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- FIG. 4 is a screen shot of a merchant portal showing feedback from consumers
- the merchant 110 is a business entity that has goods and/or services to sell that are of interest to a consumer 105 .
- the merchant 110 can maintain inventory of goods, and can house at least some of the inventory in a brick and mortar store 115 .
- the merchant 110 has a business relationship 160 with a deal broker 130 of a deal brokerage 120 .
- the deal machine 125 includes a programmable machine that is able to respond to instructions in a well-defined manner and can execute instructions (such as found in a program or engine).
- the deal machine 125 includes electronic and digital components, including hardware needed to implement the instructions and read/access data.
- the deal machine 125 includes a communication mechanism that is able to communicate with the network 135 through a communication channel 150 .
- the deal machine 125 includes components such as a web server that hosts and manages the deal website.
- the deal website can be public (viewable by anyone on the Internet) or private (viewable only by persons who have provided identifiable information and have received a unique identification number). Details of the deal machine 125 are shown in FIG. 2 and are discussed below with reference to FIG. 2 .
- the consumer 105 communicates with the deal machine 125 through a network 135 such as the Internet.
- the network 135 may include any combination of local area and/or wide area networks, and the communication channels 145 , 150 can be wired, wireless, or a combination of the two.
- the deal website provides an interface through which the consumer 105 can obtain information about the deal, such as, for example, the location at which the deal can be used, the price of deal, a description of the item or items for sale in the deal, or the time during which deal is offered.
- the voucher may be in the form of a printable receipt or may be in the form of a receipt viewable through a graphical user interface (GUI) of a portable electronic device (such as a smartphone) on the consumer 105 .
- GUI graphical user interface
- the merchant tablet 117 can be equipped with an app store, where the merchant 110 could access new apps for running her business.
- the online buying system 100 can be set up to enable third parties to sell apps to merchants 110 through the app store on the merchant tablet 117 .
- the merchant tablet 117 can run a customer feedback system, which can be configured to track how much each customer 105 spends when redeeming the deal at the merchant store 115 , to track how often each customer 105 visits certain merchants 110 , to request feedback from customers 105 , and to access or view the customer feedback.
- a customer feedback system can be configured to track how much each customer 105 spends when redeeming the deal at the merchant store 115 , to track how often each customer 105 visits certain merchants 110 , to request feedback from customers 105 , and to access or view the customer feedback.
- a computer-implemented method 500 includes steps that may be performed by a mobile device (for example, the merchant tablet 117 ) of a merchant (for example, the merchant 110 ).
- a touch-sensitive user interface 700 of the consumer application displays a listing of available instant deals including a “special” instant deal 701 available from 8 AM-11 AM, an instant deal 702 available from 7 AM-7 PM, an instant deal 703 available from 8 AM-5 PM, and an instant deal 704 available from 8:30 AM-1 PM.
- a touch-sensitive user interface 1900 of a merchant application displays information regarding the most recent redeemed deal and multiple deal redemption options.
- the deal redemption options include redeeming a deal by scanning a voucher, redeeming a deal by voucher identifier lookup, redeeming a deal by name lookup, and redeeming a deal by mobile redemption.
- the user interface 1900 may be displayed by the merchant application on the merchant tablet 117 , for example.
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- This patent application is a continuation of, and claims the priority benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/405,664, filed on Feb. 27, 2012, which claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/447,079, which was filed on Feb. 27, 2011 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The disclosed subject matter relates to a merchant deal creation and redemption system for managing online deals.
- Computer systems and communication networks, such as the Internet, enable merchants to offer and sell products and services to consumers. Electronic commerce companies facilitate interaction between merchants and consumers by providing websites, web-based applications, and online services to support various processes and transactions involved with the buying and selling of products and services.
