Demand aggregation in a geo-spatial network
First Claim
1. A 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; and
communicating items of item group to a set of providers of the items of the item group.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system of demand aggregation in a geo-spatial network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes 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 and/or communicating items of the item group to a set of providers of the items of the item group. The method may includes placing a good and/or a service in the item group, and/or generating a frequency data, a pricing data, a unit data, and/or a time data. The method may further include geo-fencing the item group in an area that encompasses a neighborhood community in a threshold geographical radius from the registered user who creates the item group.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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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; and communicating items of item group to a set of providers of the items of the item group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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placing a bid of providing goods and services to a neighborhood buying consortia of a geo-spatial social network; debiting accounts of members of the neighborhood buying consortia based on a contract formed when the bid forms a contract with members of the neighborhood buying consortia; automatically generating a route to deliver the goods and services to members of the neighborhood buying consortia. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a customer grouping module to place a set of users of a social network having a common procuring interest in a shopping group; a distribution module to automatically create a driving map between a set of providers and a set of members of the shopping group, wherein the set of providers provide items to the set of members of the shopping group, and to deliver the items through physical mail based on a direct mail address associated with each user of the social network; and an advertising module to prequalify the shopping group to the set of providers based on at least one of an income, a frequency, a cost, and a location of the members of the shopping group. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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