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Granted Patent B2
US 12,597,057 · App. 18/526,257 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Systems and methods for identifying reductions

Inventors: Eric Harting (Arlington, VA); David Jacob Robison (Washington, DC); Jordan Mandi Gross (Herndon, VA); Gillian Martin (Denver, CO)
Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
G06Q30/0625G06Q30/0239G06Q30/0641
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Patent No.
US 12,597,057
App. No.
18/526,257
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are methods and systems for identifying on-line reductions. For instance, a user interaction may be monitored to detect a first on-line platform being launched, and a user input may be received associated with the first on-line platform. An item associated with the first on-line platform, and one or more potential reductions associated with the item are automatically identified. Responsive to the identification of the one or more potential reductions, an electronic application is displayed including an indication of the one or more potential reductions at a display of the user input device, the electronic application operating in conjunction with the first on-line platform and including a user-selectable link that updates the first on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions for the item on the first platform, or causes display of a second on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions.

Claims (47)

1 . A computer-implemented method for identifying on-line reductions, the computer-implemented method comprising:

monitoring, by one or more processors, a user interaction to detect a first on-line platform being launched;

receiving, by the one or more processors, from a user device associated with a user, a user input associated with the first on-line platform;

identifying, by the one or more processors, an item associated with the first on-line platform;

automatically identifying, by at least one third-party server, one or more potential reductions associated with the item based on a command of an application programming interface (API) invoked upon receiving the user input and identifying the item associated with the first on-line platform;

responsive to identifying the one or more potential reductions, causing display of an electronic application including an indication of the one or more potential reductions at a display of the user device, the electronic application operating in conjunction with the first on-line platform and including a user-selectable link; and

upon determining that the user selects the user-selectable link, updating the first on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions for the item on the first on-line platform, or causing display of a second on-line platform on the display of the user device and displaying the one or more potential reductions for the item on the second on-line platform.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein updating the first on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions for the item on the first on-line platform includes updating the first on-line platform to include text of the one or more potential reductions.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing display of an input field on the display of the user device, the input field for receiving one or more data elements related to the user.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving the one or more data elements related to the user; and

updating the one or more potential reductions based on the one or more data elements.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein causing display of the second on-line platform on the display of the user device and displaying the one or more potential reductions for the item on the second on-line platform includes appending affiliate text to a uniform resource locator (URL) of the second on-line platform.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein automatically identifying the one or more potential reductions associated with the item is performed using a trained machine learning model.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the trained machine learning model has been trained on user data associated with the user and item data associated with the item to predict the one or more potential reductions.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more potential reductions include one or more of a rebate or a tax incentive.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the item is a vehicle and the API is a transportation laws API.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user interaction is an interaction with a browser.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one third-party server is at least one of an insurance application, a government services application, a social media application, or a rewards membership application.

12 . A computer-implemented method for identifying on-line reductions, the computer-implemented method comprising:

monitoring, by one or more processors, a user interaction to detect a first on-line platform being launched;

receiving, by the one or more processors, from a user device associated with a user, a user input associated with the first on-line platform;

identifying, by the one or more processors, an item associated with the first on-line platform;

automatically identifying, by at least one third-party server, one or more potential reductions associated with the item based on a command of an application programming interface (API) invoked upon receiving the user input and identifying the item associated with the first on-line platform,

wherein the one or more potential reductions include one or more of a rebate or a tax incentive;

responsive to identifying the one or more potential reductions, causing display of an electronic application including an indication of the one or more potential reductions at a display of the user device, the electronic application operating in conjunction with the first on-line platform and including a user-selectable link; and

upon determining that the user selects the user-selectable link, updating the first on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions for the item on the first on-line platform, or causing display of a second on-line platform on the display of the user device and displaying the one or more potential reductions for the item on the second on-line platform.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein updating the first on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions for the item on the first on-line platform includes updating the first on-line platform to include text of the one or more potential reductions.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein causing the display of the second on-line platform on the display of the user device and displaying the one or more potential reductions for the item on the second on-line platform includes appending affiliate text to a uniform resource locator (URL) of the second on-line platform.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising:

causing the display of an input field on the display of the user device, the input field for receiving one or more data elements related to the user.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving the one or more data elements related to the user; and

updating the one or more potential reductions based on the one or more data elements.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein automatically identifying the one or more potential reductions associated with the item is performed using a trained machine learning model, wherein the trained machine learning model has been trained on user data associated with the user and item data associated with the item to predict the one or more potential reductions.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the item is a vehicle and the API is a transportation laws API.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the user interaction is an interaction with a browser.

20 . A system, the system comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one memory, and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations for identifying on-line reductions, the operations including:

monitoring, by one or more processors, a user interaction to detect a first on-line platform being launched;

receiving, by the one or more processors, from a user device associated with a user, a user input associated with the first on-line platform;

identifying, by the one or more processors, an item associated with the first on-line platform;

automatically identifying, by at least one third-party server, one or more potential reductions associated with the item based on a command of an application programming interface (API) invoked upon receiving the user input and identifying the item associated with the first on-line platform;

responsive to identifying the one or more potential reductions, causing display of an electronic application including an indication of the one or more potential reductions at a display of the user device, the electronic application operating in conjunction with the first on-line platform and including a user-selectable link; and

upon determining that the user selects the user-selectable link, updating the first on-line platform to display the one or more potential reductions for the item on the first on-line platform, or causing display of a second on-line platform on the display of the user device and displaying the one or more potential reductions for the item on the second on-line platform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2023
From: HARTING, ERIC; ROBISON, DAVID JACOB, MR; GROSS, JORDAN MANDI; MARTIN, GILLIAN
To: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 065732/0634 →
Continuity (1)
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