Systems, apparatus, and methods of providing promotions based on consumer request
US10733628B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0257
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods for effectively allowing consumers to request promotions from a merchant are discussed herein. Some embodiments may provide for a networked device, apparatus, or server configured to: receive promotion request data from a consumer device indicating that a consumer is interested in purchasing a promotion associated with a merchant; determine a promotion request threshold value; in response to receiving the promotion request, increment a promotion request count, wherein the promotion request count indicates a number of consumers that have provided the promotion request associated with the merchant; determine whether the promotion request count exceeds the promotion request threshold value; and in response to determining that the promotion request count exceeds the promotion request threshold value, generate a request to offer a promotion for transmission to the merchant. Some embodiments may additionally provide for techniques for determining parameters of a promotions or prepurchase promotion.
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