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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Joey Hawilo, Chicago, IL (US);
Will Megson, Chicago, IL (US);
Naren Chainani, Chicago, IL (US);
Ganesh Angappan, Ramapuram, IN;
Karthik Paulramachandran, Kamarajapuram, IN;
Ramya J, Besant Nagar, IN;
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for electronic transactions based on a reply message. In the context of a computer executed method, the method includes receiving a message, from a sender device, including a reply to buy (RTB) identifier associated with a promotion and a RTB validation code. The method also includes authenticating, using a promotion and marketing service host, the RTB validation code, associating the message from the sender with a recipient identifier, and causing the transmission of a purchase order message to the recipient device based on the RTB identifier.