Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for generating an electronic communication
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Application No.: US13930532Application Date: 2013-06-28
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Publication No.: US10373210B1Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Jeff Ayars , Ruslan Gilfanov , Jeff Holden , John M. Nickels , Pete Prokopowicz , Dan Roarty , David Thacker
- Applicant: Groupon, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
- Current Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to improve generation of electronic communications. The method may provide a plurality of content slots each configured to receive content, the content comprising at least one of promotion content or non-promotion content. The method may also include maintaining a database comprising a plurality of promotion content generators and non-promotion content generators, and determining, using a processor, one of the plurality of promotion content generators or non-promotion content generators for respectively supplying corresponding promotion content or non-promotion content to each of the plurality of content slots. The determining the one of the plurality of promotion content generators or non-promotion content generators may include determining selection parameters, and scoring the plurality of promotion content generators and non-promotion content generators based at least in part on the selection parameters.
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