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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Paypal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
German Carlos Scipioni, San Jose, CA (US);
Byong Mok Oh, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for facilitating purchases by one person for another person. A user can take advantage of one or more social networks to facilitate purchases by proxy shoppers for the user. For example, the user can designate what products can be purchased by a proxy shopper and what stores can be used by the proxy shopper to make the purchases. The products can be listed in a registry on the user's social network. When the proxy shopper is in a designated store, the proxy shopper can purchase a designated products for the user.