STANDARDIZED SHIPPING

• US 20150058163A1
• Filed: 08/22/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Lenahan, Michael George, Chung, Chahn, Sandoval, Myra, Mitchell, Ben, Suglian, Timothy Sean
• Granted Patent: US 9,842,351 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0054 using microprocessor, printed circuits, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/00 Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means electric permutation locks E05B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/30 not involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/02 by keys or other credit registering devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Systems and methods are presented for standardizing delivery of products in an online marketplace using one or more locker systems. In some embodiments, a system of lockers is presented. The locker system may be configured to store one or more products sold in an online marketplace. The locker system may also include a processor coupled to the one or more lockers and configured to generate access code information for a buyer to enable access to a locker storing the product. One or more sensors may be coupled to the one or more lockers and configured to examine the product for a level of product quality. A transmitter of the system may be configured to transmit the access code information to the buyer. The system can later accept the access code information inputted from the buyer and open the locker storing the product after receiving the access code information.

Claims

1. A system of one or more lockers comprising:

one or more lockers configured to store one or more products sold in an online marketplace;

a memory;

one or more locker access processors coupled to the memory and the one or more lockers, the one or more locker access processors configured to;

access information to identify a buyer of a product purchased in the online marketplace;

generate access code information for the buyer to enable access to a locker of the one or more lockers storing the product;

one or more sensors coupled to the one or more lockers and the one or more locker access processors, the one or more sensors configured to examine the product for a level of product quality;

a transmitter coupled to the one or more locker access processors and configured to transmit the access code information to the buyer;

the one or more locker access processors further configured to;

accept the access code information inputted from the buyer; and

open the locker storing the product after receiving the access code information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more lockers are further configured to be modified in size.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more lockers being configured to be modified in size includes adjustable floor and wall panels dividing locker spaces of the one or more lockers.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more lockers being configured to be modified in size includes adjustable door panels configured to be unhinged and attached to other door panels to form a single larger door panel of a larger locker space.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

record the product quality of the product stored in the locker based on the examined quality from the one or more sensor modules; and

generate a rating of the seller based on the recorded product quality of the product stored in the locker.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

generate a product listing of the product stored in the locker; and

facilitate a sale of the product stored in the locker.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the generating the product listing of the product stored in the locker includes recording one or more images of the product stored in the locker;

and

including the one or more recorded images of the product in the product listing.

8. A method of managing products in a system of lockers, the method comprising:

receiving at a plurality of lockers, a plurality of packages from a plurality of sellers;

storing the plurality of packages in the plurality of lockers;

examining, using one or more image recording modules in the system of lockers, the plurality of packages stored in the lockers to determine a level of quality for each of the packages;

collecting statistics to track the quality of packages from each seller of the plurality of sellers; and

generating ratings to assess quality of products sold by sellers based on assessed quality of the plurality of packages in the lockers.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting the ratings to one or more buyers of the products.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving, at the plurality of lockers, a plurality of returned packages from a plurality of buyers;

and

storing the plurality of returned packages in the plurality of lockers.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising collecting statistics to track the number or rate of returned packages for each seller of the plurality of sellers.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising generating ratings to assess the number or rate of returned packages sold by sellers based on the number of returned packages stored in the plurality of lockers.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising examining the plurality of returned packages, using the one or more image recording modules in the lockers to determine a level of quality of the returned packages from the buyers.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising collecting statistics to track the level of quality of the returned packages from the buyers.

15. A computer-readable medium having no transitory signals and embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor of a machine residing in a physical location of a store, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing information to identify a buyer of a product purchased in an online marketplace;

generating access code information for the buyer to enable access to a locker of one or more lockers storing the product;

examining the product in the locker for a level of product quality;

transmitting the access code information to the buyer;

accepting the access code information inputted from the buyer; and

opening the locker storing the product after receiving the access code information.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more lockers are configured to be modified in size.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more lockers being configured to be modified in size includes adjustable floor and wall panels dividing locker spaces of the one or more lockers.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more lockers being configured to be modified in size includes adjustable door panels configured to be unhinged and attached to other door panels to form a single larger door panel of a larger locker space.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

recording the product quality of the product stored in the locker based on the examined quality from one or more sensors; and

generating a rating of a seller of the product based on the recorded product quality of the product stored in the locker.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a product listing of the product stored in the locker; and

facilitating the sale of the product stored in the locker.