发明名称 |
ONLINE MARKETPLACE WITH SHIPPING INCENTIVES |
摘要 |
<p>A marketplace server and method for facilitating purchase transactions are provided. A marketplace server may include a routing engine configured to receive an order for goods from a first computing device associated with a first customer, with the order including a first delivery address of the customer. The routing engine also calculates a delivery route to the first delivery address. An offer engine is configured to create an offer for other goods. The offer includes a shipping incentive associated with a second delivery address of a second customer. The offer may be targeted to the second customer based on a proximity of the second delivery address to the delivery route. The offer engine sends the offer to a second computing device associated with the second customer. Upon receiving an acceptance of the offer from the computing device, the offer engine processes a purchase transaction for the offer.</p> |
申请公布号 |
WO2013003209(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.01.03 |
申请号 |
WO2012US43648 |
申请日期 |
2012.06.21 |
申请人 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HORVITZ, ERIC;KIMCHI, GUR;CHENG, LILI;BURGER, DOUG;PAPARIZOS, STELIOS;DAVIS, MARC |
分类号 |
G06Q50/28 |
主分类号 |
G06Q50/28 |
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