Sarah C Owen

US Patent:

20120226588, Sep 6, 2012

Filed:

Dec 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/341158

Inventors:

Chris Wuhrer - Alexandria VA, US
Jerome Myers - Douglasville GA, US
Sarah Owen - Atlanta GA, US
Caryn L. Dixon - Mount Juliet TN, US
Sameer S. Bharwani - Centennial CO, US
J. Scott Sanchez - Atlanta GA, US
Pranav Kariwala - Sandy Springs GA, US
Jigar Desai - Atlanta GA, US
Yinchuan Tan - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

First Data Corporation - Greenwood Village CO

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06

US Classification:

705 271

Abstract:

Systems and methods for electronic commerce using a dynamic checkout and/or group gifting are provided. The dynamic checkout process can be integrated with a social platform electronic commerce experience allowing a user to select a single gift, multiple gifts, and/or to create a basket of goods to send to one or multiple recipients. The dynamic checkout allows the user to select the desired recipient(s) before, after, or intermixed with selecting the offers and/or creating the basket of goods. These offers or products can be purchased by the user with a single payment which will be appropriately apportioned to the merchants based on the products purchased. Once the payment has been successfully processed, an electronic delivery or a physical delivery of the goods or products will occur.