System and method for re-distributing and transferring mobile gift cards
First Claim
1. A computer-server-based method for transferring a mobile gift card from a first user to a second user, the computer-server-based method comprising:
- receiving at the computer server, from a list of one or more mobile gift cards associated with a phone number of the first user, a selection of a particular mobile gift card, the particular mobile gift card being associated with a particular merchant;
receiving, at the computer server, a request to transfer a specified monetary amount from a balance of the particular mobile gift card to a second user;
receiving, at the computer server, a phone number of the second user;
associating, with the second user'"'"'s phone number at the computer server, a separate mobile gift card having an associated balance equal to the specified monetary amount, the separate mobile gift card being associated with the particular merchant;
transmitting, from the computer server, a notification of the separate mobile gift card to a mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number; and
storing an account number associated with the separate mobile gift card at the computer server instead of at the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number such that the computer server communicates with the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number to conduct secure purchases using the separate mobile gift card on behalf of the recipient.
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Abstract
A system and method for re-distributing and transferring mobile gift cards is described. One embodiment, a computer-server-based method, receives a selection of a particular mobile gift card belonging to the first user; receives a request to transfer a specified monetary amount from a balance of the particular mobile gift card to a second user; receives a phone number of the second user; associates, with the second user'"'"'s phone number, a separate mobile gift card having an associated balance equal to the specified monetary amount; and transmits a notification of the separate mobile gift card to a mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number; the computer server acting as a server-side wallet for the separate mobile gift card, and the separate mobile gift card being usable, through interaction with the computer server, by the second user for the purchase of goods from the particular merchant.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-server-based method for transferring a mobile gift card from a first user to a second user, the computer-server-based method comprising:
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receiving at the computer server, from a list of one or more mobile gift cards associated with a phone number of the first user, a selection of a particular mobile gift card, the particular mobile gift card being associated with a particular merchant; receiving, at the computer server, a request to transfer a specified monetary amount from a balance of the particular mobile gift card to a second user; receiving, at the computer server, a phone number of the second user; associating, with the second user'"'"'s phone number at the computer server, a separate mobile gift card having an associated balance equal to the specified monetary amount, the separate mobile gift card being associated with the particular merchant; transmitting, from the computer server, a notification of the separate mobile gift card to a mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number; and storing an account number associated with the separate mobile gift card at the computer server instead of at the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number such that the computer server communicates with the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number to conduct secure purchases using the separate mobile gift card on behalf of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for transferring a mobile gift card from a first user to a second user, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory containing a plurality of program instructions executable by the at least one processor, the plurality of program instructions being configured to cause the at least one processor to; receive, from a list of one or more mobile gift cards associated with a phone number of the first user, a selection of a particular mobile gift card, the particular mobile gift card being associated with a particular merchant; receive a request to transfer a specified monetary amount from a balance of the particular mobile gift card to a second user; receive a phone number of the second user; associate, with the second user'"'"'s phone number, a separate mobile gift card having an associated balance equal to the specified monetary amount, the separate mobile gift card being associated with the particular merchant; transmit a notification of the separate mobile gift card to a mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number; and store an account number associated with the separate mobile gift card at the computer server instead of at the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number such that the computer server communicates with the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number to conduct secure purchases using the separate mobile gift card on behalf of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for transferring a mobile gift card from a first user to a second user, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory containing a plurality of program instructions executable by the at least one processor, the plurality of program instructions being configured to cause the at least one processor to; receive, from a list of one or more mobile gift cards associated with a phone number of the first user, a selection of a particular mobile gift card, the particular mobile gift card being associated with a particular merchant; receive a request to transfer a specified monetary amount from a balance of the particular mobile gift card to a second user; receive a phone number of the second user; associate, with the second user'"'"'s phone number, a separate mobile gift card having an associated balance equal to the specified monetary amount, the separate mobile gift card being associated with the particular merchant; transmit a notification of the separate mobile gift card to a mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number; store an account number associated with the separate mobile gift card at the computer server instead of at the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number such that the computer server communicates with the mobile device associated with the second user'"'"'s phone number to conduct secure purchases using the separate mobile gift card on behalf of the recipient; and transmit, to the mobile device, a one-time-use perishable first authorization code in response to a communication from the mobile device to access the separate mobile gift card in connection with a purchase by the second user from the particular merchant associated with the mobile gift card. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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