System and method for purchasing in a digital channel

A non-transitory computer program product having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computer based system, causes the computer based system to be capable of performing operations comprising:

• presenting, by the computer based system and via a web client, a plurality of broadcast channels which are selectable by a user;
• receiving, by the computer based system and via a selectable link, an indication of a selection of a broadcast channel by the user from the plurality of broadcast channels;
• providing, by the computer based system, action information that is formatted to be sent via the broadcast channel,
• identifying, by the computer based system and via a sync module, a user profile based on user profile information of the user of the broadcast channel;
• determining, by the computer based system and via a transaction account system, a transaction account associated with the user;
• syncing, by the computer based system and via the sync module, the transaction account, the broadcast channel and the user profile, in response to receiving the indication of the selection;
• identifying, by the computer based system and to the broadcast channel, the user profile;
• receiving, by the computer based system, a plurality of broadcasts from the broadcast channel,
• wherein the plurality of broadcasts comprise a first broadcast,
• wherein the broadcast channel is a publicly accessible social media channel,
• analyze, by an activity monitoring module in communication with the computer based system and in response to the receiving the plurality of broadcasts, a content of the plurality of broadcasts to identify the action information to create a subset of the plurality of broadcasts having the action information for tracking;
• tracking, by the activity monitoring module in communication with the computer based system and based on the synching, the subset of the plurality of broadcasts with the action information from within the broadcast channel,
• wherein the action information includes codes having a predetermined purchase indicator that triggers an initiation of a purchase of an item;
• determining, by the computer based system, the user associated with the action information in the broadcast channel based on the user profile associated with the transaction account;
• selecting, by the computer based system, the first broadcast from the plurality of broadcasts based on the user that transmitted the first broadcast in the broadcast channel;
• identifying, by the computer based system, the transaction account associated with the user and the broadcast channel;
• parsing, by the computer based system, the action information of the first broadcast into elements;
• analyzing, by the computer based system and in response to the parsing, the elements to identify the predetermined purchase indicator;
• comparing, by the computer based system, the predetermined purchase indicator to a criteria;
• identifying, by the computer based system, an item and an item supplier based on the predetermined purchase indicator at least partially satisfying the criteria,
• wherein the item supplier is a third party merchant;
• requesting, by the computer based system and from the item supplier, an inventory status of the item;
• determining, by the computer based system, that the item has an available inventory status;
• determining, by the computer based system, that the transaction account is associated with the broadcast channel such that the transaction account is configured for purchases in response to a broadcast in the broadcast channel;
• requesting, by the computer based system and via the broadcast channel, confirmation information that the broadcast is for the purchase of the item based on the item having an available inventory status,
• wherein the request is presented to the user in the broadcast channel and
• wherein the confirmation is captured by the broadcast channel and provided to the computer based system;
• receiving, by the computer based system, the confirmation information from the broadcast channel that is indicative of the confirmation that the item has the available inventory status;
• initiating, by the computer based system, a purchase transaction with the transaction account that is enabled for purchases with the item supplier for the item, in response to receiving the confirmation information from the broadcast channel and using the transaction account associated with the broadcast channel profile for conducting the purchase transaction,
• obtaining, by the computer based system, a shipping address in response to the initiating the purchase transaction;
• transmitting, by the computer based system, the shipping address to the item supplier,
• wherein the item supplier charges the transaction account for the purchase transaction for the item, based on the transaction information;
• and
• transmitting, by the computer based system via the broadcast channel, a confirmation notification that the purchase transaction for the item is initiated and the inventory status of the item.

A system comprising:

• a processor,
• a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,
• the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• presenting, by the processor and via a web client, a plurality of broadcast channels which are selectable by a user;
• receiving, by the processor and via a selectable link, an indication of a selection of a broadcast channel by the user from the plurality of broadcast channels;
• providing, by the processor, action information that is formatted to be sent via the broadcast channel,
• identifying, by the processor and via a sync module, a user profile based on user profile information of the user of the broadcast channel;
• determining, by the processor and via a transaction account system, a transaction account associated with the user;
• syncing, by the processor and via the sync module, the transaction account, the broadcast channel and the user profile, in response to receiving the indication of the selection;
• identifying, by the processor and to the broadcast channel, the user profile;
• receiving, by the processor, a plurality of broadcasts from the broadcast channel,
• wherein the plurality of broadcasts comprise a first broadcast,
• wherein the broadcast channel is a publicly accessible social media channel,
• analyze, by an activity monitoring module in communication with the processor and in response to the receiving the plurality of broadcasts, a content of the plurality of broadcasts to identify the action information to create a subset of the plurality of broadcasts having the action information for tracking;
• tracking, by the activity monitoring module in communication with the processor and based on the synching, the subset of the plurality of broadcasts with the action information from within the broadcast channel,
• wherein the action information includes codes having a predetermined purchase indicator that triggers an initiation of a purchase of an item;
• determining, by the processor, the user associated with the action information in the broadcast channel based on the user profile associated with the transaction account;
• selecting, by the processor, the first broadcast from the plurality of broadcasts based on the user that transmitted the first broadcast in the broadcast channel;
• identifying, by the processor, the transaction account associated with the user and the broadcast channel;
• parsing, by the processor, the action information of the first broadcast into elements;
• analyzing, by the processor and in response to the parsing, the elements to identify the predetermined purchase indicator;
• comparing, by the processor, the predetermined purchase indicator to a criteria;
• identifying, by the processor, an item and an item supplier based on the predetermined purchase indicator at least partially satisfying the criteria,
• wherein the item supplier is a third party merchant;
• requesting, by the processor and from the item supplier, an inventory status of the item;
• determining, by the processor, that the item has an available inventory status;
• determining, by the processor, that the transaction account is associated with the broadcast channel such that the transaction account is configured for purchases in response to a broadcast in the broadcast channel;
• requesting, by the processor and via the broadcast channel, confirmation information that the broadcast is for the purchase of the item based on the item having an available inventory status,
• wherein the request is presented to the user in the broadcast channel and
• wherein the confirmation is captured by the broadcast channel and provided to the processor;
• receiving, by the processor, the confirmation information from the broadcast channel that is indicative of the confirmation that the item has the available inventory status;
• initiating, by the processor, a purchase transaction with the transaction account that is enabled for purchases with the item supplier for the item, in response to receiving the confirmation information from the broadcast channel and using the transaction account associated with the broadcast channel profile for conducting the purchase transaction,
• obtaining, by the processor, a shipping address in response to the initiating the purchase transaction;
• transmitting, by the processor, the shipping address to the item supplier,
• wherein the item supplier charges the transaction account for the purchase transaction for the item, based on the transaction information;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor via the broadcast channel, a confirmation notification that the purchase transaction for the item is initiated and the inventory status of the item.