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Merchant Booking Availability Engine

a technology of availability engine and merchant, applied in the field of promotion management, can solve problems such as existing methods and systems, and achieve the effect of improving the booking of time slots

Inactive Publication Date: 2022-03-31
GROUPON INC
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[0004]Accordingly, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for improving the booking of time slots for redeeming promotions.

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Applicant has discovered problems with existing methods and systems for promotion management.

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[0038]Some embodiments of the present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the inventions are shown. Indeed, these inventions may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

[0039]As used herein, the terms “data,”“content,”“information,” and similar terms may be used interchangeably to refer to data capable of being transmitted, received, and / or stored in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. Thus, use of any such terms should not be taken to limit the spirit and scope of embodiments of the present invention. Further, where a computing device is described herein to receive data from another computing device, it will be appreciated that the data m...

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Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for associating time slots with a promotion and for scheduling time slots for redemption of the promotion based on merchant availability. The method includes receiving details, from a merchant, of a promotion for a good or service, and presenting, by a merchant interface, a set of proposed time slots for redeeming the promotion and a predicted booking limit for each proposed time slot. The method further includes receiving, from the merchant, selection of one or more time slots from the set of proposed time slots. Optionally, the method may include presenting, by the merchant interface, a commission schedule for the set of proposed time slots, wherein receiving the selection of time slots for use with the promotion is based on the commission schedule. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 14 / 316,981, filed on Jun. 27, 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 840,856, filed Jun. 28, 2013, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD[0002]Example embodiments of the present invention relate generally to promotion management and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for determining an estimated availability of a merchant at a given time.BACKGROUND[0003]Applicant has discovered problems with existing methods and systems for promotion management. Through applied effort, ingenuity, and innovation, Applicant has solved many of these identified problems by developing a solution that is embodied by the present invention and described in detail below.BRIEF SUMMARY[0004]Accordingly, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for improving the booking...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/02
CPCG06Q30/0272G06Q30/0235
Inventor L'HUILLIER, GASTONLARRAIN, FRANCISCO JOSEZILLERUELO, RICARDO ANDRES
Owner GROUPON INC