Method and apparatus for providing gift by using communication network and system including the apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of providing a gift icon using a communication network, comprising:
- a) providing, by a gift provision apparatus, information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network;
b) selecting, by the user terminal, at least one of the products, and inputting, by the user terminal, information of a receipt terminal for receiving the at least one of the products, wherein the receipt terminal is separate from the user terminal;
c) transmitting, by the user terminal, to the gift provision apparatus a request message that requests a gift;
d) providing, by the gift provision apparatus, the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message, wherein the gift icon corresponds to the at least one of the products;
when the gift icon has been used, receiving, by the gift provision apparatus, a confirmation message confirming the use of the gift icon; and
when the gift provision apparatus receives the confirmation message, prohibiting, by the gift provision apparatus, a further use of the gift icon.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing a gift using a communication network and a system including the apparatus. The present invention includes a) providing information about products to a user terminal connected with a gift provision apparatus through the communication network; b) selecting at least one of the products by the user terminal and inputting information of a receipt terminal for receiving the product; c) the user terminal transmitting a message requesting gift provision or a message requesting gift reception for the product to the gift provision apparatus; and d) the gift provision apparatus providing a gift icon corresponding to the product to the receipt terminal when receiving the message requesting gift provision.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing a gift icon using a communication network, comprising:
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a) providing, by a gift provision apparatus, information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; b) selecting, by the user terminal, at least one of the products, and inputting, by the user terminal, information of a receipt terminal for receiving the at least one of the products, wherein the receipt terminal is separate from the user terminal; c) transmitting, by the user terminal, to the gift provision apparatus a request message that requests a gift; d) providing, by the gift provision apparatus, the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message, wherein the gift icon corresponds to the at least one of the products; when the gift icon has been used, receiving, by the gift provision apparatus, a confirmation message confirming the use of the gift icon; and when the gift provision apparatus receives the confirmation message, prohibiting, by the gift provision apparatus, a further use of the gift icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing a gift icon using a communication network, comprising:
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a) providing, by a gift provision apparatus, information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; b) selecting, by the user terminal, at least one of the products, and inputting, by the user terminal, information of a receipt terminal for receiving the at least one of the products, wherein the receipt terminal is separate from the user terminal; c) transmitting, by the user terminal, to the gift provision apparatus one message that requests a gift; d) receiving, by the gift provision apparatus, the information of the receipt terminal with the one message, and providing, by the gift provision apparatus, the gift icon to each of receipt terminals based on the received information, through the communication network when receiving the one message, wherein the gift icon corresponds to the at least one of the products, and wherein the received information includes the information of the receipt terminal and information of other receipt terminals; and e) displaying, by the each of receipt terminals, a button for returning a return gift on a screen of the each of receipt terminals.
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