Predicting Trends Using A Geographic Position System

• US 20130179260A1
• Filed: 01/09/2012
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Keohane, Susann M., McBrearty, Gerald F., Mullen, Shawn P., Murillo, Jessica C., Shieh, Johnny M.
• Application Number:
  US13/345,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20130179260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to dynamic assessment of a prior purchase pattern to predict a future purchase. The prior purchase pattern is tracked and mapped to a geographic position system. Based upon a current physical location or a known future location, both a future purchase and purchase location are ascertained and communicated to a mobile device in communication with the geographic position system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

tracking, by a telecommunication device, purchase patterns, wherein the purchase patterns include data selected from the group consisting of product category, calendar data, and combinations thereof;

mapping each of the tracked purchase patterns to a geographic position system;

learning at least one purchase pattern utilizing the telecommunication device, each purchase within the purchase patterns attached to a geographic location; and

predicting a future product purchase based upon the learned purchase pattern and an ascertained geographic location, wherein the ascertained geographic location is selected from the group consisting of;

current geographical position data, and a route programmed into the geographic position system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic positioning system includes an element selected from the group consisting of:

a global positioning system, and a mobile communication device tower.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising searching for a comparable product offering at a new geographic location based on the tracked purchase patterns.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising sending a communication to a mobile device with the comparable product offering, wherein the communication is selected from the group consisting of:

text and voice, and combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic position system is in communication with a land vehicle, and further comprising sensing a service requirement of the vehicle and sending a communication to a mobile device with at least one service location for the vehicle within a defined geographic range.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the service location communication is selected from a prior purchase location ascertained from one of the tracked purchase pattern.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising an advertisement in communication with the device, and sending an alert to the telecommunication device based on an advertisement source, wherein the advertisement source is selected from the group consisting of:

a prior purchase location, and a new purchase location.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising selling the purchase data, including the route programmed into the geographic position system.

9. A system comprising:

a telecommunication device having a processor in communication with memory, the telecommunication device to support a purchase pattern assessment;

a functional unit in communication with the processor, the functional unit comprising;

a track manager to track purchase patterns associated with the device, wherein the purchase patterns include data selected from the group consisting of;

product category, calendar data, and combinations thereof;

a map manager in communication with the track manager, the map manager to map each of the tracked purchase patterns to a geographic position system;

a set of instructions in communication with the memory, the set of instructions comprising;

a director to learn at least one purchase pattern, each purchase within the purchase pattern attached to a geographic location; and

a prediction manager to predict a future product purchase based upon the learned purchase pattern and associated geographic location ascertained by the director, wherein the associated geographic location is selected from the group consisting of;

current geographical position data, and a route programmed into the geographic position system.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a search manager to search for a comparable product offering at a new geographic location based on the tracked purchase patterns.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a communication manager to send a communication to a mobile device with the comparable product offering, wherein the communication is selected from the group consisting of:

text, voice, and combinations thereof.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the geographic position system is in communication with a land vehicle, and further comprising a service manager to sense a service requirement of the vehicle and send a communication to the telecommunication device with at least one service location for the vehicle within a defined geographic range.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the service location communication is selected from a prior purchase location ascertained from the tracked purchase pattern.

14. The system of claim 9, further comprising an advertisement manager to send an alert to the telecommunication device based on context associated with an advertisement source, wherein the advertisement source is selected from the group consisting of:

a prior purchase location, and a new purchase location.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon, which when executed causes a computer to implement the method comprising:

tracking, by a telecommunication device, purchase patterns, wherein the purchase patterns include data selected from the group consisting of;

product category, calendar data, and combinations thereof;

mapping the tracked purchase patterns to a geographic position system;

learning at least one of the tracked purchase patterns, each purchase within the tracked purchase patterns attached to a geographic location; and

predicting a future product purchase based upon the learned purchase pattern and associated geographic location, wherein the associated geographic location is selected from the group consisting of;

current geographical position data, and a route programmed into the geographic position system.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the geographic positioning system includes an element selected from the group consisting of:

a global positioning system, and a mobile communication device tower.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising searching for a comparable product offering at a new geographic location based on the tracked purchase patterns.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising sending a communication to a mobile device with the comparable product offering, wherein the communication is selected from the group consisting of:

text and voice, and combinations thereof.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the geographic position system is in communication with a land vehicle, and further comprising sensing a service requirement of the vehicle and sending a communication to a mobile device with service locations for the vehicle within a defined geographic range.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the service location communication is selected from a prior purchase location ascertained from the tracked purchase patterns.