LOCAL BUYER AND SELLER CONNECTION PLATFORM

摘要

A system and method for a local buyer and seller connection platform are described. An item listed by a seller of an online marketplace is compared with a list of desired items identified by a buyer. A determination of whether a geographic location of the seller is within a buyer geofence and whether a geographic location of the buyer is within a seller geofence is performed. The buyer is provided with an option to purchase the item and pick up the item from the seller when the item listed by the seller matches a desired item identified by the buyer and when the geographic location of the seller is within the buyer geofence and the geographic location of the buyer is within the seller geofence. Geographic boundary parameters for the seller geofence and the buyer geofence are stored in a storage device.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
an item matching module executable by a processor configured to determine whether an item listed by a seller of an online marketplace is included in a list of desired items identified by a buyer of the online marketplace; a local connection module configured to determine whether a geographic location of the seller is within a buyer geofence and whether a geographic location of the buyer is within a seller geofence, and to provide the buyer with an option to purchase the item from the seller and pick up the item from the seller when the item listed by the seller matches a desired item identified by the buyer and when the geographic location of the seller is within the buyer geofence and the geographic location of the buyer is within the seller geofence; and a storage device comprising geographic boundary parameters for the seller geofence and the buyer geofence.