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Sharing information about purchases

  • US 7,478,054 B1
  • Filed: 11/20/2000
  • Issued: 01/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for notifying a notified customer about a purchase made by a purchasing customer, comprising:

  • in a computing system, detecting that the purchasing customer has purchased an item for a person other than the notified customer, wherein the notified customer is not a party to the purchase transaction;

    in the computing system, determining that the notified customer has a purchase notification relationship with the purchasing customer; and

    via the computing system, providing to the notified customer a notification that the purchasing customer has purchased the item, the notification identifying the purchasing customer and including a link to additional information regarding the purchasing customer'"'"'s purchase.

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