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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
James F. Kramer, Foster City, CA (US);
Paul C. Ning, Foster City, CA (US);
GROUPON, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A referrer device configured to perform operations such as detecting an electronic request to provide information from an information source to a contact communication device. The contact data for a contact associated with the contact communication device is accessible by the referrer device. However, the contact data is not accessible by the information source. The operations can further include encoding a referral container file with programming instructions configured to, upon execution by a processor of the contact communication device, cause the contact communication device to electronically request the information from the information source via a communications network without providing the contact data to the information source. The operations can further include embedding the referral container file in an electronic message and transmitting, via a network communication interface of the referrer device, the electronic message to the contact communication device.