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Selecting an in-store shopper to fulfill an order placed by a remote buyer

  • US 10,410,265 B2
  • Filed: 05/11/2016
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving a message via a communications network, the message comprising a purchase order identifying an item offered for sale at a retail store;

    receiving a plurality of mobile device identifiers from one or more wireless receivers within the retail store;

    identifying a plurality of people physically located at the retail store by locating user profiles, stored in a user profile database, that are associated with at least some of the mobile device identifiers;

    determining a maximum permissible incentive amount based on a purchase price and a corresponding procurement cost of the item;

    requesting, from each of a plurality of customers comprised in the plurality of people, a desired incentive amount for that customer to retrieve and deliver the item;

    receiving at least one desired incentive amount from the plurality of customers;

    selecting, from the plurality of people, a shopper to retrieve the item from the retail store and deliver the item to a delivery location, wherein selecting the shopper is based on the purchase price, the corresponding procurement cost of the item, the maximum permissible incentive amount, the at least one desired incentive amount, and the user profile of the shopper;

    transmitting an order fulfillment request to a mobile device having a mobile device identifier received from the one or more wireless receivers and associated with the user profile of the shopper, wherein the order fulfillment request identifies the item.

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