TW201331866A - Method of sending gifts through social network website - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of sending gifts through a social network website is to let a user send out the tangible gift. A gift managing server maintains a gift list and a gift database, so that the user can use his/her computer for gift sending. The gift receiver is at least one of the friend lists of the user in the social network website.

Description

How to use the online community to give gifts

The present invention relates to a method of gifting by using an online community, and the gift of the gift is not a virtual commodity or a treasure.

There are two main types of gift giving through the Internet:

The first kind of gift that is usually used in the virtual treasure of online game software may be a gift from a manufacturer to reward members, and a gift between members. This kind of gift is not a physical gift and has nothing to do with the invention.

The second is to buy gifts directly from the online store. The recipient's address is the address of the gift creator. This gift-giving behavior is actually the same as the physical merchant gift, because there are many people who buy gifts from the physical merchants and ask for the store. On behalf of the goods to the recipient.

The online community has existed for many years, but the gift-giving behaviors are virtual, such as electronic birthday cards, coffee (only pictures) and so on. The application of the online community has quite a lot of ideas, but the gift-giving model has not changed for a long time and has always been a way to send virtual gifts.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a convenient way for a user to give gifts, especially through an online community in the Internet.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is applied to a computer (such as a smart phone or a general personal computer, a tablet computer, etc.), which is used by a user to pass through a gift management server and a social platform server (such as Facebook servo). Performing a gift, the method comprising, after execution by the computer, the following steps: connecting with the gift management server to receive a gift list and a friend list of the gift management server; receiving the user at the friend At least one friend selected by the list as at least one recipient; receiving at least one gift selected by the user on the gift list as at least one target gift; and transmitting the at least one recipient and the at least one target gift To the gift management server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can click the send record button to receive the information of the at least one recipient and the at least one target gift transmitted by the gift management server. In addition, the user selects a gift record button to receive at least one gift giver sent by the gift management server and at least one gift gift sent by the at least one gift giver.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, two preferred embodiments are described below.

Please refer to FIG. 1 for a schematic diagram of the environment in which the present invention is applied.

The present invention basically uses a portable electronic device 70 (such as a smart phone) or a computer 70 (giver computer 70) to connect through the network 90 through a gift management server 10 and a community. The platform server 30 performs gifts. The recipient can receive the gift message sent by the social platform server 30 using his portable electronic device 50 (such as a smart phone) or computer 50 (the recipient computer 50). Since the present invention is not conventionally designed to deliver virtual gifts, the operation of the financial services server 35 may be involved, and the recipient may redeem the gifts at the merchant, so it is possible that the merchant computer system 40 also needs to be operational.

The community platform server 30 is, for example, a FaceBook community platform server, and preferred embodiments of redemption gifts are, for example, chain coffee shops, beverage shops, restaurants, and the like.

Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 3 for a flow chart of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the gift data database of the present invention, and please refer to FIG. 6 to FIG. 13 for a schematic diagram of the gift application interface. In the first embodiment, the community platform server 30 is a FaceBook, and the recipient computer 50 is a smart phone having a camera function. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the community platform server 30 may also be Google+, and the recipient computer 50 may be a tablet computer having a camera function. However, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the recipient computer 50 It may not have a camera function.

Step S1: Open the application and connect to the community platform server 30.

The gift giver (not shown) opens the gift application on the giver computer 70, and the application's gift application interface 60 is shown in FIG. The giver enters the account number and password of the corresponding community platform server 30 in the gift application interface 60, and presses the login button 61 to connect to the community platform server 30.

Step S2: Linking the gift management server 10

The gift application then also connects the giver computer 70 to the gift management server 10.

Step S3: Transfer the gift list

The gift management server 10 transmits the gift list information to the giver computer 70. The gift list information is, for example, the gift information provided by the contract manufacturer, such as the price of coffee, juice and gifts, etc. The gift list information is shown in Figure 4.

