Delivering ordered items to an appropriate address

A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to determine appropriate delivery addresses for items, by performing a method comprising:

• receiving from a user a potential order for one or more items;
• determining a type of one or more of the one or more items;
• automatically selecting a delivery address associated with the user, wherein said automatically selecting comprises selecting one from among a plurality of delivery addresses previously specified by the user, wherein the selecting depends upon the determined type;
• and
• providing an indication of the determined delivery address as a delivery address to which to deliver the one or more of the one or more items for the potential order.

A computing device for determining appropriate delivery addresses for items, comprising:

• a delivery address determiner that is configured for:
• receiving from a user a potential order for one or more items;
• determining a type of one or more of the one or more items;
• and
• automatically selecting one of multiple delivery addresses for the user, wherein said automatically selecting comprises selecting one from among a plurality of delivery addresses previously specified by the user, wherein the selecting depends upon the determined type;
• and
• an output module that is capable of providing an indication of the determined delivery address to which to deliver the one or more of the one or more items for the potential order.

A computer system for determining appropriate delivery addresses for items, comprising:

• means for receiving from a user a potential order for one or more items;
• means for determining a type of one or more of the one or more items;
• and
• means for automatically selecting a delivery address associated with the user, wherein said automatically selecting comprises selecting one from among a plurality of delivery addresses previously specified by the user, wherein the selecting depends upon the determined type;
• and
• means for providing an indication of the determined delivery address to which to deliver the one or more of the one or more items for the potential order.

A method for assisting users by determining preferable delivery addresses for items, the method comprising:

• for each user in a group of multiple distinct users,
• receiving, at a computer, an indication from the user for one or more items;
• and
• without further intervention by the user,
• determining, by a computer, an item type of one or more of the one or more items;
• retrieving, by a computer, an indication of an association for the user between the determined item type and one of multiple delivery addresses associated with the user;
• selecting, by a computer, the one delivery address as a preferable delivery address for items of the determined item type when ordered by that user;
• and
• indicating, via a computer, the selected delivery address as a delivery address to which to deliver items of the determined type.

A method for determining delivery addresses expected to be preferable to a user for delivery of items, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a computer, a potential order from the user for multiple items, including a first item and a second item;
• automatically determining, by a computer, a first delivery address associated with the user expected to be preferable for delivery of the first item, wherein the first delivery address is determined based on a type of the first item;
• identifying, via a computer, to the user the determined first delivery address as a delivery address to which to deliver the first item for the potential order;
• automatically determining, by a computer, a second delivery address associated with the user expected to be preferable for delivery of the second item, wherein the second delivery address is determined based on a type of the second item;
• and
• identifying, via a computer, to the user the determined second delivery address as a delivery address to which to deliver the second item for the potential order,
• wherein the first delivery address and the second delivery address differ.