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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Jadam Kahn, Chicago, IL (US);
Mike Aparicio, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Hines, Chicago, IL (US);
Shafiq Shariff, Chicago, IL (US);
Todd Webb, Wheaton, IL (US);
Derek Nordquist, Chicago, IL (US);
GROUPON, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The unified payment system, product and method provide an effective and efficient way to better communicate to a merchant the value of running a promotion and determine a deal structure that works for the merchant, the customer, the promotion system, or any combination thereof. The unified payment system, product and method provide real-time ROI calculations that a merchant and sales representative can collaboratively simultaneously work on to identify a deal structure for the merchant to select. In this way, the merchant and sales representative may arrive at a mutually acceptable payment plan.