Methods, systems, and products for gift giving

• US 9,443,264 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2015
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mitchem, M. Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): KELLY, RAFFERTY D
• Application Number:
  US14/616,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20150154688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 235/383, 705/26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0637 Approvals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services

Abstract

A shopper selects from gifts that are compatible with a recipient'"'"'s devices. When the shopper wishes to purchase a gift, descriptions of gifts are compared to the recipient'"'"'s devices. Compatible gifts may be recommended, while incompatible gifts may be rejected.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an electronic order via a communications network, the electronic order specifying a gift selected by a shopper for a recipient;

retrieving an electronic list of devices associated with the recipient;

comparing a description of the gift to the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient;

based on the comparing, determining the gift is compatible with a device in the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient; and

sending feedback information via the communications network for delivery to a network address associated with the shopper, the feedback information indicating the gift as being compatible with the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a rejection of another gift as being incompatible with the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising confirming the electronic order of the gift.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an electronic message for delivery to an address associated with the recipient of the gift.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an electronic message to an address associated with the recipient.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an electronic notification of the gift to an address associated with the recipient.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving an electronic reply sent from the address associated with the recipient.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving an electronic request sent from a network address associated with a shopper, the electronic request requesting a gift for a recipient;

retrieving an electronic list of devices associated with the recipient;

comparing electronic descriptions of gifts to the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient;

based on the comparing, determining an electronic description of a gift is compatible with a device in the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient; and

sending a recommendation to the network address associated with the shopper, the recommendation indicating the gift is compatible with the device of the recipient.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise rejecting the gifts incompatible with the electronic list of devices associated with the recipient.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise confirming an electronic order of the gift for the recipient.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic order for the gift.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic notification of the gift to an address associated with the recipient.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic reply sent from the address associated with the recipient.

14. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an electronic order associated with a network address of a shopper, the electronic order specifying a gift for a recipient;

retrieving an electronic profile associated with the recipient;

comparing a description of the gift to a list of devices in the electronic profile;

based on the comparing, determining the gift is compatible with a device in the list of devices in the electronic profile; and

sending feedback information to the network address associated with the shopper, the feedback information indicating the gift as being compatible with the list of devices associated with the recipient.

15. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise sending a rejection of another gift as being incompatible with the list of devices.

16. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise processing a purchase of the gift.

17. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic notification of the gift to an address associated with the recipient.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic reply sent from the address associated with the recipient.

19. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a modification of the electronic order sent from the address associated with the recipient.