Method and system for facilitating consumer interactions for performing purchase commands

US10115105B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Groupon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sri Viswanath · Palo Alto, US
• Eric Hyche · Kingsport, US
• Mihir Shah · San Francisco, US
• Peter Bergstrom · Mountain View, US
• Michael Burton · San Francisco, US
• Dor Levi · San Francisco, US
• Fabio Sisinni · Mountain View, US
• Don Albert Chennavasin · Santa Clara, US
• Marius G. Ciocirlan · Mountain View, US
• Ben Kim · Sunnyvale, US
• Riaz Rahim · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 19, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 4, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/0861
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments provide a computer-executed method, a computer system and computer-program product for facilitating a transaction. The method includes transmitting computer-executable instructions to cause a representation of an item to be displayed on a consumer interface rendered on a visual display of a computing device. The method also includes receiving, from the computing device, an indication of a compound consumer input associated with a consumer and performed using the consumer interface. The method further includes, based on a determination that the compound consumer input corresponds to a purchase command, retrieving information previously stored for the consumer, generating an order to purchase the item for the consumer, and transmitting an order confirmation configured to be displayed by the computing device.