Self learning method and system for managing agreements to purchase goods over time

• US 20090198561A1
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RetailDNA LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Original Assignee: RetailDNA LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Otto, Jonathan, Luchene, Andrew Van
• Application Number:
  US12/322,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20090198561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/311
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0215 Including financial accounts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services

Abstract

A system for managing a purchase agreement, including: a memory element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for storing an artificial intelligence program (AIP) and a purchase agreement between a customer and at least one business entity, the purchase agreement including at least one requirement regarding at least one retail transaction between the customer and the business entity; a processor in the specially-programmed general purpose computer for: compiling a purchasing history for the customer with respect to the business entity and the purchase agreement, the memory element for storing the purchasing history, and modifying, using the purchasing history and the AIP, the at least one requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the business entity; and an interface element in the specially-programmed general purpose computer for transmitting the modified at least one requirement for presentation to the customer.

Claims

1. A method for managing a purchase agreement, comprising:

storing, in a memory element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, a first purchase agreement between a customer and at least one business entity, the first purchase agreement including at least one first requirement regarding at least one first retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

compiling, using a processor in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, a first purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the first purchase agreement;

storing the first purchasing history in the memory element;

modifying, using the processor, the first purchasing history, and an artificial intelligence program (AIP) stored in the memory element, the at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

transmitting, using an interface element in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, the modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the customer.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

modifying the at least one first requirement using an operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity;

or,

generating, using the processor and the AIP, the first purchase agreement to optimize revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein generating the first purchase agreement includes using an operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity, or using a second purchasing history for the first customer.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing, in the memory element, a second purchase agreement between the customer and the at least one business entity, the second purchase agreement including at least one second requirement regarding at least one second retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

compiling, using the processor, a second purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the at least one second purchase agreement;

storing the respective second purchasing history in the memory element;

determining, using the processor and the first and second purchasing histories, a relative profitability of the first and second purchasing agreements; and

,

modifying, using the processor, the relative profitability, and the AIP, the first or second requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, using the interface element, an offer from the customer to enter into a third purchase agreement with the at least one business entity, the third purchase agreement including at least one third requirement regarding at least one third retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

determining, using the processor, a profitability of the third purchase agreement;

for a profitability less than a specified value, modifying, using the processor and the AIP, the at least one third requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the modified at least one third requirement.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining, using the processor and the AIP, an incentive with respect to compliance with the first purchase agreement and wherein transmitting the modified at least one first requirement includes transmitting the incentive.

7. A method for managing a purchase agreement, comprising:

generating, using a processor in at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer and an artificial intelligence program (AIP) stored in a memory element for the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, a first purchase agreement between a customer and at least one business entity, the first purchase agreement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity and including at least one first requirement regarding at least one first retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

compiling, using a processor in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, a first purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the first purchase agreement;

storing the first purchasing history in the memory element;

modifying, using the processor, the first purchasing history, and the AIP, the at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

transmitting, using an interface element in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, the modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the customer.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

generating or modifying the at least one first requirement using a first operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity;

or,

generating the first purchase agreement using a second purchasing history for the customer.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

storing, in the memory element, a second purchase agreement between the customer and the at least one business entity, the second purchase agreement including at least one second requirement regarding at least one second retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

compiling, using the processor, a second purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the at least one second purchase agreement;

storing the second purchasing history in the memory element;

determining, using the processor and the first and second purchasing histories, a relative profitability of the first and second purchasing agreements; and

,

modifying, using the processor, the relative profitability, and the AIP, the at least one first or second requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving, using the interface element, an offer from the customer to enter into a third purchase agreement with the at least one business entity, the third purchase agreement including at least one third requirement regarding at least one third retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

determining, using the processor, a profitability of the respective third purchase agreement;

for a profitability less than a specified value, modifying the at least one third requirement using the processor and the AIP; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the modified at least one third requirement for presentation to the customer.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising determining, using the processor and the AIP, an incentive with respect to compliance with the first purchase agreement and wherein transmitting the modified at least one first requirement includes transmitting the incentive.

12. A method for managing a purchase agreement, comprising:

receiving, using an interface element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, an offer from a customer to enter into a purchase agreement with at least one business entity, the first purchase agreement including at least one first requirement regarding at least one first retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

determining, using a processor for the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, a profitability of the first purchase agreement;

for a profitability less than a specified value, modifying, using the processor and an artificial intelligence program (AIP) stored in a memory element for the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, the at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the customer.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

compiling, using the processor, a purchasing history for the first customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the modified at least one first requirement;

storing the purchasing history in the memory element;

modifying, using the processor, the purchasing history, and the AIP, the modified at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

transmitting, using the interface element, the further modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the at least one first customer.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising modifying the at least one first requirement using an operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

compiling, using the processor, a first purchasing history for the first customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the modified at least one first requirement;

storing the purchasing history in the memory element;

storing, in the memory element, a second purchase agreement between the customer and the at least one business entity, the second purchase agreement including at least one second requirement regarding at least one second retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

compiling, using the processor, a second purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the at least one second purchase agreement;

storing the respective second purchasing history in the memory element;

determining, using the processor and the first and second purchasing histories, a relative profitability of the first and second purchasing agreements; and

,

modifying, using the processor, the relative profitability, and the AIP, the at least one first or second requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising determining, using the processor and the AIP, an incentive with respect to compliance with the first purchase agreement and wherein transmitting the modified at least one first requirement includes transmitting the incentive.

