Methods and systems for identifying, providing notice of and purchasing a gift in an online or electronic environment
AssigneeFriendgiftr, Inc.
InventorRobert Carpenter
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Abstract
System and Methods are disclosed relating to the online purchase of a gift or other item. A gift recipient may purchase one or more gifts or items and receive such one or more gifts or items immediately. Thereafter, others who would seek to purchase a gift or item for the gift recipient from an online retailer or web service provider may choose to contribute to the cost of the already received gift or item and the gift recipient is reimbursed his cost for purchasing of such immediately received gift or item as the purchasers make such contributions towards the received gift or item.
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A method for purchasing gifts, comprising:
- providing a computing device configured to access one or more retailer websites, wherein each retailer website lists one or more gifts available for purchase;
- selecting, by the computing device, a plurality of gifts available for purchase;
- ranking, using the computing device, the selected plurality of gifts to indicate a payment reimbursement order;
- purchasing, using the computing device, the ranked, selected plurality of gifts;
- receiving one or more monetary contributions;
- and
- allocating the one or more monetary contributions according to the rank of the purchased gifts.
A method for purchasing a gift, comprising:
- using a hardware processor configured to:
- communicate with one or more purchasers to enable access by the purchasers to a retailer website;
- access a software application;
- receive a selection from at least one purchaser to purchase a plurality of gifts listed on the retailer website;
- receive a rank for each of the gifts selected;
- receive a payment option for paying for the gift;
- execute the software application;
- enable a purchase of the plurality of selected gifts, at a cost for each selected gift, resulting in immediate delivery of the purchased, plurality of selected gifts;
- enable allocation of one or more monetary contributions according to the rank of the purchased gifts;
- enable a reimbursement of each cost for each purchased gift according to the allocated monetary contributions.
A method for purchasing gifts, comprising:
- providing a computing device configured to access one or more retailer websites,
- wherein each retailer website lists one or more gifts available for purchase;
- selecting, by the computing device, a plurality of gifts available for purchase;
- ranking, using the computing device, the selected plurality of gifts to indicate a funding order;
- receiving one or more monetary contributions to fund the purchase of one or more of the selected plurality of gifts;
- and
- allocating the one or more monetary contributions according to the rank of the selected plurality of gifts prior to purchase of one or more of the gifts.
A system for purchasing gifts, comprising:
- a computing device configured to connect to one or more retailer websites over a communication portal, wherein each retailer website lists one or more gifts available for purchase;
- an application executable by the computing device or a website server to enable a user to select, using the computing device, a plurality of gifts available for purchase, to rank the selected plurality of gifts to indicate a funding order, and to receive one or more monetary contributions to fund the purchase of one or more of the selected plurality of gifts, wherein the application or website is configured to allocate each monetary contribution according to the rank of the selected plurality of gifts before purchase of one or more of the gifts.
A system for purchasing gifts, comprising:
- a computing device configured to connect to one or more retailer websites over a communication portal, wherein each retailer website lists one or more gifts available for purchase;
- an application executable by the computing device or a website server to enable a user to select, using the computing device, a plurality of gifts available for purchase, to rank the selected plurality of gifts to indicate a payment reimbursement order, to purchase the ranked gifts, and to receive one or more monetary contributions after the purchase of the ranked gifts, wherein the application or website is configured to allocate one or more monetary contributions according to the rank of the purchased gifts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.