply based on travel propensity. An example method comprises identifying a total demand for a promotion tuple at a geographic location, determining, using a processor, a promotion area for the promotion tuple, the promotion tuple comprising at least a category, price information and a geographic area, identifying one or more promotions offered by a promotion and marketing service that comprise at least the category and the price information of the promotion tuple, determining whether the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is satisfied, wherein the total demand is satisfied in an instance in which the geographic location is within the promotion area for the one or more promotions, and identifying a demand gap in an instance in which the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is not satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Patent number: 10692101Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for providing a dashboard. An example method comprises determining, using a processor, a total demand for one or more promotion tuples, identifying a current supply, wherein the current supply is identified in an instance in which the current supply is usable to satisfy the total demand, determining one or more demand gaps based on a difference between the total demand and the current supply, providing a first view in a lead dashboard, the first view comprising at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps, receiving a selection of one of a plurality of granularities of either a location or category, and refining the first view into a second view, the second view comprising additional granularity of at least one of a total demand, current supply or one or more demand gaps when compared to the first view.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Groupon, Inc.Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist
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Publication number: 20200193467Abstract: The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Derek Nordquist, Michael Hines, Mike Aparicio, Todd Webb, Jadam Kahn, Raju BALAKRISHNAN, Natalia COROMINAS, Adam GEITGEY, Latife GENC-KAYA, Amit KOREN, Kamson LAI, Francisco Jose LARRAIN, Gaston L'HUILLIER, Cristian ORELLANA