- Various implementations are described for a merchant application installed on a mobile device of a merchant. Using the merchant application, a merchant can create a real-time deal for one or more products or services provided by the merchant. The deal is provided by the merchant application to a deal server for offering the deal to consumers based at least in part on geographic proximity of the consumers to the location at which the deal can be used. The merchant application can receive real-time information regarding purchased deals from the deal server in response to transactions made between the deal server and consumers to purchase the deal. The merchant application can display a listing of purchased deals, which can be updated in response to receiving input indicating that a particular purchased deal has been redeemed.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an online buying system; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of hardware components including a deal machine and a merchant tablet of the online buying system ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a screen shot of a feedback interface provided to the consumer; -
FIG. 4 is a screen shot of a merchant portal showing feedback from consumers; -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a computer-implemented method performed by a mobile device of a merchant; -
FIGS. 6-15 are screen shots of exemplary user interfaces of a consumer application used for instant deals; and -
FIGS. 16-24 are screens shots of exemplary user interfaces of a merchant application used for managing and redeeming deals. - Various implementations relate to an online buying system that provides a deal for an open period of time (for example, a day) in a particular location or market, where the deal is a significant monetary discount off of items (goods) or services provided by a merchant. A consumer who buys the deal receives a deal voucher that can be used at the merchant's store. The merchant can treat the deal vouchers as quantity discounts since a large number of consumers purchase the deals.
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FIG. 1 , anonline buying system 100 is designed to offer a deal to aconsumer 105. The deal is a monetary discount given to an item or items for sale by amerchant 110 at amerchant store 115 and the deal can be open for a set period of time (for example, 24 hours). The deal can be group-based (in which a plurality of consumers buy the deal) or the deal can be individually tailored to specific types of consumers. - The
merchant 110 is a business entity that has goods and/or services to sell that are of interest to aconsumer 105. Themerchant 110 can maintain inventory of goods, and can house at least some of the inventory in a brick andmortar store 115. Themerchant 110 has abusiness relationship 160 with adeal broker 130 of adeal brokerage 120. - The
deal brokerage 120 is a party that offers the deal in the deal website. Thedeal broker 130 is an entity that creates, with the help and feedback of the merchant, the deal, offers the deal in the deal website, and manages the deal using thedeal machine 125. Thedeal brokerage 120 and thedeal broker 130 do not maintain inventory of goods or services. Rather, it is themerchant 110 who maintains the inventory, for example, at themerchant store 115 or at a location such as a warehouse that may be distinct from themerchant store 115. Themerchant store 115 can be a brick and mortar store physically located near to theconsumer 105 or to someone else (such as arecipient 165 of the deal) who will be receiving the deal obtained by theconsumer 105. Thestore 115 can alternatively or additionally include a virtual (that is, online) store accessible through a network. - The deal is offered by the
deal brokerage 120 in a deal website that is created and managed by adeal machine 125, which is controlled by or accessible to one ormore deal brokers 130. The item or items for sale by thedeal brokerage 120 can be a product (for example, food) or a service (for example, cleaning services or transportation services) or groups of products or groups of services. The deal website enables theconsumer 105 to purchase the deal and then share the deal with others. - The
deal machine 125 includes a programmable machine that is able to respond to instructions in a well-defined manner and can execute instructions (such as found in a program or engine). Thedeal machine 125 includes electronic and digital components, including hardware needed to implement the instructions and read/access data. Thedeal machine 125 includes a communication mechanism that is able to communicate with thenetwork 135 through acommunication channel 150. Additionally, thedeal machine 125 includes components such as a web server that hosts and manages the deal website. The deal website can be public (viewable by anyone on the Internet) or private (viewable only by persons who have provided identifiable information and have received a unique identification number). Details of thedeal machine 125 are shown inFIG. 2 and are discussed below with reference toFIG. 2 . - The
consumer 105 communicates with thedeal machine 125 through anetwork 135 such as the Internet. Thenetwork 135 may include any combination of local area and/or wide area networks, and thecommunication channels - The
consumer 105 is an entity who participates in the online buying of the deal. Theconsumer 105 can be a human or a computer-controlled device able to participate in online deal buying. The consumer uses theconsumer communications device 140 to access the deal at the deal website hosted by thedeal machine 125 on thenetwork 135, or through any other suitable interface for receiving the deal. - The consumer's
