Local couriers network in the context of an on-line trading platform
OwnerSudha Jamtheinventor
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Abstract
A local couriers network provided in the context of an on-line trading platform is described. A request detector receives, from a user, a purchase request indicating an item. A local delivery indication detector determines, from the purchase request, an indication of a local delivery transaction. A local courier selector selects courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles in response to the indication of the local delivery transaction, utilizing respective quality of service ratings stored in the local courier profiles. The communications module provides the list to the user and receives, from the user, a chosen courier identification and completes a transaction with respect to purchase and delivery of the item.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receive, at a computer system, from a user represented by a user identification, a purchase request indicating an item available for purchase via an on-line trading platform, the on-line trading platform maintaining local courier profiles representing respective providers of local courier service, the local courier profiles comprising respective quality of service ratings generated based on feedback provided by users of the on-line trading platform;
- determine, from the purchase request, an indication of a local delivery transaction;
- in response to the indication of the local delivery transaction, select courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles, utilizing respective quality of service ratings stored in the local courier profiles, using at least one processor;
- and
- provide, to the user, a list of the selected courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles.
A computer-implemented system comprising:
- at least one processor coupled to a memory;
- a request detector to receive, at a computer system, using the at least one processor, from a user represented by a user identification, a purchase request indicating an item available for purchase via an on-line trading platform, the on-line trading platform maintaining local courier profiles representing respective providers of local courier service, the local courier profiles comprising respective quality of service ratings generated based on feedback provided by users of the on-line trading platform;
- a local delivery indication detector to determine, using the at least one processor, from the purchase request, an indication of a local delivery transaction;
- a local courier selector to select, using the at least one processor, courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles, in response to the indication of the local delivery transaction, utilizing respective quality of service ratings stored in the local courier profiles;
- and
- a communications module to provide, to the user, using the at least one processor, a list of the selected courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles.
A machine-readable non-transitory storage medium having instruction data to cause a machine to:
- receive, from a user represented by a user identification, a purchase request indicating an item available for purchase via an on-line trading platform, the on-line trading platform maintaining local courier profiles representing respective providers of local courier service, the local courier profiles comprising respective quality of service ratings generated based on feedback provided by users of the on-line trading platform;
- determine from the purchase request, an indication of a local delivery transaction;
- select courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles, in response to the indication of the local delivery transaction, utilizing respective quality of service ratings stored in the local courier profiles;
- and
- provide, to the user, a list of the selected courier identifications corresponding to one or more profiles from the local courier profiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.