IP Library Granted Patent US 11,397,964
Granted Patent B2
US 11,397,964 · App. 17/171,114 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Wearable device that is automatically configurable between wearer facing and redemption interfaces

Inventors: Peter Bengt Karl Bergstrom (Mountain View, CA); Adam John Muhlbauer (Mountain View, CA); Don Albert Chennavasin (Los Gatos, CA); Devdatta Gangal (Mountain View, CA); Jingting Wang (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
G06Q30/0238G06F1/163G06F1/1694G06F3/017
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Patent No.
US 11,397,964
App. No.
17/171,114
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are method, apparatus, and computer program products for automatically outputting a wearer interface or a redemption interface. The wearer interface and the redemption interface may contain information related to a wearer of a wearable device and a provider respectively. The wearable device may reference a merchant redemption parameters database to facilitate the output of the redemption interface, and the wearable device my reference a wearer parameters database to facilitate the output of the wearer interface. Both the wearer interface and the redemption interface may be displayed on the wearable device by an interactive display.

Claims (66)

1. A device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory associated with the at least one processor having computer coded instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer coded instructions, in execution with the at least one processor, configure the device to:

determine a promotion associated with a profile identifier; and

cause presentation of a wearer interface via a wearable device, the wearer interface comprising a wearer component associated with the promotion;

detect user input while the wearable device is in a redemption facing position, the user input indicating a request to display a redemption interface associated with the promotion; and

in response to detecting the user input, cause presentation of the redemption interface via the wearable device, the redemption interface comprising a redemption component for redeeming the promotion.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein to determine the promotion associated with the profile identifier, the device is configured to:

identify data associated with the profile identifier from one or more of a wearer parameters database and a merchant redemption parameters database;

generate, based on the data associated with the profile identifier, a relevancy output set corresponding to a possible promotion set; and

determine, from the possible promotion set, the promotion for the profile identifier based at least in part on the relevancy output set corresponding to the possible promotion set.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein to determine the promotion associated with the profile identifier, the device is configured to:

determine one or more relevant wearer components associated with the profile identifier, wherein the wearer interface comprises the one or more relevant wearer components associated with the profile identifier.

4. The device according to claim 1 , the device further configured to:

determine one or more relevant redemption components associated with the promotion; and

cause presentation of the redemption interface via the wearable device, the redemption interface comprising the one or more relevant redemption components associated with the promotion.

5. The device according to claim 1 , the device further configured to:

identify, via communication with the wearable device, the profile identifier based at least in part on user engagement with the wearable device.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein to determine the promotion associated with the profile identifier, the device is configured to:

retrieve item data; and

execute a context determination that compares each item represented in the item data to identify a relevant item that best satisfies a desired context,

wherein the promotion is associated with the relevant item.

7. The device according to claim 1 , the device further configured to:

receive an indication the wearable device is oriented to the redemption orientation; and

cause presentation, via the wearable device, of at least the redemption component for redeeming the promotion.

8. The device according to claim 1 , the device further configured to:

determine a user location; and

determine the user location is proximate to a provider location associated with the promotion.

9. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining a promotion associated with a profile identifier; and

causing presentation of a wearer interface via a wearable device, the wearer interface comprising a wearer component associated with the promotion;

detecting user input while the wearable device is in a redemption facing position, the user input indicating a request to display a redemption interface associated with the promotion; and

in response to detecting the user input, cause presentation of the redemption interface via the wearable device, the redemption interface comprising a redemption component for redeeming the promotion.

10. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , wherein determining the promotion associated with the profile identifier comprises:

identifying data associated with the profile identifier from one or more of a wearer parameters database and a merchant redemption parameters database;

generating, based on the data associated with the profile identifier, a relevancy output set corresponding to a possible promotion set; and

determining, from the possible promotion set, the promotion for the profile identifier based at least in part on the relevancy output set corresponding to the possible promotion set.

11. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , wherein determining the promotion associated with the profile identifier comprises:

determining one or more relevant wearer components associated with the profile identifier, wherein the wearer interface comprises the one or more relevant wearer components associated with the profile identifier.

12. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , the computer-implemented method further comprising:

determining one or more relevant redemption components associated with the promotion; and

causing presentation of the redemption interface via the wearable device, the redemption interface comprising the one or more relevant redemption components associated with the promotion.

13. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , the computer-implemented method further comprising:

identifying, via communication with the wearable device, the profile identifier based at least in part on user engagement with the wearable device.

14. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , wherein determining the promotion associated with the profile identifier comprises:

retrieving item data; and

executing a context determination that compares each item represented in the item data to identify a relevant item that best satisfies a desired context,

wherein the promotion is associated with the relevant item.

15. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , the computer-implemented method further comprising:

receiving an indication the wearable device is oriented to the redemption orientation; and

causing presentation, via the wearable device, of at least the redemption component for redeeming the promotion.

16. The computer-implemented method according to claim 9 , the computer-implemented method further comprising:

determining a user location; and

determining the user location is proximate to a provider location associated with the promotion.

17. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer program code stored thereon configured, in execution with at least one processor, for:

determining a promotion associated with a profile identifier; and

causing presentation of a wearer interface via a wearable device, the wearer interface comprising a wearer component associated with the promotion;

detecting user input while the wearable device is in a redemption facing position, the user input indicating a request to display a redemption interface associated with the promotion; and

in response to detecting the user input, causing presentation of the redemption interface via the wearable device, the redemption interface comprising a redemption component for redeeming the promotion.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17 , wherein determining the promotion associated with the profile identifier comprises:

identifying data associated with the profile identifier from one or more of a wearer parameters database and a merchant redemption parameters database;

generating, based on the data associated with the profile identifier, a relevancy output set corresponding to a possible promotion set; and

determining, from the possible promotion set, the promotion associated with the profile identifier based at least in part on the relevancy output set corresponding to the possible promotion set.

19. The computer program product according to claim 17 , wherein determining the promotion associated with the profile identifier comprises:

determining one or more relevant wearer components associated with the profile identifier, wherein the wearer interface comprises the one or more relevant wearer components associated with the profile identifier.

20. The computer program product according to claim 17 , the computer program product further configured for:

determining one or more relevant redemption components associated with the promotion; and

causing presentation of the redemption interface via the wearable device, the redemption interface comprising the one or more relevant redemption components associated with the promotion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2024
From: GROUPON, INC.
To: BYTEDANCE INC.
Reel/Frame 068833/0811 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2021
From: BERGSTROM, PETER BENGT KARL; MUHLBAUER, ADAM JOHN; CHENNAVASIN, DON ALBERT; GANGAL, DEVDATTA; WANG, JINGTING
To: GROUPON, INC.
Reel/Frame 055194/0812 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16837738 · Apr 1, 2020
Continuation 16387852 · Apr 18, 2019
Continuation 16158665 · Oct 12, 2018
Continuation 15197202 · Jun 29, 2016
Provisional Application 62186300 · Jun 29, 2015
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