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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Mercato, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Robert Brannigan, New York, NY (US);
David Bateman, Batavia, NY (US);
Michael Mason, Spencerville, MD (US);
Matthew Alarie, San Diego, CA (US);
Mercato, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Presented herein is an online marketplace for the selling and delivering of items for sale. The online marketplace includes devices and systems as well as their methods of use for the online purchase of goods as well as for the efficient and expedient delivery of the goods purchased. In particular embodiments, the system may include a cloud based database that stores images of the items for purchase, and may further include an associated computing device that is configured for receiving data corresponding with the one or more physical items represented by the images of the goods for sale that are stored in the database. The computing device is further configured for displaying the data corresponding with the one or more physical items for sale, e.g., to a client via a web portal; obtaining order data for an online order for the one or more physical items for sale; assessing geolocation data for the online order for delivery within a defined delivery area, and notifies a client that the online order should be delivered as well as indicates the most efficient manner in which to make the delivery.