PACKAGE BIDDING DELIVERY LOCATION DETERMINATION
First Claim
1. A bidding based product delivery determination method comprising:
- presenting, by a computer processor of a computing device to a plurality of users, a product for purchase via a bidding process, wherein packages comprising said product are pre-loaded on a plurality of delivery vehicles for delivery, and wherein said plurality of delivery vehicles are programmed to deliver said product within associated geographical zones comprising associated specified maximum travel distances;
presenting, by said computer processor to said plurality of users, a list describing each of said plurality of delivery vehicles with respect to each geographical zone of said associated geographical zones;
continuously receiving, by said computer processor from said plurality of users, monetary bids for said product with respect to said plurality of delivery vehicles, wherein each monetary bid of said monetary bids is associated with a specified delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles such that each said specified delivery vehicle is programmed to travel within a specified geographical zone of said associated geographical zones with respect to an associated location of an associated user of said plurality of users;
identifying, by said computer processor after a specified time period has elapsed since initiating said receiving, a first user of said users submitting a first highest monetary bid of said monetary bids with respect to all other monetary bids of said monetary bids;
directing, by said computer processor in response to said identifying, a first delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles to a first location of said first user, wherein said first location is located within a first geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; and
enabling, by said computer processor based on said monetary bids and said plurality of users with respect to associated locations, a profit sharing process with respect to said plurality of users and an entity providing said product.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining implementing a bidding based product delivery determination process is provided. The method includes presenting a product for purchase via a bidding process. Packages including the product are pre-loaded on delivery vehicles for delivery within geographical zones including maximum travel distances. Monetary bids for the product are received from users with respect to the delivery vehicles and a user submitting a highest monetary bid is identified. In response, a first delivery vehicle is directed to a location of the user. A profit sharing process with respect to the users and an entity providing the product is enabled.
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1. A bidding based product delivery determination method comprising:
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presenting, by a computer processor of a computing device to a plurality of users, a product for purchase via a bidding process, wherein packages comprising said product are pre-loaded on a plurality of delivery vehicles for delivery, and wherein said plurality of delivery vehicles are programmed to deliver said product within associated geographical zones comprising associated specified maximum travel distances; presenting, by said computer processor to said plurality of users, a list describing each of said plurality of delivery vehicles with respect to each geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; continuously receiving, by said computer processor from said plurality of users, monetary bids for said product with respect to said plurality of delivery vehicles, wherein each monetary bid of said monetary bids is associated with a specified delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles such that each said specified delivery vehicle is programmed to travel within a specified geographical zone of said associated geographical zones with respect to an associated location of an associated user of said plurality of users; identifying, by said computer processor after a specified time period has elapsed since initiating said receiving, a first user of said users submitting a first highest monetary bid of said monetary bids with respect to all other monetary bids of said monetary bids; directing, by said computer processor in response to said identifying, a first delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles to a first location of said first user, wherein said first location is located within a first geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; and enabling, by said computer processor based on said monetary bids and said plurality of users with respect to associated locations, a profit sharing process with respect to said plurality of users and an entity providing said product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control computing device comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor implements a bidding based product delivery determination method comprising:
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presenting, by said computer processor to a plurality of users, a product for purchase via a bidding process, wherein packages comprising said product are pre-loaded on a plurality of delivery vehicles for delivery, and wherein said plurality of delivery vehicles are programmed to deliver said product within associated geographical zones comprising associated specified maximum travel distances; presenting, by said computer processor to said plurality of users, a list describing each of said plurality of delivery vehicles with respect to each geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; continuously receiving, by said computer processor from said plurality of users, monetary bids for said product with respect to said plurality of delivery vehicles, wherein each monetary bid of said monetary bids is associated with a specified delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles such that each said specified delivery vehicle is programmed to travel within a specified geographical zone of said associated geographical zones with respect to an associated location of an associated user of said plurality of users; identifying, by said computer processor after a specified time period has elapsed since initiating said receiving, a first user of said users submitting a first highest monetary bid of said monetary bids with respect to all other monetary bids of said monetary bids; directing, by said computer processor in response to said identifying, a first delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles to a first location of said first user, wherein said first location is located within a first geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; and enabling, by said computer processor based on said monetary bids and said plurality of users with respect to associated locations, a profit sharing process with respect to said plurality of users and an entity providing said product. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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16. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a specialized hardware device implements a bidding based product delivery determination method, said method comprising:
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presenting, by said computer processor to a plurality of users, a product for purchase via a bidding process, wherein packages comprising said product are pre-loaded on a plurality of delivery vehicles for delivery, and wherein said plurality of delivery vehicles are programmed to deliver said product within associated geographical zones comprising associated specified maximum travel distances; presenting, by said computer processor to said plurality of users, a list describing each of said plurality of delivery vehicles with respect to each geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; continuously receiving, by said computer processor from said plurality of users, monetary bids for said product with respect to said plurality of delivery vehicles, wherein each monetary bid of said monetary bids is associated with a specified delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles such that each said specified delivery vehicle is programmed to travel within a specified geographical zone of said associated geographical zones with respect to an associated location of an associated user of said plurality of users; identifying, by said computer processor after a specified time period has elapsed since initiating said receiving, a first user of said users submitting a first highest monetary bid of said monetary bids with respect to all other monetary bids of said monetary bids; directing, by said computer processor in response to said identifying, a first delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles to a first location of said first user, wherein said first location is located within a first geographical zone of said associated geographical zones; and enabling, by said computer processor based on said monetary bids and said plurality of users with respect to associated locations, a profit sharing process with respect to said plurality of users and an entity providing said product.
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