ONLINE SYSTEM FOR COLLABORATIVE PUBLISHING AND COMMERCE

• US 20100223155A1
• Filed: 10/30/2009
• Published: 09/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: e2Interactive Incorporated
• Original Assignee: e2Interactive Incorporated
• Inventors: Anderson, John S., Ralian, Robert D., Lorbach, Richard
• Application Number:
  US12/610,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20100223155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/26 for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus ticket printing or the like apparatus G07F17/42

Abstract

An online system for managing collaborative greeting cards, gift cards, and guest books comprising an interface system including a creator interface and a contributor interface for creating the card and contributing to the card. The system may further include a messaging system, for circulating invitations to contribute signatures, messages, and other media to the card, notify contributors of card status, and/or deliver the card to a recipient and/or notify recipient of the card and/or gift. The system may further include a payment system for contributing to a group gift and/or create an individual gift.

Claims

1. An online system for managing collaborative cards or guest books comprising;

an interface system, comprising

a creator interface for creating the card and modifying the media;

a contributor interface for contributing to the card and modifying the media;

a messaging system, wherein

the messaging system may be used to circulate invitations to contribute media, notify contributors of card status, and/or deliver the card to a recipient and/or notify recipient of the card and/or gift;

a payment system wherein

users may contribute to a group gift and/or create an individual gift.

2. An online system that allows users to create and add different types of media and then add that media to a shared online and printable template such as a greeting card or guest book, the system including:

a payment processing system,

a messaging system, and

an interface system that allows multiple users to collaborate and/or collectively pay for a single greeting or gift.

3. An interface which aids collaboration and expression in a way that makes users likely to collaboratively participate and therefore create a more desirable end product, such as a group greeting card, gift, or guest book.

4. A method of collaborating and expressing in a way that makes users likely to collaboratively participate and therefore create a more desirable end product, such as a group greeting card, gift, or guest book.