17. A system for managing a purchase agreement, comprising:

a memory element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for storing an artificial intelligence program (AIP) and a first purchase agreement between a customer and at least one business entity, the first purchase agreement including at least one first requirement regarding at least one first retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

a processor in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for;

compiling a first purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the first purchase agreement, the memory element for storing the first purchasing history; and

,

modifying, using the first purchasing history and the AIP, the at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

an interface element in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for transmitting the modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the customer.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is for:

modifying the at least one first requirement using an operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity;

or,

generating, using the processor and the AIP, the first purchase agreement to optimize revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is for generating the first purchase agreement using an operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity, or using a second purchasing history for the first customer.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the memory element is for storing a second purchase agreement between the customer and the at least one business entity, the second purchase agreement including at least one second requirement regarding at least one second retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

and wherein the processor is for;

compiling a second purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the at least one second purchase agreement, the memory element for storing the respective second purchasing history in the memory element;

determining, using the first and second purchasing histories, a relative profitability of the first and second purchasing agreements; and

,

modifying, using the relative profitability and the AIP, the first or second requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

21. The system of claim 17 wherein the interface element is for receiving an offer from the customer to enter into a third purchase agreement with the at least one business entity, the third purchase agreement including at least one third requirement regarding at least one third retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity, wherein the processor is for:

determining a profitability of the third purchase agreement; and

,

for a profitability less than a specified value, modifying, using the processor and the AIP, the at least one third requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity, wherein the interface element is for transmitting the modified at least one third requirement.

22. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is for determining, using the AIP, an incentive with respect to compliance with the first purchase agreement and wherein the interface element is for transmitting the incentive with the modified at least one first requirement.

23. A system for managing a purchase agreement, comprising:

a memory element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for storing an artificial intelligence program (AIP);

a processor for the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for;

generating, using the AIP, a first purchase agreement between a customer and at least one business entity, the first purchase agreement to optimize revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity and including at least one first requirement regarding at least one first retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

compiling a first purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the first purchase agreement, the memory element for storing the first purchasing history; and

,

modifying, using the first purchasing history and the AIP, the at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity; and

,

an interface element in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for transmitting, the modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the customer.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein the processor is for:

generating or modifying the at least one first requirement using a first operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity;

or,

generating the first purchase agreement using a second purchasing history for the customer.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein the memory element is for storing a second purchase agreement between the customer and the at least one business entity, the second purchase agreement including at least one second requirement regarding at least one second retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity, and wherein the processor is for:

compiling a second purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the at least one second purchase agreement, the memory element for storing the second purchasing history in the memory element;

determining, using the first and second purchasing histories, a relative profitability of the first and second purchasing agreements; and

,

modifying, using the relative profitability and the AIP, the at least one first or second requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

26. The system of claim 23 wherein the interface element is for receiving an offer from the customer to enter into a third purchase agreement with the at least one business entity, the third purchase agreement including at least one third requirement regarding at least one third retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity, and wherein the processor is for:

determining a profitability of the respective third purchase agreement; and

for a profitability less than a specified value, modifying the at least one third requirement using the processor and the AIP, and wherein the interface element is for transmitting the modified at least one third requirement for presentation to the customer.

27. The system of claim 23 wherein the processor is for determining, using the AIP, an incentive with respect to compliance with the first purchase agreement and wherein the interface element is for transmitting the incentive with the modified at least one first requirement.

28. A system for managing a purchase agreement, comprising:

an interface element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for receiving an offer from a customer to enter into a purchase agreement with at least one business entity, the first purchase agreement including at least one first requirement regarding at least one first retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity;

a memory element for the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for storing an artificial intelligence program (AIP); and

,

a processor for the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer for;

determining a profitability of the first purchase agreement; and

,

for a profitability less than a specified value, modifying, using the AIP, the at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity, and wherein the interface element is for transmitting the modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the customer.

29. The system of claim 28 wherein the processor is for compiling a purchasing history for the first customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the modified at least one first requirement, wherein the memory element is for storing the purchasing history in the memory element, wherein the processor is for modifying, using the purchasing history and the AIP, the modified at least one first requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity, and wherein the interface element is for transmitting the further modified at least one first requirement for presentation to the at least one first customer.

30. The system of claim 28 wherein the processor is for modifying the at least one first requirement using an operational or financial parameter regarding the at least one business entity.

31. The system of claim 28 wherein the processor is for compiling a first purchasing history for the first customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the modified at least one first requirement, wherein the memory element is for storing the purchasing history and storing a second purchase agreement between the customer and the at least one business entity, the second purchase agreement including at least one second requirement regarding at least one second retail transaction between the customer and the at least one business entity, wherein the processor is for compiling a second purchasing history for the customer with respect to the at least one business entity and the at least one second purchase agreement, wherein the memory element is for storing the respective second purchasing history, wherein the processor is for:

determining, using the first and second purchasing histories, a relative profitability of the first and second purchasing agreements; and

,

modifying, using the relative profitability and the AIP, the at least one first or second requirement to increase revenue or profitability of the at least one business entity.

32. The system of claim 28 wherein the processor is for determining, using the processor and the AIP, an incentive with respect to compliance with the first purchase agreement and wherein the interface element is for transmitting the incentive with the modified at least one first requirement.