US 12,307,510 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 BYTEDANCE INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Bytedance Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/590,314.
Application 18/590,314 is a continuation of application No. 18/160,669, filed on Jan. 27, 2023, granted, now 11,954,730.
Application 18/160,669 is a continuation of application No. 16/833,002, filed on Mar. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,593,874, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
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 2024/0281875 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
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:
receive, at a transaction intermediary from one or more computer devices through a computer network, one or more unstructured messages associated with a merchant;
extract, from the one or more unstructured messages, information indicative of one or more customer transaction requests;
generate, at the transaction intermediary, a merchant message interface comprising a tab configured to display an ordered plurality of actionable intelligence items determined from the one or more customer transaction requests, wherein the actionable intelligence items are associated with utilizing an associated resource requirement, each actionable intelligence item comprising a first selectable component configured to enable the merchant to accept the actionable intelligence item for utilizing the associated resource requirement and a second selectable component configured to enable the merchant to deny the actionable intelligence item for utilizing the associated resource requirement;
output, to a display of a merchant device associated with the merchant, the merchant message interface;
receive, from the merchant message interface, a selection of the first selectable component; and
transmit, in real-time, a data message to an inventory management system, wherein the data message is configured to automatically cause the inventory management system to initiate the actionable intelligence item corresponding to the selection for utilizing the associated resource requirement.