Patents by Inventor Feili Hou

Feili Hou 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).

  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230091708
    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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Feili HOU, Vyomkesh TRIPATHI, Nipun AGARWAL, Rajesh Girish PAREKH
  • Publication number: 20230084410
    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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Feili HOU, Vyomkesh TRIPATHI, Nipun AGARWAL, Rajesh Girish PAREKH
  • Publication number: 20220398629
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Feili HOU, Vyomkesh TRIPATHI, Nipun AGARWAL, Rajesh Girish PAREKH
  • Publication number: 20220366461
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shafiq SHARIFF, Rajesh PAREKH, Bob BEATY, Feili HOU
  • Patent number: 11494806
    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: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Feili Hou, Vyomkesh Tripathi, Nipun Agarwal, Rajesh Girish Parekh
  • Patent number: 11488205
    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: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Feili Hou, Vyomkesh Tripathi, Nipun Agarwal, Rajesh Girish Parekh
  • Patent number: 11379891
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Bob Beaty, Feili Hou
  • Patent number: 11354703
    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 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Feili Hou, Vyomkesh Tripathi, Nipun Agarwal, Rajesh Girish Parekh
  • Publication number: 20210357993
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Bob Beaty, Feili Hou
  • Publication number: 20210035171
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Bob Beaty, Feili Hou
  • Publication number: 20200402097
    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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Feili HOU, Vyomkesh TRIPATHI, Nipun AGARWAL, Rajesh Girish PAREKH
  • Publication number: 20200357021
    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: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Feili HOU, Vyomkesh TRIPATHI, Nipun AGARWAL, Rajesh Girish PAREKH
  • Patent number: 10699299
    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: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Feili Hou, Vyomkesh Tripathi, Nipun Agarwal, Rajesh Girish Parekh
  • Patent number: 10657567
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Bob Beaty, Feili Hou
  • Publication number: 20180365716
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Bob Beaty, Feili Hou
  • Patent number: 9947022
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for forecasting demand. An example method comprises generating a virtual offer for one or more combinations of a category or sub-category, location, and price range, accessing consumer data comprising one or more users and user data related to each of the one or more users, calculating a probability that a particular user would buy a particular offer in a particular time frame for at least a portion of the plurality of users and for each of the virtual offers, and determining an estimated number of units of to be sold for at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers as a function of at least the probability associated with each of the one or more virtual offers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Bob Beaty, Feili Hou