Methods, systems, and products for gift giving

• US 10,339,590 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2017
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mitchem, M. Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Kelly, Rafferty D
• Application Number:
  US15/674,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20170345083A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 235383
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0637 Approvals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services

Abstract

A shopper selects from gifts that are compatible with a recipient'"'"'s devices. When the shopper wishes to purchase a gift, descriptions of gifts are compared to the recipient'"'"'s devices. Compatible gifts may be recommended, while incompatible gifts may be rejected.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server, an electronic selection specifying a gift for a recipient;

identifying, by the server, information about a device associated with the recipient;

determining, by the server based at least in part on the electronic selection and the information about the device associated with the recipient, that the gift for the recipient specified in the electronic selection received by the server is incompatible with the device associated with the recipient; and

generating, by the server, a message indicating that the recipient does not have a device that is compatible with the gift for the recipient specified in the electronic selection received by the server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising rejecting the gift.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting an alternate gift.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting an alternate gift that is compatible with the device associated with the recipient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising suggesting an alternate gift that is compatible with the device associated with the recipient.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the message to a device associated with the electronic selection specifying the gift for the recipient received by the server.

7. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving an electronic selection specifying a gift for a recipient;

identifying information about a device associated with the recipient, and

determining, based at least in part on the electronic selection and the information about the device associated with the recipient, that the gift for the recipient specified in the electronic selection received by the system is incompatible with the device associated with the recipient, and

generating a message indicating that the recipient does not have a device that is compatible with the gift for the recipient specified in the electronic selection received by the system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise rejecting the gift.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise selecting an alternate gift.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise selecting an alternate gift that is compatible with the device associated with the recipient.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise suggesting an alternate gift that is compatible with the device associated with the recipient.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise sending the message to a device associated with the electronic selection specifying the gift for the recipient received by the system.

13. A memory device storing instructions that when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an electronic selection specifying a gift for a recipient;

identifying information about a device associated with the recipient;

determining, based at least in part on the electronic selection and the information about the device associated with the recipient, that the gift for the recipient specified in the electronic selection received is incompatible with the device associated with the recipient; and

generating a message indicating that the recipient does not have a device that is compatible with the gift for the recipient specified in the electronic selection received.

14. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise rejecting the gift.

15. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise selecting an alternate gift.

16. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise selecting an alternate gift that is compatible with the device associated with the recipient.

17. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise suggesting an alternate gift that is compatible with the device associated with the recipient.

18. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise sending the message to a device associated with the electronic selection specifying the gift for the recipient received.