Patents Examined by Marl Fadok
  • Patent number: 8306870
    Abstract: A system and method that facilitates e-commerce volume pricing is provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system includes an offers and orders component that receives and aggregates orders for a product from a plurality of buyers. The system also includes a logistics component that determines a shipping price for the product for a subset of the plurality of buyers. The shipping price is determined at least in part upon the subset of buyers sharing a shipping method. According to another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which buyers within an aggregated purchasing group may be subject to different pricing structures for the same product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: eWinWin, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory J. Mesaros