communication device 140 can be a computer such as a desktop computer or laptop computer, a smartphone, a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or any other device that includes equipment to communicate over acommunication channel 145 to access thenetwork 135. Thecommunication device 140 is capable of receiving input and transmitting data through thenetwork 135. - As discussed in greater detail below, the deal website provides an interface through which the
consumer 105 can obtain information about the deal, such as, for example, the location at which the deal can be used, the price of deal, a description of the item or items for sale in the deal, or the time during which deal is offered. - Once the deal is purchased, the
consumer 105 can retain the deal for his or herself or theconsumer 105 can give the deal to another recipient (for example, by gifting the deal). The consumer 105 (or the recipient of the deal if the recipient is not the consumer 105) can use the deal (represented by the arrow 170) by accessing themerchant store 115 either in person (if thestore 115 is a brick and mortar store) or virtually (for example, if thestore 115 includes an online presence) before the expiration of the deal voucher. - Various types of deal vouchers are contemplated for showing a record of the purchased transaction. For example, the voucher may be in the form of a printable receipt or may be in the form of a receipt viewable through a graphical user interface (GUI) of a portable electronic device (such as a smartphone) on the
consumer 105. - To use the deal, the
consumer 105 presents a deal voucher to themerchant 110 and enables themerchant 110 to scan or read the deal voucher to check that it is valid (that is, not expired and not fraudulent). For example, theconsumer 105 can print the deal voucher and take it to themerchant store 115. As another example, theconsumer 105 can let themerchant 110 electronically scan a code that is unique to the deal voucher and is displayed on a portable electronic device (such as a smartphone) of theconsumer 105. The consumer 105 (or recipient) can use the deal voucher at any time before the expiration of the deal voucher. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , the hardware components of theonline buying system 100 are shown along with their relationships to each other. In particular, eachconsumer communication device 140 includes anetwork browser 200 that provides a user interface on thedevice 140 to permit access to thenetwork 135. The deal website is displayed or accessible on thenetwork browser 200. - The
deal machine 125 includes anapplication server 205 that is in communication with thenetwork 135 through afirewall 210. Theapplication server 205 includes a combination of hardware and software to provide and manage the deal offers through thenetwork 135. Theapplication server 205 can include memory and input/output devices. Theapplication server 205 is connected to one or more applications or software engines such as an electronic mail (email)engine 215, areferral engine 220, asocial engine 225, and anecommerce engine 230. Additionally, theapplication server 205 can be connected to adatabase 235. Eachengine dedicated database application server 205. Theemail engine 215, thereferral engine 220, and theecommerce engine 230 are connected to abilling engine 240, which can also include adedicated database 242. - The
merchant tablet 117 is an Internet-connected tablet-based computer that is able to establish a communication link between thedeal machine 125 and themerchant tablet 117, for example, through thenetwork 135. Themerchant tablet 117 can be a tablet personal computer or any suitable personal computer such as a desktop computer or laptop computer, a smartphone, a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or any other device that includes equipment to communicate throughnetwork 135. Themerchant tablet 117 can be equipped with atouchscreen 250 as a primary input device. Themerchant tablet 117 can be controlled by other suitable control mechanism, such as a pressure-triggered stylus, a virtual onscreen keyboard, a physical keyboard, or voice recognition. - In general, the
merchant tablet 117 includes the basic components of a portable computer such as a processor, memory, input/output devices (for example, thetouchscreen 250, a physical keyboard, buttons, a microphone, a camera, a scanner, a speaker). Themerchant tablet 117 includes awireless adapter 252 for Internet and local network connection. Thus, the merchant tablet can use a Wi-Fi data connection or a wireless (for example, 3G or 4G) data connection to browse the Internet, load and stream media, and install software. Themerchant tablet 117 can also include a near-field transceiver device 254 that enables near field communication (NFC) between themerchant tablet 117 and other devices such as theconsumer communication device 140. - In some implementations, the
merchant tablet 117 is an iPad™, while in other implementations, themerchant tablet 117 is an Android™-based tablet computer. In other implementations, thedeal brokerage 120 can design and make a custom-designedmerchant tablet 117. - The
merchant tablet 117 memory stores an operating system that is run by the processor. The operating system can be custom made. The operating system can allow thedeal brokerage 120, through thedeal machine 125, to push updates and new applications to themerchant tablets 117 on the demand of either themerchant 110 or thedeal brokerage 120. If themerchant tablet 117 is an iPad™, then the operating system uses Apple's iOS operating system. Thedeal brokerage 120 can develop custom applications on top of the base operating system. Moreover, the operating system can be an Android™-based system. - In some implementations, the
