Automated Gifting
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1. A method performed by a computing system for gifting automatically, comprising:
- storing, as received from a first person, an identification of a second person, an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift;
automatically selecting, by the computing system, a gift for the stored occasion based on at least the stored received gift selection criterion;
prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and
upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide a facility for automated gifting. The facility receives from a gifter an identification of a gift recipient, an indication of an occasion, and selection criteria. The facility automatically selects a proposed gift for the indicated occasion based on at least the received selection criteria and, in the absence of further direction from the gifter, sends the gift to the recipient.
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26 Claims
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1. A method performed by a computing system for gifting automatically, comprising:
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storing, as received from a first person, an identification of a second person, an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; automatically selecting, by the computing system, a gift for the stored occasion based on at least the stored received gift selection criterion; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method of gifting automatically, the method comprising:
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storing, as received from a first person an identification of a second person, an indication of an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; automatically selecting, by a computing system, a gift for the occasion based on at least the received gift selection criterion; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for automatically selecting a gift for sending to a gift recipient based at least on a criterion provided by a gifter, comprising:
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a server computer system that stores as received from the gifter the criterion and an occasion; a first merchant software component that automatically selects a gift to send to the gift recipient based at least on the stored criterion; and prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and a second merchant software component that, upon elapse of the time period, sends the automatically selected gift to the gift recipient without further input from the gifter. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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