Managing Gifts of Digital Media
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1. A method for managing authorization of a gift, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server a gift notification from a client device associated with a sender, the gift notification concerning a digital gift to a recipient designated by the sender;
executing instructions stored in a memory of the server, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor at the server;
verifies that the sender is authorized to give the digital gift based on matching an identifier associated with the sender to authorization information stored in memory, andinitiates a transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, andstoring information regarding the transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, the information being stored in the memory of the server; and
sending a message from the server to the designated recipient concerning the transfer of the digital gift, the message including information concerning rights or privileges associated with the digital gift.
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Abstract
An individual may wish to make a gift of digital media to a designated recipient. The digital media may be previously purchased by the individual or may be new, unused digital media purchased specifically as a gift for the recipient. The sender of the gift sends a gift notification. The sender is then verified to ensure that the sender is authorized to make the gift by matching an identifier of the digital media with an identifier associated with the sender. The digital media may be associated with a set of rights and privileges. Further rights and privileges associated with the digital media may be offered to the recipient.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for managing authorization of a gift, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server a gift notification from a client device associated with a sender, the gift notification concerning a digital gift to a recipient designated by the sender; executing instructions stored in a memory of the server, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor at the server; verifies that the sender is authorized to give the digital gift based on matching an identifier associated with the sender to authorization information stored in memory, and initiates a transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, and storing information regarding the transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, the information being stored in the memory of the server; and sending a message from the server to the designated recipient concerning the transfer of the digital gift, the message including information concerning rights or privileges associated with the digital gift. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24)
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10. A system for managing authorization of a gift, the system comprising:
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a first client device associated with a sender, the first client device configured to generate and send a gift notification concerning a digital gift to a recipient designated by the sender; a server configured to; receive the gift notification from the first client device, verify that the sender is authorized to give the digital gift based on matching an identifier of associated with the sender to authorization information stored in memory, initiate a transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, store information regarding the transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, the information being stored in the memory of the server, and send a message to the designated recipient, the message further including information concerning rights or privileges associated with the digital gift; and a second client device associated with the designated recipient, the second client device configured to receive the message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for managing authorization of a gift, the method comprising:
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receiving a gift notification from a client device associated with a sender, the gift notification concerning a digital gift to a recipient designated by the sender; verifying that the sender is authorized to give the digital media based on matching an identifier associated with the sender to authorization information stored in memory, initiating a transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient, and storing information regarding the transfer of the digital gift to the designated recipient; and sending a message to the designated recipient concerning the transfer of the digital gift, the message including information concerning rights or privileges associated with the digital gift. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 28, 29)
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