Methods systems and computer program products for notifying consumers of recurring purchases

摘要

Systems, methods and computer program products for identifying recurring purchases of the same good or service based upon item-level electronic transaction data. Item-level electronic transaction data is analyzed to determine a purchase interval of a good or service. A consumer is reminded to purchase the good or service based on the determined purchase interval by receiving an electronic message at a consumer computer or mobile communication device, e.g., in the form of an electronic shopping list. Purchase intervals of different items may be determined such that a list generated at one time may include certain goods and services but a list generated at another time may include other goods and services due to the variable time between purchasing different goods and services.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for notifying consumers about recurring item purchases, the computer-implemented method being performed by an intermediate computer in communication with respective computing devices of respective consumers and respective computers of respective electronic sources through respective networks, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by the intermediate computer, item-level electronic transaction data of at least one electronic source, the item-level electronic transaction data representing respective prior purchases by a consumer; identifying, by the intermediate computer and within the 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, a first estimated date when the first consumer will purchase the first item again based at least in part upon the determined first purchase interval, and a first category corresponding to the first item; generating, by the intermediate computer, an electronic shopping list comprising the first category; and transmitting, by the intermediate computer, the electronic shopping list to a computing device of the consumer, the electronic shopping list notifying the first consumer about purchasing an item of the first category before or on the first estimated date.