Location-based system for charitable donation
AssigneeElp Global LLC
InventorEric Lichtmess
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InventorEric Lichtmess
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A location-based system that provides functionality for a donor to identify a person in need of essential items in their community and purchase and donate the exact essential items requested by the person in need while the donor is shopping at a retailer that sells those exact essential items. In some embodiments, the system identifies that the donor is shopping at a retailer based on the location of a donor computing device (e.g., a smartphone). In other embodiments, the system and an e-commerce retailer generate a hybrid webpage that includes both online shopping functionality and products requested by a person in need in the donor's community that can be added to the donor's online shopping cart and sent to the person in need. In other embodiments, the system uses a network-connected locker system to enable donors to donate used goods (e.g., clothing) specifically requested by a person in need.
A location-based system enabling a donor to purchase and donate products from an electronic commerce retailer for donation to a requestor in need requesting those products, the system comprising:
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