Meta Platforms, Inc.
REAL-TIME TRACKING OF OFFLINE TRANSACTIONS

Abstract:

An online system receives offline conversion data in real-time from a third party system regarding an offline user, the offline conversion data indicating an action performed by the offline user and identifying information for the offline user. The online system identifies a local user matching the offline user based on the identifying information for the offline user. The online system stores the offline conversion for the identified local user. The online system determines an attribution to a sponsored content item for the offline conversion. The online system presents updated information regarding the offline conversion to the third party system in real-time.