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Gift card services for mobile devices

  • US 7,711,620 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2007
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

  • receiving data characterizing a request to provide a wireless gift card service to an intended recipient, the wireless gift card service to be provided by a wireless gift card server in communication with a physical gift card account server, the physical gift card account server storing balances for wireless gift cards, the wireless gift card server to provide services comprising enabling purchase of wireless gift cards through a web site;

    determining a messaging service with a largest message length supported by a mobile device associated with the intended recipient; and

    generating a message according to the determined messaging service for the intended recipient comprising a wireless gift card of a starting balance.

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