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. a gift registrant accessing goods or services online from a plurality of goods or service provider (SP) sites, and registering a gift selection from each of the plurality of SP sites into a gift registrant wish list;
c. the gift registrar application storing the wish list into a wish list data memory structure accessible to 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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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 over a distributed public network, such as the World Wide Web. In addition, users tag items of interest at participating Service Provider sites and the Service Provider sites register these items with the Gift Registry Service on the user'"'"'s behalf. 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 so that users can perform all the planning for the event online in the comfort of their home or office. Service Providers register system notification messages to be triggered on pre-determined events. In addition, Service Providers 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. a gift registrant accessing goods or services online from a plurality of goods or service provider (SP) sites, and registering a gift selection from each of the plurality of SP sites into a gift registrant wish list; c. the gift registrar application storing the wish list into a wish list data memory structure accessible to 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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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 goods or services online from a goods or service provider (SP) site, and registering a gift selection from the goods or service provider site into a gift registrant wish list; c. the gift registrar application storing the wish list into a wish list data memory structure accessible to 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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19. 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 goods or services online from a plurality of goods or service provider (SP) sites, and registering a gift selection from each of the plurality of SP sites into a gift registrant wish list; c. the gift registrar application storing the wish list into a wish list data memory structure accessible to at least one gift registry site; d. a gift purchaser accessing the stored wish list from a site on the distributed network remote from any gift registry site; and e. the gift registrar application indicating to the gift purchaser the most desirable SP for at least one item on the gift registrant'"'"'s wish list.
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