Patent ID: 6473738
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for merchandising items from a list of items stored in a computer system to a customer communicating with the computer system, the method comprising the steps ofinputting by the customer a list of names for whom the customer may associate items, automatically saving the name list in the computer system as the name list is inputted, searching for an item from the list of items by the customer to produce a selected item, associating by the customer the selected item with a set of names on the name list to generate a selection list, automatically saving the selection list in the computer system, submitting by the customer an order request to the computer system to purchase the selected item for the set of names, and automatically saving in the computer system, upon fulfillment of the order request, a purchase history file for each name in the set of names having a corresponding purchased item.