Automatic notification of irregular activity
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method including:
- receiving item data at a network-based transaction facility, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility and including an item price-based value associated with the item;
automatically determining a category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility;
automatically determining that the item data is irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; and
responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, automatically communicating an electronic message to an entity associated with the item.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving item data at a network-based transaction facility, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility and including an item price-based value associated with the item. A category-specific threshold price-based value, for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility, is automatically determined. The item data is automatically determined to the irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility. Responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, an electronic message is automatically communicated to an entity associated with the item.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method including:
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receiving item data at a network-based transaction facility, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility and including an item price-based value associated with the item; automatically determining a category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; automatically determining that the item data is irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; and responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, automatically communicating an electronic message to an entity associated with the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system including:
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means for receiving item data at a network-based transaction facility, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility and including an item price-based value associated with the item; means for automatically determining a category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; means for automatically determining that the item data is irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; and means, responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, for automatically communicating an electronic message to an entity associated with the item.
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10. A system including;
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a database to receive and store item data, the item data related to an item categorized in at least a first category of a plurality of categories of a network-based transaction facility and including an item price-based value associated with the item; a database engine server including an irregular activity monitoring system, wherein the irregular activity monitoring system is automatically to; determine a category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; determine that the item data is irregular, based on the item price-based value associated with the item and the category-specific threshold price-based value for the first category of the plurality of categories of the network-based transaction facility; and responsive to the determination that the item data is irregular, automatically communicate an electronic message to an entity associated with the item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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