Electronic commerce rule-based multi-selection gifting

Abstract

A computer processing-based method for multi-selection gifting, including identifying a multi-selection gift, by a client computer, the multi-selection gift including a plurality of items of merchandise, and a selection rule allowing a gift recipient to select up to a specified total number of items of merchandise in the multi-selection gift, the specified total number being greater than one, and interactively guiding the gift recipient in selecting items of merchandise of the multi-selection gift in accordance with the selection rule, by the client computer.

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         60 . A computer processing-based method for multi-selection gifting, comprising:
 identifying a multi-selection gift, by a client computer, the multi-selection gift comprising a plurality of items of merchandise, and a selection rule allowing a gift recipient to select up to a specified total number of items of merchandise in the multi-selection gift, the specified total number being greater than one; and   interactively guiding the gift recipient in selecting items of merchandise of the multi-selection gift in accordance with the selection rule, by the client computer.   
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 60  wherein the selection rule allows the gift recipient to select more than one of the same item of merchandise. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 60  wherein the multi-selection gift specifies one or more quantities of respective one or more items of merchandise. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 60  wherein said interactively guiding comprises notifying the gift recipient when the gift recipient's selection of items of merchandise violates the selection rule. 
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 63  wherein said interactively guiding the gift recipient comprises allowing the gift recipient to select more items of merchandise than allowed by the selection rule, if the gift recipient agrees to pay for the excess items. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 60  wherein the multi-selection gift has a redemption status, indicating whether or not the gift recipient has redeemed the multi-selection gift. 
     
     
         66 . The method of  claim 60  wherein at least two items of merchandise are grouped together as a gift grouping, and wherein the selection rule allows selection of a gift grouping as a single item of merchandise. 
     
     
         67 . A system for multi-selection gifting, comprising:
 a memory for storing a multi-selection gift, the multi-selection gift comprising a plurality of items of merchandise, and a selection rule allowing a gift recipient to select up to a specified total number of items of merchandise in the multi-selection gift, the specified total number being greater than one; and   a user interface for interactively guiding the gift recipient in selecting items of merchandise of the multi-selection gift in accordance with the one selection rule.   
     
     
         68 . The system of  claim 67  wherein the selection rule allows the gift recipient to select more than one of the same item of merchandise. 
     
     
         69 . The system of  claim 67  wherein the multi-selection gift specifies one or more quantities of respective one or more items of merchandise. 
     
     
         70 . The system of  claim 67  wherein said user interface notifies the gift recipient when the gift recipient's selection of items of merchandise violates the selection rule. 
     
     
         71 . The system of  claim 70  wherein said user interface allows the gift recipient to select more items of merchandise than allowed by the selection rule, if the gift recipient agrees to pay for the excess items. 
     
     
         72 . The system of  claim 67  wherein said memory stores a redemption status of the multi-selection gift, indicating whether or not the gift recipient has redeemed the multi-selection gift. 
     
     
         73 . The system of  claim 67  wherein said user interface groups together at least two items of merchandise as a gift grouping, and wherein the selection rule allows selection of a gift grouping as a single item of merchandise. 
     
     
         74 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing a computing device:
 to identify a multi-selection gift, the multi-selection gift comprising a plurality of items of merchandise, and a selection rule allowing the gift recipient to select up to a specified total number of items of merchandise in the multi-selection gift, the specified total number being greater than one;   to interactively guide a gift recipient in selecting items of merchandise of the multi-selection gift in accordance with the at least one selection rule.