METHOD FOR COMPLETING GIFT GIVING EXPERIENCE OF GIFTED FUNDS

• US 20120284174A1
• Filed: 05/04/2011
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GoLocal, Inc. (Albertsons Cos., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GoLocal, Inc. (Albertsons Cos., Inc.)
• Inventors: Bentley, Timothy, Baker, Dillard Mills
• Application Number:
  US13/101,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20120284174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A method for completing gift giving experience of gift funds including receiving a signal for delivery of gift funds from a giver of a specified amount for use by a specified receiver; receiving gift conditions specified by the giver; notifying the receiver of the gift funds and the gift conditions; presenting a template message interface to the receiver, wherein an input field in the template message interface corresponds to gift condition; receiving confirmation of gift conditions satisfied by a purchase by the receiver through the composing of a purchase message; sending the purchase message with at least one indicator of the confirmation of the gift conditions, wherein the purchase message is composed through the template message interface by the receiver and sent to the giver; and transferring gift funds to the receiver upon sending the message and receiving confirmation of the gift conditions.

Claims

1. A method for completing gift giving experience of gift funds comprising:

receiving a signal for delivery of gift funds from a giver of a specified amount for use by a specified receiver;

receiving gift conditions specified by the giver;

notifying the receiver of the gift funds and the gift conditions;

presenting a template message interface to the receiver, wherein an input field in the template message interface corresponds to gift condition;

receiving confirmation of gift conditions satisfied by a purchase by the receiver through the composing of a purchase message;

sending the purchase message with at least one indicator of the confirmation of the gift conditions, wherein the purchase message is composed through the template message interface by the receiver and sent to the giver; and

transferring gift funds to the receiver upon sending the message and receiving confirmation of the gift conditions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one indicator of the confirmation of the gift conditions is a description of the purchase by the receiver.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving confirmation of gift conditions includes receiving a send message command from the receiver;

wherein the sent message serves as confirmation of gift conditions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a field of the template message interface is automatically completed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the template message interface is presented on a mobile computing device;

and further including detecting location at time of purchase by the receiver and automatically adding detected location to the input field of the template message interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a classification of the type of purchase is a condition set by the receiver, wherein confirming the type of purchase gift condition includes matching the location of the purchase with the type of purchase using a database pairing locations and purchase classifications.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one condition is a social-based condition that specifies at least one participant in addition to the receiver to be involved in the purchase of the receiver, and wherein receiving confirmation of gift conditions includes verifying presence of the at least one participant during the purchase.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving financial account information from the receiver;

and wherein confirming the gift conditions includes receiving a composed purchase message prior to purchase by the receiver;

monitoring transactions of the financial account;

identifying a transaction that corresponds to the composed purchase message; and

wherein the gift funds are transferred to the receiver and the purchase message automatically sent upon identifying the transaction.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein location information is included in the composed purchase message and wherein identifying the transaction that corresponds includes comparing location of transaction to location in the purchase message.

8. A method for completing a gift giving experience with gift funds comprising:

receiving a signal for delivery of gift funds from a giver of a specified amount for use by a specified receiver;

receiving gift conditions specified by the giver;

notifying the receiver of the gift funds and the gift conditions;

wherein the notification is communicated to a mobile device application from a gift system;

the mobile device application, confirming gift conditions during a purchase by the receiver;

sending a purchase message from the mobile device application to the giver with at least one indicator of the confirmation of the gift conditions; and

transferring gift funds to the receiver upon sending the message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a template message interface is presented on a mobile computing device with at least one input field corresponding to a gift condition;

and further including detecting location at time of purchase by the receiver through a geolocation service of the mobile computing device; and

automatically adding the detected location to the input field of the template message interface.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein confirming gift conditions includes capturing multimedia through the mobile device application of the item purchased.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein confirming gift conditions further includes detecting location occurs during the capture of multimedia;

and automatically adding the detected location to the input field of the template message interface.

14. The method of claim 8;

further comprising detecting location of receiver through a geolocation service of the mobile computing device;

determining if a qualifying location is in the vicinity, sending a message of the qualifying location to the user.

15. A method for completing gift experience for gift funds comprising:

receiving a signal for delivery of gift funds from a giver of a specified amount for use by a specified receiver;

receiving gift conditions specified by the giver;

notifying the receiver of the gift funds and the gift conditions;

receiving confirmation of gift conditions satisfied by a purchase by the receiver;

sending message with at least one indicator of the confirmation of the gift conditions, the message initiated by the receiver and sent to the giver; and

transferring gift funds to the receiver upon sending the message.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving financial account information from receiver;

monitoring transactions in financial account;

identifying transactions that satisfy gift conditions; and

notifying receiver of identified transactions;

wherein receiving confirmation of gift conditions is achieved through selection by the receiver of one of the identified transactions.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein a transaction is identified as satisfying gift conditions substantially in real-time;

and pushing a notification to a mobile device of the receiver.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein transferring gift funds includes presenting an option to transfer funds to a financial account of the receiver and an option to use the gift funds for a second receiver.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein at least a second giver contributes to the gift funds.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing option for the giver to accept or deny transfer of gift funds based on the sent purchase message;

wherein transferring of gift funds occurs after the giver accepts transfer of gift funds.