US 11,954,730 B2
Managing merchant communications
Eric Laird, Washington, DC (US); Cara Maggioni, Washington, DC (US); Kerry Lenahan, Washington, DC (US); and Timothy McCann, Washington, DC (US)
Assigned to LIVINGSOCIAL, INC., Washington, DC (US)
Filed by LIVINGSOCIAL, INC., Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/160,669.
Application 18/160,669 is a continuation of application No. 16/833,002, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,593,874.
Application 16/833,002 is a continuation of application No. 13/903,678, filed on May 28, 2013, granted, now 10,628,880, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/652,664, filed on May 29, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0274347 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0282 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 40/00 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0207 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0282 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
generate, at a transaction intermediary, a merchant message interface comprising:
an alerts tab that is configured to display, when engaged by a user, first data messages that include data associated with a first resource requirement, each first data message is indicative of one or more actions that are to be taken in a first time period for utilizing the first resource requirement, wherein each first data message comprises a first selectable component configured to enable a merchant to accept at least one of the one or more actions for utilizing the first resource requirement and a second selectable component configured to enable a merchant to deny at least one of the one or more actions for utilizing the first resource requirement;
output, to a display of a merchant device, the merchant message interface;
receive from the merchant message interface a selection of the first selectable component of the first data message, the selection of the first selectable component of the first data message comprising an order placement; and
in response to receiving the selection of the first selectable component of the first data message, transmit, in real-time, an order placement data message to an inventory management system, wherein the order placement data message is configured to automatically cause the inventory management system to initiate at least one of the one or more actions for utilizing the first resource requirement.