Integration of functionality of a fulfillment service provider into third-party application

US11205212B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• DoorDash, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey F. Iacono · San Francisco, US
• Keith Chu · Laguna Niguel, US
• Joey C. Lu · San Ramon, US
• Michael Thole · Cupertino, US
• Sang Zhang · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 21, 2021
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0641
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Integrating a fulfillment service provider into a third-party application via an Application Programming Interface (API) is described. In an example, a computing device associated with a fulfillment service provider can determine, based at least in part on an indication of an interaction between a user and a third-party application, that the fulfillment service provider has been initialized. In one example, functionality associated with the fulfillment service provider can be accessible to the third-party application via an API. In at least one example, the computing device can generate, based at least in part on the interaction with the third-party application and while the fulfillment service provider is initialized, a recommendation of at least one of a service, a merchant, or an item associated with the fulfillment service provider. The computing device can cause the recommendation to be presented via at least one of the third-party application or the fulfillment service provider.