# US 2014/0207659 A1 · Recipient interface for a gift transaction system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0207659 A1 - Document ID: US20140207659A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/794,566 - Filed: 2013-03-11 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-18 - Assignees: Loop Commerce, Inc. - Applicants: Loop Commerce, Inc. - Inventors: Roy Erez; Alex Sirota - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140207659A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/06331: {wish lists; gift lists; product registries, e.g. wedding registries} - G06Q 20/102: {Bill distribution or payments} - G06Q 20/12: specially adapted for electronic shopping systems - G06Q 20/384: {using social networks} - G06Q 30/0633: {Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087)} - G07F 17/40: for devices for accepting orders, advertisements, or the like - G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping} - 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 - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A gift transaction system with a recipient interface in the form of an interactive gift notification is disclosed. The interactive gift notification facilitates customization of a gift package sent from a buyer as well as providing an interface to exchange the originally intended gift item. A method of operating the gift transaction system includes: receiving a gift transaction to send a gift item to a recipient from a buyer; generating an interactive gift notification for the recipient based on the gift transaction; receiving a shipping address for the gift transaction through the interactive gift notification; and sending a notification to a merchant store to ship a gift package including the gift item to the shipping address. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processor-implemented method comprising: receiving a gift transaction to send a gift item to a recipient from a buyer; generating an interactive gift notification for the recipient based on the gift transaction; receiving a shipping address for the gift transaction through the interactive gift notification; and sending a notification to a merchant store to ship a gift package including the gift item to the shipping address. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the gift transaction includes receiving a recipient email address; and further comprising sending the interactive gift notification to the recipient email address. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein sending the interactive gift notification to the recipient email address includes customizing an email including a link to the interactive gift notification and a gift greeting page personalized by the buyer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the gift transaction includes receiving a recipient social media account identifier; and further comprising sending the interactive gift notification to a recipient social media account associated with the recipient social media account identifier, the recipient social media account accessible through a social media website. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a web link to the interactive gift notification. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising printing a merchant-branded gift card with the web link for distribution. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a unique identifier associated with the interactive gift notification for the gift transaction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising recording a customization of the gift item through the interactive gift notification, wherein the gift package includes a customized version of the gift item. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing to the recipient, via the interactive gift notification, a recipient interface to select an additional item to add to the gift package. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a multimedia object selected by the buyer related to the gift item, the merchant, or the buyer account is provided via the interactive gift notification. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a marketing multimedia object associated with the gift item or the merchant store is provided via the interactive gift notification. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein generating the interactive gift notification is based on a plurality of gift transactions from a plurality of buyers. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive gift notification links to a recipient interface embedded within a digital store front of the merchant store. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to receiving the shipping address, providing a gift recipient suggestion to the interactive gift notification for the recipient to initiate another gift transaction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an item selection to be stored in a wish list of the recipient via the interactive gift notification. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a recipient interface for the recipient to customize a multimedia thank you note to the buyer. ### Claim 17 A processor-implemented method comprising: receiving a gift transaction to send a gift item to a recipient; generating an interactive gift notification for the recipient based on the gift transaction; detecting an indication of exchange intent to elect an exchange item instead of the gift item via the interactive gift notification; receiving a shipping address for the gift transaction through the interactive gift notification; and sending a notification to a merchant store to ship a gift package including the exchange item to the shipping address. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving an alternative item at the buyer gift interface, wherein the exchange item elected is the alternative item. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising generating a payment invoice on the interactive gift notification for a price difference between an exchange item price of the exchange item and a gift item price of the gift item when the exchange item price is greater than the gift item price. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising generating a stored credit identifier for a price difference between an exchange item price of the exchange item and a gift item price of the gift item when the exchange item price is less than the gift item price. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the stored credit identifier is a gift card available to be used across a network of merchant stores. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the exchange item is selected from a different merchant store from an original merchant store of gift item selected by the buyer account. ### Claim 23 A gift transaction system comprising: a gift transaction server including a processor and a non-transitory storage medium having modules executable by the processor, the modules including: a recipient interface module configured to: receive a gift transaction to send a gift item to a recipient; generate an interactive gift notification for the recipient; receive a shipping address for the gift transaction through the interactive gift notification; and a merchant back-end interface module configured to send a notification to a merchant store to ship a gift package to the shipping address. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The gift transaction system of claim 23, wherein the recipient interface module is further configured to receive an indication to elect an exchange item instead of the gift item via the interactive gift notification; and wherein the merchant-back-end interface module is further configured to send the notification to the merchant store to ship the gift package including the exchange item.