Patent ID: 11954730
Assignee: LIVINGSOCIAL, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
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.