IP Library Granted Patent US 11,727,482
Granted Patent B2
US 11,727,482 · App. 17/334,794 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

On-line savings account

Inventor: Michael Watson (Lincoln, NE)
Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
G06Q40/02G06Q10/00G06Q20/108G06Q30/00G06Q30/0631G06Q30/0643G06Q40/06
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Patent No.
US 11,727,482
App. No.
17/334,794
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An on-line savings page for managing a savings account includes a list of items the user is saving for, where each item has a specified priority. A savings rate for each item is determined by the savings account based on the priority and total savings rate. The user is notified of any changes in the savings account, such as price changes, inventory changes, etc., as well as relevant information related to the item, such as sales, offers, recalls, etc.

Claims (55)

1. A method, comprising:

accessing a savings plan associated with a user, the savings plan comprising at least a first subplan for a saving for a first item, the first subplan associated with a first set of savings parameters for the saving for the first item including a frequency of fund transfer to a first savings account from each of one or more funding sources associated with the user;

monitoring data associated with a plurality of merchant websites;

detecting, by a computer system and based on the monitoring, a sale price of the first item associated with a particular merchant website from the plurality of merchant websites;

in response to the detecting the sale price of the first item, determining whether to modify the first subplan;

in response to determining to modify the first subplan, changing the frequency of the fund transfer based on the sale price of the first item;

determining that a goal of the first subplan with respect to the first item has been reached based on the sale price;

in response to the determining that the goal of the first subplan has been reached, generating an electronic user interface for purchasing the first item, wherein the electronic user interface includes a link associated with the particular merchant website for purchasing the first item; and

causing a user device to present the electronic user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to receiving a selection of the link, redirecting the user device to the particular merchant website.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sale price is based on a coupon, and wherein the method further comprises:

providing the coupon for display on the user device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sale price is detected after providing user information of the user to the particular merchant website.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transferring funds from the one or more funding sources to the first savings account according to the changed frequency of the fund transfer.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the savings plan comprises one or more allocation rules indicating a respective allocation of a corresponding savings frequency to the first savings account from each respective one of the one or more funding sources.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating each of the first item and a second item with a different combination of the one or more funding sources; and

redistributing funds from the first savings account to a second savings account upon a fulfilment of the first subplan.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first item is a first version of a product, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that a second version of the product has superseded the first version of the product; and

determining a price of the second version of the product offered by the particular merchant website, wherein the frequency is further modified based on the price of the second version of the product.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a notification, indicating the sale price, for display on the user device.

10. A device, comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and

one or more hardware processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the device to perform operations comprising:

accessing a savings plan associated with a user, the savings plan indicating savings parameters associated with an item, the savings parameters indicating a frequency of fund transfer to a savings account from at least one funding account associated with the user;

tracking a plurality of merchant websites for data associated with the item;

detecting, based on the tracking, a sale price of the item associated with a particular merchant website from the plurality of merchant websites;

in response to the detecting the sale price of the item, determining whether to modify the frequency of the fund transfer or whether the savings account associated with the savings plan comprises sufficient funds for the item based on the sale price;

in response to determining, based on the sale price, that the savings account associated with the savings plan comprises sufficient funds for the item, causing a user device of the user to generate an electronic user interface for purchasing the item, wherein the electronic user interface includes a link associated with the particular merchant website for purchasing the item; and

causing a user device of the user to present the electronic user interface.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the savings account is a first savings account, and wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a user selection indicating an intent to purchase the item from the particular merchant website using funds from the first savings account; and

redistributing extra funds from the first savings account to a second savings account of the user upon a purchase of the item using the funds from the first savings account.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving a selection of the link, redirecting the user device to the particular merchant website.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting, based on the tracking, a change in a status of the item, wherein the status comprises at least one of an availability, a model version, or a recall status of the item.

14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the savings plan comprises one or more allocation rules indicating a respective allocation of a corresponding savings frequency to the savings account from each of the at least one funding account.

15. The device of claim 10 , wherein the sale price is detected after providing user information of the user to the particular merchant website.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing a savings plan associated with a user, the savings plan comprising at least a first subplan for a saving for a first item, the first subplan associated with a first set of savings parameters for the saving for the first item including a frequency of fund transfer to a first savings account from each of one or more funding sources associated with the user;

monitoring a plurality of merchant websites for data associated with the first item;

in response to detecting a sale price of the first item associated with a particular merchant website from the plurality of merchant websites, changing the frequency of the fund transfer based on the sale price of the item;

determining that the savings account has sufficient funds to purchase the first item based on the sale price;

in response to the determining that the savings account has sufficient funds to purchase the first item, communicating instructions to a user device, wherein the communicating causes a generation of an electronic user interface for purchasing the first item, wherein the electronic user interface includes a link associated with the particular merchant website for purchasing the first item; and

causing a user device to present the electronic user interface.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise in response to receiving a selection of the link, redirecting the user device to the particular merchant website.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise transferring funds from the one or more funding sources to the first savings account according to the changed frequency of the fund transfer.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise[H]:

associating each of the first item and a second item with a different combination of the one or more funding sources; and

redistributing remaining funds from the first savings account to a second savings account upon a fulfilment of the first subplan.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the savings plan comprises one or more allocation rules indicating a respective allocation of a corresponding savings frequency to the first savings account from each of the one or more funding sources.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2021
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 056621/0250 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2021
From: WATSON, MICHAEL
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 056390/0913 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16448824 · Jun 21, 2019
Continuation 15824891 · Nov 28, 2017
Continuation 14798330 · Jul 13, 2015
Continuation 12638842 · Dec 15, 2009
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