System, method and graphical user interface for managing contacts and calendars within an online card system

This invention describes an online service that lets users design and send physical greeting cards or stationery. Through a website, users can customize cards and envelopes, enter their own return address, and add a recipient's address. If the user doesn't know the recipient's address, the system offers ways to help them find it, and it can also schedule the card's delivery for a specific date or within a chosen date range.

Why it matters: Filed before modern web frameworks and robust third-party APIs for contact management and shipping logistics were widely available. Building a sophisticated, integrated online service like this is significantly more streamlined and powerful today.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, database, and third-party integrations

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