deal brokerage 120 leases themerchant tablet 117 to themerchant 110. In other implementations, thedeal brokerage 120 sells themerchant tablet 117 tomerchant 110. And in still other implementations, thedeal brokerage 120 provides themerchant tablet 117 for free to themerchant 110. - The
merchant tablet 117 can run various applications. For example, themerchant tablet 117 can run a tablet management system that can be web-based. The tablet management system can track physical devices (such as the merchant tablet 117) from creation, to shipping, to activation by themerchant 110. The tablet management system can provide for remote activation for themerchant 110 with no need for a username and password. The tablet management system can enable thedeal brokerage 120 to remotely wipe themerchant tablet 117, for example, remotely erase all of the data that is stored on themerchant tablet 117 and bring themerchant tablet 117 back to its factory default or initial state. - As another example, the
merchant tablet 117 can run an application management system that can be web and/or tablet-based. The application management system specifies single or multiple applications to be installed pertablet 117 and/or permerchant 110. The application management system pushes the applications to themerchant tablet 117 for installation. The application management system upgrades and/or manages releases of applications remotely for all applications, including update, delete and remove. - The
merchant tablet 117 can be equipped with an app store, where themerchant 110 could access new apps for running her business. Theonline buying system 100 can be set up to enable third parties to sell apps tomerchants 110 through the app store on themerchant tablet 117. - As another example, the
merchant tablet 117 can run a deal (voucher) redemption system. The deal redemption system provides a deal portal for themerchant 110 to log in to and manage his own deals. The deal redemption system allows themerchant 110 to mark the deal as redeemed. The redemption system can be configured with adevice 256 such as a bar code scanner or a credit card reader, which can be used to identify theconsumer 105 who is attempting to redeem the deal. For example, thedevice 256 could be used to scan a special identification card 260 (shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 ) issued from thedeal brokerage 120 to theconsumer 105, and thecard 260 can have an optical identifier such as a bar code or any other identifier that can be read by thedevice 256. - The
merchant tablet 117 can be equipped with a point of sale (POS) system that is able to accept payment for the deal directly from theconsumer communication device 140. In this way, themerchant tablet 117 can enable even greater flexibility for themerchant 110 to run his business. - In other example, the
merchant tablet 117 can run an analytics system, which enables themerchant 110 to obtain data about the deal, like average check size, how much was made, where thecustomer 105 is coming from on a map. - As another example, the
merchant tablet 117 can run a customer feedback system, which can be configured to track how much eachcustomer 105 spends when redeeming the deal at themerchant store 115, to track how often eachcustomer 105 visitscertain merchants 110, to request feedback fromcustomers 105, and to access or view the customer feedback. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , for example, acustomer 105 can be provided with afeedback interface 300 that is generated by the customer feedback system and/or thedeal brokerage 120. Thefeedback interface 300 asks thecustomer 105 questions or requests information from thecustomer 105. In this example, thecustomer 105 is asked to rate their experience at themerchant store 115, is asked if she had previously been to themerchant store 115, is asked if she will return to thismerchant store 115, and is asked to provide additional comments. Thedeal brokerage 120 and/or thedeal machine 125 can aggregate and analyze the data received by thecustomers 105. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , for example, themerchant 110 is provided with a merchantcenter feedback interface 400 on the merchant tablet 117 (or on any other suitable computing device operated by the merchant 110). Theinterface 400 enables themerchant 110 to view the comments, to view aggregated data based on the customer feedback, and can even view a tag cloud to more easily understand the customer feedback. The submissions from thecustomers 105 can be anonymously provided to themerchants 110. - Another application that can be stored and run on the
merchant tablet 117 is a mobile consumer deal voting system. The mobile consumer deal voting system can be used to offset issues related to quality of merchant-created deals, consumers can vote on both deals and merchants according to the following parameters. For example, in deal-specific voting,consumers 105 can add a positive or a negative vote to any deal they can see on their mobile device, independent of whether theconsumer 105 has purchased that deal. These votes can be aggregated (by thedeal machine 125 or the merchant tablet 117) and then presented to both the merchant 110 (by way of the merchant tablet 117) and toother consumers 105 to ensure the merchant has feedback on the quality of their offers. Themerchant 110 can thereby adjust his offer, as necessary, to keep quality offers coming forconsumers 105. - As another example, in merchant-specific voting,