Step S4: Receiving a gift list 81

The giver computer 70 receives the gift list information and displays a list of gifts in the gift application interface 60, as shown in FIG. 7, such as a Dandy latte cup. In the present embodiment, the gift list information is transmitted by the gift management server 10. The advantage is that the gift management server 10 always keeps the latest gift list, and the user can browse the latest gift list every time the gift application is launched.

Step S5: requesting to transmit a friend list

The gift management server 10 then requests the community platform server 30 to transmit the gift buddy's buddy list.

Step S6: transmitting a friend list

After receiving the demand from the gift management server 10 for the gift giver's buddy list, the social platform server 30 transmits the buddy's buddy list on the community platform server 30 to the gift management server 10.

Step S7: transmitting a friend list

The gift management server 10 transmits the gift list of the giver to the giver computer 70 after receiving the friend list of the giver transmitted by the community platform server 30.

Step S8: receiving a friend list

The giver computer 70 receives the list of friends transmitted by the gift management server 10.

It should be noted that the steps S5~S8 may also be as follows: the giver computer 70 is to obtain a friend list, and the gift giver computer 70 may directly request the community platform server 30, and the community platform server 30 The friend list is directly transmitted to the giver computer 70.

Step S9: selecting at least one recipient, and corresponding target gift

As shown in FIG. 7, after the gift giver selects the gift to be presented as the target gift 83 (such as the Dandy latte cup) on the gift list of the gift application interface 60, the action button 62a is pressed to make the gift application interface. 60 Confirm the gift you want to give. Next, the giver computer 70 displays the friend list 82 in the gift application interface 60 in accordance with the friend list data received by the gift management server 10, as shown in FIG. 8, for the gift giver to select at least one object to be presented as a gift. The recipient 84, such as "Wang Jianmin" and "Zeng Yani" are the recipients 84. After the giver selects the object to be presented with the gift, the giver presses the confirmation button 62b in the gift application interface 60.

Step S10: Performing checkout

As shown in FIG. 9, the gift application interface 60 integrates at least one target gift 83 selected by the giver and at least one recipient 84, and then the giver presses the checkout button 62c for checkout.

Step S11: transmitting the recipient and the corresponding target gift related information

The giver computer 70 transmits the gift of the present gift, the recipient, and the amount of the gift to the gift management server 10. It should be noted that, because of the payment problem, the giver computer 70 or/and the gift management server 10 will actually connect with the financial service server 35 for payment processing (such as using credit card transactions or internet currency). Since the processing of the network gold stream is not the improvement of the present invention and is also a prior art, it will not be described here. As shown in FIG. 10, after the payment problem is successfully processed, the giver computer 70 presents the information of the successful checkout at the gift application interface 60.

Step S12: receiving relevant information

The gift management server 10 receives the present information of the present recipient and the corresponding target gift from the giver computer 70.

Step S13: generating a gift code according to the related information, and maintaining the gift database 20

The gift management server 10 generates a gift code according to the received recipient and the corresponding target gift related information, and updates the gift recipient and the corresponding target gift related information to the gift information of the gift management server 10. Library 20 (shown in Figure 5).

The gift database 20 includes the following record fields: Gift Code 21: It is preferable to use it as a verification, for example, a mathematical code to generate a digital code that can verify the authenticity. Each gift giving record will generate a gift code, used for verification purposes, or used as an order number.

Date 22: This is the date of the gift.

Delivery date 23: The date the recipient receives the gift.

Gift giver 24: record the gift giver, such as the identity of the giver.

Receiver 25: Record the recipient, such as the recipient's identity code.

Gift 26: The target gift sent by the record.

Whether to redeem 27: Record whether the recipient has exchange, date of exchange.

The gift database 20 should be maintained each time a gift is given, or when a redemption gift occurs.

Further, if the giver presses the send record button 66 on the application interface 60, the giver computer 70 connects the gift management server 10 and requests the gift management server 10 to transmit the gift giving record. After receiving the request, the gift management server 10 retrieves the gift information database 20 from the gift information database 20 and transmits the gift giving record data corresponding to the gift giver to the giver computer 70. After the gift giver computer 70 receives the gift record data, it will be presented by the application interface 60, as shown in FIG. It should be noted that the gift database 20 is only a schematic diagram in FIG. 5, and the architecture of the database has quite a variety of changes.

