| US 7,571,105 B2 | ||
| Weight based upselling | ||
| Mark J. Hamzy, Round Rock, Tex. (US); and Edward S. Rozmiarek, Round Rock, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 29, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/58,674. | ||
| Application 12/058674 is a continuation of application No. 10/981265, filed on Nov. 04, 2004, granted, now 7,509,262. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0177632 A1, Jul. 24, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 99/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—1 [705/27; 705/35; 705/37; 705/401] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A system for weight based upselling, the system comprising, a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled
to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions configured for:
receiving a purchase request for an item from a customer;
determining a weight of the item;
identifying, in dependence upon the weight of the item, a shipping weight range and a shipping cost for the item, wherein
the shipping weight range includes a maximum shipping weight;
calculating a difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight in the shipping weight range;
selecting an upsell item in dependence upon the difference between the weight of the item and the maximum shipping weight
in the shipping weight range; and
offering the upsell item to the customer, including offering to ship both the item and the upsell item for only the identified
shipping cost.
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