SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CASH GIFTS IN AN ONLINE REGISTRY
First Claim
1. A computerized method for coordinating a financial transaction between a gift giver and a gift registry registrant at an online gift registry comprising the steps ofreceiving, at a first server over a communications network, a set of registry account information about a gift registry registrant;
- receiving a selection of items to be associated with the online gift registry account, wherein each of the items is selectable for purchase and wherein one of the items is cash;
outputting a first instruction to display the selection of items on one or more client computers; and
receiving a request to process a cash gift amount;
initiating a communication to the gift registry registrant that a cash gift amount has been received;
receiving in response to the communication an instruction for depositing cash in at least one cash account;
associating the online gift registry account with the at least one cash account.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating cash gifts by enabling a gift recipient to create an online gift registry which includes an option to allow gift givers to make cash gifts in addition to traditional consumer goods from multiple merchants. Other applications of the system and method include, but are not limited to, allowing gift givers to contribute cash toward the purchase of an expensive item and an automated system for sending thank you cards to gift givers from gift recipients.
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8 Claims
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1. A computerized method for coordinating a financial transaction between a gift giver and a gift registry registrant at an online gift registry comprising the steps of
receiving, at a first server over a communications network, a set of registry account information about a gift registry registrant; -
receiving a selection of items to be associated with the online gift registry account, wherein each of the items is selectable for purchase and wherein one of the items is cash; outputting a first instruction to display the selection of items on one or more client computers; and receiving a request to process a cash gift amount; initiating a communication to the gift registry registrant that a cash gift amount has been received; receiving in response to the communication an instruction for depositing cash in at least one cash account; associating the online gift registry account with the at least one cash account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computerized method for coordinating a financial transaction between a gift giver and a gift registry registrant at an online gift registry comprising the steps of
receiving, at a first server over a communications network, a set of registry account information about a gift registry registrant, wherein at least a part of the set of registry account information includes an instruction for receiving a cash gift; -
receiving a selection of items to be associated with the online gift registry account, wherein each of the items is selectable for purchase and wherein one of the items is cash; outputting a first instruction to display the selection of items on one or more client computers; receiving a request to process a cash gift amount; initiating a communication to the gift registry registrant that a cash gift amount has been received; receiving in response to the communication instructions for associating the online gift registry account with a cash account provided by a cash account provider; initiating a financial transaction to electronically transfer the cash gift amount to the cash account; and outputting a second instruction to display information about the transfer. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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