Patent ID: 7660743
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising: obtaining, via a computing device, personal preferences of a first end user; receiving, via the computing device, a request for procurement of an item from the first end user; in response to the request, creating, via the computing device, a set of procurement rules based on at least in part on the personal preferences of the first end user, options previously declined by the first end user, and history of similar requests of the first end user, wherein the first end user is an employee of an organization; messaging, via the computing device, the first end user according to the set of procurement rules; notifying, via the computing device, the first end user of a variation from the personal preferences; providing, via the computing device, an alternative option to the personal preferences that is compliant with the procurement rules; offering, via the computing device, a financial incentive to the first end user not to procure a component of the item and instead procure the alternative option; and configuring, via the computing device, the procurement rules in accordance with procurement rules selected by at least a majority of other organizations in a predetermined category.