Patent ID: 9336548
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for notifying members of a social network of the availability of products currently included on a social network-based wish list, the apparatus comprising: a server device including a first computing platform comprising a first processor and a first memory in communication with the first processor; a social network wish list module stored in the first memory, executable by the first processor, configured to store the social network-based wish list that includes products desired by one or more of a plurality of members of a social network; a mobile communication device including a second computing platform comprising a second processor and a second memory in communication with the second processor; and a social network wish list application stored in the second memory, executable by the second processor and configured to (1) determine that a first member of the social network is currently at a physical location that offers one or more of the products, (2) determine that the physical location offers one or more products currently included on the social network-based wish list by comparing products currently listed on the social network-based wish list to products currently available at the physical location and, based on the comparing, identify a product match exists between a product currently listed on the social network-based wish list and a product currently available at the physical location, and (3) in response to the determinations, generate and initiate communication of an alert, to the first member of the social network, that notifies the first member that they are currently at a location that offers one or more of the products currently included on the social network-based wish list.