Systems and methods for a centralized gift registry with upload and merge of a retailer-specific registry

1. A centralized gift registry system comprising:

a centralized gift registry of a gift registrant;

a memory for storing the centralized gift registry; and

a network interface for communicating with a communications network, the communications network accessible to at least one retailer-specific registry and the gift registrant;

a processor in communication with the memory and the network interface, the processor configured to:

generate a request to import a retailer-specific registry for the gift registrant into the centralized gift registry;

transmit the request to receive information on gift items of the retailer-specific registry; and

import the gift items of the retailer-specific registry into the centralized gift registry, thereby including on the centralized gift registry a gift common to the centralized gift registry and at least one retailer-specific registry.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the request to import the retailer-specific registry without input from the gift registrant.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores an application programming interface (API), and the processor transmits the request to receive information via an API function call.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify the centralized gift registry system via the API function call.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein

the API function call includes a public key, and

a private key associated with a retailer-specific registry system is used to digitally sign the API function call, and

a retailer-specific registry system determines, based at least in part on the digital signature of the API function call, the identity of the centralized gift registry system.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an update to a gift that is common between the retailer-specific registry and the centralized gift registry; and

transmit the update to the retailer-specific registry, thereby synchronizing the gift common to the respective retailer-specific registry and the centralized gift registry.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the receiving and the transmitting uses an API function call.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein an update includes a change in the desired quantity of the gift.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein an update includes an addition of the gift to a respective registry.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein an update includes a decrease in the desired quantity of the gift based at least in part on a purchase request.

11. A method implemented on a centralized gift registry system including a centralized gift registry of a gift registrant, and a communications network accessible to the centralized gift registry system, at least one retailer, and the gift registrant, the method comprising:

generating a request to import a retailer-specific registry for the gift registrant into the centralized gift registry; and

transmitting the request for receiving information on gift items of the retailer-specific registry; and

importing the gift items of the retailer-specific registry into the centralized gift registry, thereby including on the centralized gift registry a gift common to the centralized gift registry and at least one retailer-specific registry, wherein

the gift common to the centralized gift registry and at least one retailer-specific registry of the gift registrant is stored on a memory of the centralized gift registry system.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating the request to import the retailer-specific registry without input from the gift registrant.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the memory stores an application programming interface (API), further comprising:

transmitting the request for information via an API function call.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

identifying the centralized gift registry system via the API function call.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein

the API function call includes a public key, and

a private key associated with the centralized gift registry system is used to digitally sign the API function call, and further comprising:

a retailer-specific registry system determining, based at least in part on the digital signature of the API function call, the identity of the centralized gift registry system.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving an update to a gift that is common between the retailer-specific registry and the centralized gift registry; and

transmitting the update to the retailer-specific registry, thereby synchronizing the gift common to the respective retailer-specific registry and the centralized gift registry.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the receiving and the transmitting uses an API function call.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein an update includes a change in the desired quantity of the gift.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein an update includes an addition of the gift to a respective registry.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein an update includes a decrease in the desired quantity of the gift based at least in part on a purchase request.