PURCHASING A GIFT USING A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating a first user purchasing a gift for a second user through a service provider network, wherein the service provider network is enabled for broadcasting multimedia content to the first and the second user, the method comprising:
- receiving a first request to purchase the gift for the second user;
notifying a service delivery platform of the first request to purchase the gift;
notifying the second user of the gift; and
receiving a payment associated with the first user, wherein the payment is for the gift.
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Abstract
A system facilitates a first user providing a second user with a gift through a service provider network. A first user may provide an asset such as a ring tone for use on the second user'"'"'s mobile device. Alternatively, the first user may provide a monetary credit to the second user. Embodied systems are enabled for charging or billing an account associated with the first user and notifying the first user of a successful transaction including receipt or use of the gift. In some embodiments, a service delivery platform communicates with a unified storefront and a payment module for receiving and processing gift requests and payments. Gifts may be requested through an interface associated with the first user'"'"'s IPTV set-top box. In addition, gifts may be presented to the second user by an interface associated with the second user'"'"'s set-top box. The unified storefront allows access to gifting through mobile devices and other networked data processing systems in addition to set-top boxes.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating a first user purchasing a gift for a second user through a service provider network, wherein the service provider network is enabled for broadcasting multimedia content to the first and the second user, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request to purchase the gift for the second user; notifying a service delivery platform of the first request to purchase the gift; notifying the second user of the gift; and receiving a payment associated with the first user, wherein the payment is for the gift. - View Dependent Claims (3, 10, 11)
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- 2. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the payment from the first user for the gift includes accessing a payment module using one or more payment credentials provided by the first user.
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12. A unified storefront computer program product stored on computer readable medium, the computer program product having instructions operable for:
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receiving a request from a first user to purchase a gift for a second user; conveying the request to a service delivery platform; and receiving payment information for the first user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An application server communicatively coupled to a service provider network, wherein the service provider network provides IPTV content, wherein the application server is enabled for executing software code stored on a computer readable medium, the software code having instructions for:
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receiving a gift request notification from a first set-top box; notifying a billing system of a required payment for the gift; receiving a payment notification that the required payment has been secured resulting in a secured payment, wherein the secured payment corresponds to the gift request notification; and notifying a second set-top box of an available gift corresponding to the gift request notification. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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