Patent ID: 8719181
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, in an order by proxy service, of managing shipments, the computer implemented method comprising: a processor identifying a set of initial orders received at the proxy service from a plurality of customers; responsive to identifying the set of initial orders at the proxy service, the processor identifying a set of delivery preferences associated with each order in the set of initial orders to form a set of identified delivery preferences; wherein the set of delivery preferences includes a delivery delay that is specified by the plurality of customers; the processor aggregating the set of initial orders based on the set of identified delivery preferences to produce an aggregated order; and the processor releasing the aggregated order for shipping based on predetermined criteria to create a released order, wherein the predetermined criteria includes the delivery delay, and wherein the delivery delay is a period of time between when each one of the set of initial orders is placed and the time the aggregated order is shipped, and wherein the aggregated order is not shipped until an expiration of the delivery delay.