Patent ID: 7881971
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computing system for gifting automatically, comprising: storing, as received from a first person, an identification of a second person, an occasion, and a gift selection criterion, wherein the first person is a person who is gifting and the second person is a recipient of a gift; receiving from a third person the identification of the second person; automatically selecting, by the computing system, a gift for the stored occasion based on at least the stored received gift selection criterion, wherein the automatically selecting the gift for the occasion includes ensuring that the gift to be sent on behalf of the first person is different from a gift sent on behalf of the third person; prior to the stored occasion, sending a notification to the first person indicating the automatically selected gift that will be sent after a time period following the notification; and upon elapse of the time period, sending the gift to the second person without further input from the first person.