METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHEN AND WHAT TIME TO GO SHOPPING
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1. A method comprising:
- retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information comprising payment card transaction information of a plurality of payment card holders;
retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information comprising merchant information of one or more merchants;
retrieving from one or more databases a third set of information comprising external information;
analyzing the first set of information, the second set of information, and the third set of information to identify one or more associations between the payment card transaction information, the merchant information and the external information;
identifying one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors based on the one or more associations; and
determining shopping patterns by date and time of the plurality of payment card holders at the one or more merchants based on the one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors.
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Abstract
A method and a system are provided for determining when and what time a shopper should go shopping at a merchant. In particular, the present disclosure provides a method and a system for conveying to a shopper various shopping patterns by date and time, and by gender or age group, of a plurality of payment card holders at one or more merchants, based on one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors, to enable the shopper to select a date and time, or gender or age group, for shopping at the one or more merchants. The method and system can be used by shoppers to choose the preferred date/time, or gender or age group of fellow shoppers, to visit a specific merchant.
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information comprising payment card transaction information of a plurality of payment card holders; retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information comprising merchant information of one or more merchants; retrieving from one or more databases a third set of information comprising external information; analyzing the first set of information, the second set of information, and the third set of information to identify one or more associations between the payment card transaction information, the merchant information and the external information; identifying one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors based on the one or more associations; and determining shopping patterns by date and time of the plurality of payment card holders at the one or more merchants based on the one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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one or more databases configured to store a first set of information comprising payment card transaction information of a plurality of payment card holders; one or more databases configured to store a second set of information comprising merchant information of one or more merchants; one or more databases configured to store a third set of information comprising external information; a processor configured to; analyze the first set of information, the second set of information, and the third set of information to identify one or more associations amongst the payment card transaction information, the merchant information and the external information; identify one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors based on the one or more associations; and determine shopping patterns by date and time of the plurality of payment card holders at the one or more merchants based on the one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for generating one or more predictive behavioral models, the method comprising:
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retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information comprising payment card transaction information of a plurality of payment card holders; retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information comprising merchant information of one or more merchants; retrieving from one or more databases a third set of information comprising external information; analyzing the first set of information, the second set of information, and the third set of information to identify one or more associations between the payment card transaction information, the merchant information and the external information; identifying one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors based on the one or more associations; determining shopping patterns by date and time of the plurality of payment card holders at the one or more merchants based on the one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors; and generating one or more predictive behavioral models based on the shopping patterns by date and time of the plurality of payment card holders at the one or more merchants.
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