PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method for distributing a product, the method comprising:
- storing seller information for a plurality of sellers in a database, the seller information including a seller address and product information associated with a product to be sold over the internet;
wherein the product information includes product size and product weight;
storing buyer address information;
receiving a purchase order from a buyer, the purchase order including at least one product to be purchased from one of the plurality of sellers;
determining an appropriate mailer to send to a seller based upon the product size and product weight;
determining an optimum mail class and optimum mail class postage based upon the buyer address, the seller address, and the product size and the product weight of the product to be purchased; and
sending the mailer to the seller.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributing a product purchased on the internet According to one embodiment, information associated with a plurality of sellers is stored in a database. This information includes the address of each seller and the dimensions and weight associated with a product to be sold by the seller. Buyer information is also stored in a database. Upon receiving a purchase order from a buyer, which includes at least one product to be purchased, an appropriate mailer is automatically determined based upon the dimensions and weight of the product. Moreover, an optimum mail class is automatically determined based on the geographic location of the buyer and seller, and the size and weight of the product. The mailer is pre-addressed, pre-stamped, and then sent to the seller for the seller to prepare the product for final delivery to the buyer.
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1. A method for distributing a product, the method comprising:
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storing seller information for a plurality of sellers in a database, the seller information including a seller address and product information associated with a product to be sold over the internet;
wherein the product information includes product size and product weight;storing buyer address information; receiving a purchase order from a buyer, the purchase order including at least one product to be purchased from one of the plurality of sellers; determining an appropriate mailer to send to a seller based upon the product size and product weight; determining an optimum mail class and optimum mail class postage based upon the buyer address, the seller address, and the product size and the product weight of the product to be purchased; and sending the mailer to the seller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented system for distributing a product sold over the internet, the system comprising:
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a database configured to store (a) seller information for a plurality of sellers, the seller information including a seller address, and product information for a product to be sold over the internet, the product information including product dimension and product weight, and (b) buyer information for a plurality of buyers, said buyer information including a buyer shipping address and payment information; a communication interface configured to receive a purchase order from a buyer, the purchase order including at least one product to be purchased from one of the plurality of sellers; and computer readable media including computer readable code for a software application comprising; a mailer determining section configured to determine a mailer to send to a seller based upon the product dimension and weight; a mail class determining section configured to determine an optimum mail class and optimum mail class postage based upon the buyer address, the seller address, the product dimension and the product weight of the product to be purchased; and a postage amount calculating section configured to calculate a postage amount based upon the mailer, the buyer address, and seller address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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