System and method for scheduled delivery of shipments with multiple shipment carriers

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a scheduled delivery component configured to:
• receive, by the scheduled delivery component, delivery availability information for each of multiple shipment carriers, wherein the delivery availability information specifies one or more delivery periods during which that shipment carrier is available to deliver a shipment of one or more items, wherein each delivery period is a period of time within a given day;
• for a given item offered in commerce, determine, by the scheduled delivery component, a plurality of selectable delivery periods, wherein said determining is based on the delivery availability information of the multiple shipment carriers;
• wherein each of the selectable delivery periods indicates a time period of a given day during which at least one of the shipment carriers is available to deliver a shipment including the given item for a shipper of the given item;
• provide, by the scheduled delivery component, the plurality of selectable delivery periods;
• determine that one of the selectable delivery periods has been selected by a user to schedule delivery of the given item during the selected delivery period, wherein the user is distinct from the shipper;
• and
• provide a delivery instruction, wherein the delivery instruction specifies that the shipment including the given item is to be delivered by a particular shipment carrier during the selected delivery period.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions computer-executable on a computer system to implement a scheduled delivery component to:

• receive, by the schedule delivery component, delivery availability information for each of multiple shipment carriers, wherein the delivery availability information specifies one or more delivery periods during which that shipment carrier is available to deliver a shipment of one or more items, wherein each delivery period is a period of time within a given day;
• for a given item offered in commerce, determine, by the scheduled delivery component, a plurality of selectable delivery periods, wherein said determining is based on the delivery availability information of the multiple shipment carriers;
• wherein each of the selectable delivery periods indicates a time period of a given day during which at least one of the shipment carriers is available to deliver a shipment including the given item for a shipper of the given item;
• provide, by the scheduled delivery component, the plurality of selectable delivery periods;
• determine that one of the selectable delivery periods has been selected by a user to schedule delivery of the given item during the selected delivery period, wherein the user is distinct from the shipper;
• and
• provide a delivery instruction, wherein the delivery instruction specifies that the shipment including the given item is to be delivered by a particular shipment carrier during the selected delivery period.