Automated gifting
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1. A method performed by a computing system for gifting automatically, comprising:
- storing, as received from a first person, an identification of a second person, an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift;
receiving from a third person the identification of the second person;
automatically selecting, by the computing system, a gift for the stored occasion based on at least the stored received gift selection criterion, wherein the automatically selecting the gift for the occasion includes ensuring that the gift to be sent on behalf of the first person is different from a gift sent on behalf of the third person;
prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and
upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide a facility for automated gifting. The facility receives from a gifter an identification of a gift recipient, an indication of an occasion, and selection criteria. The facility automatically selects a proposed gift for the indicated occasion based on at least the received selection criteria and, in the absence of further direction from the gifter, sends the gift to the recipient.
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1. A method performed by a computing system for gifting automatically, comprising:
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storing, as received from a first person, an identification of a second person, an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; receiving from a third person the identification of the second person; automatically selecting, by the computing system, a gift for the stored occasion based on at least the stored received gift selection criterion, wherein the automatically selecting the gift for the occasion includes ensuring that the gift to be sent on behalf of the first person is different from a gift sent on behalf of the third person; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented system for automatically selecting a gift for sending to a gift recipient based at least on a criterion provided by a gifter, comprising:
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a server computer system that stores, as received from the gifter, an identification of the gift recipient, the criterion, and an occasion, wherein the server computer system receives from a third person the identification of the gift recipient; a first merchant software component that automatically selects a gift to send to the gift recipient for the stored occasion based at least on the stored criterion, wherein the automatically selecting the gift for the occasion includes ensuring that the gift to be sent on behalf of the gifter is different from a gift sent on behalf of the third person; and prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; a second merchant software component that, upon elapse of the time period, sends the automatically selected gift to the gift recipient without further input from the gifter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method of gifting automatically, the method comprising:
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storing, as received from a first person an identification of a second person, an indication of an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; receiving from a third person the identification of the second person; automatically selecting, by a computing system, a gift for the occasion based on at least the received gift selection criterion, wherein the automatically selecting the gift for the occasion includes ensuring that the gift to be sent on behalf of the first person is different from a gift sent on behalf of the third person; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method performed by a computing system for gifting automatically, comprising:
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storing, as received from a first person, an identification of a second person, an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; automatically selecting, by the computing system, a gift for the stored occasion based on at least the stored received gift selection criterion, wherein automatically selecting includes ensuring that the selected gift was not previously purchased by the second person; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer-implemented system for automatically selecting a gift for sending to a gift recipient based at least on a criterion provided by a gifter, comprising:
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a server computer system that stores, as received from the gifter, an identification of the gift recipient, the criterion, and an occasion; a first merchant software component that automatically selects a gift to send to the gift recipient for the stored occasion based at least on the stored criterion, wherein the automatically selecting includes ensuring that the selected gift was not previously purchased by the gift recipient; and prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; a second merchant software component that, upon elapse of the time period, sends the automatically selected gift to the gift recipient without further input from the gifter. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method of gifting automatically, the method comprising:
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storing, as received from a first person an identification of a second person, an indication of an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; automatically selecting, by a computing system, a gift for the occasion based on at least the received gift selection criterion, wherein the automatically selecting includes ensuring that the selected gift was not previously purchased by the second person; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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