Method and apparatus for providing a gift using a mobile communication network and system including the apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of providing a gift icon, the method comprising:
- providing, by a gift provision apparatus, account information to a user terminal configured to communicate with the gift provision apparatus, the account information including a monetary amount;
receiving, by the gift provision apparatus, selection information from the user terminal, the selection information including a selected monetary amount and a recipient terminal;
transmitting, by the gift provision apparatus, an electronic message including an unique resource locator (URL) directed to the gift icon to the recipient terminal, wherein the gift icon provides access to a gift corresponding to the selected monetary amount; and
wherein the recipient terminal is a different computing device from the user terminal.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The method includes: providing an item list of amounts of money to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; selecting at least one of the amounts of money, and inputting information of a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected amount of money, wherein the receipt terminal is separated from the user terminal; transmitting a request message for a gift to the gift provision apparatus; and providing the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network, when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing a gift icon, the method comprising:
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providing, by a gift provision apparatus, account information to a user terminal configured to communicate with the gift provision apparatus, the account information including a monetary amount; receiving, by the gift provision apparatus, selection information from the user terminal, the selection information including a selected monetary amount and a recipient terminal; transmitting, by the gift provision apparatus, an electronic message including an unique resource locator (URL) directed to the gift icon to the recipient terminal, wherein the gift icon provides access to a gift corresponding to the selected monetary amount; and wherein the recipient terminal is a different computing device from the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing a gift icon, the method comprising:
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providing, by a gift provision apparatus, a plurality of items for a monetary amount to a user terminal configured to communicate with the gift provision apparatus, each of the items corresponding to a different monetary amount; receiving, by the gift provision apparatus, selection information from the user terminal, the selection information including a selected monetary amount and a recipient terminal; transmitting, by the gift provision apparatus, an electronic message including the gift icon or an unique resource locator (URL) directed to the gift icon to the recipient terminal, wherein the gift icon provides access to the selected monetary amount; and wherein the recipient terminal is a different computing device from the user terminal.
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