METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING FUTURE POLITICAL EVENTS USING PAYMENT TRANSACTION DATA
First Claim
1. A method for predicting the occurrence of a future political event comprising:
- storing, in an event database, a plurality of event data entries, wherein event data entries include data related to a past political event including at least an event category associated with the related political event and one or more past transaction behaviors;
storing, in a transaction database, a plurality of current transaction data entries, wherein transaction data entries include data related to current payment transactions conducted in a predetermined geographic area including at least transaction data;
identifying, by a processing device, one or more current transaction behaviors based on the transaction data included in transaction data entries of the plurality of current transaction data entries;
identifying, by the processing device, at least one specific event data entry based on a correspondence between the identified one or more current transaction behaviors and the one or more past transaction behaviors included in the at least one specific event data entry; and
predicting, by the processing device, an event associated with the event category included in the specific event data entry in the predetermined geographic area.
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Abstract
A method for predicting the occurrence of a future political event includes: storing a plurality of event data entries, each entry including data related to a past political event including at least an event category associated with the related political event and one or more past transaction behaviors; storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including data related to a payment transaction conducted in a predetermined geographic area including at least transaction data; identifying one or more current transaction behaviors based on the transaction data included in each transaction data entry; identifying a specific event data entry based on a correspondence between the identified one or more current transaction behaviors and the one or more past transaction behaviors included in the specific event data entry; and predicting an event associated with the event category included in the specific event data entry in the predetermined geographic area.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for predicting the occurrence of a future political event comprising:
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storing, in an event database, a plurality of event data entries, wherein event data entries include data related to a past political event including at least an event category associated with the related political event and one or more past transaction behaviors; storing, in a transaction database, a plurality of current transaction data entries, wherein transaction data entries include data related to current payment transactions conducted in a predetermined geographic area including at least transaction data; identifying, by a processing device, one or more current transaction behaviors based on the transaction data included in transaction data entries of the plurality of current transaction data entries; identifying, by the processing device, at least one specific event data entry based on a correspondence between the identified one or more current transaction behaviors and the one or more past transaction behaviors included in the at least one specific event data entry; and predicting, by the processing device, an event associated with the event category included in the specific event data entry in the predetermined geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for predicting the occurrence of a future political event comprises:
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an event database configured to store a plurality of event data entries, wherein event data entries includes data related to a past political event including at least an event category associated with the related political event and one or more past transaction behaviors; a transaction database configured to store a plurality of transaction data entries, wherein current transaction data entries include data related to current payment transactions conducted in a predetermined geographic area including at least transaction data; a processing device configured to; identify one or more current transaction behaviors based on the transaction data included in the transaction data entries of the plurality of current transaction data entries; identify at least one specific event data entry based on a correspondence between the identified one or more current transaction behaviors and the one or more past transaction behaviors included in the at least one specific event data entry; and predict an event associated with the event category included in the specific event data entry in the predetermined geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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