METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCT CONSUMPTION DETERMINATION
First Claim
1. A method for determining consumption data comprising the steps of:
- acquiring member information, product information and purchase ticket information for a given purchase by a given member, the member comprising an individual, a household, a group, a third party, or combinations thereof, the member information comprising member identification, payment information, credentials, pass codes, account numbers or combinations thereof, the product information comprising product content dimensions, product identifiers, colors, volumes, weights, health indications, packaging information, manufacturers, sources or combinations thereof, the purchase ticket information comprising purchase date, purchase time, merchant information or combinations thereof;
associating one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions with one or more of a plurality of products for at least two purchases by a given member, the product content dimensions comprising quantitative or qualitative values of any of nutrients, calories, ingredients, chemicals, and combinations thereof, the nutrients comprising any of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and combinations thereof;
summing one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions associated one or more of plurality of products for a given purchase by a given member;
summing cumulatively one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions from a given purchase with the equivalent product content dimensions from at least one past purchase by a given member;
generating a cumulative set of data points for a given product content dimension over a period of time or set of purchases by a given member;
using the cumulative set of data points to identify consumption data, the consumption data comprising rates, ratios or combinations thereof for one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions over a given period of time or a set of purchases by a given member;
using the cumulative set of data points over a period of time or set of purchases to identify one or more of a plurality of trends, the trends comprising one or more of a plurality of equations, lines or curves;
determining one or more of a plurality of slopes associated with the one or more of the plurality of equations, lines or curves; and
using the slopes to determine consumption rates for a given member, consumption rates comprising consumption over a period of time or a set of purchases.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for acquiring, processing and tracking product consumption data acquired from a point of sale and standardizing the consumption data using financial transaction data are provided. The method includes acquiring member information, product information and purchase ticket information for a given purchase by a given member where the member includes an individual, a household, a group, a third party, or combinations thereof. Associating product content dimensions with products for at least two purchases, where the product content dimensions include quantitative or qualitative values of any of nutrients, calories, ingredients, chemicals, and combinations thereof. Generating a cumulative set of data points for a given product content dimension over a period of time or set of purchases. Fitting the data to trend equations where slopes can be used to determine consumption rates for a given member over a period of time or a set of purchases.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining consumption data comprising the steps of:
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acquiring member information, product information and purchase ticket information for a given purchase by a given member, the member comprising an individual, a household, a group, a third party, or combinations thereof, the member information comprising member identification, payment information, credentials, pass codes, account numbers or combinations thereof, the product information comprising product content dimensions, product identifiers, colors, volumes, weights, health indications, packaging information, manufacturers, sources or combinations thereof, the purchase ticket information comprising purchase date, purchase time, merchant information or combinations thereof; associating one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions with one or more of a plurality of products for at least two purchases by a given member, the product content dimensions comprising quantitative or qualitative values of any of nutrients, calories, ingredients, chemicals, and combinations thereof, the nutrients comprising any of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and combinations thereof; summing one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions associated one or more of plurality of products for a given purchase by a given member; summing cumulatively one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions from a given purchase with the equivalent product content dimensions from at least one past purchase by a given member; generating a cumulative set of data points for a given product content dimension over a period of time or set of purchases by a given member; using the cumulative set of data points to identify consumption data, the consumption data comprising rates, ratios or combinations thereof for one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions over a given period of time or a set of purchases by a given member; using the cumulative set of data points over a period of time or set of purchases to identify one or more of a plurality of trends, the trends comprising one or more of a plurality of equations, lines or curves; determining one or more of a plurality of slopes associated with the one or more of the plurality of equations, lines or curves; and using the slopes to determine consumption rates for a given member, consumption rates comprising consumption over a period of time or a set of purchases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for determining consumption data comprising the steps of:
