Giving gifts and displaying assets in a social network environment
US7970657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/131
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is described for giving gifts via a social network and displaying icons representing assets that have been acquired via the social network. In various embodiments, the assets include real assets, digital assets, and virtual assets. Digital assets that have been acquired via the social network environment may also be displayed. In some embodiments, the assets are received as gifts or in trade from another user of the social network environment.
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