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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Stamps.com Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Sebastian Buerba, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
John Roland Clem, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
James Nathan Jones, Austin, TX (US);
Amine George Khechfe, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stamps.com Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods which provide for order fulfilment using drop shipping from participating suppliers in an electronic marketplace are described. A drop shipping management system may utilize various rules and information regarding merchants, suppliers, items, etc. in facilitating electronic marketplace drop shipping. Drop shipping management systems may, for example, utilize merchant drop ship rules with respect to merchant drop ship information for determining whether drop shipping is to be provided for a merchant with respect to one or more items in the electronic marketplace. Further, drop shipping management systems may utilize supplier drop ship rules with respect to supplier drop ship information in determining a supplier to provide drop shipping with respect to one or more items in the electronic marketplace. Drop shipping management of embodiments provides a many-to-many drop shipping solution in which multiple merchants are connected to multiple drop ship suppliers in an electronic marketplace environment.