Patent ID: 8224760

Claim:
A self-learning computer-based method for managing a purchase agreement, comprising: storing, in a memory element for at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer an artificial intelligence program (AIP), first, second, and third metrics, and first data identifying a first plurality of customers; selecting, using a processor in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, second data from the first data, the second data identifying a second plurality of customers from the first plurality of customers and the selecting including use of the first metric and the AIP; generating, using the processor, the second metric, and the AIP, an agreement between the second plurality of customers and at least one business entity, the purchase agreement including at least one requirement regarding retail transactions between the second plurality of customers and the at least one business entity; generating an incentive using the processor, the third metric, and the AIP, the rewarding of the incentive conditional upon satisfaction of the at least one requirement; transmitting, using an interface element in the at least one specially-programmed general purpose computer, the agreement and the incentive for presentation to at least one customer from the second plurality of customers; and compiling, using the processor, operational data regarding profitability of the at least one business entity; and, creating the first, second, or third metric, using the processor, the operational data, and the AIP.