Methods, systems, and products for gift giving

• US 9,767,508 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2016
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• 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:
  US15/241,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20160358245A1
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• Field of Search: 235383, 705 261
• 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, by a server, an electronic order specifying a gift selected by a shopper for a recipient;

retrieving, by the server, specifications associated with devices, the devices associated with the recipient;

comparing, by the server, the specifications associated with the devices to a description of the gift selected by the shopper for the recipient;

determining, by the server, that the description of the gift is incompatible with the devices associated with the recipient; and

generating, by the server, feedback information for the shopper, the feedback information indicating that the gift is the incompatible with the devices associated with the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an electronic message to a network address associated with the shopper, the electronic message indicating an incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending an electronic message via a network to the shopper, the electronic message indicating an incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising rejecting the gift.

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

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

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

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving an electronic order specifying a gift selected by a shopper for a recipient;

retrieving specifications associated with devices, the devices associated with the recipient;

comparing the specifications associated with the devices to a description of the gift selected by the shopper for the recipient;

determining that the description of the gift is incompatible with the devices associated with the recipient; and

generating feedback information for the shopper, the feedback information indicating an incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic message to a network address associated with the shopper, the electronic message indicating the incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic message via a network to the shopper, the electronic message indicating the incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise rejecting the gift based on the incompatibility.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic message for delivery to a network address associated with the recipient of the gift.

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

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic reply associated with the recipient.

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

receiving an electronic order specifying a gift selected by a shopper for a recipient;

retrieving specifications associated with devices, the devices associated with the recipient;

comparing the specifications associated with the devices to a description of the gift selected by the shopper for the recipient;

determining that the description of the gift is incompatible with the devices associated with the recipient; and

generating feedback information for the shopper, the feedback information indicating an incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic message to a network address associated with the shopper, the electronic message indicating the incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic message via a network to the shopper, the electronic message indicating the incompatibility of the gift with the devices associated with the recipient.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise rejecting the gift.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic message for delivery to a network address associated with the recipient of the gift.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending an electronic notification of the gift to a network address associated with the recipient.