COMPETITIVE PRICE ALERT SYSTEM WITH COMPETITIVE PRICE RULES ENGINE
First Claim
1. A method for providing competitive price alerts, the method comprising:
- generating a product set from product information received from a user;
generating a competitor set, the competitor set comprising at least one competitor offering at least one product in the product set;
generating a rule set, the rule set comprising at least one rule applied to the at least one product and the at least one competitor;
searching the at least one product against the at least one competitor to determine if the at least one rule has been broken; and
transmitting an alert in response to determining the at least one rule has been broken.
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Abstract
Price alerts relating to competitor products are transmitted to a user. A user provides product information, which is used to generate a product set. The products in the product set are used to generate a competitor set, which includes competitors that offer products in the product set. A rule set is generated that includes rules applied to the products and the competitors. A search is performed for the products against the competitors to determine if a rule has been broken. If so, an alert is transmitted to the user. In some implementations, instructions are also transmitted to correct the broken rule. Steps to correct the broken rule may include lowering the price offered by the user for the product.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing competitive price alerts, the method comprising:
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generating a product set from product information received from a user; generating a competitor set, the competitor set comprising at least one competitor offering at least one product in the product set; generating a rule set, the rule set comprising at least one rule applied to the at least one product and the at least one competitor; searching the at least one product against the at least one competitor to determine if the at least one rule has been broken; and transmitting an alert in response to determining the at least one rule has been broken. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing competitive price alerts, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor, the processor configured to; generate a product set from product information received from a user; generate a competitor set, the competitor set comprising at least one competitor offering at least one product in the product set; generate a rule set, the rule set comprising at least one rule applied to the at least one product and the at least one competitor; search the at least one product against the at least one competitor to determine if the at least one rule has been broken; and transmit an alert in response to determining the at least one rule has been broken. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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