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acquiring member information, product information and purchase ticket information for a given purchase by a given member, the member comprising an individual, a household, a group, a third party, or combinations thereof, the member information comprising member identification, payment information, credentials, pass codes, account numbers or combinations thereof, the product information comprising product content dimensions, product identifiers, colors, volumes, weights, health indications, packaging information, manufacturers, sources or combinations thereof, the purchase ticket information comprising purchase date, purchase time, merchant information or combinations thereof; associating one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions with one or more of a plurality of products for at least two purchases by a given member, the product content dimensions comprising quantitative or qualitative values of any of nutrients, calories, ingredients, chemicals, and combinations thereof, the nutrients comprising any of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and combinations thereof; summing one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions associated one or more of plurality of products for a given purchase by a given member; summing cumulatively one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions from a given purchase with the equivalent product content dimensions from at least one past purchase by a given member; generating a cumulative set of data points for a given product content dimension over a period of time or set of purchases by a given member; using the cumulative set of data points to identify consumption data, the consumption data comprising rates, ratios or combinations thereof for one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions over a given period of time or a set of purchases by a given member; using the cumulative set of data points over a period of time or set of purchases to identify one or more of a plurality of trends, the trends comprising one or more of a plurality of equations, lines or curves; determining one or more of a plurality of slopes associated with the one or more of the plurality of equations, lines or curves; using the slopes to determine consumption rates for a given member, consumption rates comprising consumption over a period of time or a set of purchases; acquiring financial transaction data for the user, the financial transaction data comprising amounts of financial transactions and product-type categories over a period of time; and calculating an adherence metric, the adherence metric comprising the ratio of recorded spending from tracking-enabled merchants divided by total captured spending in one or more of a plurality of product-type categories, the adherence metric giving an estimated percentage of adherence to tracking-enabled merchants. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining consumption data and for gaming comprising the steps of:
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acquiring member information, product information and purchase ticket information for a given purchase by a given member, the member comprising an individual, a household, a group, a third party, or combinations thereof, the member information comprising member identification, payment information, credentials, pass codes, account numbers or combinations thereof, the product information comprising product content dimensions, product identifiers, colors, volumes, weights, health indications, packaging information, manufacturers, sources or combinations thereof, the purchase ticket information comprising purchase date, purchase time, merchant information or combinations thereof; associating one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions with one or more of a plurality of products for at least two purchases by a given member, the product content dimensions comprising quantitative or qualitative values of any of nutrients, calories, ingredients, chemicals, and combinations thereof, the nutrients comprising any of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins and combinations thereof; summing one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions associated one or more of plurality of products for a given purchase by a given member; summing cumulatively one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions from a given purchase with the equivalent product content dimensions from at least one past purchase by a given member; generating a cumulative set of data points for a given product content dimension over a period of time or set of purchases by a given member; using the cumulative set of data points to identify consumption data, the consumption data comprising rates, ratios or combinations thereof for one or more of a plurality of product content dimensions over a given period of time or a set of purchases by a given member; using the cumulative set of data points over a period of time or set of purchases to identify one or more of a plurality of trends, the trends comprising one or more of a plurality of equations, lines or curves; determining one or more of a plurality of slopes associated with the one or more of the plurality of equations, lines or curves; using the slopes to determine consumption rates for a given member, consumption rates comprising consumption over a period of time or a set of purchases; acquiring financial transaction data for the user, the financial transaction data comprising amounts of financial transactions and product-type categories over a period of time; calculating an adherence metric, the adherence metric comprising the ratio of recorded spending from tracking-enabled merchants divided by total captured spending in one or more of a plurality of product-type categories, the adherence metric giving an estimated percentage of adherence to tracking-enabled merchants; attributing a figure of merit to one or more of a plurality of product information, member information, or purchase information from one or more of a plurality of purchases by a given member; using the figures of merit and a set of game rules to derive or adjust a member score; communicating the member score to any of a member, member account, third party, user device, output device, and combinations thereof; and using the member score to identify and communicate advertisements, suggestions, recommendations or combinations thereof to any of a member, member account, third party, user device, output device, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system for processing member information, product information and purchase information comprising:
at least one point of sale system, the point of sale system configured to transmit member information, product information, and purchase information to a host system, the host system comprising; at least one server machine comprising; a communications system for receiving data from and transmitting data to one or more of a plurality of networks, systems or devices; a queuing system and a parsing system configured to organize data; a data storage system; at least one internal processor and internal memory configured to perform computational operations; and software configured to execute algorithms. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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