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US 8,655,762 B2Granted
Integration of gift card services for mobile devices and social networking services
AssigneeTransaction Wireless, Inc.
InventorBasil Munir Abifaker
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for social networking services integrated with gift card services. In general, a profile of a member of a social networking service may be presented with one or more merchant credit services for prepaid merchant account credit, data characterizing a request to provide a credit service from the merchant credit services and a mobile phone number associated with an intended recipient of the first credit service may be received, and a message may be caused to be sent to the mobile phone number, where the message characterizes provision of the first credit service to the intended recipient. Interest in the credit service may be tracked and associated with a loyalty indicator associated with the member.
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A method for implementation by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, the method comprising:
- causing to be presented to a purchaser, by at least one data processor of a social networking service, at least one website page of the social networking service including a profile of a selected member of the social networking service, wherein the profile comprising a picture of the selected member, a name of the selected member, contact information of the selected member, and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit, and wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, the profiles further being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- receiving, via the graphical user interface of the social networking service and by at least one data processor, user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- transmitting, by at least one data processor, a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A method for implementation by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, the method comprising:
- causing to be presented to a purchaser, by at least one data processor of a social networking service, at least one website page of the social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprises a birthdate of the selected member and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- receiving, via the graphical user interface of the social networking service and by at least one data processor, user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- transmitting, by at least one data processor, a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A method for implementation by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, the method comprising:
- causing to be presented to a purchaser, by at least one data processor of a social networking service, at least one website page of the social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- integrating, by the social networking service, data from a gift card server that enables provision of at least one merchant credit service to a recipient;
- and
- causing, by the social networking service, the integrated data to be displayed in the graphical user interface.
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A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:
- causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member of the social networking service to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the profile comprising a picture of the selected member, a name of the selected member, contact information of the selected member, and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit, and wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, the profiles further being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- receiving user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- transmitting a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:
- causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising a birthdate of the selected member and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- receiving user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- transmitting a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:
- causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- integrating data that enables provision of at least one merchant credit service to a recipient;
- and
- causing the integrated data to be displayed in the graphical user interface.
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A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:
- causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member of the social networking service to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the profile comprising a picture of the selected member, a name of the selected member, contact information of the selected member, and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit, and wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, the profiles further being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- receiving user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- transmitting a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:
- causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising a birthdate of the selected member and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- receiving user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- transmitting a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:
- causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- integrating data that enables provision of at least one merchant credit service to a recipient;
- and
- causing the integrated data to be displayed in the graphical user interface.
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A system comprising:
- means for causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member of the social networking service to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the profile comprising a picture of the selected member, a name of the selected member, contact information of the selected member, and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit, and wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, the profiles further being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- means for receiving user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- means for transmitting a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A system comprising:
- means for causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising a birthdate of the selected member and one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- means for receiving user-generated input initiating provision of the one or more merchant credit service to be provided to the selected member;
- and
- means for transmitting a message to an address or identifier of the selected member characterizing provision of the one or more merchant credit service.
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A system comprising:
- means for causing at least one website page of a social networking service including a profile of a selected member that comprising one or more merchant credit services of prepaid merchant account credit to be presented to a purchaser, wherein the social networking service providing at least one website in which a plurality of users interact with profiles of members of the social networking service via a graphical user interface and at least some of the users being members of the social networking service, and wherein the profiles being generated by each of the respective members, and wherein the at least one website page including at least one graphical user interface element associated with each of the one or more merchant credit services, in which the at least one website page providing the at least one graphical user interface element to allow the purchaser to add or modify content displayed on the at least one website page;
- means for integrating data that enables provision of at least one merchant credit service to a recipient;
- and
- means for causing the integrated data to be displayed in the graphical user interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.