Step S14: transmitting a gift information to the community platform server 30

The gift management server 10 transmits the information of the current recipient, the corresponding target gift, and the gift code to the community platform server 30.

Step S15: Receiving gift information

The community platform server 30 receives the information of the current recipient, the corresponding target gift, and the gift code transmitted by the gift management server 10.

Step S16: transmitting gift information (including gift code)

The community platform server 30 transmits the information of the present recipient, the corresponding target gift, and the gift code to the recipient computer 50.

Step S17: Receiving gift information

The recipient computer 50 receives the information of the present recipient, the corresponding target gift, and the gift code transmitted by the community platform server 30. For example, in the Facebook interface, the recipient can receive a message about someone giving gifts.

Step S18: The gift collection record button 67 is clicked

The recipient (not shown) presses the gift record button 67 on the application interface 60 (refer to FIG. 6).

Step S19: requesting gift information

The recipient computer 50 requests the gift management server 10 to transmit the gift information.

Step S20: Receiving the request for gift information.

The gift management server 10 receives the request for gift information.

Step S21: transmitting the gift information

The gift management server 10 searches the gift information database 20, and transmits the gift recipients to all the gifts that have not yet been redeemed or even includes the redeemed gift information (such as including a gift code, a gift giver, a gift, etc.) to the recipient computer 50. .

It should be noted that, of course, when the recipient computer 50 and the gift management server 10 are initially connected, the gift information database 20 is searched through the query, and all the information about the recipient is transmitted to the recipient computer 50. . Rather than waiting for the gift record button 67 to be clicked (step S18).

Step S22: Receiving gift information

The recipient computer 50 receives the gift information.

Step S23: selecting at least one gift as at least one redemption gift in the list of gift collection records

The recipient computer 50 receives the gift information, and the recipient (not shown) presses the gift record button 67 on the application interface 60 (refer to FIG. 6), and the recipient computer 50 will present the gift information (eg, The past gift collection record and the message of the present recipient and the corresponding target gift are presented in the application interface 60 in the manner of the gift list 85 (as shown in FIG. 12).

The recipient may select at least one gift that has not been received as at least one redemption gift in the collection list 85.

Step S24: Performing a redemption

The recipient presses the "Convert" button 68 on the application interface 60.

Step S25: Start the camera function of the camera phone and take a photo

In this embodiment, for example, the recipient is to redeem the "Dan Tie Liu Orange Juice Cup", the recipient arrives at "Dandi", and "Dandi" has a "2D barcode" at the appropriate place in the store (also For other forms of code patterns, this code pattern represents the number of this merchant). The recipient is, for example, holding the recipient computer 50 (camera phone, IPAD, etc.) to the merchant. When the step S24 is completed, the camera function of the camera phone 50 is activated, and the recipient then takes a "two-dimensional bar code" to obtain a code. Image 86, as shown in FIG.

Step S26: Obtain an identification code

The recipient uses the decoding program in the recipient computer 50 to decode the code image 86 to obtain an identification code ("2D barcode".

Step S27: transmitting the identification code and the gifting code to the gift management server 10

After the recipient receives the gift, the identification code and the gift code are transmitted from the recipient computer 50 to the gift management server 10.

Step S28: update the gift database

The gift management server 10 receives the identification code and the gift code, which means that the recipient has to redeem the gift. Therefore, the gift management server 10 updates whether or not the gift data library 20 is redeemed for 27 fields.

It should be noted that if the gift management server 10 finds that the identification code or the gift code is not stipulated, it can be judged that there may be a situation of artificial fake.

Step S29: transmitting a confirmation message

The gift management server 10 transmits a confirmation message to the recipient computer 50. In the present embodiment, the confirmation message is "Dandi 066-0077", and "Dandi 066" is the meaning of "identification code", such as the branch of Dandy No. 66, and "0077" represents Dan. The numbered 66th branch today is the 77th redemption gift. The confirmation message will give the merchant an extra layer of protection, and it is known whether the redemption is forged.

