Electronic gift linking
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1. A electronic greeting card that references a gift, the greeting card comprising:
- a greeting portion of the greeting card, wherein the greeting portion is primarily designed by someone other than a sender of the greeting card, wherein;
the gift is separately provided to a receiver of the greeting card; and
a code that provides information for the gift, wherein;
at least some information for the gift is unique to the gift, andthe code is adapted to be used by both the receiver to retrieve and display the electronic greeting card, and a payment enabler of a money transfer system working in concert with a first web site which received the selection of the greeting card by the sender to reference the electronic gift chosen by the sender; and
a customized portion that changes with status of the gift.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a method for creating an electronic greeting card that references a gift is disclosed. In one step, a selection of the electronic greeting card is received from a sender of that greeting card. Identification of the gift is received. A code indicative of the gift is created, whereby the code facilitates retrieving information about the gift. The code is embedded in the electronic greeting card.
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1. A electronic greeting card that references a gift, the greeting card comprising:
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a greeting portion of the greeting card, wherein the greeting portion is primarily designed by someone other than a sender of the greeting card, wherein; the gift is separately provided to a receiver of the greeting card; and a code that provides information for the gift, wherein; at least some information for the gift is unique to the gift, and the code is adapted to be used by both the receiver to retrieve and display the electronic greeting card, and a payment enabler of a money transfer system working in concert with a first web site which received the selection of the greeting card by the sender to reference the electronic gift chosen by the sender; and a customized portion that changes with status of the gift. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for generating an electronic greeting card that references a gift, the method comprising:
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generating a greeting portion of the greeting card, wherein the greeting portion is primarily designed by someone other than a sender of the greeting card; separately providing the gift to a receiver of the greeting card; providing a code that provides information for the gift, wherein at least some information for the gift is unique to the gift; using the code by the receiver to retrieve and display the electronic greeting card; using the code by a payment enabler of a money transfer system working in concert with a first web site which received the selection of the greeting card by the sender to reference the electronic gift chosen by the sender; and providing a customized portion of the greeting card that changes with status of the gift.
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for generating an electronic greeting card that references a gift, the non-transitory computer-readable medium have sets of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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generate a greeting portion of the greeting card, wherein the greeting portion is primarily designed by someone other than a sender of the greeting card; separately provide the gift to a receiver of the greeting card; provide a code that provides information for the gift, wherein at least some information for the gift is unique to the gift; use the code by the receiver to retrieve and display the electronic greeting card; use the code by a payment enabler of a money transfer system working in concert with a first web site which received the selection of the greeting card by the sender to reference the electronic gift chosen by the sender; and provide a customized portion of the greeting card that changes with status of the gift.
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