Patents by Inventor Mark William Reiff

Mark William Reiff has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Shipment aggregation in mobile phone order fulfillment
    Patent number: 8756119
    Abstract: A method for aggregating mobile phone orders for shipping to a recipient comprising analyzing, by a server computer, orders placed via a plurality of ordering systems, wherein the orders may comprises a plurality of ordered items; identifying, by the server computer, recipient addresses with common destinations; unifying, by the server computer, the identified recipient addresses with common destinations; determining, by the server computer, criteria for when to release an order for shipment to a recipient; accumulating, by the server computer, ordered items for the recipient; combining, by the server computer, the accumulated ordered items into a shipment, wherein a shipment comprises at least one container; and releasing, by the server computer, the container for shipment when at least one of the criteria is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John P. Andrews, Abhik Barua, Deandra T. Cassone, Mark William Reiff