System and method for collectively giving gifts in a social network environment
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorJared Morgenstern
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Abstract
A method for collectively purchasing a gift in a social network environment is described. A request is received to establish a gift account, a recipient user of the social network environment is designated to receive the gift, and the gift is selected. Money is received from a plurality of contributing users for deposit into the gift account, and the selected gift is purchased using the money deposited in the gift account. The purchased gift is then provided to the recipient user.
Claims31
A method for collectively giving a gift in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a requesting user of the social network environment to purchase the gift for a recipient user of the social network environment;
- receiving money from a plurality of contributing users of the social network environment for purchasing the gift;
- purchasing the gift from a vendor using the received money;
- and
- providing the purchased gift to the recipient user.
A method for collectively giving a gift in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to establish a gift account;
- receiving the identity of a user of the social network environment who is to receive the gift;
- receiving a gift selection;
- receiving money from a plurality of contributing users for deposit into the gift account;
- purchasing the selected gift using the money deposited in the gift account;
- and
- providing the purchased gift to the recipient user.
A method for collectively giving a gift in a social network environment, the method comprising:
- notifying a plurality of friends of a user in a social network environment of an event associated with the user;
- receiving a request to establish a gift account from one of the notified friends;
- receiving money from a plurality of contributing users for deposit into the gift account;
- receiving a gift selection;
- purchasing the selected gift using the money deposited in the gift account;
- and
- providing the purchased gift to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.