Patent ID: 7802200

Claim:
A computer system for evaluating items that are selected by a user for a transaction, the computer system comprising: one or more databases that store user profile information related to the user and information related to the items that are selected by the user for the transaction, wherein the user profile information related to the user is stored in the one or more databases prior to user selection of any of the items for the transaction; and a computing device in communication with the one or more databases, the computing device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computing device is configured to: determine whether an item selected by the user for the transaction is inconsistent by comparing information related to the selected item to user profile information stored in the one or more databases and by comparing the items that are selected by the user, including the selected item, against combinations of items previously selected by other users; and advise the user of an inconsistency if the selected item is inconsistent with the user profile information stored in the one or more databases or if the items that are selected by the user, including the selected item, matches a threshold number of combinations of items previously selected by other users that resulted in a return.