Step S30: receiving a confirmation message

As shown in FIG. 14, the recipient computer 50 receives the confirmation message transmitted from the gift management server 10.

Referring to Figures 15 through 17, a second embodiment of the present invention is a flow chart of a second embodiment of the present invention. 16 to 17 are schematic views of the gift application interface of the present invention. The difference between the second embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment is that the steps after S24 are different.

Step S25a: Displaying the gift code

As shown in FIG. 16, the recipient computer 50 presents the gift code 88 at the application interface 60. The recipient receives the gift code 88 to the merchant to redeem the gift. The recipient can directly view the recipient's computer 50 to the merchant. Of course, the recipient can also print or copy the gift code 88 to the merchant.

Step S26a: Obtaining a gift code

The merchant (not shown) obtains the gift code and enters the gift code into the merchant computer system 40. After receiving the gift code, the merchant computer system 40 transmits the gift code to the gift management server 10.

Step S27a: receiving the gift code, verifying whether it is valid

The gift management server 10 receives the gift code 88, and verifies whether the gift code 88 has been exchanged to the gift database 20, and if it has not been redeemed, the gift code is a valid gift code; if it has been redeemed If so, the gift code is an invalid gift code.

Step S28a: Notifying the verification result

The gift management server 10 transmits the verification result of the gift code to the merchant computer system 40 and the recipient computer 50.

Step S29a: receiving the verification result

The merchant computer system 40 receives the verification result transmitted by the gift management server 10, and if the gift code is a valid gift code, the merchant can present the gift to the recipient. If the gift code is invalid, the merchant may not give the gift to the recipient.

Step S30a: receiving the verification result

The gift management server 10 can also transmit the verification result to the recipient at the same time, so that the recipient knows the result, as shown in FIG.

Step S31a: update the gift database

If the gift code is a valid gift code, it means that the recipient informs the merchant of the gift code and performs a redemption gift, and the gift management server 10 updates the message that the gift has been successfully redeemed into the gift database 20, Mainly the "Do you want to redeem 27" field to be updated.

To sum up, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, shows its distinctive features of the prior art. You are requested to review the examination and express the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the various embodiments described above are merely illustrative for ease of explanation, and the scope of the invention is intended to be limited by the scope of the claims. For example, the gift of the embodiment is a beverage, and may also be other physical objects such as a cake, a gift money, a voucher, a voucher, a bonus point, a travel roll, a food, a flower, etc., and the method of redeeming the item is not limited to personally redeeming the merchant. You can also send the way to the recipient. In addition, for the purpose of the present invention, an application conforming to the social platform, such as the Facebook application, should be written to enable the social platform server 30 to cooperate with the gift management server 10, the recipient computer 50, and the giver. The software in the computer 70 operates.

10. . . Gift management server

20. . . Gift database

20a. . . Gift list information

twenty one. . . Gift code

twenty two. . . Date of creation

twenty three. . . Date of delivery

twenty four. . . Gift giver

25. . . Receiver

26. . . gift

27. . . Redemption

30. . . Community platform server

35. . . Financial service server

40. . . Merchant computer system

50. . . Portable electronic device

50. . . Receiver computer

60. . . Gift application interface

61. . . Login button

62a, 62b, 62c. . . Action button

65. . . Gift button

66. . . Send record button

67. . . Gift record button

68. . . Make a redemption button

70. . . Portable electronic device

70. . . Giver computer

81. . . Gift list

82. . . Friend list

83. . . Target gift

84. . . Receiver

85. . . Gift list

86. . . Code image

87. . . Confirmation message

90. . . network

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of the environment in which the present invention is applied.

2 to 3 are flowcharts of the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of information about a gift list of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the present invention regarding a gift database.

6 to 14 are schematic views of the gift application interface of the present invention.

Figure 15 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of the present invention.

16 to 17 are schematic views of the gift application interface of the present invention.

