Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for facilitating communications between providers of on-line services and potential customers
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Application No.: US14196389Application Date: 2014-03-04
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Publication No.: US09607309B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Amit Kumar , Rajat Mukherjee , Andrew Pariser , Kevin Patrick Thill
- Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP
- Agent Serge Krimnus; James Woods
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02 ; G06Q99/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided that can include monitoring of activities of potential customer users, for example, on an e-commerce Web site. Based at least in part on the monitored activities, a notification or alert may be provided to a merchant or a merchant administrator, regarding a potential customer, such as by being sent to a mobile device of the merchant or merchant administrator. Real-time communications may be facilitated or initiated between the merchant or the merchant administrator and the potential customer, such as with regard to a potential purchase, which communications can include the use of mobile devices.
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