PURCHASING DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20100131410A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Porta, Michel, Truntschka, Carole, Clement, Jean-Yves, Lanne, Fabien
• Granted Patent: US 9,727,851 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

A data management method and system. The method includes retrieving by a computing system, first identification data associated with a buyer of a product. The computing system retrieves product data associated with the product. The product data is compared to campaign data associated with a campaign. The campaign is associated with an entity associated with the product. The computing system determines that the product is associated with the campaign. The computing system generates second identification data comprising the first identification data, an identification code for the product, a campaign code indicating that the product is associated with the campaign, and a date of purchase for the product. The computing system generates encrypted data comprising the second identification data in an encrypted format. The encrypted data is transmitted to a secure database system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

retrieving, by a computing system, first identification data associated with a first buyer, wherein said first buyer is associated with a first purchase of a first product;

retrieving, by said computing system from said first product, first product data associated with said first product;

comparing, by said computing system, said first product data to campaign data associated with a first campaign, wherein said first campaign is associated with a first entity, and wherein said first entity is associated with said first product;

determining, by said computing system based on said comparing, that said first product is associated with said first campaign;

generating, by said computing system in response to said determining, second identification data comprising said first identification data, an identification code for said first product, a campaign code indicating that said first product is associated with said first campaign, and a date of purchase for said first product;

generating, by said computing system, first encrypted data comprising said second identification data in an encrypted format; and

transmitting, by said computing system to a secure database system, said first encrypted data, wherein said first encrypted data is stored in said secure database system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said retrieving said first product data from said first product, comprises retrieving said first product data from packaging for said first product.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said first product data is retrieved from a 1 dimensional bar code on said packaging.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said generating said first encrypted data comprises generating a two dimensional bar code comprising said second identification data.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said first product data is retrieved from an RFID tag on said packaging.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said generating said first encrypted data comprises generating RFID tag data comprising said second identification data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving, by said computing system from said secure database system, said first encrypted data and second encrypted data, wherein said second encrypted data comprises said first identification data, an identification code for a second product, a second campaign code indicating that a second product is associated with said first campaign, and a date of purchase for said second product; and

comparing, by said computing system, said first encrypted data and said second encrypted data to a predetermined criteria to determine if first purchases defined by said first encrypted data and said second encrypted data exceed said predetermined criteria.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said comparing said first encrypted data and said second encrypted data to said predetermined criteria determines that said first purchases exceed said predetermined criteria, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computing system, credit data specifying credits associated with said first buyer for purchasing products associated with said first entity; and

transmitting, by said computing system, said credit data to said first buyer.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said comparing said first encrypted data and said second encrypted data to said predetermined criteria determines that said first purchases do not exceed said predetermined criteria, and wherein said method further comprises:

transmitting, by said computing system to said secure database system, said first encrypted data and said second encrypted data, wherein said first encrypted data and said second encrypted data is stored in said secure database system.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving, by a computing system, second identification data associated with a second buyer differing from said first buyer;

retrieving, by said computing system from said secure database system in response to a command from said second buyer, said first encrypted data;

comparing, by said computing system, second identification data to said first encrypted data;

determining, by said computing system based on said comparing said second identification data to said first encrypted data, that said second buyer is not authorized to access said first encrypted data; and

generating, by said computing system, alert data indicating that said second buyer is not authorized to access said first encrypted data.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting, by said computing system to an authorized authority entity, said alert data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said authorized authority entity is selected from the group consisting of a store security department and a police department.

13. A computer program product, comprising a computer storage medium comprising a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code configured to perform the method of claim 1 upon being executed by a processor of said computing system.

14. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system, wherein the code in combination with t said computing system is capable of performing the method of claim 1.

15. A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the processor implements a purchasing data management method, said method comprising:

retrieving, by a computing system, first identification data associated with a first buyer, wherein said first buyer is associated with a first purchase of a first product;

retrieving, by said computing system from said first product, first product data associated with said first product;

comparing, by said computing system, said first product data to campaign data associated with a first campaign, wherein said first campaign is associated with a first entity, and wherein said first entity is associated with said first product;

determining, by said computing system based on said comparing, that said first product is associated with said first campaign;

generating, by said computing system in response to said determining, second identification data comprising said first identification data, an identification code for said first product, a campaign code indicating that said first product is associated with said first campaign, and a date of purchase for said first product;

generating, by said computing system, first encrypted data comprising said second identification data in an encrypted format; and

transmitting, by said computing system to a secure database system, said first encrypted data, wherein said first encrypted data is stored in said secure database system.

16. The computing system of claim 15, wherein said retrieving said first product data from said first product, comprises retrieving said first product data from packaging for said first product.

17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein said first product data is retrieved from a 1 dimensional bar code on said packaging.

18. The computing system of claim 17, wherein said generating said first encrypted data comprises generating a two dimensional bar code comprising said second identification data.

19. The computing system of claim 16, wherein said first product data is retrieved from an RFID tag on said packaging.

20. The computing system of claim 19, wherein said generating said first encrypted data comprises generating RFID tag data comprising said second identification data.