consumers 105 can add a positive or a negative vote to anymerchant 110 on a per deal basis after purchase and redemption, as well as offer a free text comment about their experience with themerchant 110. These votes can be aggregated (by thedeal machine 125 or the merchant tablet 117) and then presented to both merchants 110 (by way of the merchant tablet 117) andother consumers 105 to ensure theconsumers 105 have an overall quality guideline formerchants 110 when making a purchasing decision. The aggregate votes and individual comments can also be presented to ensure that all parties involved have an understanding of the quality provided by themerchant 110. In other implementations, the mobile consumer deal voting system can be run on thedeal machine 125 or can be presented to themerchant 110 by way of another computer. - Another application that can be stored and run on the
merchant tablet 117 is a merchant deal creation system. Using the merchant deal creation system, amerchant 110 can access an interface on themerchant tablet 117. The interface permits themerchant 110 to define parameters of a deal the merchant would like to offerconsumers 105 through mobile channels. Upon deal creation, with approval from thedeal brokerage 120, themerchant 110 can offer this deal toconsumers 105 at the time and at the price point the merchant specifies; including the ability to limit to a number of purchases per time period as specified by themerchant 110. Themerchant 110 may set parameters including, for example, price, value, actual offer details including certain items or services for sale, time the offer is valid, and unit number parameters available to purchase. In another implementation, the interface of the merchant deal creation system can be accessed on the web in addition to or instead of on themerchant tablet 117. - As a further example, the
merchant tablet 117 can run an instant deal system, which enables the real-time purchasing and/or billing of deals. In the instant deal system, theconsumer 105 purchases deal on the street, and can instantly go into the merchant'sstore 115 to redeem the deal becausemerchant tablet 117 is updated instantaneously with the deal and the information about theconsumer 105 who bought the deal. The instant deal system gives theconsumer 105 the ability to view deals in his/her neighborhood on his/her own mobile device (for example, smartphone) 140. Theconsumer 105 can purchase the deal and then immediately go redeem the deal at themerchant store 115. Themerchants 110 are able to set their deal to run during certain times each day (for example, weekdays from 2-5 pm), using the instant deal system to fill available capacity. - In other examples, the
merchant tablet 117 can run a real-time deal system. The real-time deal system offers deals in real time toconsumers 105 through themerchant tablet 117. Themerchant tablet 117 stores information (such as purchasing information, demographic information, or geographic information) about theconsumer 105, and can enable themerchant 110 to bid on a certain type of customer 105 (for example, customer X spends $125 on visits to spas) and can tailor an offer for a deal on the fly based on the information such as the customer type and prior buying patterns. In order to assist with tailoring an offer for a deal on the fly, some of the customer's information may be converted into a representation of consumer ranking (e.g., letters, numbers font, icon, image, etc.), which indicates the customer's likelihood of accepting the offered deal. Thedeal machine 125 uses the consumer ranking or otherwise processes the customer's information by pushing messages to themerchant tablet 117 based on which customers are geographically “near” (or in proximity to) themerchant store 115; thus, themerchant 110 can present a specialized deal to bring thesenearby customers 105 into themerchant store 115. - The
merchant tablet 117 can include other software to help themerchant 110 connect withconsumers 105, perform daily business operations, message online, and increase revenue. For example, themerchant tablet 117 can enable email or online marketing and advertising, can provide scheduling systems, can enable monitoring, aggregation, and consulting of social media such as Facebook™, email, Twitter™, etc., can provide consumer loyalty programs, can provide location-based services and networking, and can be used to track and manage inventory. - The
online buying system 100, and in particular, themerchant tablet 117 simplifies redemption and small business process, ensures thatmerchants 110 always know in real-time their options, status, and opportunities with respect to products and services offered by thedeal brokerage 120, helpsconsumers 105 andmerchants 110 interact with thedeal brokerage 120 and with each other, and permits real-time transactions. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , a computer-implementedmethod 500 includes steps that may be performed by a mobile device (for example, the merchant tablet 117) of a merchant (for example, the merchant 110). - As shown, the computer-implemented
method 500 includes executing a merchant application on the mobile device of the merchant 110 (step 510). The merchant application may be provided by thedeal brokerage 120. In some cases, the merchant application may be pre-installed on a mobile device provided to themerchant 110 by thedeal brokerage 120. In other cases, the merchant application may be downloaded to the mobile device of themerchant 110 from an app store or the deal website of thedeal brokerage 120. - The merchant application may be configured to communicate with a deal server over a network (for example, LAN and/or WAN) via a wireless data connection (for example, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, etc.). Typically, the deal server (for example, the application server 205) will be included in a remote online buying system provided by the
