Patent ID: 8756119

Claim:
A method for aggregating mobile phone orders for shipping to a recipient comprising: receiving a plurality of mobile phone orders including a first mobile phone order associated with a first address and a second mobile phone order associated with a second address from a plurality of ordering systems; analyzing, by a server computer, the received plurality of mobile phone orders placed via the plurality of ordering systems; determining, by the server computer, that the first address and the second address represent a common destination, wherein the first address and the second address are different; unifying, by the server computer, the first and the second addresses with the common destination, wherein the unifying comprises modifying, by the server computer, at least one of the first address or the second address so that the first mobile phone order and the second mobile phone order are sent to the common destination; determining, by the server computer, criteria for when to release at least one of the plurality of mobile phone orders for shipment to a recipient; accumulating, by the server computer, ordered items for the recipient; combining, by the server computer, the accumulated ordered items into a shipment, wherein the shipment comprises at least one container; and releasing, by the server computer, for delivery to the common destination, the at least one container for shipment when at least one criterion is met.