Automatically purchasing a gift from a wish list
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating automatic correspondence from a first person to a second person, comprising:
- under control of one or more configured computing systems,determining that the first person has given a gift to the second person;
generating a message from the second person to the first person thanking the first person for the gift;
delivering the generated message to the first person, wherein the generated message includes the names of the first person and the second person, and further includes information describing the gift; and
adding the second person to a list of favorite people associated with the first person in response to determining that the first person has given a gift to the second person.
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Abstract
A facility for providing a gift is described. In one embodiment, the facility receives information identifying a first person that will give a gift and a second person that will receive the gift given by the first person. The facility then automatically chooses a gift to be given to the second person by the first person.
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating automatic correspondence from a first person to a second person, comprising:
under control of one or more configured computing systems, determining that the first person has given a gift to the second person; generating a message from the second person to the first person thanking the first person for the gift; delivering the generated message to the first person, wherein the generated message includes the names of the first person and the second person, and further includes information describing the gift; and adding the second person to a list of favorite people associated with the first person in response to determining that the first person has given a gift to the second person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for maintaining a list of favorite people, comprising:
under control of one or more configured computing systems, receiving an order for a gift item purchased for a second user on behalf of a first user; in response to receiving the order, wherein the order is received without input from the first user, processing the order; determining that the first user has purchased the gift item for the second user; and adding the second user to a list of favorite people associated with the first user in response to determining that the first user has purchased the gift item for the second user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for generating automatic correspondence from a first person to a second person, comprising:
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a gift determination component including a processor and operative to execute instructions stored in memory to determine that the first person has given a gift to the second person; a message generation component including a processor and operative to execute instructions stored in memory to generate a message from the second person to the first person thanking the first person for the gift; a message delivery component including a processor and operative to execute instructions stored in memory to deliver the generated message to the first person, wherein the generated message includes the names of the first person and the second person, and further includes information describing the gift; and a favorite user addition component including a processor and operative to execute instructions stored in memory to add the second person to a list of favorite people associated with the first person in response to determining that the first person has given a gift to the second person. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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