deal brokerage 120. The deal sever may, however, be a local deal server at themerchant store 115 that also may be provided by thedeal brokerage 120. In such cases, the local deal server may be configured to provide Wi-Fi access for themerchant 110 and/or customers of themerchant store 115. - The computer-implemented
method 500 includes creating a deal for one or more products or services provided by the merchant 110 (step 520). The deal can be created by the merchant application in response to themerchant 110 inputting parameters such as a price for the deal, a value of the deal, a location at which the deal can be used, and an open period for the deal. The open period, in turn, may indicate a day for the deal and a set time period within the day for the deal during which the deal is offered. In some implementations, the deal can be an instant deal created by the merchant application on the same day that the deal is to be offered. The instant deal may be a completely new deal or based on a prior deal. For example, the instant deal could be based on a prior deal which was created by the merchant and was purchased at least a minimum number of times required thedeal brokerage 120 to qualify the prior deal for redistribution as an instant deal. - The computer-implemented
method 500 includes providing the deal to the deal server for offering the deal to consumers (step 530). The deal may be provided by the merchant application to the deal server over the network, and the deal server may be configured to offer the deal to consumers on the day for the deal. The deal server can offer the deal to consumers based at least in part on geographic proximity of the consumers to the location at which the deal can be used. For example, the deal may be offered to consumers within walking distance (e.g., 0.5 mile radius) of themerchant store 115. The deal server may be configured to determine the geographic proximity of the consumer. The determination may be achieved through accessing data pertaining to the geographic proximity of the consumer. In some cases, the deal may be offered to particular consumers based on their prior buying patterns, such as through the consumer's purchase history or through the consumer's ranking. - The deal may be pushed to computing devices (such as smartphones) of particular consumers (for example, customers close to the
merchant store 115 and/or likely to make a purchase from the merchant store 115). Alternatively or additionally, the deal may be offered to a particular consumer in response to a request for instant deals sent to the deal server by an application installed on a computing device of the particular consumer. For example, a particular consumer can issue a request for instant deals to the deal server using a network browser application and/or a consumer application provided by thedeal brokerage 120. Based on the geographic location of the particular consumer, the deal server may aggregate and offer instant deals available from multiple merchants in geographic proximity to the particular consumer. In some cases, the network browser application and/or a consumer application may be configured to determine a geographic location of the particular consumer. The network browser application and/or consumer application may display instant deals which are in geographic proximity to a consumer as a listing and/or as icons on a map. The consumer may use the network browser application and/or consumer application to select instant deals and to purchase selected instant deals via transactions with the deal server. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , a touch-sensitive user interface 600 of a consumer application displays multiple categories of deals including an “instant deals”category 601 that displays a total number of instant deals available. As shown, theuser interface 600 also may include a “special deal”banner 602 for a particular instant deal which displays the time remaining for the particular instant deal. - Referring to
FIG. 7 , a touch-sensitive user interface 700 of the consumer application displays a listing of available instant deals including a “special”instant deal 701 available from 8 AM-11 AM, aninstant deal 702 available from 7 AM-7 PM, aninstant deal 703 available from 8 AM-5 PM, and aninstant deal 704 available from 8:30 AM-1 PM. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , a touch-sensitive user interface 800 of the consumer application displaysfiltering options 801 for filtering instant deals based on various categories of products and/or services. It can be appreciated that the listing of instant deals may be ordered based on distance, time, price, and so forth. As shown, the listing of instant deals may be updated to reflect a “sold out”instant deal 802. - Referring to
FIG. 9 , a touch-sensitive user interface 900 of the consumer application a displays a listing of instant deals which has been updated to reflect aninstant deal 901 purchased by the consumer. - Referring to
FIG. 10 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1000 of the consumer application displays amap 1001 includingicons 1002 corresponding to locations of available instant deals in geographic proximity to the consumer. - Referring to
FIG. 11 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1100 of the consumer application displays a selectedinstant deal 1101, apayment method button 1102, and a “buy now”button 1103. - Referring to
