Customer recipient list reorder feature for on-line transactions
First Claim
1. A method for computerized recipient list oriented item selection and purchase, including editable recipient lists associated with customer identifications, and items for selection by customers in association with recipients on a recipient list, the method comprising:
- receiving an editable recipient list associated with a customer;
presenting the editable recipient list listing, plural recipients previously sent items selected by the customer, and associated with each recipient, a previous item, and a shop-for-this-recipient interactive feature;
in response to receiving a selection of a shop-for-this-recipient interactive feature associated with a specific recipient, presenting items for selection and an item selection interactive feature;
in response to receiving a selection of the item selection interactive feature, presenting the editable recipient list, comprising the selected item associated with the specific recipient.
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Abstract
An on-line editable recipient list is provided to a customer to enhance a reorder process for a list of recipients. The recipient list contains a list of recipients who received products previously ordered by the customer and delivered to the recipients possibly in association with a periodic event (e.g., a holiday). An interactive feature is provided for reordering all the same products for all the same recipients as last year. The customer can start with this list and shop on-line for the customers on the list. In one case, the customer reorders the same products as last year for some recipients on the list, and shops-for new products for other recipients on the list. In one such case, the customer can add, delete and modify recipients from last year'"'"'s list.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for computerized recipient list oriented item selection and purchase, including editable recipient lists associated with customer identifications, and items for selection by customers in association with recipients on a recipient list, the method comprising:
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receiving an editable recipient list associated with a customer;
presenting the editable recipient list listing, plural recipients previously sent items selected by the customer, and associated with each recipient, a previous item, and a shop-for-this-recipient interactive feature;
in response to receiving a selection of a shop-for-this-recipient interactive feature associated with a specific recipient, presenting items for selection and an item selection interactive feature;
in response to receiving a selection of the item selection interactive feature, presenting the editable recipient list, comprising the selected item associated with the specific recipient.
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2. A network shopping site offering both product oriented and recipient oriented shopping modes, the system comprising:
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a server for receiving requests from networked clients;
software executing on the server in response to receiving a network client request, the software responding to and completing network purchase order requests comprising, product oriented shopping requests comprising, a product browsing and selection request followed by a request to ship a selected product to a recipient, comprising the recipient'"'"'s name and address; and
recipient list oriented shopping requests comprising, a request for a recipient list containing one or more recipients previously sent products by a customer, one or more product browsing requests, and a returned recipient list transaction request comprising one or more associations, each association comprising a recipient from the recipient list associated with a product from a browsing request.
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3. A method for computerized recipient list reorders comprising:
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sending a request comprising an identifier;
receiving in response to the request, a recipient list associated with the identifier, the recipient list comprising a send as-is interactive feature and plural recipients sent products in response to a previous order made by a customer associated with the identifier, each recipient on the list having a name, an address, a previously-sent product identification, and a field for holding a send-next product identifier;
displaying the recipient list; and
in response to receiving an indication that the send as-is interactive feature was selected, displaying the recipient list wherein for each recipient, the field for holding a send-next product identifier contains the previously-sent product identification.
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4. A computerized reorder method, comprising:
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transmitting from a client, a request comprising an identifier;
receiving at the client in response to the request, a recipient list comprising a list of one or more recipients previously shipped one or more items selected by a customer in a prior transaction;
presenting on-screen at the client, the recipient list comprising, a recipient list transaction acceptance interactive feature, and for each recipient on the list, a name and an address for that recipient, an identification of an item previously shipped to that recipient, a send the previously shipped item again interactive feature, a browse items for this recipient interactive feature, and a field for displaying items to be shipped to this recipient. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16)
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14. A computer readable storage medium containing instructions for a computerized reorder method, comprising:
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transmitting from a client, a request comprising an identifier;
receiving at the client in response to the request, a recipient list comprising a list of one or more recipients, each previously shipped one or more items selected by a customer in a prior on-line transaction;
presenting on-screen at the client, the recipient list comprising, a recipient list transaction acceptance interactive feature, and for each recipient on the list, a name and an address for that recipient, an identification of an item previously shipped to that recipient, a browse items for this recipient interactive feature, and a field for displaying items to be shipped to this recipient;
receiving from an input device at the client, an indication requesting changes to the presented on-screen recipient list;
presenting on-screen at the client, the recipient list comprising changes made according to the indication;
transmitting a recipient list aggregate transaction acceptance comprising the changes made according to the indication, in response to a selection of the recipient list transaction acceptance interactive feature. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer system comprising:
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a server for processing requests from networked client devices;
a database coupled to the server containing information about customers and transactions; and
server software for creating and returning web pages comprising recipient lists with plural recipients on each recipient list, and for each recipient on a list, an interactive feature for selecting the same item as last year for the recipient, and an interactive feature for shopping-for a new item this year for the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable medium having source code describing a recipient list reorder page comprising:
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a list of recipients previously sent products; and
for each recipient on the list, a description of a product previously sent to the recipient;
a description of an interactive feature used to reorder the product previously sent to the recipient, and a description of an interactive feature used to request browsing for a new product this year for the recipient.
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29. A computer readable medium having a template describing a recipient list reorder web page comprising:
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standard content for the web page;
a description indicating the location of customized content for the web page; and
a description of the per recipient layout with a product previously sent to the recipient, an interactive feature used to reorder the product previously sent to the recipient, and an interactive feature used to request browsing for a new product this year for the recipient.
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