PEER TO PEER DELIVERY OF GOODS WITHIN ONES GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD OR EN ROUTE FROM A PLACE OF PURCHASE OR SITE OF DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR RESIDENCE OR PLACE OF WORK FOR A FEE

• US 20180075407A1
• Filed: 09/10/2016
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ramana V. Chivukula
• Original Assignee: Ramana V. Chivukula
• Inventors: CHIVUKULA, RAMANA V.
• Application Number:
  US15/261,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20180075407A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0834 Choice of carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

The present invention relates to the Peer to peer network for delivery of goods by the customers of the business/establishment to other customers who are in their residential or work neighborhood. A database is maintained for the authorized P2P Delivery Persons. Whenever they plan or come to the establishment/point of purchase, a list of pending deliveries can be offered to them at checkout/through alerts and they may select the deliveries to be delivered. Once the product is delivered, a confirmation mail is sent back to the server and the P2P Delivery Person is paid a pre-determined fee.

Claims

1. A system and method which has the capability of providing assistance managing P2P deliveries.

2. The method in claim 1 comprising of:

a person or customer goes through approval process for P2P delivery, where approval is on the basis of his/her successful clearing of background check and his place of residence

an authorized set of ‘

P2P Delivery Person Database’

which is maintained centrally by an Independent Service Provider or locally by Individual businesses;

an authorized P2P Delivery Person where s/he may opt for push or pull notifications on pending deliveries in their neighborhood through an app or automated voice or text alerts;

a P2P Delivery Person who is at the store with approved P2P credentials validated may choose to take up deliveries on the basis of predetermined rules that determine the neighbourhood and route of travel and others;

a system where upon successful delivery of goods the system is updated and a predetermined fee is paid to the P2P delivery person.

3. The method in claim 2 may preferably be used by grocery stores and other stores who require delivering products.

4. The method in claim 2 having the capability of operation cost of delivering products in an effective manner.