Patent ID: 8538824
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for notifying a consumer about recurring purchases of the same item, the computer-implemented method being performed by an intermediate computer in communication with a computing device of a consumer and respective computers of respective electronic sources through respective networks, the computer-implemented method comprising: aggregating, by the intermediate computer, respective item-level electronic transaction data from respective electronic sources, the aggregated item-level electronic transaction data representing respective prior purchases by the consumer; identifying, by the intermediate computer and within the aggregated item-level electronic transaction data, first item-level electronic transaction data of recurring purchases of a first item by the consumer; determining, by the intermediate computer, a first purchase interval of the first item based at least in part upon the first item-level electronic transaction data; generating, by the intermediate computer, a first estimate comprising a first estimated date when the consumer will purchase the first item again based at least in part upon the determined first purchase interval; and notifying the consumer about purchasing the first item again before or on the first estimated date.