Abstract:
Crowd sourced delivery assistance. Receiving a submission comprising a geolocation and at least one of an image and an annotation. The received submission associated with a submitting courier. Publishing the received submission via a communications network accessible by a plurality of courier devices. Receiving a selection of a published submission. The selection associated with one of the plurality of courier devices. Transmitting the selected submission to the selecting courier device for display. Crediting a courier score of the submitting courier.
Abstract:
An online catalog system and method provide customers with a way to place online orders with local merchants, while providing local merchants with the ability to receive payment on an order for order basis prior to shipping the order to the customer. A local merchant's inventory and pricing information is hosted on an online catalog system. An order processing device in communication with the online catalog system is provided to the local merchant. The order processing device receives online order requests and payment information from customers via the online catalog system. The order processing devices generates a payment article at the local store comprising payment information that is then processed at the local merchant's point of sale device.