IP Library Granted Patent US 9,537,807
Granted Patent B2
US 9,537,807 · App. 14/079,967 · Granted Jan 3, 2017

Automatically transitioning a user from a call to action to an enrollment interface

Inventors: Christopher Lee Bledsoe (Alexandria, VA); Jeremy Cecil Phillips (Alexandria, VA); Austin Taylor Smith (Alexandria, VA); Michael James Gurtzweiler (Woodbridge, VA); Jeffrey Young Lee (Arlington, VA); Laura May Cavanaugh (Washington, DC); Maxwell Alfred Keeler (Alexandria, VA); Eli Thomas Robbins (Alexandria, VA); Spencer Lewis Holleman (Arlington, VA)
Assignee: SILICON VALLEY BANK
H04L51/18
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Patent No.
US 9,537,807
App. No.
14/079,967
Granted
Jan 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automatically transitioning a user from a call to action (CTA) to an enrollment interface. An embodiment operates by receiving a request from a user's device to display web content. The requested web content is displayed along with a CTA. When the CTA is selected by the user, an e-mail client associated with the user's device automatically opens, generates an electronic message based on the selected CTA, and populates a recipient address and a code associated with the CTA within the electronic message. Upon its receipt, the electronic message is processed by enrolling the user in a campaign associated with the CTA based on the code and the user's e-mail address. An electronic message is generated and sent to the user's e-mail address that contains a first hyperlink to the campaign associated with the CTA and a second hyperlink to an associated privacy policy.

Claims (58)

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request from a user's device to display web content;

displaying on the user's device the requested web content and a call to action (CTA) that, when selected by the user: opens an e-mail client associated with the user's device; generates an electronic message based at least in part on the selected CTA; and populates a recipient address and a code associated with the CTA within the electronic message; and

processing the electronic message upon its receipt by enrolling the user in a campaign associated with the CTA based at least in part on the code and the user's e-mail address, wherein the campaign corresponds to a jurisdiction; and

generating and sending an electronic message to the user's e-mail address, the electronic message comprising a first hyperlink to the campaign associated with the CTA and a second hyperlink to an associated privacy policy corresponding to the jurisdiction.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user's device comprises a mobile device equipped with a default e-mail client, the default e-mail client configured to generate an electronic message in response to selection of hypertext or hypermedia including a mailto anchor.

3. The method of claim 1 , the receiving further comprising:

detecting a type of web client and a national origin associated with the user's device; and

selecting web content for display based on the detected type and national origin.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the selecting includes querying a reference database and using asynchronous JavaScript and AJAX to display the selected web content based on the detected type and the national origin.

5. The method of claim 1 , the displaying further comprising:

embedding the CTA in a display advertisement, wherein the display advertisement is featured on one or more third-party websites.

6. The method of claim 1 , the processing further comprising:

parsing the subject line of the e-mail message to isolate the code;

mapping the code to the campaign associated with the CTA; and

associating the user's e-mail address with the campaign.

7. The method of claim 1 , the processing further comprising:

selecting the associated privacy policy based at least in part on the code, wherein the selected associated privacy policy is determined based on a national origin associated with the user's device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the campaign conforms to the associated privacy policy corresponding to the jurisdiction.

9. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive a request from a user's device to display web content;

display on the user's device the requested web content and a call to action (CTA) that, when selected by the user: opens an e-mail client associated with the user's device; generates an electronic message based at least in part on the selected CTA; and populates a recipient address and a code associated with the CTA within the electronic message; and

process the electronic message upon its receipt by enrolling the user in a campaign associated with the CTA based at least in part on the code and the user's e-mail address, wherein the campaign corresponds to a jurisdiction; and

generate and send an electronic message to the user's e-mail address, the electronic message comprising a first hyperlink to the campaign associated with the CTA and a second hyperlink to an associated privacy policy corresponding to the jurisdiction.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user's device comprises a mobile device equipped with a default e-mail client, the default e-mail client configured to generate an electronic message in response to selection of hypertext or hypermedia including a mailto anchor.

11. The system of claim 9 , the at least one processor when configured to receive being further configured to:

detect a type of web client and a national origin associated with the user's device; and

select web content for display based on the detected type and national origin.

12. The system of claim 11 , the at least one processor when configured to select being further configured to:

query a reference database and use asynchronous JavaScript and AJAX to display the selected web content based on the detected type and the national origin.

13. The system of claim 9 , the at least one processor when configured to display being further configured to:

embed the CTA in a display advertisement, wherein the display advertisement is featured on one or more third-party websites.

14. The system of claim 9 , the at least one processor when configured to process being further configured to:

parse the subject line of the e-mail message to isolate the code;

map the code to the campaign associated with the CTA; and

associate the user's e-mail address with the campaign.

15. The system of claim 9 , the at least one processor when configured to process being further configured to:

select the associated privacy policy based at least in part on the code, wherein the selected associated privacy policy is determined based on a national origin associated with the user's device.

16. A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request from a user's device to display web content;

displaying on the user's device the requested web content and a call to action (CTA) that, when selected by the user: opens an e-mail client associated with the user's device; generates an electronic message based at least in part on the selected CTA; and populates a recipient address and a code associated with the CTA within the electronic message; and

processing the electronic message upon its receipt by enrolling the user in a campaign associated with the CTA based at least in part on the code and the user's e-mail address, wherein the campaign corresponds to a jurisdiction; and

generating and sending an electronic message to the user's e-mail address, the electronic message comprising a first hyperlink to the campaign associated with the CTA and a second hyperlink to an associated privacy policy corresponding to the jurisdiction.

17. The computer-readable device of claim 16 , the operation of receiving further comprising:

detecting a type of web client and a national origin associated with the user's device; and

selecting web content for display based on the detected type and national origin.

18. The computer-readable device of claim 17 , the operation of selecting further comprising:

querying a reference database and using asynchronous JavaScript and AJAX to display the selected web content based on the detected type and the national origin.

19. The computer-readable device of claim 16 , the operation of displaying further comprising:

embedding the CTA in a display advertisement, wherein the display advertisement is featured on one or more third-party websites.

20. The computer-readable device of claim 16 , the operation of processing further comprising:

parsing the subject line of the e-mail message to isolate the code;

mapping the code to the campaign associated with the CTA; and

associating the user's e-mail address with the campaign.

21. The computer-readable device of claim 16 , the operation of processing further comprising:

selecting the associated privacy policy based at least in part on the code, wherein the selected associated privacy policy is determined based on a national origin associated with the user's device.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2018
From: THE MOTLEY FOOL HOLDINGS, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 045965/0133 →
SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 9, 2014
From: THE MOTLEY FOOL, LLC
To: SILICON VALLY BANK
Reel/Frame 033944/0155 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2013
From: BLEDSOE, CHRISTOPHER LEE; PHILLIPS, JEREMY CECIL; SMITH, AUSTIN TAYLOR; GURTZWEILER, MICHAEL JAMES; LEE, JEFFREY YOUNG; CAVANAUGH, LAURA MAY; KEELER, MAXWELL ALFRED; ROBBINS, ELI THOMAS; HOLLEMAN, SPENCER LEWIS
To: THE MOTLEY FOOL HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031602/0946 →
Continuity (1)
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