Patent №
US 8,306,870
Granted
2012-11-06
Filed 2011
Owner
EWINWIN, INC.
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Lab
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AI components
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planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
13106622
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
EWINWIN, INC.
assignment · 262700468
MESAROS, GREG
assignment · 422520025
Assignors
MESAROS, GREGORY J.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.