Patent ID: 8458067

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for notifying individuals impacted by a crisis, the method comprising: receiving, by a computer-based system comprising at least a computer processor, crisis information related to a crisis; determining, by the computer-based system, location information for each of a plurality of individuals, wherein the determining comprises cross-referencing travel information and financial transaction information for each of the individuals; determining, by the computer-based system, a subset of the individuals impacted by the crisis based on the location information, wherein the determination comprises: matching a first charge in a financial database to a first amount of a travel record in a travel database, and wherein the travel record in the travel database includes the first amount and first data, wherein the first data relates to non-monetary information; associating a second charge in the financial database with the first data of the travel record in the travel database, wherein the travel record in the travel database does not include the second charge in the financial database, wherein the second charge in the financial database is associated with a change to the travel record in the travel database, and wherein the first charge and the second charge are part of the financial transaction information, and wherein the travel record is part of the travel information; determining subset selection criteria associated with the crisis information, wherein the subset selection criteria indicates that an individual is impacted by the crisis; determining, based on the matched first charge, the associated second charge, and the determined selection criteria, a probability for each individual that the individual is impacted by the crisis; and selecting the subset of individuals determined to be impacted by the crisis based on the determined probability; and sending, by the computer-based system, a message to the subset of individuals.