Shipping container reuse recommendation system

Abstract

A shipping container reuse recommendation system receives an identifier of a shipping container. An online marketplace interface module associates the identifier of the shipping container with a first transaction. A transaction analysis engine determines a number of transactions associated with the identifier. A transaction detection engine detects a second transaction where a buyer identified in the first transaction is identified as a seller in the second transaction. A reuse recommendation engine generates a recommendation to reuse the shipping container for the second transaction based on a number of prior uses of the shipping container.

1 . A system, comprising:
 a shipping container identifier module configured to receive an identifier of a shipping container;   an online marketplace interface module configured to associate the identifier of the shipping container with a first transaction;   a transaction analysis engine configured to determine a number of transactions associated with the identifier;   a transaction detection engine configured to detect a second transaction where a buyer identified in the first transaction is identified as a seller in the second transaction; and   a reuse recommendation engine comprising a hardware processor and configured to generate a recommendation to reuse the shipping container for the second transaction based on a number of prior uses of the shipping container.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the number of prior uses of the shipping container is based on the number of transactions associated with the identifier of the shipping container. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the number transactions includes a number of shipping transactions associated with the identifier of the shipping container. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the identifier of the shipping container includes a unique identifier to all shipping containers used in an online marketplace application. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the transaction analysis engine is configured to determine the number of transactions associated with the unique identifier in the online marketplace application. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage device comprising a database of identifiers of shipping containers and corresponding transactions and tracking location histories, wherein the transaction and tracking location histories comprise a seller's information, a buyer's information, an item description, and a shipping information.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a tracking module configured to track a location of the shipping container based on the shipping information.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a shipping label module configured to generate a shipping label comprising the shipping information, the shipping label to be affixed on the shipping container; and   a shipping carrier interface module configured to determine a location of the shipping container based on the shipping label.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a reminder module configured to generate and transmit a reminder to the seller in the second transaction to reuse the shipping container from the first transaction for the second transaction.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the reuse recommendation engine further comprises:
 a fitting module configured to determine whether an item identified in the second transaction fits in the shipping container from the first transaction.   
     
     
         11 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving an identifier of a shipping container;   associating the identifier of the shipping container with a first transaction;   determining a number of transactions associated with the identifier;   detecting a second transaction where a buyer identified in the first transaction is identified as a seller in the second transaction; and   generating, by a computer system, a recommendation to reuse the shipping container for the second transaction based on a number of prior uses of the shipping container.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the number of prior uses of the shipping container is based on the number of transactions associated with the identifier of the shipping container. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the number transactions includes a number of shipping transactions associated with the identifier of the shipping container. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the identifier of the shipping container includes a unique identifier to all shipping containers used in an online marketplace application. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 determining the number of transactions associated with the unique identifier in the online marketplace application.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 storing in a storage device, a database of identifiers of shipping containers and corresponding transactions and tracking location histories, wherein the transaction and tracking location histories comprise a seller's information, a buyer's information, an item description, and a shipping information.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 tracking a location of the shipping container based on the shipping information.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 generating a shipping label comprising the shipping information, the shipping label to be affixed on the shipping container; and   determining the location of the shipping container based on the shipping label.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 determining whether an item identified in the second transaction fits in the shipping container from the first transaction; and   in response to determining that the item identified in the second transaction fits in the shipping container from the first transaction, generating and transmitting a reminder to the seller in the second transaction to reuse the shipping container from the first transaction for the second transaction.   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
 receiving an identifier of a shipping container;   associating the identifier of the shipping container with a first transaction;   determining a number of transactions associated with the identifier;   detecting a second transaction where a buyer identified in the first transaction is identified as a seller in the second transaction; and   generating a recommendation to reuse the shipping container for the second transaction based on a number of prior uses of the shipping container.