Patent ID: 8392263

Claim:
A method for selecting and sending relevant and personalized gifts using an online personal gift profile having personal preference data, comprising: providing, by a conveying user, the identity of a receiving user, the identity being an electronic representation of the receiving user on an input device; selecting, by the conveying user, a gift-class, the gift-class being selected online from a plurality of gift-classes, the gift-class comprising a plurality of gift items using the input device; identifying, by a processor, the personal gift profile of the receiving user from the identity of the receiving user; retrieving, by the processor the personal preference data of the receiving user from the personal gift profile, the preference data providing detailed information about the receiving user's choices regarding one or more products and services; determining, by the processor, from the personal preference data if the selected gift-class is acceptable to the receiving user; selecting by the processor a gift item from the gift-class using the personal preference data, wherein the identity of the selected gift item is not disclosed to the conveying user prior to its purchase; and sending, by the processor, the selected gift item and the receiving user's physical address to a fulfillment center.