Amazon Just Patented Shipping Items Before They're Even Ordered
From: The Huffington Post
By:Ryan Grenoble
Everyone has gone to an online shopping site, only to look at items they would like to own. Imagine having these items shipped before one orders them. Which company is doing this? The same company that is going to have drones send orders. Amazon has patented what they call "anticipatory package shipping". This does not mean that amazon is going to ship packages unannounced, but instead, will have shipments sent to specific and more near centers. This is to have faster shipping on items that one may have planned on purchasing. The last time Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) revealed something as revolutionary, was when he unveiled Amazon Prime Air (shipping with drones) during sixty minutes. This new procedure by amazon is done by looking at what items a user has viewed and how long they have had their mouse cursor over an item. These types of cues help Amazon decide which items to send where, and to practically have items ship faster, and have people have their packages reach their doorsteps quicker. Amazon is not planning on having items sent people without an order request, but will have certain items, closer to certain people, so that people will not have to wait as long for their shipments.
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