Patent ID: 8898196
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting content gifting using a server, comprising: providing to an end-user an indication of available content from a media content server for purchase; providing to an end-user the option to purchase available content as a gift; if a first end-user determines to purchase available content as a gift for a second end-user, then receiving a request at the server, wherein the server comprises a common storage partition configured for storing media content and a plurality of end-user storage partitions configured for maintaining associations to portions of the media content stored in the common storage partition, wherein the request identifies media content purchased by the first end-user for the second end-user, wherein the second end-user is associated with one of the end-user storage partitions of the server; and storing an association to the purchased media content in the one of the end-user storage partitions associated with the second end-user.