Abstract: The gifting systems and corresponding methods of the present disclosure electronically provide a stored value instrument as a gift in place of a suggested product. The methods include taking a selected product offered for sale on a merchant's eCommerce website, converting that product into a gift suggestion, and delivering a personalized message including the gift suggestion and the stored value instrument to a gift recipient, based on various calculations, rules, and user inputs. The gift recipient can either purchase the suggested gift or any other gift from the eCommerce website's merchant using the stored value instrument. These systems and methods support multiple contributors to the gift and can be used via social or non-social networks. These systems and methods also support the delivery of personalized online messages related to a gift via social networks, email, or SMS. The personalized online messages include eGreeting cards, written messages, video recordings, and/or photos.

Abstract: The gifting systems and corresponding methods of the present disclosure electronically provide a stored value instrument as a gift in place of a suggested product. The methods include taking a selected product offered for sale on a merchant's eCommerce website, converting that product into a gift suggestion, and delivering a personalized message including the gift suggestion and the stored value instrument to a gift recipient, based on various calculations, rules, and user inputs. The gift recipient can either purchase the suggested gift or any other gift from the eCommerce website's merchant using the stored value instrument. These systems and methods support multiple contributors to the gift and can be used via social or non-social networks. These systems and methods also support the delivery of personalized online messages related to a gift via social networks, email, or SMS. The personalized online messages include eGreeting cards, written messages, video recordings, and/or photos.

Abstract: The systems and methods of the present disclosure enable a scanner cloud server to control a mobile device to scan a payment or loyalty card and to convert the scanned card into an electronic card. This is accomplished through the use of a scanner cloud interface that is incorporated into a mobile application installed on the mobile device. The scanner cloud server receives a request for scanning a card from the mobile application via the scanner cloud interface, and sends a request to the mobile application via the scanner cloud interface to scan a card using a scanning device, such as a camera, of the mobile device. The scanner cloud interface connects to the scanning device using the authorizations granted to the mobile application and controls the scanning device to scan the card to obtain an image of the card. The mobile application transmits the image to the scanner cloud server, which recognizes information in the image and generates an electronic card based on the recognized information.

Abstract: The gifting systems and corresponding methods of the present disclosure electronically provide a stored value instrument as a gift in place of a suggested product. The methods include taking a selected product offered for sale on a merchant's eCommerce website, converting that product into a gift suggestion, and delivering a personalized message including the gift suggestion and the stored value instrument to a gift recipient, based on various calculations, rules, and user inputs. The gift recipient can either purchase the suggested gift or purchase any other gift from the eCommerce website's merchant using the stored value instrument. These systems and methods support multiple contributors to the gift and can be used via social or non-social networks. These systems and methods also support the delivery of personalized online messages related to a gift via social networks, email, or SMS. The personalized online messages include eGreeting cards, written messages, video recordings, and/or photos.

Abstract: The systems and methods of the present disclosure enable a scanner cloud server to control a mobile device to scan a payment or loyalty card and to convert the scanned card into an electronic card. This is accomplished through the use of a scanner cloud interface that is incorporated into a mobile application installed on the mobile device. The scanner cloud server receives a request for scanning a card from the mobile application via the scanner cloud interface, and sends a request to the mobile application via the scanner cloud interface to scan a card using a scanning device, such as a camera, of the mobile device. The scanner cloud interface connects to the scanning device using the authorizations granted to the mobile application and controls the scanning device to scan the card to obtain an image of the card. The mobile application transmits the image to the scanner cloud server, which recognizes information in the image and generates an electronic card based on the recognized information.