PRESENTING OFFERS TO NAVIGATIONALLY PROXIMATE USERS

• US 20150161667A1
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Stevens, Mark B., Wilson, John D.
• Application Number:
  US14/101,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20150161667A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

A method, system or computer usable program product for presenting offers to navigationally proximate users based on a scheduled delivery time to a first user including receiving a first user delivery address for the first user for an ordered item scheduled to be delivered at a first delivery time; utilizing a processor to determine a set of offers to a set of users who are navigationally proximate to the first user delivery address; and presenting a first offer to one of the set of navigationally proximate users based on the first user delivery address and the first delivery time, wherein the first offer is valid for a first time window calculated so that if accepted the first offer can be prepared and delivered while allowing the ordered item to be delivered within a second time window of the scheduled first delivery time.

Claims

1. A method of presenting offers to navigationally proximate users based on a scheduled delivery time to a first user comprising:

receiving a first user delivery address for the first user for an ordered item scheduled to be delivered at a first delivery time;

utilizing a processor to determine a set of offers to a set of users who are navigationally proximate to the first user delivery address; and

presenting a first offer to one of the set of navigationally proximate users based on the first user delivery address and the first delivery time, wherein the first offer is valid for a first time window calculated so that if accepted the first offer can be prepared and delivered while allowing the ordered item to be delivered within a second time window of the scheduled first delivery time.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein a second offer is sent to the first user which includes an adjusted delivery time for a discounted price to optimize a delivery vehicle route based on other user orders from ones of the set of navigationally proximate users.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

detecting that the first offer is accepted; and

adjusting preparation of the ordered item and the first delivery schedule time to accommodate the accepted first offer.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting subsequent offers valid for a second time window after the first offer acceptance.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first time window is calculated based on a state of preparation of the ordered item.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first time window is dynamically adjusted based on acceptance of the first offer.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein presenting a first offer to one of the set of navigationally proximate users is contingent on a benefit of an acceptance of the first offer meets a threshold benefit.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising detecting that the first offer is accepted;

adjusting preparation of the ordered item and the first delivery schedule time to accommodate the accepted first offer; and

presenting subsequent offers valid for a second time window after the first offer acceptance;

wherein a second offer is sent to the first user which includes an adjusted delivery time for a discounted price to optimize a delivery vehicle route based on other user orders from ones of the set of navigationally proximate users;

wherein the first time window is calculated based on a state of preparation of the ordered item; and

wherein the first time window is dynamically adjusted based on acceptance of the first offer.

9. A computer usable program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable storage medium including computer usable code for use in presenting offers to navigationally proximate users based on a scheduled delivery time to a first user, the computer usable program product comprising code for performing the steps of:

receiving a first user delivery address for the first user for an ordered item scheduled to be delivered at a first delivery time;

utilizing a processor to determine a set of offers to a set of users who are navigationally proximate to the first user delivery address; and

presenting a first offer to one of the set of navigationally proximate users based on the first user delivery address and the first delivery time, wherein the first offer is valid for a first time window calculated so that if accepted the first offer can be prepared and delivered while allowing the ordered item to be delivered within a second time window of the scheduled first delivery time.

10. The computer usable program product of claim 9 wherein a second offer is sent to the first user which includes an adjusted delivery time for a discounted price to optimize a delivery vehicle route based on other user orders from ones of the set of navigationally proximate users.

11. The computer usable program product of claim 9 further comprising code for performing the steps of:

detecting that the first offer is accepted; and

adjusting preparation of the ordered item and the first delivery schedule time to accommodate the accepted first offer.

12. The computer usable program product of claim 9 further comprising code for performing the step of presenting subsequent offers valid for a second time window after the first offer acceptance.

13. The computer usable program product of claim 9 wherein the first time window is calculated based on a state of preparation of the ordered item.

14. The computer usable program product of claim 9 wherein the first time window is dynamically adjusted based on acceptance of the first offer.

15. A data processing system for presenting offers to navigationally proximate users based on a scheduled delivery time to a first user, the data processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing program instructions which when executed by the processor execute the steps of;

receiving a first user delivery address for the first user for an ordered item scheduled to be delivered at a first delivery time;

utilizing the processor to determine a set of offers to a set of users who are navigationally proximate to the first user delivery address; and

presenting a first offer to one of the set of navigationally proximate users based on the first user delivery address and the first delivery time, wherein the first offer is valid for a first time window calculated so that if accepted the first offer can be prepared and delivered while allowing the ordered item to be delivered within a second time window of the scheduled first delivery time.

16. The data processing system of claim 15 wherein a second offer is sent to the first user which includes an adjusted delivery time for a discounted price to optimize a delivery vehicle route based on other user orders from ones of the set of navigationally proximate users.

17. The data processing system of claim 15 further comprising:

detecting that the first offer is accepted; and

adjusting preparation of the ordered item and the first delivery schedule time to accommodate the accepted first offer.

18. The data processing system of claim 15 further comprising presenting subsequent offers valid for a second time window after the first offer acceptance.

19. The data processing system of claim 15 wherein the first time window is calculated based on a state of preparation of the ordered item.

20. The data processing system of claim 15 wherein the first time window is dynamically adjusted based on acceptance of the first offer.