System for integrating courier service with customer applications

US9928540B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• INC SQUARE, CO., LTD · JP

Inventors

• Ryan Thomas Gerard · San Francisco, US
• Fion Lam · San Francisco, US
• Keith Chu · Laguna Niguel, US
• Jesse Reiss · San Francisco, US
• Jeffrey F. Iacono · San Francisco, US
• Derek Hammer · San Francisco, US
• Michael Thole · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 27, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/52
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques to enable the integration of a courier service with a customer application. To integrate a courier service with a customer application, a system may receive a plurality of orders that are to be fulfilled by delivery along with a plurality of locations associated with a plurality of courier devices. The system can then generate a proposal for an order that is based on the plurality of orders and the plurality of locations. In some instances, the system generates the proposal to include one or more options for fulfilling the order, such as delivery by a courier, pickup by a customer, or dine-in by the customer. In some instances, the system further determines a cost associated with each of the options and generates the proposal to include the respective costs.