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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Groupon, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James F. Kramer, Foster City, CA (US);
Paul C. Ning, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
GROUPON, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/48 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0214 (2023.01); H04L 51/214 (2022.01); H04L 67/563 (2022.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/48 (2022.05); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0214 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 51/214 (2022.05); H04L 67/563 (2022.05);
Abstract
An information source, such as an advertiser or product vendor, transfers information to contacts for which the information source has no contact data. The information source stores information in an information database which communicates the information to a referrer which has the desired contact data. The referrer uses a communication device to transfer the information to one or more contacts using contact data.