Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for group gifting in a randomized format
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Application No.: US17306843Application Date: 2021-05-03
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Publication No.: US11694252B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Natalia Moreira Porto Arantes , Victor de Freitas Valle Galante , Scott Rogers , Mark Christopher Webster , Fabio Fernandes Mignoto , Gabriel Matsuo Molinari Sakai
- 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: G06Q30/0601
- IPC: G06Q30/0601 ; G06Q50/00 ; G06Q30/0207 ; G06Q30/0214

Abstract:
Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for proving gift giving within a group. Consumers may register for a gift giving program, create a group and invite other consumers to participate. Group members may be randomly assigned to a group, or assigned to a group based on an invitation or indicated group. Relationships between gift givers and recipients within a group may be determined, such as in a randomized format. Gift givers may purchase a gift, such as a good or a promotion from a promotion and marketing service. The promotion and marketing service may assign the promotion to the recipient so that the recipient may redeem the promotion for a good, service, or experience. Promotions may be automatically purchased on behalf of a gift giver who fails to purchase the promotion by a gift-giving deadline.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210256596A1 METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR GROUP GIFTING IN A RANDOMIZED FORMAT Public/Granted day:2021-08-19
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