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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2011
Applicants:

John P. Andrews, Overland Park, KS (US);

Abhik Barua, Overland Park, KS (US);

Deandra T. Cassone, Overland Park, KS (US);

Mark William Reiff, LaGrande, KY (US);

Inventors:

John P. Andrews, Overland Park, KS (US);

Abhik Barua, Overland Park, KS (US);

Deandra T. Cassone, Overland Park, KS (US);

Mark William Reiff, LaGrande, KY (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for aggregating mobile phone orders for shipping to a recipient comprising analyzing, by a server computer, orders placed via a plurality of ordering systems, wherein the orders may comprises a plurality of ordered items; identifying, by the server computer, recipient addresses with common destinations; unifying, by the server computer, the identified recipient addresses with common destinations; determining, by the server computer, criteria for when to release an order for shipment to a recipient; accumulating, by the server computer, ordered items for the recipient; combining, by the server computer, the accumulated ordered items into a shipment, wherein a shipment comprises at least one container; and releasing, by the server computer, the container for shipment when at least one of the criteria is met.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Andrews, John. (2014). Shipment aggregation in mobile phone order fulfillment (U.S. Patent No. 8756119). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8756119

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