Method and apparatus for subscription-based shipping

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G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2596353

Computer-accessible medium and apparatus for providing subscription-based shipping of items. Embodiments may provide mechanisms that allow customers of an e-commerce Web site to pay a fee to obtain a subscription in a shipping program that provides subscribed customers with free and/or reduced-rate shipping for at least some items ordered via the e-commerce Web site during the period covered by the subscription. The Web site may provide user interface elements on the Web site that may provide one or more shipping and possibly other options only to subscribed customers. Some embodiments may provide mechanisms that allow a subscriber to share a subscription to the shipping program with other customers. One embodiment may provide a mechanism through which a subscribed customer can invite other customers to share a subscription. Some embodiments may provide other exclusive services and/or offers to the subscribers of the shipping program that are not provided or offered to non-subscribers.

L'invention concerne un moyen accessible par ordinateur et un appareil permettant de fournir des articles expédiés sur la base d'un abonnement. Des modes de réalisation offrent des mécanismes qui permettent aux clients d'un site web de commerce électronique de payer un abonnement à un programme d'expédition qui fait bénéficier les clients abonnés d'une expédition gratuite et/ou à tarif réduit d'au moins certains articles commandés par le site web de commerce électronique pendant la période couverte par l'abonnement. Le site web peut proposer des éléments interface utilisateur qui permettent de fournir au moins une expédition et éventuellement d'autres options seulement aux clients abonnés. Certains modes de réalisation offrent des mécanismes qui permettent à un abonné de partager un abonnement au programme d'expédition avec d'autres clients. Un mode de réalisation peut offrir un mécanisme qui permet à un client abonné d'inviter d'autres clients à partager un abonnement. Certains modes de réalisation peuvent fournir aux abonnés du programme d'expédition d'autres services exclusifs et/ou offres qui ne sont pas fournis ou offerts aux non abonnés.

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