Market dynamics
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for assessing a geographic region, the method comprising:
- collecting transaction data from a plurality of transactions involving a business-merchant and a consumer;
storing the transaction data in a transaction database;
determining, using a computer processing device, geographic-location identifiers configured to be appended to the transaction data based at least partially on a location information of the business-merchant and a home address information of the consumer involved in each of the plurality of transactions;
appending the geographic-location identifiers to each of the plurality of transactions of the transaction data in the transaction database, wherein each of the geographic-location identifiers is indicia separate from the collected transaction data;
indexing the transaction database by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data to thereby provide a transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers;
providing the transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data based at least partially on the indexing the transaction database;
providing a search tool associated with the transaction database, the search tool being useable by a user to search the transaction database for transaction data by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data;
receiving an instruction that defines the geographic region to be assessed;
obtaining from the transaction database transaction data appended with geographic-location identifiers that correspond to the geographic region;
determining, using a computer processing device, change in market dynamics relating to a change in credit risk of the geographic region based at least partially on the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers; and
generating, using a computer processing device, a predicted future change in market dynamics of the geographic region corresponding to the determined change in market dynamics based at least partially on the determined change in market dynamics and the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a market-dynamics network that assesses social and economic market dynamics in specific geographic regions. For example, the market-dynamics network collects transaction data from a large number of business-merchants across a large number of geographic locations and appends geographic-location identifiers to the collected transaction data. The market-dynamics network then aggregates transaction data in specific geographic regions and, based on the aggregated transaction data, assesses social and economic market dynamics in those geographic regions.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for assessing a geographic region, the method comprising:
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collecting transaction data from a plurality of transactions involving a business-merchant and a consumer; storing the transaction data in a transaction database; determining, using a computer processing device, geographic-location identifiers configured to be appended to the transaction data based at least partially on a location information of the business-merchant and a home address information of the consumer involved in each of the plurality of transactions; appending the geographic-location identifiers to each of the plurality of transactions of the transaction data in the transaction database, wherein each of the geographic-location identifiers is indicia separate from the collected transaction data; indexing the transaction database by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data to thereby provide a transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers; providing the transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data based at least partially on the indexing the transaction database; providing a search tool associated with the transaction database, the search tool being useable by a user to search the transaction database for transaction data by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data; receiving an instruction that defines the geographic region to be assessed; obtaining from the transaction database transaction data appended with geographic-location identifiers that correspond to the geographic region; determining, using a computer processing device, change in market dynamics relating to a change in credit risk of the geographic region based at least partially on the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers; and generating, using a computer processing device, a predicted future change in market dynamics of the geographic region corresponding to the determined change in market dynamics based at least partially on the determined change in market dynamics and the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for assessing the market dynamics of at least a geographic region, the apparatus comprising:
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a transaction-processing system device configured to receive transaction data from a plurality of businesses located in a plurality of geographic locations, wherein the transaction data comprises a plurality of transactions involving a plurality of transaction involving, at least, one business and a consumer; a transaction database for storing the transaction data received from the transaction-processing system; a computer processor; a geographic-identifier application, executed by said computer processor, wherein said geographic-identifier application; determines geographic-location identifiers configured to be appended to the transaction data based at least partially on a location information of the one business and a home address information of the consumer involved in each of the plurality of transactions; appends the geographic-location identifiers to each of the plurality of transactions of the transaction data in the transaction database, wherein the geographic-location identifier is indicia separate from the received transaction data; wherein the computer processor is further configured to; index the transaction database by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data to thereby provide a transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers; provide the transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data based at least partially on the indexing the transaction database; provide a search tool associated with the transaction database, the search tool being useable by a user to search the transaction database for transaction data by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data; a geographic-region application, executed by said computer processor, wherein said geographic-region application defines the geographic region; and a market-dynamics-assessment application, executed by said computer processor, wherein said market-dynamics-assessment application; determines change in the market dynamics relating to a change in credit risk of the geographic region based, at least partially, on the transaction data having the appended geographic-identifiers that is associated with the geographic region as defined by the geographic-region application to thereby generate a determined change in market dynamics for the geographic region and generates a predicted future change in the market dynamics of the geographic region corresponding to the determined change in market dynamics based, at least partially, on the determined change in market dynamics and the assessment of transaction data appended with geographic-location identifiers obtained from the transaction database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving transaction data from a plurality of sources, wherein the transaction data comprises a plurality of transactions involving, at least, one business and a consumer; storing the transaction data in a transaction database; determining geographic-location identifiers configured to be appended to the transaction data based at least partially on a location of the business-merchant and a home address information of the consumer involved each of the plurality of transactions; appending geographic-location identifiers to each of the plurality of transactions of the transaction data in the transaction database, wherein each the geographic-location identifiers is indicia separate from the received transaction data; indexing the transaction database by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data to thereby provide a transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers; providing the transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data based at least partially on the indexing the transaction database; providing a search tool associated with the transaction database, the search tool being useable by a user to search the transaction database for transaction data by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data; defining, using the search tool, a geographic region; obtaining from the transaction database the transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifier that corresponds to the defined geographic region; determining, using a processing device, change in market dynamics relating to a change in credit risk of the geographic region based on the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers; and generating, using a processing device, a predicted future change in market dynamics of the geographic region corresponding to the determined change in market dynamics based, at least partially, on the determined change in market dynamics and the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for assessing a geographic region, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises one or more computer-executable code portions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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collect transaction data from a plurality of transactions involving a business-merchant and a consumer; store the transaction data in a transaction database; determine geographic-location identifiers configured to be appended to the transaction data based at least partially on a location of the business-merchant and a home address information of the consumer involved each of the plurality of transactions; append geographic-location identifiers to each of the plurality of transactions in the transaction data in the transaction database, wherein each of the geographic-location identifiers is indicia separate from the collected transaction data; index the transaction database by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data to thereby provide a transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers; provide the transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data based at least partially on the indexing the transaction database; provide a search tool associated with the transaction database, the search tool being useable by a user to search the transaction database for transaction data by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data; define the geographic region to be assessed; obtain from the database the transaction data and the geographic-location identifiers that correspond to the defined geographic region; assess the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers; determine change in market dynamics relating to a change in credit risk of the geographic region based at least partially on the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers to thereby generate a determined change in market dynamics for the geographic region; and generate a predicted future change in market dynamics of the geographic region corresponding to the determined change in market dynamics based, at least partially, on the obtained transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for assessing a geographic region, the system comprising:
a computer processing device configured to; receive transaction data from a plurality of sources, wherein the transaction data comprises a plurality of transactions involving, at least, one business and a consumer; store the transaction data in a transaction database; determine geographic-location identifiers configured to be appended to the transaction data based at least partially on a location of the business-merchant and a home address information of the consumer involved each of the plurality of transactions; append the geographic-location identifiers to each of the plurality of transactions of the transaction data in the transaction database, wherein each the geographic-location identifiers is indicia separate from the received transaction data; index a transaction database by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data to thereby provide a transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers; provide the transaction database searchable by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data based at least partially on the indexing the transaction database; provide a search tool associated with the transaction database, the search tool being useable by a user to search the transaction database for transaction data by the geographic-location identifiers appended to the transaction data; receive a set of instructions that defines the geographic region to be assessed, identify transaction data that comprises geographic-location identifiers that correspond to the geographic region as defined by the set of instructions; determine change in market dynamics relating to a change in a credit risk of the geographic region based on the identified transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers; and generate a corresponding and predicted future change in market dynamics of the geographic region based, at least partially, on the identified transaction data appended with the geographic-location identifiers and determined change in market dynamics corresponding to the geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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