SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING VIRTUAL GIFT CARDS
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Abstract
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method for administering a virtual gift card, the method comprising acts of receiving a request from a server of a retailer, providing, in response to the request, an interface to a terminal operated by a purchaser, the interface comprising fields for receiving a value and a recipient for the virtual gift card, receiving from the terminal, in response to input from the purchaser, the value and the recipient for the virtual gift card, generating a code for the virtual gift card, and sending a message to the recipient of the virtual gift card, the message including the code for the virtual gift card.
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102 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A method for providing a virtual gift card template, the method comprising:
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providing an interface to a terminal operated by a user, the interface comprising a plurality of fields, each of the fields corresponding to a design element of the virtual gift card template; receiving from the terminal, in response to input from the user, a respective value for each field of the plurality of fields, the respective value specifying the design element corresponding to the field; and providing, in response to receiving a request for a virtual gift card, the virtual gift card having the specified design elements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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56. A non-transient computer readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method for administering a virtual gift card, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing an interface to a terminal operated by a user, the interface comprising a plurality of fields, each of the fields corresponding to a design element of the virtual gift card template; receiving from the terminal, in response to input from the user, a respective value for each field of the plurality of fields, the respective value specifying the design element corresponding to the field; and providing, in response to receiving a request for a virtual gift card, the virtual gift card having the specified design elements. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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95. A system for providing a virtual gift card template, the system comprising:
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a component configured to provide an interface to a terminal operated by a user, the interface comprising a plurality of fields, each of the fields corresponding to a design element of the virtual gift card template; a component configured to receive from the terminal, in response to input from the user, a respective value for each field of the plurality of fields, the respective value specifying the design element corresponding to the field; and a component configured to provide, in response to receiving a request for a virtual gift card, the virtual gift card having the specified design elements. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 100, 101)
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