METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANKING A CUSTOMER USING DYNAMICALLY GENERATED EXTERNAL DATA
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for ranking a potential customer, the computer implemented method comprising:
- processing external data associated with the potential customer in a set of data models to generate a set of risk assessment factors for the potential customer, wherein the external data comprises dynamic customer data elements generated in real-time as the potential customer is approaching a retail facility;
ranking the potential customer based on the risk assessment factors, wherein the ranking indicates whether the potential customer poses a possible risk to the retail facility; and
responsive to the ranking indicating that the potential customer poses the possible risk, initiating actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for ranking a potential customer. In one embodiment, external data associated with the potential customer is processed in a set of data models to generate a set of risk assessment factors for the potential customer. The external data comprises dynamic customer data elements generated in real-time as the potential customer is approaching a retail facility. The potential customer is ranked based on the risk assessment factors. The ranking indicates whether the potential customer poses a possible risk to the retail facility. In response to the ranking indicating that the potential customer poses the possible risk, actions are initiated to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for ranking a potential customer, the computer implemented method comprising:
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processing external data associated with the potential customer in a set of data models to generate a set of risk assessment factors for the potential customer, wherein the external data comprises dynamic customer data elements generated in real-time as the potential customer is approaching a retail facility; ranking the potential customer based on the risk assessment factors, wherein the ranking indicates whether the potential customer poses a possible risk to the retail facility; and responsive to the ranking indicating that the potential customer poses the possible risk, initiating actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for ranking a potential customer, said computer program product comprising; computer usable program code for processing external data associated with the potential customer in a set of data models to generate a set of risk assessment factors for the potential customer, wherein the external data comprises dynamic customer data elements generated in real-time as the potential customer is approaching a retail facility; computer usable program code for ranking the potential customer based on the risk assessment factors, wherein the ranking indicates whether the potential customer poses the possible risk to the retail facility; and computer usable program code for initiating actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility in response to the ranking indicating that the potential customer poses the possible risk. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A data processing system for ranking a potential customer, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system; a communications system connected to the bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to process external data associated with the potential customer in a set of data models to generate a set of risk assessment factors for the potential customer, wherein the external data comprises dynamic customer data elements generated in real-time as the potential customer is approaching a retail facility;
rank the potential customer based on the risk assessment factors, wherein the ranking indicates whether the potential customer poses a possible risk to the retail facility; and
initiate actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility in response to the ranking indicating that the potential customer poses the possible risk. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system for ranking a potential customer, the system comprising:
an analysis server, wherein the analysis server processes external data associated with the potential customer in a set of data models to generate a set of risk assessment factors for the potential customer, wherein the external data comprises dynamic customer data elements generated in real-time as the potential customer is approaching a retail facility, and wherein the analysis server further comprises; a risk assessment engine, wherein the risk assessment engine ranks the potential customer based on the risk assessment factors, wherein the ranking indicates whether the potential customer poses a possible risk to the retail facility; and a disincentives generating engine, wherein the disincentives generating engine initiates actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility in response to the ranking indicating that the potential customer poses the possible risk. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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24. The system of claim 24 further comprising:
a set of speakers, wherein the speakers perform the actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility, wherein the actions to deter the potential customer from entering the retail facility includes at least one of playing loud music on a speaker, alerting store security of the presence of the potential customer, sounding a siren, sounding an alarm, and playing a high pitched buzzer sound.
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