FIG. 12 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1200 of the consumer application displays anindication 1201 that a selected instant deal is not yet active and amessage 1202 advising the consumer of the time that the selected instant deal will be active. The user interface also includes a “share”button 1203 for sharing the selected instant deal with others. It can be appreciated that the selected instant deal may be shared with others before the selected instant deal is active. - Referring to
FIG. 13 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1300 of the consumer application displays anindication 1301 that a selected instant deal has been purchased. Theindication 1301 displays deal information including apurchaser name 1302 and aunique voucher identifier 1303. The unique voucher identifier may include any number of indicators that shows proof that the user purchased the deal, such as a differentiable sequence of numbers, a differentiable sequence of letters, a differentiable sequence of characters and symbols, a differentiable barcode, a differentiable sequence of images, and/or some combination of the above. Theuser interface 1300 also includes a “share”button 1304 for sharing the purchased instant deal with others. A purchased deal may be shared with others before and after redemption. - Referring to
FIG. 14 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1400 of the consumer application displays options for sharing a deal with using SMS, email, Twitter™, and Facebook™. - Referring to
FIG. 15 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1500 of the consumer application displays a messaging interface for enabling the consumer to compose and send amessage 1501 for sharing a deal with others. As shown, the body of themessage 1501 includes aunique link 1502 for sharing the deal. If the deal is purchased by others using theunique link 1502 at least a minimum number of time (e.g., three times), the deal is free to the consumer. - The computer-implemented
method 500 includes receiving real-time information regarding purchased deals from the deal server (step 540). In various implementations, real-time information is received by the merchant application from the deal server over the network in response to transactions made between the deal server and consumers to purchase the deal. For example, when a consumer purchases the deal using the smartphone application or deal website of thedeal brokerage 120, real-time information is conveyed from the deal server to the merchant application on the mobile device of the merchant. The real-time information may include deal information including a unique voucher identifier for each purchased deal and the name of the purchaser. - The computer-implemented
method 500 includes displaying a listing of purchased deals by the merchant application (step 550). In various implementations, the listing of purchased deals includes the name of the purchaser, the voucher identifier of each purchased deal, and a redemption status of each purchased deal. - Referring to
FIG. 16 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1600 of a merchant application displays a listing of purchased deals including a redeemed purchaseddeal 1601 and an unredeemed purchaseddeal 1602. Theuser interface 1600 may be displayed by the merchant application on a mobile device (for example, themerchant tablet 117 or a smartphone) and/or other computing device (for example, a personal computer) of themerchant 110. As shown, the merchant may select to undo redemption of the redeemed purchaseddeal 1601. It can be appreciated that the unredeemed purchaseddeal 1602 may be selected for redemption by touch input. Theuser interface 1600 also includes asearch interface 1603 to search for deals by name or by voucher identifier. - Referring to
FIG. 17 , a touch-sensitive orother user interface 1700 of a merchant application displays a deal transaction history associated with a particular consumer. The transaction history is configured to be displayed on the user interface of the merchant in accordance with all local laws, customs, practices and regulations that would pertain to the display of a consumer's deal transaction history, and with care to protect user-sensitive information as needed. Theuser interface 1700 may be presented, for example, upon searching for deals by consumer name and/or searching for consumers in a geographic location. As shown, theuser interface 1700 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. - Alternatively or in addition, a touch-sensitive or
other user interface 1700 of the merchant application may display a consumer ranking of the type earlier described (e.g., letters, numbers font, icon, image, etc.), which provides a merchant with information on the consumer's chances of accepting a deal transaction. The consumer ranking may also provide information to the merchant on the consumer's loyalty and/or likelihood of purchasing goods and services from the merchant. The consumer ranking may incorporate a consumer's deal transaction history with a merchant, and may also incorporate some combination of other consumer information, such as a consumer's demographics, a consumer's deal purchase history with other merchants, a consumer's methods for purchasing a deal and a consumer's geographic location. The consumer ranking may be generated within the tablet, and/or may be downloaded from a server. The ranking may be presented throughuser interface 1700 upon searching for deals by consumer name and/or by searching for consumers in a geographic location. Theuser interface 1700 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. - Referring to
FIG. 18 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1800 of a merchant application displays details for a purchased deal. Theuser interface 1800 may be presented, for example, upon selecting a particular purchased deal from theuser interface 1700 and/or upon searching for a purchased deal by voucher identifier. Theuser interface 1800 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. - The computer-implemented
