Method for Gifting Via Online Stores
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- during a first session comprising a gift certificate purchase process,serving a first plurality of interactive Web pages configured to,enable a gift giver to select one or more gift items to be associated with a gift certificate via which the one or more gift items may be redeemed; and
enable the gift giver to purchase the gift certificate via an online transaction;
generating gift certificate information associated with the gift certificate purchased via the online transaction, the gift certificate information including a redemption code;
storing information associating the gift certificate with the one or more gift items and the redemption code; and
facilitating delivery of the gift certificate information to the gift giver via at least one of electronic delivery or physical delivery; and
during a second session comprising a gift certificate redemption process,serving at least one Web page configured to,enable a gift recipient to redeem the gift certificate via entry of the redemption code; and
enable the gift recipient to enter delivery information to facilitate receipt of one or more items associated with the redemption process.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and associated software for facilitating gifting via online transactions. A method for buying and delivering a gift from an online store is divided into three distinct processes. First, a gift giver selects one or more gift items from the online store and purchases a gift certificate including gift redeeming information used for redeeming the gift item(s). Second, the gift giver transfers the gift redeeming information to a gift recipient of choice. Third, the gift recipient redeems the gift items based on the gift redeeming information received. The gift recipient also is enabled to provide delivery information during the redemption processes, thereby ensuring the redeemed gift(s) is/are delivered to a correct and preferred location. Meanwhile, the gift giver does not need to know the gift recipient'"'"'s exact delivery information.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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during a first session comprising a gift certificate purchase process, serving a first plurality of interactive Web pages configured to, enable a gift giver to select one or more gift items to be associated with a gift certificate via which the one or more gift items may be redeemed; and enable the gift giver to purchase the gift certificate via an online transaction; generating gift certificate information associated with the gift certificate purchased via the online transaction, the gift certificate information including a redemption code; storing information associating the gift certificate with the one or more gift items and the redemption code; and facilitating delivery of the gift certificate information to the gift giver via at least one of electronic delivery or physical delivery; and during a second session comprising a gift certificate redemption process, serving at least one Web page configured to, enable a gift recipient to redeem the gift certificate via entry of the redemption code; and enable the gift recipient to enter delivery information to facilitate receipt of one or more items associated with the redemption process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Non-transient machine readable media having a plurality of software modules comprising instructions tangibly stored thereon configured to be executed on at least one server associated with an online store to facilitate processes associated with gifting by performing operations comprising:
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during a first session comprising a gift certificate purchase process, generating a first plurality of interactive Web pages configured to receive input via a Web browser client of a gift giver user of the online store to, enable the gift giver to select items offered by the online store as one or more gift items to be associated with a gift certificate via which the one or more gift items may be redeemed; and enable the gift giver to purchase the gift certificate via an online transaction; generating a gift certificate associated with the gift certificate purchased via the online transaction, the gift certificate including a redemption code; storing information associating the gift certificate with the one or more gift items and the redemption code; and facilitating delivery of the gift certificate to the gift giver via at least one of electronic delivery or physical delivery of the gift certificate; and during a second online session comprising a gift certificate redemption process, generating one or more interactive Web pages configured to, enable a gift recipient to redeem the gift certificate via entry of the redemption code in a Web page served to a Web browser client used by the gift recipient; and enable the gift recipient to enter delivery information to facilitate delivery of one or more items associated with the gift redemption process to the gift recipient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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