Computer-implemented application for brick and mortar flash sales
US11010780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0276
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes receiving, by a warehouse server, flash sale data file from a retail-type server. The method further includes storing, by the warehouse server, the flash sale data file in a database that functions as a virtual warehouse of flash sales. The method further includes interpreting, by the warehouse server, the information of the flash sale data file to determine flash sale parameters. The method further includes determining, by the warehouse server, whether a computing device has customer-device data that corresponds to the flash sale parameters. The method further includes, when the computing device has the customer-device data that corresponds to the flash sale parameters, generating, by the warehouse server, a customer specific coupon regarding the flash sale. The method further includes transmitting, by the warehouse server, the customer specific coupon to the computing device.
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