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Granted Patent B2
US 11,010,756 · App. 16/283,251 · Granted May 18, 2021

Remote decoupled application persistent state apparatuses, methods and systems

Inventor: Thomas Purves (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
G06Q20/363H04L67/22H04L67/2842H04L67/306
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Patent No.
US 11,010,756
App. No.
16/283,251
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprising receiving a purchase action from a first user device associated with a user, creating and storing a first cookie associated with the purchase action. The method includes receiving, from a second user device, a request for cookie data related to products viewed on a platform other than the second user device, and identifying the first cookie in response to the request for cookie data. The method includes determining a platform type of the second user device, and generating a second cookie compliant with the platform type of the second user device. The method includes sending the generated second cookie to the second user device.

Claims (43)

1. A method comprising:

receiving a purchase action from a first user device associated with a user;

creating and storing a first cookie associated with the purchase action;

receiving, from a second user device, a request for cookie data related to products viewed by the user in the previous purchase action on a platform other than the second user device;

identifying the first cookie in response to the request for cookie data;

determining a platform type of the second user device;

generating a second cookie compliant with the platform type of the second user device based on the first cookie; and

sending the generated second cookie to the second user device, the second cookie including instructions to present the product viewed by the user in the previous purchase action.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cookie stores a state of the user's browsing and purchase history associated with a digital wallet account of the user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first cookie contains multiple states.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising providing cloud-based storage to a merchant associated with the purchase action such that the user can retrieve any of the multiple states associated with the merchant.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first cookie is used to recognize that the user has previously paid for a particular purchase.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cookie is stored in a database associated with a digital wallet account of the user.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising providing a user interface for searching the database.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cookie includes at least one of a timestamp of when the purchase action took place, a merchant associated with the purchase action, a shopping cart status, shipper information associated with the purchase action, offer information, payment method information, checkout status, search criteria, purchase status, or a platform type of the first device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein multiple states of a user's browsing history are combined into the first cookie.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising providing a preview window to facilitate viewing the multiple states included in the first cookie.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus at least to perform:

receiving a purchase action from a first user device associated with a user;

creating and storing a first cookie associated with the purchase action;

receiving, from a second user device, a request for cookie data related to products viewed by the user in the previous purchase action on a platform other than the second user device;

identifying the first cookie in response to the request for cookie data;

determining a platform type of the second user device;

generating a second cookie compliant with the platform type of the second user device based on the first cookie; and

sending the generated second cookie to the second user device, the second cookie including instructions to present the product viewed by the user in the previous purchase action.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first cookie stores a state of the user's browsing and purchase history associated with a digital wallet account of the user.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the first cookie contains multiple states.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising instructions causing the apparatus to perform providing cloud-based storage to a merchant associated with the purchase action such that the user can retrieve any of the multiple states associated with the merchant.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first cookie is stored in a database associated with a digital wallet account of the user.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions causing the apparatus to perform providing a user interface for searching the database.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first cookie is used to recognize that the user has previously paid for a particular purchase.

18. A platform-specific cookie generating apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to:

receiving a purchase action from a first user device associated with a user;

creating and storing a first cookie associated with the purchase action;

receiving, from a second user device, a request for cookie data related to products viewed by the user in the previous purchase action on a platform other than the second user device;

identifying the first cookie in response to the request for cookie data;

determining a platform type of the second user device;

generating a second cookie compliant with the platform type of the second user device based on the first cookie; and

sending the generated second cookie to the second user device, the second cookie including instructions to present the product viewed by the user in the previous purchase action.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the first cookie stores a state of the user's browsing and purchase history associated with a digital wallet account of the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first cookie contains multiple states.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: PURVES, THOMAS
To: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 048665/0488 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation 14216351 · Mar 17, 2014
Continuation 13624779 · Sep 21, 2012
Continuation In Part 13589053 · Aug 17, 2012
Provisional Application 61798483 · Mar 15, 2013
Provisional Application 61668441 · Jul 5, 2012
Provisional Application 61588620 · Jan 19, 2012
Provisional Application 61537421 · Sep 21, 2011
Provisional Application 61525168 · Aug 18, 2011
Related Publication 20190188691A1 · Jun 20, 2019
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