IP Library Granted Patent US 11,392,985
Granted Patent B2
US 11,392,985 · App. 17/227,980 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Identifying purchase patterns and marketing based on user mood

Inventor: Upendra Mardikar (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
G06Q30/0255G06Q30/0269
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Patent No.
US 11,392,985
App. No.
17/227,980
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for facilitating electronic commerce over a network, according to one or more embodiments, includes communicating with a user via a user device and a business entity via a business entity device over the network, monitoring user navigation events over the network, determining a mood of the user based on user navigation behavior, marketing to the user based on the mood of the user, and storing user information related to the user navigation events and the mood of the user.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a service provider server, one or more likelihoods of a user associated with a user account to be interested in one or more categories of goods or services based on a first set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user;

receiving, by the service provider server, a second set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user, wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events includes initiating a purchase request that includes user information and merchant information associated therewith;

determining, based on the second set of browser navigation and selection events, a sentiment of the user;

adjusting, in real-time based on the determined sentiment of the user, the one or more likelihoods of the user to be interested in the one or more categories of goods or services, and wherein the adjusting the one or more likelihoods is further based on the user information and the merchant information; and

providing, by the service provider server, content for display via a user device of the user based on the adjusted one or more likelihoods.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user corresponds to browser navigation and selection events from a previous browsing session.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user corresponds to browser navigation and selection events from a current browsing session.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provided content comprises a recommendation of one or more goods or services from the one or more categories corresponding to the adjusted one or more likelihoods.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events further includes the user selecting items and placing the selected items into a virtual shopping cart.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events further includes the user selecting music to be played on the user device, and wherein the one or more likelihoods is adjusted based on a type of the music selected to be played.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises one or more suggested websites for the user to visit.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events are received from different websites than the first set of browser navigation and selection events.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, based on the second set of browser navigation and selection events, whether the user is avoiding one or more specific websites, wherein the adjusting the one or more likelihoods is further based on a determination that the user is avoiding the one or more specific websites.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sentiment comprises a philanthropic sentiment, a spending sentiment, a mobile gaming sentiment, a spiritual or religious sentiment, a deal searching sentiment, or a sad sentiment.

11. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:

determining, by a service provider server, one or more likelihoods of a user associated with a user account to be interested in one or more categories of goods or services based on a first set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user;

receiving, by the service provider server, a second set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user, wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events includes initiating a purchase request that includes user information and merchant information associated therewith;

determining, based on the second set of browser navigation and selection events, a sentiment of the user;

adjusting, in real-time based on the determined sentiment of the user, the one or more likelihoods of the user to be interested in the one or more categories of goods or services; and

providing, by the service provider server, content for display via a user device of the user based on the adjusted one or more likelihoods.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user corresponds to browser navigation and selection events from a previous browsing session, and wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user corresponds to browser navigation and selection events from a current browsing session.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the provided content comprises a recommendation of one or more goods or services from the one or more categories corresponding to the adjusted one or more likelihoods.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events further includes the user selecting items and placing the selected items into a virtual shopping cart.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events further includes the user selecting music to be played on the user device, and wherein the one or more likelihoods is adjusted based on a type of the music selected to be played.

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

determining, by a service provider server, one or more likelihoods of a user associated with a user account to be interested in one or more categories of goods or services based on a first set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user;

receiving, by the service provider server, a second set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user, wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events includes initiating a purchase request that includes user information and merchant information associated therewith;

determining, based on the second set of browser navigation and selection events, a sentiment of the user;

adjusting, in real-time based on the determined sentiment of the user, the one or more likelihoods of the user to be interested in the one or more categories of goods or services; and

providing, by the service provider server, content for display via a user device of the user based on the adjusted one or more likelihoods.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the first set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user corresponds to browser navigation and selection events from a previous browsing session, and wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events executed by the user corresponds to browser navigation and selection events from a current browsing session.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the provided content comprises a recommendation of one or more goods or services from the one or more categories corresponding to the adjusted one or more likelihoods.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events further includes the user selecting items and placing the selected items into a virtual shopping cart.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the second set of browser navigation and selection events includes the user selecting music to be played on the user device, and wherein the one or more likelihoods is adjusted based on a type of the music selected to be played.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2021
From: MARDIKAR, UPENDRA
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 055894/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2021
From: EBAY INC.
To: PAYPAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 055894/0307 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16189958 · Nov 13, 2018
Continuation 14685557 · Apr 13, 2015
Continuation 12972311 · Dec 17, 2010
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