IP Library Granted Patent US 11,170,435
Granted Patent B2
US 11,170,435 · App. 15/879,991 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Offer personalization engine for targeted marketing of branded consumer packaged goods

Inventors: Zubin Singh (Palo Alto, CA); Benjamin S. Sprecher (Waban, MA); Ankur Agarwal (Sunnyvale, CA); Mykola Markov (San Jose, CA); Kirk Dikun (Tampa, FL); Tony Mou (St. Petersburg, FL)
Assignee: Catalina Marketing Corporation
G06Q30/08G06Q30/0226
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Patent No.
US 11,170,435
App. No.
15/879,991
Granted
Nov 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.

Claims (36)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, in a digital promotion engine, a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload comprising: a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, and a list comprising one or more retail stores, each retail store associated with the branded consumer packaged good according to a contract logic between a brand manufacturer and each retail store;

receiving, from a supply side platform of a mobile display publisher, a bid request to the digital promotion engine;

providing, to the supply side platform, a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload;

receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected after conducting an auction for one or more bids from different digital advertising entities;

providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher;

loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device;

including a plugin in the digital promotion payload;

when a user activates the plugin:

directing the mobile device to access a consumer profile hosted by a remote server and providing access to additional digital promotion content specific to a retailer store; and

when a retailer application is not already installed in the mobile device, downloading and installing, with the plugin, the retailer application in the mobile device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the digital promotion value is a digital coupon associated with the branded consumer packaged good, and wherein loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification card comprises subtracting the digital promotion value from a value of the branded consumer packaged good.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload comprises receiving an activation signal from a clip to action button activated by a consumer.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, in the digital promotion engine, a request from a consumer to install a retailer application in the mobile device, the retailer application associated with the frequent shopper identification.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising loading the digital promotion value to a mobile wallet application installed in the mobile device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising pushing the digital promotion value to a display of the mobile device when the digital promotion engine detects a geolocation information for the mobile device in a proximity of a retail store associated with the digital promotion payload.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting or modifying the digital promotion payload or value based on a purchasing history of a consumer associated with the frequent shopper identification.

8. A system, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:

receive, in a digital promotion engine, a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload comprising: a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, and a list comprising one or more retail stores, each retail store associated with the branded consumer packaged good according to a contract logic between a brand manufacturer and each retail store;

receive, from a supply side platform of a mobile display publisher, a bid request to the digital promotion engine;

provide, to the supply side platform, a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload;

receive, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected after conducting an auction for one or more bids from different digital advertising entities;

provide a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher;

load the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device;

include a plugin in the digital promotion payload;

when a user activates the plugin:

direct the mobile device to access a consumer profile hosted by a remote server and provide access to additional digital promotion content specific to a retailer store; and

when a retailer application is not already installed in the mobile device, the plugin is configured to download and install the retailer application in the mobile device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the digital promotion value is a digital coupon associated with the branded consumer packaged good, and wherein to load the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification card the one or more processors further execute instructions to subtract the digital promotion value from a value of the branded consumer packaged good.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload comprises to receive an activation signal from a clip to action button activated by a consumer.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors further executes instructions to receive, in the digital promotion engine, a request from a consumer to install a retailer application in the mobile device, the retailer application associated with the frequent shopper identification.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors further execute instructions to load the digital promotion value to a mobile wallet application installed in the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors further execute instructions to push the digital promotion value to a display of the mobile device when the digital promotion engine detects a geolocation information for the mobile device in a proximity of a retail store associated with the digital promotion payload.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the digital promotion payload or value is selected or modified based on a purchasing history of a consumer associated with the frequent shopper identification.

Assignments (16)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded Jun 2, 2025
From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, LLC; CELLFIRE LLC
Reel/Frame 071471/0393 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded May 11, 2023
From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, LLC; CELLFIRE LLC
Reel/Frame 063625/0703 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded May 11, 2023
From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, LLC; CELLFIRE LLC
Reel/Frame 063625/0773 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 11, 2023
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; CELLFIRE LLC; MODIV MEDIA, LLC
To: GLAS AMERICAS LLC
Reel/Frame 063625/0829 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 27, 2023
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, LLC; CELLFIRE LLC
To: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062875/0094 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL Recorded Nov 16, 2022
From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; CELLFIRE LLC; MODIV MEDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 061951/0589 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 9, 2022
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, LLC; CELLFIRE LLC
To: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061404/0356 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: MOU, TONY
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052143/0134 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: GLAS USA LLC; GLAS AMERICAS LLC
Reel/Frame 049392/0838 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2019
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, INC.; CELLFIRE INC.
Reel/Frame 048393/0426 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 20, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, INC.; CELLFIRE INC.
Reel/Frame 048380/0090 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2019
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, LLC (F/K/A MODIV MEDIA, INC.); CELLFIRE LLC (F/K/A CELLFIRE INC.)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048384/0211 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2018
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION; MODIV MEDIA, INC.; CELLFIRE INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048310/0950 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2018
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045324/0566 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2018
From: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045319/0488 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2018
From: SINGH, ZUBIN; SPRECHER, BENJAMIN S.; AGARWAL, ANKUR; MARKOV, MYKOLA; DIKUN, KIRK
To: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044761/0637 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62507113 · May 16, 2017
Provisional Application 62507116 · May 16, 2017
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