Checkins for services from a messenger chatbot
US11615450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A chatbot check-in platform includes a salon application associated with a messenger chatbot, wherein a user requests via the chatbot an appointment for a salon service. The platform includes a location service in communication with the salon application for finding a salon nearby a user; a salon services API in communication with the salon application for finding a requested salon service and time for appointment for the salon; and a database interface responding to a request for making an appointment with the salon. A method of using a chatbot check-in platform includes instructions, when executed by a processor, that cause the processor to execute actions including: receiving, by a first processor, a request received via an associated messenger chatbot for booking an appointment for a service provided by a salon, wherein the first processor is a processor of a device, the device includes machine readable memory accessible by the first processor; finding a salon and service, by the first processor in response the request; prompting, by the first processor, a booking for the salon and service via an associated chatbot; and upon receiving, by the first processor, a confirmation fro…
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