System and Method for Providing Electronic Multi-Merchant Gift Registry Services Over a Distributed Network
First Claim
1. A method of providing a gift registry service over a distributed network of computers, the method comprising the following steps:
- a. running a gift registrar application on at least one gift registry site;
b. running a gift registration agent application on at least one goods or services provider (SP) site;
c. a gift registrant accessing the at least one SP site and making a gift selection from the site;
d. the gift registration agent application sending the gift selection to the gift registrar application, gift registrar application storing the gift selection as an update to a wish list in a wish list data memory structure accessible to the at least one gift registry site; and
e. a gift purchaser accessing the stored wish list from a site on the distributed network remote from any gift registry site.
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Abstract
An online Gift Registry Service provides registration of information for a gift registrant and allows access to the registry by potential gift giver users. In addition, users can tag items of interest at participating Service Provider (SP) sites and the SP sites will register these items with the Gift Registry Service on the user'"'"'s behalf. It further provides a streamlined checkout process for purchasing these gift items with the registered SP sites (e.g. World Wide Web sites) over a distributed public network. Users and Service Providers (SP) initially register with the Gift Registry Service and are provided additional functionality. For users, a reminder service is provided to notify individuals automatically upon the trigger of certain events, such as important dates or product sales from online merchants. In addition, there are various occasion planning services available such as distribution lists, discussion groups, and other related resources for multiple events including weddings, baby showers, etc. These other resources include sending out announcements, reserving halls, and contracting services of related businesses for the occasion. A distinct advantage of this system is that users can perform all the planning for the event online in the comfort of their home or office. Service Providers on the other hand, can register system notification messages to be triggered on pre-determined events. In addition, Service Providers can obtain marketing information to tailor their products and services.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing a gift registry service over a distributed network of computers, the method comprising the following steps:
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a. running a gift registrar application on at least one gift registry site; b. running a gift registration agent application on at least one goods or services provider (SP) site; c. a gift registrant accessing the at least one SP site and making a gift selection from the site; d. the gift registration agent application sending the gift selection to the gift registrar application, gift registrar application storing the gift selection as an update to a wish list in a wish list data memory structure accessible to the at least one gift registry site; and e. a gift purchaser accessing the stored wish list from a site on the distributed network remote from any gift registry site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing a gift registry service over a distributed network of computers, the method comprising the following steps:
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a. running a gift registrar application on at least one gift registry site; b. a gift registrant accessing a website of at least one goods or service provider (SP), and making a gift selection from the at least one SP site for inclusion into a gift registrant wish list; c. the gift registrar application receiving the gift selection from the at least one site and storing it as a wish list in a wish list data memory structure accessible to the at least one gift registry site; and d. a gift purchaser accessing the stored wish list from a site on the distributed network remote from any gift registry site.
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18. A method of providing a gift registry service over a distributed network of computers, the method comprising the following steps:
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a. running a gift registrar application on at least one gift registry site; b. a gift registrant accessing websites of a plurality of goods or service providers (SP), and making a gift selection from each of the plurality of SP sites for inclusion into a gift registrant wish list; c. the gift registrar application receiving the gift selections from the plurality of SP sites and storing them as a wish list in a wish list data memory structure accessible to the at least one gift registry site; and d. a gift purchaser accessing the stored wish list from a site on the distributed network remote from any gift registry site. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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