Patents by Inventor Lawrence Lee Wai

Lawrence Lee Wai 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: 10325285
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for a predictive recommendation system based on an analysis of previous consumer behavior. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving data representing a user, the data including user identification and historical data; receiving a set of promotions recommended for the user; assigning the user to a consumer lifecycle model state based in part on the historical data and the user identification; selecting a ranking algorithm associated with the consumer lifecycle model state; and ranking the received set of promotions based on a predicted promotion relevance value associated with each promotion, the predicted promotion value being calculated using the ranking algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Lee Wai
  • Patent number: 10318984
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for a predictive recommendation system using predictive models derived from tiered feature data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Lee Wai
  • Patent number: 10210547
    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 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Lee Wai
  • Patent number: 10210536
    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 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Lee Wai
  • Patent number: 10210548
    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 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Lee Wai