System and method of facilitating group gifts
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1. A method for facilitating group gifts, comprising the steps of:
- (a) Prompting a first user to provide registration information;
(b) Prompting the first user to prompt at least one additional user to provide registration information as a friend of the first user;
(c) Prompting any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other in response to steps (a) and (b) to identify a group gift;
(d) Prompting any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other in response to steps (a) and (b) to contribute to a group gift identified in response to step (c);
(e) Accumulating any contributions provided by any users in response to step (d) for the benefit of the recipient of the group gift; and
(f) Providing the proceeds of the group gift to the recipient thereof.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating group gifts, including prompting a first user to provide registration information, prompting the first user to prompt at least one additional user to provide registration information as a friend of the first user, prompting any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other to identify a group gift, prompting any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other to contribute to a group gift, accumulating any contributions provided by any users for the benefit of the recipient of the group gift, and providing the proceeds of the group gift to the recipient thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating group gifts, comprising the steps of:
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(a) Prompting a first user to provide registration information;
(b) Prompting the first user to prompt at least one additional user to provide registration information as a friend of the first user;
(c) Prompting any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other in response to steps (a) and (b) to identify a group gift;
(d) Prompting any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other in response to steps (a) and (b) to contribute to a group gift identified in response to step (c);
(e) Accumulating any contributions provided by any users in response to step (d) for the benefit of the recipient of the group gift; and
(f) Providing the proceeds of the group gift to the recipient thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for facilitating group gifts, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory connected to the processor; and
a plurality of remote terminals, wherein a first user is prompted to provide registration information;
the first user is prompted to prompt at least one additional user to provide registration information as a friend of the first user;
any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other are prompted to identify a group gift;
any users that have provided registration information as friends of each other are prompted to contribute to a group gift;
any contributions provided by any users are accumulated for the benefit of the recipient of the group gift; and
the proceeds of the group gift are provided to the recipient thereof.
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