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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 19, 2020
Mercari, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mohammad-Mahdi Mozzami, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lawrie Crate, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Masanori Uehara, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Eric Turner, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robin Clark, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yu Ishikawa, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chiaki Osaka, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mercari, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for estimating shipping costs of items purchased in an online market using machine learning techniques. By determining in real-time the dimensional weight of an item with reference to a machine learning model describing past transactions, a buyer and seller in the online market can finalize the transaction in real-time. The machine learning model further implements a bias within the machine learning algorithm towards heavier estimation to avoid undercharging the market participants for shipping costs. One embodiment involves using these cost-estimation techniques in the context of a local shipping feature, which allows buyers and sellers to schedule a same-day delivery by seamlessly involving a local carrier.