Groupon had 30 patents in digitalization during Q4 2023. Groupon Inc filed patents in Q4 2023 for a pull-type searching system to efficiently navigate deals and suggest alternatives, self-service design for user-defined reports on promotions, a learning user interface with dynamic icons, programmatically adjusting bid values for digital content objects, and systems for secure interactions between merchant and consumer devices using wallet identifying data. GlobalData’s report on Groupon gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Groupon grant share with digitalization as a theme is 50% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Pull-type searching system (Patent ID: US20230419363A1)
The patent filed by Groupon Inc. describes a pull-type searching system that efficiently navigates deals for users based on selectable search criteria, categories, subcategories, and deal types. The system also suggests alternative deals when no matches are found, enhancing user experience. The apparatus includes a processor and memory with computer program code to communicate search criteria, receive user selections, search a database for results, and present additional categories along with search results. The system can vary deal terms based on targeted users and hide certain results based on user browsing or purchase history.
The apparatus and method outlined in the patent focus on enhancing the user experience by efficiently identifying and presenting deals based on user-selected criteria. By utilizing an analytical model, the system can distinguish between keywords and non-keywords, search a database for relevant results, and communicate additional categories associated with the user's selection. The patent also emphasizes personalization by varying deal terms for targeted users and hiding specific results based on user behavior. Overall, the pull-type searching system aims to streamline the deal selection process, provide relevant alternatives, and improve user satisfaction through tailored search results and categories.
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