System and method for giving gifts and displaying assets in a social network environment
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorJared Morgenstern
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Abstract
A system and method is described for giving gifts via a social network and displaying icons representing assets that have been acquired via the social network. In various embodiments, the assets include real assets, digital assets, and virtual assets. Digital assets that have been acquired via the social network environment may also be displayed. In some embodiments, the assets are received as gifts or in trade from another user of the social network environment.
Claims36
A method for representing ownership of an asset in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user of the social network environment to purchase the asset;
- purchasing the asset from a vendor on behalf of the user;
- and
- displaying an association between the purchased asset and the user in the social network environment.
A method for buying a gift in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first user of the social network environment to purchase the gift;
- receiving from the first user an identity of a second user of the social network environment designated to receive the gift;
- purchasing the gift from a vendor;
- providing the gift to the second user;
- and
- displaying an association between the gift and the second user on a webpage associated with the second user in the social network environment.
A method for representing a digital asset in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user of the social network environment to purchase the digital asset;
- purchasing the digital asset from a vendor on behalf of the user;
- receiving the digital asset from the vendor;
- and
- displaying the digital asset on a webpage in the social network environment associated with the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.