US Patent:
20120259674, Oct 11, 2012
Inventors:
Bradley M. Cantwell - Chicago IL, US
David R. Heath - Katy TX, US
Christa D. Manning - Scituate MA, US
Frank Schnur, JR. - Hopkinton MA, US
Assignee:
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
G06Q 30/00
Abstract:
The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article for providing market insight. The system may generate a market profile based upon actual purchase data. The market profile may include one or more of the following: a pricing trend, a high price, a low price, an average price, a median price, a mean price, a modal price, a most frequently paid price, an optimal date to make a purchase, an optimal date to redeem a purchase, an optimal merchant from which to purchase, and an optimal location to make a purchase. The system may further transmit the market profile to a client.