Patent ID: 8244594
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for remote acquisition and delivery of goods comprising: deploying a plurality of delivery agents of a service provider to various geographic locations, each delivery agent having a mobile delivery agent system in communication with at least one remote server, wherein each mobile delivery agent system includes: a real-time video device, a global positioning device, and a communication device; receiving a first acquisition request from a first customer for a set of one or more goods; obtaining information, including location information based on signals from the global positioning devices and availability status information, on the plurality of delivery agents; obtaining a selection of one of the plurality of delivery agents for fulfilling the first acquisition request; deploying one of the plurality of delivery agents to a location having the first set of one or more goods; electronically transferring an image of the first set of one or more goods to the first customer using the real-time video device; acquiring the first set of one or more goods via the delivery agent; and delivering the first set of one or more goods to a delivery site selected by the first customer.