Systems for enabling access to a shipping benefit from seller content

US12062082B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Beth Anne Porter · Seattle, US
• Ryan John Lohan · Seattle, US
• Kimberly Anne Butin · Denver, US
• Felipe Gustavo De Almeida · Redmond, US
• Venkatraman Prabhu · Seattle, US
• Thomas Edward Taylor · San Francisco, US
• Andrew John Van Zeeland · Bellevue, US
• Trushna Dilip Khivasara · Seattle, US
• Kadir Rathnavelu · Bellevue, US
• Jared Saul Brett · Indianapolis, US
• Peter Larsen · Farum, DK
• Kristiana Helmick Ebert · Seattle, US
• Nicole Netland · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2022
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2024
• Expiry date: Sep 25, 2042

Classification

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

Abstract

A seller provides customers with the ability to order items using shipping benefits associated with a separate fulfillment entity, such as an online store, by providing inventory to a designated fulfilment location. When a customer accesses the webpage, identifiers for the customer device and item are used to determine an estimated delivery time the separate fulfillment entity may provide, which may be presented in a widget or other type of element within the webpage. In response to input to the element, the customer may be presented with a prompt for authentication data, and after a successful authentication, the estimated delivery time may be updated based on a location of the authenticated customer. In response to input confirming the transaction, an order for the item is generated by the separate fulfillment entity and the customer may continue navigating the seller website.