Patent ID: 9536233
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A gift purchasing method comprising: providing a network server of a multimedia provider network with a processor-executable storefront program hosting a plurality of storefront interfaces, the plurality of storefront interfaces including a mobile storefront interface accessible to a mobile device of a first user of the multimedia provider network and a set-top box storefront interface accessible to a set-top box of the first user, wherein the network server includes a processor that, when executing the storefront program, performs operations comprising; responsive to receiving, from the mobile device, a gift request, wirelessly transmitted via a mobile telephone network, indicating a network-deliverable gift and a second user of the multimedia provider network, determining, by the network server, a type of the network-deliverable gift, wherein the type of the network-deliverable gift is selected from a multimedia gift including multimedia content and a mobile device gift; determining, by the network server based on the type of the network-deliverable gift, a delivery network appropriate for the network-deliverable gift, wherein the delivery network is selected from the multimedia provider network and the mobile telephone network; automatically selecting, by the network server, a network-deliverable asset corresponding to the network-deliverable gift and compatible with a device of the second user; authorizing, by the network server, delivery of the network-deliverable asset to the device of the second user via the delivery network; notifying the second user of the network-deliverable gift; and delivering the network-deliverable asset to the device of the second user to configure the device of the second user for playback of the network-deliverable asset.