Patent №
US 8,290,824
Granted
2012-10-16
Filed 2001
Owner
EWIN WIN, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09922884
A system and method that facilitates e-commerce volume pricing is provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system includes an offers and orders component that receives and aggregates orders for a product from a plurality of buyers. The system also includes a logistics component that determines a shipping price for the product for a subset of the plurality of buyers. The shipping price is determined at least in part upon the subset of buyers sharing a shipping method. According to another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which buyers within an aggregated purchasing group may be subject to different pricing structures for the same product.
AI classification
Ownership
EWIN WIN, INC.
assignment · 122540949
Assignors
MESAROS, GREGORY J.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.