Person/group check-in system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10147102-B2
Application number	US-201414231563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Priority date	Mar 31, 2014
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

Systems and methods for person/group check-ins include a system provider device receiving from a first user device that is associated with a first user account a first check-in request to allow other user accounts to check-in to the first user account. The system provider device then receives from a second user device that is associated with a second user account a second check-in request to check-in to the first user account. The system provider device associates the first user account and the second user account in a database in response to receiving the second check-in request, and tracks an aggregate behavior associated with both the first user account and the second user account. The system provider device may then provide at least one alert that is based on the aggregate behavior.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A person/group check-in system, comprising:
a non-transitory memory storing a plurality of user accounts; and
one or more hardware processors configured to execute instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, through a network from a first check-in application running on a first user device that is associated with a first user account of the plurality of user accounts, a first check-in request to allow a second user account of the plurality of user accounts to check-in to the first user account;
receiving, through the network from the first check-in application running on the first user device, first user device location data during each of a plurality of different time periods;
receiving, through the network from a second check-in application running on a second user device that is associated with the second user account of the plurality of user accounts, a second check-in request to check-in to the first user account;
receiving, through the network from the second check-in application running on the second user device, second user device location data during each of the plurality of different time periods;
beginning, based on the first check-in request to allow the second user account to check into the first user account and in response to receiving the second check-in request while the first user device location data and the second user device location data indicate that the first user device and the second user device are co-located during a first time period of the plurality of different time periods, an association between the first user account and the second user account in the non-transitory memory;
maintaining the association between the first user account and the second user account in response to the first user device location data and the second user device location data indicating that the first user device and the second user device are co-located during at least one second time period of the plurality of different time periods that is subsequent to the first time period;
tracking, through the network while the association between the first user account and the second user account is maintained in response to the first user device and the second user device being co-located, an aggregate spending behavior that is generated in response to respective transactions with each of a plurality of different merchants and both the first user account and the second user account;
providing, through the network, at least one alert that is based on the aggregate spending behavior;
determining that the first user device location data and the second user device location data indicate that the first user device and the second user device are no longer co-located during a third time period of the plurality of different time periods that is subsequent to the at least one second time period; and
disassociating, in response to determining that the first user device and the second user device are no longer co-located, the first user account and the second user account.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, through the network from a third check-in application running on a third user device that is associated with a third user account of the plurality of user accounts, a third check-in request to check-in to at least one of the first user account or the second user account;
receiving, through the network from the third check-in application running on the third user device, third user device location data during each of the plurality of different time periods;
beginning, in response to receiving the third check-in request while the third user device location data and at least one of the first user device location data or the second user device location data indicate that the third user device is co-located with at least one of the first user device and the second user device during the at least one second first time period of the plurality of different time periods, an association between the third user account and at least one of the first user account or the second user account in the non-transitory memory;
maintaining the association between the third user account and the at least one of the first user account or the second user account in response to the third user device location data and at least one of the first user device location data or the second user device location data indicating that the third user device and at least one of the first user device or the second user device are co-located during at least one fourth time period of the plurality of different time periods;
tracking, through the network while the association between the third user account and the at least one of the first user account or the second user account is maintained in response to the third user device and at least one of the first user device or the second user device being co-located, the aggregate spending behavior that is generated in response to respective transactions with each of the plurality of merchants and each of the first user account, the second user account, and the third user account; and
providing, through the network, the at least one alert that is based on the aggregate spending behavior.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining that the first user device location data and the second user device location data indicate that the first user device and the second user device are co-located during the first time period and the at least one second time period of the plurality of different time periods in response to determining, during the first time period and the at least one second time period, that the first user device location data indicate a first user device location that is within a predetermined distance of a second user device location indicated by the second user device location data.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, through the network from the first check-in application running on the first user device, a first group fund request to transfer funds associated with the first user account to a group fund;
receiving, through the network from the second check-in application running on the second user device, a second group fund request to transfer funds associated with the second user account to the group fund;
transferring funds associated with the first user account and the second user account to the group fund; and
transferring funds associated with the group fund to a merchant account in response to at least one purchase action associated with at least one of the first user device or the second user device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one alert includes a spending alert that is sent through the network to the second check-in application running on the second user device in response to detecting a purchase attempt associated with the first user account during the at least one second time period while the first user device and the second user device are co-located.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
identifying, using the first user device location data and the second user device location data received, a first merchant of the plurality of merchants that is co-located with the first user device and the second user device during at least one of the first time period or the at least one second time period of the plurality of different time periods; and
associating the first merchant with the aggregate spending behavior, wherein the at least one alert includes an alert that is sent to a merchant device and includes an amount spent with the first merchant using both the first user account and the second user account.

7. A method f

Assignees

• Paypal Inc

Inventors

• Zamer Kamal
• Zises Matthew Scott
• Eramian David Edward

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