DEDICATED ONLINE-RETAIL-SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A dedicated online-retail-shopping system provides a first user thereof an option of shopping for a gift for a second user from at least one online retail store. The system includes a client computer system and a server computer system in communication with the client computer system over a computer network. The system provides the online retail store(s) capability of accessing a primary shopping website and joining the dedicated shopping as at least one respective affiliated store; provides the second user capability of accessing and joining the dedicated shopping, later accessing the website, directly linking to the affiliated store(s) that carries/carry items desired by the second user, and posting a wish list of at least one of the items desired by the second user as at least one respective gift on the website; provides the first user capability of accessing and joining the dedicated shopping, later accessing the website, and selectively extracting the wish list and information about the desired gift(s) from the website; allows the affiliated store(s) to directly fulfill the gifting; provides the second user capability of directly linking to the affiliated store(s), selecting the gift(s) from the website, and associating the gift(s) with a future date of delivery thereof to the first user; stores the information, delivery date, any special occasion, and delivery data into a database; secures payment for the gift(s); and delivers the gift(s) to the second user either by or on the delivery date.

主权项

1. A method of dedicated online retail shopping using a client computer system in communication with a server computer system over a computer network, the method providing a first user of the dedicated shopping an option of shopping for at least one gift for a second user of the dedicated shopping from at least one online retail store and comprising steps of:
providing the online retail store capability of accessing a primary shopping website and joining the dedicated shopping as an affiliated store; providing the second user capability of accessing and joining the dedicated shopping, later accessing the website, directly linking to the affiliated store that carries items desired by the second user, and posting a wish list of at least one item desired by the second user as a gift on the website; providing the first user capability of accessing and joining the dedicated shopping, later accessing the website, and selectively extracting the wish list and information about the desired gift from the website; allowing the affiliated store to directly fulfill the gifting; providing the second user capability of directly linking to the affiliated store, selecting the gift from the website, and associating the gift with a future date of delivery thereof to the first user; storing at least one of the information, delivery date, any special occasion, and delivery data into a database; securing payment for the gift; and delivering the gift to the second user either of by and on the delivery date.