method 500 includes updating the listing of the purchased deals by the merchant application (step 560). The merchant application may update the redemption status of a particular deal in response to receiving input indicating that the particular purchased deal has been redeemed. For example, the merchant application may be configured to update the redemption status of the particular deal in response to receiving touch input corresponding to an entry for the particular deal in the listing of purchased deals. Additionally, the merchant application may be configured to update the redemption status of the particular deal in response to receiving the unique voucher identifier for the particular deal as input. For example, the unique voucher identifier for the particular deal may be received as input when manually entered into a user interface of the merchant application or when optically identified by a scanner (such as a bar code reader or a camera). - Referring to
FIG. 19 , a touch-sensitive user interface 1900 of a merchant application displays information regarding the most recent redeemed deal and multiple deal redemption options. As shown, the deal redemption options include redeeming a deal by scanning a voucher, redeeming a deal by voucher identifier lookup, redeeming a deal by name lookup, and redeeming a deal by mobile redemption. Theuser interface 1900 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. - Referring to
FIG. 20 , a touch-sensitive user interface 2000 of a merchant application displays a voucher identifier lookup screen. Theuser interface 2000 may be presented, for example, upon selecting to redeem a deal by voucher identifier lookup from theuser interface 1900. Theuser interface 2000 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. - Referring to
FIG. 21 , a touch-sensitive user interface 2100 of a merchant application displays an indication that a voucher is valid. Theuser interface 2100 may be presented, for example, upon scanning a valid voucher and/or upon entering a valid voucher identifier into the voucher identifier lookup screen of theuser interface 2000. Theuser interface 2100 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. When a valid voucher displayed by theuser interface 2100 is selected by touch input, an indication that the valid voucher has been redeemed may be presented and/or the listing of purchased deals in theuser interface 1600 may be updated. - Referring to
FIG. 22 , a touch-sensitive user interface 2200 of a merchant application displays an indication that a voucher is a duplicate. Theuser interface 2200 may be presented, for example, upon scanning a redeemed voucher and/or upon entering a redeemed voucher identifier into the voucher identifier lookup screen of theuser interface 2000. Theuser interface 2200 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. It can be appreciated that an indication that a voucher is invalid also may be presented upon scanning an invalid voucher and/or upon entering an invalid voucher identifier into the voucher identifier lookup screen ofuser interface 2000. - Referring to
FIG. 23 , a touch-sensitive user interface 2300 of a merchant application displays a name lookup screen. Theuser interface 2300 may be presented, for example, upon selecting to redeem a deal by name lookup from theuser interface 1900. Theuser interface 2300 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. - Referring to
FIG. 24 , a touch-sensitive user interface 2400 of a merchant application displays search results for an entered name. Theuser interface 2100 may be presented, for example, upon entering text (for example, a partial or full name) into the name lookup screen of theuser interface 2300. Theuser interface 2400 may be displayed by the merchant application on themerchant tablet 117, for example. As shown, the search results include a listing of purchased deals associated with particular purchasers. When touch input is received at theuser interface 2400 to redeem a particular purchased deal associated with a particular purchaser, an indication that the deal has been redeemed may be presented and/or the listing of purchased deals in theuser interface 1600 may be updated. - While the computer-implemented
method 500, described above, illustrates a particular sequence of steps, other sequences of steps can be performed in accordance with the described implementations. Moreover, some individual steps of the computer-implementedmethod 500 can include multiple sub-steps, additional steps can be added to the computer-implementedmethod 500, and/or some steps can be removed from the computer-implementedmethod 500 depending on a particular implementation. - In various implementations, one or more steps the computer-implemented
method 500 can implemented as executable computer program instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium can be implemented as one or more types of computer-readable storage media including volatile or non-volatile memory, removable or non-removable memory, erasable or non-erasable memory, writeable or re-writeable memory, and so forth. The terms “computer-readable storage medium” and “computer-readable storage media” specifically do not consist of propagating signals and other types of transitory computer-readable media. - While certain features of the implementations have been illustrated and described, any modifications, substitutions, changes, and equivalents occurring to those skilled in the art are intended to fall within the true spirit of the implementations.
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