10. . . Gift management server

30. . . Community platform server

50. . . Receiver computer

70. . . Giver computer

Claims (18)

A method of using a network community for gifting, the method is applied to a computer, a user uses the computer to perform gifts through a gift management server and a community platform server, and the method is executed by the computer The following steps: connecting with the gift management server to receive a gift list and a friend list of the gift management server; receiving at least one friend selected by the user in the friend list as at least one gift Receiving at least one gift selected by the user on the gift list as at least one target gift; and transmitting the at least one recipient and the at least one target gift to the gift management server. The method for using the online community to provide gifts according to the first aspect of the patent application includes the following steps: receiving the user to select a send record button to receive the at least one gift transmitted by the gift management server. And information about the at least one target gift. The method for using the online community for gifting as described in claim 2, further comprising the steps of: receiving the user to select a gift record button to receive at least one gift giver delivered by the gift management server And information of at least one gift gift given by the at least one gift giver. The method for using the online community for gifting as described in claim 3, further comprising the steps of: receiving at least one gift selected by the user as at least one redemption gift; providing a redemption button to allow the User click. The method for using the online community to give gifts as described in claim 4 of the patent application further includes the following steps: after the redemption button is clicked, a gift code is displayed. The method for gifting by using an online community as described in claim 4, wherein the computer is a camera phone, and the method further comprises the following steps: after the redemption button is clicked, the camera of the camera phone is activated. Function; obtaining a code image; decoding the code image to obtain an identification code; and transmitting the identification code to the gift management server. A method for gifting by using an online community, the method is applied to a gift management server, and a user uses a computer to perform gifts through the gift management server and a social platform server. After the management server is executed, the method includes the following steps: connecting with the computer, transmitting a gift list to the computer; receiving at least one of the recipients and one of the at least one target gifts transmitted by the computer, wherein the at least one The recipient is selected by the user in a friend list, the at least one target gift is selected by the user on the gift list; and the at least one destination gift is provided according to at least the recipient and the corresponding one of the target gifts Gift code. The method for using the online community for gifting, as described in claim 7, further comprising the steps of: connecting with the community platform server to obtain the user on the community platform server. Log in to the buddy list; and transfer the buddy list to the computer. The method for using the online community for gifting as described in claim 8 further includes the steps of: transmitting a gift information to the community platform server, so that the at least one recipient knows that the user sends a gift. Give the recipient. The method for gifting by using an online community as described in claim 9 of the patent application, wherein the gift information includes the user identity and the at least one target gift. The method for using the online community to give gifts according to claim 10 of the patent application scope further includes the following steps: maintaining a gift database, the user database including the user code for recording the gift, and the corresponding gift , the target gift, the gift code, and whether to redeem the record. The method for using the online community for gifting as described in claim 11 further includes the steps of: receiving a gift code transmitted by the recipient to change the redemption record of the gift database to Redeemed. The method for using the online community for gifting as described in claim 7 further includes the steps of: receiving the gift code transmitted by a merchant computer system to change the redemption record of the gift database to Redeemed. The method for using the online community to give gifts according to claim 13 of the patent application scope further includes the following steps: transmitting a verification result to the merchant computer system. A method for gifting by using an online community, the method is applied to a gift management server, and a user uses a computer to perform gifts through the gift management server and a social platform server. After the management server is executed, the method includes the following steps: maintaining a gift database and a gift list; connecting to the community platform server, and receiving a friend list; connecting with the computer, and transmitting a gift list and the Receiving a list of friends to the computer; receiving at least one of the recipients and the corresponding at least one target gift transmitted by the computer, wherein the at least one recipient is selected from the list of friends, and the at least one target gift is Selecting for the list of gifts; and transmitting the at least one recipient and the corresponding at least one target gift to the social platform server. The method for using the online community for gifting as described in claim 15 further includes the step of: generating at least one gift code according to the at least one recipient and the corresponding at least one target gift. The method for using the online community to give gifts as described in claim 16 of the patent application further includes the following steps: transmitting the gift code to the computer. The method for using the online community to give gifts as described in claim 17 of the patent application further includes the following steps: transmitting the gift information to the computer.