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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2006
Charles L. Ward, Sammamish, WA (US);
Vijay Ravindran, Washington, DC (US);
Nanyan Nicholls, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle, WA (US);
Charles L. Ward, Sammamish, WA (US);
Vijay Ravindran, Washington, DC (US);
Nanyan Nicholls, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Computer system and method for providing community-based shipping of items may provide mechanisms that allow customers of an network service to participate in a community shipping program that provides customers that are members in a community with free and/or reduced-rate shipping for at least some items ordered via the network service for delivery to a target location (e.g., receiving/distribution site) for the community. The Web site may provide user interface elements that may provide one or more shipping and possibly other options to customers that participate in a community shipping program. Community shipping programs may include commercial shipping programs and locality shipping programs. In a commercial shipping program, a primary subscriber purchases a subscription to a commercial shipping program and shares the subscription with one or more occupants of the commercial property. A locality shipping program may be provided to members of a particular geographic region or locality.