Gift registry graphical user interface

Abstract

In one embodiment, a graphical user interface presents a gift registry having a number of registered products available to purchase through a retailer. The graphical user interface may present a view of information regarding registered products including an image, a description, and a price associated with each registered product. A recommended product may be presented in relation to a registered product, the recommended product selected as being complementary to the registered product. The recommended product information presented may include a product image, a product description and a product selection control.

1 . A computer-implemented method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
 accessing a gift registry created by a registrant, the gift registry having a number of registered products available to purchase through a retailer associated with the GUI;   associating one or more of the registered products with at least one recommended product, the recommended product selected as being complementary to the respective registered product, wherein the at least one recommended product is available to purchase through the retailer associated with the GUI; and   transmitting for display data associated with displaying the GUI, the GUI including
 a first GUI region including a menu bar and a search input box, 
 a second GUI region below the first region including a print registry control, and 
 a third GUI region positioned below the second region, the third GUI region displaying information regarding the gift registry, the third GUI region including one or more product category regions, each product category region including one or more registered product description sub-regions each displaying a respective product description, wherein a first registered product description associated with a first registered product displayed in a first product description sub-region comprises
 a first product image, 
 a first product description, 
 a first product price, and 
 a recommended products control selectable to cause display of information associated with the at least one recommended product including a first recommended product description, wherein the first recommended product description includes a second product image, a second product description, and a second product selection control. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one recommended product is selected based in part on historical data related to at least one of the first product and the registrant. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first GUI region further includes a registries control selectable to cause display of a registry access widget, the method further comprising accessing a user account of a first registered user, wherein mouse-over of the registries control causes display of a registry name of at least one gift registry previously accessed by the registered user. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein selection of the recommended products control triggers an update of the GUI display by expanding information associated with the at least one recommended product within the first product description sub-region beneath the recommended products control. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the second GUI region further includes a personalized tips message encouraging the registrant to modify the gift registry based upon information associated with at least one of the registered products. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the print registry control is selectable to cause presentation of a pop-up window having two or more print option controls, wherein a first print option control is selectable to associate a print request with a first retail location, the method further comprising:
 associating one or more of the registered products with a brick-and-mortar shopping aisle in the first retail location; and   generating a printable registry document including
 a first print document region including a registry name, and 
 a second print document region below the first print document region including the one or more product category regions, each product category region including one or more printable product descriptions corresponding to the one or more registered product descriptions, wherein a first printable product description associated with the first registered product includes the first product image, the first product description, the first product price, and a first shopping aisle associated with the first registered product. 
   
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the second GUI region and the third GUI region are displayed on a first wallpaper background selected from a number of available wallpaper backgrounds by the registrant during creation of the gift registry. 
     
     
         8 . A system comprising: a graphical user interface (GUI) for a retail environment including a number of brick and mortar stores, the graphical user interface including
 a first region having a main message and a print registry control, and   a second region positioned below the first region, the second region displaying information regarding a gift registry, the second region including one or more item information sub-regions each displaying information regarding a respective item, wherein
 a first item information sub-region associated with a first item includes a first item graphic, a first item name, and a first item price, and 
 the print registry control is selectable to cause presentation of a pop-up window having two or more print controls including a first print control and a second print control, wherein the first print control is selectable to associate a print request with a first brick and mortar store, and the second print control is selectable to cause generation of a print preview GUI including
 a first preview region including a registry title, and 
 a second preview region below the first preview region including one or more printable item sub-regions corresponding to the one or more item information sub-regions, wherein a first printable item sub-region associated with the first item includes the first item graphic, the first item name, the first item price, and a first store aisle corresponding to a location of the first item at the first brick and mortar store. 
 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the graphical user interface further includes an options control selectable to trigger a wallpaper widget to set a background image, wherein the background image substantially borders the second region of the graphical user interface. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein receipt of a user interface interaction associated with the first item triggers presentation of suggested item information associated with at least one suggested item including a first suggested item, the suggested item information including a first suggested item name, a first suggested item graphic, and a first suggested item control. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first suggested item shares an attribute with the first item. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8  wherein the graphical user interface further includes an options control selectable to display an interface providing the registrant with a recommendations control selectable to authorize the system to email one or more personalized recommendations messages, encouraging the registrant to modify the gift registry, wherein the system emails a first personalized recommendations message based in part upon information associated with at least one item in the gift registry. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the first personalized recommendations message regards a threshold number of items available for purchase remaining in the gift registry. 
     
     
         14 . A computer-implemented method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) relating to a gift registry created by a registrant, the method comprising:
 accessing the gift registry, the gift registry having a number of registered products available to purchase through a retailer associated with the GUI;   associating one or more of the registered products with at least one recommended product, the recommended product selected as being complementary to the respective registered product, wherein the at least one recommended product is available to purchase through the retailer associated with the GUI;   transmitting for display data associated with displaying the GUI, the GUI including
 a first GUI region including a menu bar and a search input box, 
 a second GUI region including a print registry control, and 
 a third GUI region displaying information regarding the gift registry, the third GUI region including one or more product category regions, each product category region including one or more registered product description sub-regions each displaying a respective first product image and first product description; and 
   providing a selectable recommended products control, wherein selection causes display of information associated with the at least one recommended product including a first recommended product description, wherein the first recommended product description includes a second product image, a second product description, and a second product selection control.   
     
     
         15 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 14 , wherein the associating step comprises associating the one or more of the registered products with a list of recommended products, wherein the list of recommended products is derived based upon one or more of the browsing habits of the registrant, previous purchases of the registrant, items included in gift registries that also include the one or more of the registered products, and items commonly purchased together from the retailer. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 14 , wherein the associating step comprises associating the one or more of the registered products with the at least one recommended product based on attributes of the one or more of the registered products. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the attributes comprises product color. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 14 , wherein selection of the recommended products control triggers an update of the GUI display by expanding information associated with the at least one recommended product within a first product description sub-region. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 14 , wherein the second GUI region further includes a personalized tips message encouraging the registrant to modify the gift registry based upon information associated with at least one of the registered products. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 14 , wherein the transmitting step comprises selecting the print registry control to cause presentation of a pop-up window having at least one print option control, wherein the print option control is selectable to associate a print request with a first retail location.