| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-line gift registry services. Accordingly, a gift registry system and method is disclosed allowing an end user utilizing a user terminal having an input device and a display to register for gifts or to purchase an item from the registry of a registrant. A typical system embodying the invention includes a registry database system for storing registry records and one or more processors communicating with user terminals, gift supplier computers associated with multiple gift suppliers, and the registry database. Each registry record correlates identification information for a selected registrant with at least one gift item record. Such a system receives identification information from an input device of a user terminal. Then, a list of gift item records that are correlated with the received identification information in the registry database is generated. If any such records are found, the generated list is displayed on a display of the user terminal. If the user is a registrant, the registrant may modify the generated list, and the registry is updated. If the user is a new registrant, the registrant may create a new list, and save the created list in the registry. If the user is a gift purchaser, a determination is made as to whether a purchase has occurred with respect to a gift item record selected from the generated list. Finally, upon determining that the purchase has occurred, the registry database system is updated to reflect the purchase.
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