# US 2013/0159445 A1 · Multi-media electronic greeting card with social media component > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0159445 A1 - Document ID: US20130159445A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/814,990 - Filed: 2011-08-10 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-10 - Assignees: Zonka and Associates - Inventors: Lark Zonka; Kevin P. Rizzuto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159445A1 ## CPC - H04L 51/10: Multimedia information - G06F 16/9537: Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries - G06Q 10/1093: Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups - G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions - H04L 51/52: for supporting social networking services - H04L 67/02: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] - H04L 67/306: User profiles - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system and method of generating and sending an electronic greeting card. Webpage data is generated for display to a user. User browsing and selection input is received and webpage data is updated for display back to the user. Licensed media for attachment to the electronic greeting card is also displayed. An indication of particular licensed media that, if purchased, results in charitable donations is also displayed. The electronic greeting card is generated based on the remote user input received. Generated electronic greeting cards may include attached licensed music or links thereto that can be downloaded and stored locally or remotely for a recipient's later playback. The system and method may also include a social networking component whereby user pages are linked together for sharing and viewing of media and e-cards. The system and method may also include location-based features that use global positioning satellite (GPS) information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for generating an electronic greeting card comprising: receiving, by a server, user information indicating preferences of a user; generating, by the server, a web page for the user, wherein the web page includes an event calendar; associating a holiday with the user based on the user information; populating the event calendar with user-specific events, including the holiday; sending the web page to a remote user device; receiving an event selection from the user, wherein the event selection includes the user selecting an event of the user-specific events of the event calendar; sending, by the server, an electronic greeting card template based on the event selection to the user; receiving recipient information identifying a recipient for the electronic greeting card template; generating an electronic greeting card based on the electronic greeting card template and with at least one of a media file and a link to the media file; and sending the electronic greeting card to the recipient. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the web page is part of a social networking website that selectively associates members, including the user, with each other based on an association request and confirmation process, and includes links to pages of associated members. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein populating the event calendar with user-specific events further includes populating the event calendar with an event related to a first member associated with the user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: storing, in an events database, a plurality of holidays, wherein the plurality of holidays each have respective characteristics associated therewith; and storing the user information in a user information database, wherein associating the holiday with the user based on the user information includes identifying a relationship between a characteristic of the holiday and a preference indicated by the user information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a media file selection that identifies the media file for the electronic greeting card. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to the event selection, sending to the user a list of media files including the media file, wherein the list of media files includes at least one of licensed music files and licensed video files. ### Claim 7 An electronic greeting card server comprising: a website module that generates a web page for a user, wherein the web page includes an event calendar; a user information module that receives user information indicating preferences of a user; a calendar generating module that associates a holiday with the user based on the user information, and populates the event calendar with user-specific events, including the holiday; and an e-card generating module that receives an event selection from the user, wherein the event selection identifies an event of the user-specific events, sends, to the user, an electronic greeting card template based on the event selection, receives recipient information identifying a recipient for the electronic greeting card template, generates an electronic greeting card based on the electronic greeting card template and with at least one of a media file and a link to the media file, and sends the electronic greeting card to the recipient. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic greeting card server of claim 7, wherein the web page is part of a social networking website that selectively associates members, including the user, with each other based on an association request and confirmation process, and includes links to pages of associated members. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic greeting card server of claim 8, wherein populating the event calendar with user-specific events further includes populating the event calendar with an event related to a first member associated with the user. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The electronic greeting card server of claim 7, further comprising: an events database storing a plurality of holidays and respective characteristics associated with each of the plurality of holidays; and a user information database storing the user information, wherein associating the holiday with the user based on the user information includes the calendar generating module identifying a relationship between a characteristic of the holiday and a preference indicated by the user information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electronic greeting card server of claim 7, wherein the e-card generating module further receives a media file selection that selects the media file for the electronic greeting card. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic greeting card server of claim 7, wherein, in response to the event selection, the e-card generating module further sends to the user a list of media files including the media file, wherein the list of media files includes at least one of licensed music files and licensed video files. ### Claim at position 13 -22. (canceled) ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: causing display of a list of related items to the user, the related items including at least one of a clothing item, a bag, and a poster associated with the media file; receiving a selection of at least one of the related items; and sending the selected at least one of the related items to the recipient. ### Claim 24 A method for generating an electronic greeting card comprising: sending, by a client device, user information indicating preferences of a user; receiving, by the client device, a web page including an event calendar; displaying, on the client device, the event calendar populated with user-specific events, including a holiday associated with the user based on the user information; selecting an event of the user-specific events of the event calendar; receiving, by the client device, an electronic greeting card template based on the event selection; providing recipient information identifying a recipient for the electronic greeting card template; and requesting generation of an electronic greeting card based on the electronic greeting card template and with at least one of a media file and a link to the media file, and sending the electronic greeting card to the recipient. ### Claim 25 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the web page is part of a social networking website that selectively associates members, including the user, with each other based on an association request and confirmation process, and includes links to pages of associated members. ### Claim 26 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the event calendar is populated with an event related to a one of the associated members of the user. ### Claim 27 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the holiday of the event calendar is associated with characteristics, and wherein the event calendar is populated with the holiday based on an identified relationship between at least one of the characteristics of the holiday and a preference indicated by the user information. ### Claim 28 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising selecting a media file for the electronic greeting card. ### Claim 29 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising, in response to the event selection, receiving a list of media files including the media file, wherein the list of media files includes at least one of licensed music files and licensed video files. ### Claim 30 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: displaying a list of related items to the user, the related items including at least one of a clothing item, a bag, and a poster associated with the media file; and selecting at least one of the related items to be sent to the recipient.