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Delivering ordered items to an appropriate address

  • US 20030120505A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2002
  • Published: 06/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for an item ordering service to assist a customer in ordering items by determining an appropriate delivery address for those items, comprising:

  • receiving an indication from a customer of one or more items representing a potential order;

    determining that the indicated items are of a first item type;

    retrieving indications of multiple delivery addresses that are associated with the customer;

    automatically determining one of the indicated delivery addresses as being appropriate to receive delivery of the indicated items, the determining based at least in part on the first item type;

    selecting one of multiple procurement options that are associated with the customer such that the selected procurement option includes the determined delivery address; and

    before receiving an indication from the customer to order the indicated items, identifying the selected procurement option to the customer as an option for use in delivering the indicated items to the determined delivery address if the indicated items are ordered.

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