Systems and methods for facilitating group rewards

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6985879
APP PUB NO 20030018530A1
SERIAL NO

10244262

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In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention a retailer may receive a request from a group of customers for a reward the group desires to earn by making purchases at the retailer. In response to such a request the retailer determines purchasing conditions the group must satisfy in order to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined based on, for example, a value of the reward (e.g., a cost of the reward to the retailer), a number of customers in the group, and/or a time by which the group desires to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined such that the retailer realizes at least a predetermined profit after the cost of providing the reward is considered. The methods of the present invention may be implemented at an online and/or brick-and-mortar retailer.

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  • GROUPON, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fincham, Magdalena M Norwalk, CT 241 14376
Tedesco, Daniel E Huntington, CT 537 29348
Tulley, Stephen C Fairfield, CT 405 19709
Van, Luchene Andrew S New York, NY 255 12656
Walker, Jay S Ridgefield, CT 1530 120237

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