Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collectively giving gifts in a social network environment
- Patent Title (中): 在社交网络环境中集体赠送礼物
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Application No.: US11899426Application Date: 2007-09-05
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Publication No.: US07933810B2Publication Date: 2011-04-26
- Inventor: Jared Morgenstern
- Applicant: Jared Morgenstern
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
A method for collectively purchasing a gift in a social network environment is described. A request is received to establish a gift account, a recipient user of the social network environment is designated to receive the gift, and the gift is selected. Money is received from a plurality of contributing users for deposit into the gift account, and the selected gift is purchased using the money deposited in the gift account. The purchased gift is then provided to the recipient user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080189189A1 System and method for collectively giving gifts in a social network environment Public/Granted day:2008-08-07
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