Special Occasion Reminder and Gift Giving System
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1. A method for on-line shopping for special occasions comprising the steps of:
- providing a link to a network accessible website;
receiving and storing data from a user identifying at least one recipient, said data including at least one special occasion date;
sending a notification to said user prior to said special occasion date, said notification reminding said user of said special occasion date;
offering a plurality of gifts;
receiving and storing an order for a gift in advance of said special occasion date; and
sending said gift to said recipient a predetermined number of days prior to said special occasion.
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Abstract
A method for on-line shopping for special occasions includes the steps of providing a link to a network accessible website, receiving and storing data from a user identifying at least one recipient, wherein the data includes at least one special occasion date, sending a notification to the user prior to the special occasion date, wherein the notification reminds the user of the special occasion date, offering a plurality of gifts for on line ordering via the website, receiving and storing an order for a gift in advance of the special occasion date and sending the gift to the recipient a predetermined number of days prior to the special occasion.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for on-line shopping for special occasions comprising the steps of:
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providing a link to a network accessible website; receiving and storing data from a user identifying at least one recipient, said data including at least one special occasion date; sending a notification to said user prior to said special occasion date, said notification reminding said user of said special occasion date; offering a plurality of gifts; receiving and storing an order for a gift in advance of said special occasion date; and sending said gift to said recipient a predetermined number of days prior to said special occasion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system for on-line shopping for special occasions comprising:
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a processor accessible via a computer network; a memory coupled to said processor for storing data; a network interface coupled to said processor to allow network access to said data; program logic configured to receive and store recipient data from a user, said recipient data identifying at least one recipient and at least one special occasion date; program logic configured to send an electronic notification reminder to said user prior to said special occasion date, said electronic notification reminder reminding said user of said special occasion date; program logic configured to offer a plurality of gifts for on line ordering by said user; program logic configured to receive and store a gift order in advance of said special occasion date; and program logic configured to send a gift to said recipient a predetermined number of days prior to said special occasion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for use with a computer network having a computer usable medium having program code embodied thereon, the program code comprising:
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program code for storing data; program code for allowing network access to said data; program code for receiving and storing recipient data from a user, said recipient data identifying at least one recipient and at least one special occasion date; program code for sending an electronic notification reminder to said user prior to said special occasion date, said electronic notification reminder reminding said user of said special occasion date; program code for offering a plurality of gifts for on line ordering by said user; program code for receiving and storing a gift order in advance of said special occasion date; and program code for sending a gift to said recipient a predetermined number of days prior to said special occasion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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