Multi-system distributed processing of group goals

Abstract

Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include incentivizing groups to meet goals. Various other embodiments are described.

1 . An apparatus comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that when executed by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform a method comprising:
 determining an incentive that may be provided to a group of users of a delivery service;   determining a goal for the group of users to collectively meet in order to receive the incentive;   determining the group of users of the delivery service;   receiving at least one order from at least one user of the group;   in response to receiving the at least one order, facilitating at least one delivery fulfilling the at least one order;   determining, based on the at least one order, that the group of users has met the goal; and   in response to determining that the group of users has met the goal, facilitating provision of the inventive to the group.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which facilitating provision of the incentive includes at least one of providing the incentive, and notifying a merchant to whom the at least one order relates to provide the incentive. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which determining the group includes determining the group based on a geographic area such that members of the group are in the geographic area. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which the geographic area includes a city and in which no members of the group are outside of the city. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , in which the geographic area includes a delivery region of a merchant. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which determining the incentive includes determining the incentive based on a size of the group. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which the goal includes a goal to place a number of orders with the delivery service. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which the goal includes a goal to place orders that have a cumulative dollar amount value with the delivery service. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which the method further comprises:
 determining a set of merchants, in which the goal includes a goal to place orders with the set of merchants.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , in which the at least one order includes an order for at least one merchant of the set of merchants. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , in which the incentive includes an incentive related to orders placed with merchants of the set of merchants. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , in which the incentive includes a discount on orders placed with the merchants of the set of merchants. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , in which determining the set of merchants includes determining the set of merchants such that a merchant that is new to the delivery service is included in the set of merchants. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which the goal includes a goal for a particular amount of time. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in which the amount of time relates to an amount of time during which an event occurs. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , in which facilitating provision of the incentive includes at least one of providing the incentive, and notifying a merchant to whom the at least one order relates to provide the incentive;
 in which determining the group includes determining the group based on a geographic area such that members of the group are in the geographic area, in which the geographic area includes a city and in which no members of the group are outside of the city, in which the geographic area includes a delivery region of a merchant;   in which determining the incentive includes determining the incentive based on a size of the group;   in which the goal includes a goal to place a number of orders with the delivery service, in which the goal includes a goal to place orders that have a cumulative dollar amount value with the delivery service;   in which the goal includes a goal for a particular amount of time, in which the amount of time relates to an amount of time during which an event occurs; and   in which the method further comprises: determining a set of merchants, in which the goal includes a goal to place orders with the set of merchants, in which determining the set of merchants includes determining the set of merchants such that a merchant that is new to the delivery service is included in the set of merchants, in which the at least one order includes an order for at least one merchant of the set of merchants, in which the incentive includes an incentive related to orders placed with merchants of the set of merchants, in which the incentive includes a discount on orders placed with the merchants of the set of merchants.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising the computing device. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , in which the computing device includes a processor. 
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 determining, by a computing device, an incentive that may be provided to a group of users of a delivery service;   determining, by the computing device, a goal for the group of users to collectively meet in order to receive the incentive;   determining, by the computing device, the group of users of the delivery service; receiving, by the computing device, at least one order from at least one user of the group;   in response to receiving the at least one order, facilitating, by the computing device, at least one delivery fulfilling the at least one order;   determining, by the computing device and based on the at least one order, that the group of users has met the goal; and   in response to determining that the group of users has met the goal, facilitating, by the computing device, provision of the inventive to the group.   
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 a means for determining an incentive that may be provided to a group of users of a delivery service;   a means for determining a goal for the group of users to collectively meet in order to receive the incentive;   a means for determining the group of users of the delivery service;   a means for receiving at least one order from at least one user of the group;   a means for facilitating at least one delivery fulfilling the at least one order in response to receiving the at least one order;   a means for determining, based on the at least one order, that the group of users has met the goal; and   a means for facilitating provision of the inventive to the group in response to determining that the group of users has met the goal.