Patent ID: 8095430
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: creating an item group associated with a registered user of a geo-spatial network; inviting a set of neighboring users geo-spatially proximate to the registered user to join the item group; placing at least one of the set of neighboring users as a member of the item group; communicating items of the item group to a set of providers of the items of the item group; automatically providing, by a computer, a fulfillment and tracking engine to members of the item group, such that the parties see a delivery status of items of the item group through the geo-spatial network, wherein the fulfillment is provided to at least one of a central depot in a neighborhood location convenient to members of the item group and to individual residences of members of the item group; placing in the item group at least one of a good and a service; generating a frequency data indicating a periodicity at which each item in the item group is demanded by the registered user; generating a pricing data indicating a monetary amount the registered user is willing to provide for each item in the item group; generating a unit data indicating a quantity the registered user demands in each request; and generating a time data indicating how long the set of providers are to provide the items in the item group to members of the item group.