Patent ID: 9135650
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a computing system for storing items and tracking person-to-person sharing of stored items, the method comprising: maintaining a catalog of a plurality of items representing virtual objects and physical objects, wherein the plurality of items are substantially deduplicated such that no two items represent the same virtual object or physical object; receiving entries from a first individual of items in the catalog of interest to the first individual and saving them in an account that is associated with the first individual; receiving a request from the first individual to Initiate a share proms for sharing a saved item from the first individual's account with a second individual, and initiating the share process based on the request, the share process comprising: recording if the second individual accepts the share or declines the share, and if the second individual accepts the share than saving the item in an account for the second individual, and if the second individual declines the share then not saving the item in the account for the second individual.