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Airbnb wants to know if you're actually going to book that trip to Bali (or if you're just daydreaming at work). 

The company is seeking to patent a system for prediction of an "expected value of user conversion." Essentially, Airbnb's system collects "highly user-specific data" to determine if a user is planning to make a purchase, and how much that purchase could be worth. 

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Source Fool.com