Methods and apparatus for gifting over a data network

A method for a gift-giving terminal to provide a content gift to a gift-receiving terminal, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by the gift-giving terminal, an identifier associated with the gift-receiving terminal to a gift server over a wireless communication link to request catalog data corresponding to the gift-receiving terminal;
• receiving catalog data from the gift server over a wireless communication link, the catalog data including at least one content gift previously communicated to the gift server as targeted for the gift-receiving terminal;
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• transmitting an identifier for a content gift from the catalog data to the gift server over a wireless communication link to facilitate delivery of the selected content gift to the gift-receiving terminal.

A method for providing a service feature to a gift-receiving terminal, the method comprising:

• a gift server receiving data from the gift-receiving terminal over a wireless communication link, the data identifying at least one service feature;
• the gift server generating catalog data including at least one service feature targeted for the gift-receiving terminal;
• the gift server wirelessly transmitting the catalog data to a gift-giving terminal;
• the gift server receiving a selection of a catalog data service feature from the gift-giving terminal over a wireless communication link;
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• the gift server facilitating activation of the selected service feature with respect to the gift-receiving terminal.

A method for a gift-giving terminal to provide a service feature gift to a gift-receiving terminal:

• transmitting, by a gift-giving terminal, an identifier associated with a gift-receiving terminal to a gift server over a wireless communication link to request catalog data corresponding to the gift-receiving terminal;
• receiving catalog data from the gift server over a wireless communication link, the catalog data including at least one service feature previously communicated to the gift server as targeted for the gift-receiving terminal;
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• transmitting an identifier for a service feature from the catalog data to the gift server over a wireless communication link to facilitate activation of the selected service feature for the gift-receiving terminal.

A gift server for use with a gift-giving terminal to provide a content gift to a gift-receiving terminal, comprising:

• a catalog request receiver that operates to receive a catalog request from the gift-giving terminal over a wireless communication link, the request identifying the gift-receiving terminal;
• a catalog transmitter that operates to generate catalog data including at least one content gift targeted for to the gift-receiving terminal by reference to data received from the gift-receiving terminal and wirelessly transmitting the catalog data to the gift-giving terminal;
• a gift request receiver that operates to receive a selection of a catalog data content gift from the gift-giving terminal over a wireless communication link;
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• a gift transmitter that operates to facilitate delivery of the selected content gift to the gift-receiving terminal.

A gift-giving terminal operable to provide content gift to a gift-receiving terminal, comprising:

• a catalog requester that operates to transmit an identifier associated with a gift-receiving terminal to a gift server over a wireless communication link to request catalog data corresponding to the gift-receiving terminal;
• a catalog receiver that operates to receive catalog data from the gift server over a wireless communication link, the catalog data including at least one content gift previously communicated to the gift server as targeted for the gift-receiving terminal;
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• a gift selector that operates to transmit an identifier for a content gift from the catalog data to the gift server over a wireless communication link to facilitate delivery of the selected content gift to the gift-receiving terminal.

A processor for use in a server terminal used with a gift-giving terminal to provide a content gift to a gift-receiving terminal, comprising:

• means for receiving a catalog request from a gift-giving terminal over a wireless communication link, the request identifying the gift-receiving terminal;
• means for generating catalog data including at least one content gift targeted for the gift-receiving terminal by reference to data received from the gift-receiving terminal and wirelessly transmitting the catalog data to the gift-giving terminal;
• means for receiving a selection of a catalog data content gift from the gift-giving terminal over a wireless communication link;
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• means for facilitating delivery of the selected content gift to the gift-receiving terminal.

A processor for use in a gift-giving terminal to provide content data to a gift-receiving terminal, comprising:

• means for transmitting an identifier associated with a gift-receiving terminal to a gift server over a wireless communication link to request catalog data corresponding to the gift-receiving terminal;
• means for receiving catalog data from the gift server over a wireless communication link, the catalog data including at least one content gift previously communicated to the gift server as targeted for the gift-receiving terminal;
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• means for transmitting an identifier for a content gift from the catalog data to the gift server over a wireless communication link to facilitate delivery of the selected content gift to the gift-receiving terminal.