Point-of-sale promotions

US8459551B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• Janet Lee · Walnut Creek, US
• Andrew John Melnick · Los Gatos, US
• Zhenyin Yang · Saratoga, US
• George B. Petkov · Pleasanton, US
• Loic Tregan · San Jose, US
• Gunshekar Cemballi · Cupertino, US
• Bhupendra Jain · Cupertino, US
• Ghufran Ahmed · San Jose, US
• Jamie Iannone · Mountain View, US
• Erik Rannala · San Francisco, US
• Annupreet Sidana · Palo Alto, US
• Vikram Subramaniam · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/04
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system to publish a promotion at a point-of-sale are provided. For example, a preliminary selection associated with a purchase from a user may be received. A promotion may be published to the user at a point-of-sale associated with the purchase after the user makes the preliminary selection and before the user finalizes the purchase. The promotion may be based on at least one attribute of past transactions and the preliminary selection.