Electronic transaction receipt system and method
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1. A method for collecting electronic receipts for purchases, comprising the steps of:
- (a) conducting a sales transaction between buyer and a seller;
(b) generating an electronic receipt including information describing the purchase and including information indicating completion of the transaction;
(c) transmitting the receipt via a computer network to a computing device operated by the buyer, the buyer being presented via a hypermedia user interface of the device with a representation of the information describing the primary purchase, and a representation of the information indicating completion of the transaction;
(d) performing steps a, b and c for each of a plurality of transactions, no transaction of the plurality of transactions occurring between the same buyer and seller as any other transaction of the plurality of transactions; and
(e) storing in a centralized database a record of each receipt generated for each transaction of the plurality of transactions.
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Abstract
Electronic receipts are collected in a database. A buyer can log into the database system and retrieve receipts for the transactions in which he participated. The receipts may have hyperlinks that provide additional functionality.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for collecting electronic receipts for purchases, comprising the steps of:
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(a) conducting a sales transaction between buyer and a seller;
(b) generating an electronic receipt including information describing the purchase and including information indicating completion of the transaction;
(c) transmitting the receipt via a computer network to a computing device operated by the buyer, the buyer being presented via a hypermedia user interface of the device with a representation of the information describing the primary purchase, and a representation of the information indicating completion of the transaction;
(d) performing steps a, b and c for each of a plurality of transactions, no transaction of the plurality of transactions occurring between the same buyer and seller as any other transaction of the plurality of transactions; and
(e) storing in a centralized database a record of each receipt generated for each transaction of the plurality of transactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for collecting electronic receipts for purchases, comprising:
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a server computer coupled to a hypermedia computer network, the server computer including;
a receipt generator generating an electronic receipt in response to indication of completion of a sales transaction between a buyer and a seller, the receipt including information describing the purchase and including information indicating completion of the transaction, the receipt generator transmitting the receipt via the network to a computing device operated by the buyer, the buyer being presented via a hypermedia user interface of the device with a representation of the information describing the primary purchase and a representation of the information indicating completion of the transaction; and
a receipt handler responding to requests received via the network from buyers and sellers; and
a database controlled by the receipt handler in which is storable a record of each receipt generated for each of a plurality of transactions, no transaction of the plurality of transactions occurring between the same buyer and seller as any other transaction of the plurality of transactions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for collecting electronic receipts for purchases, the computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium carrying thereon:
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(a) means for conducting a sales transaction between buyer and a seller;
(b) means for generating an electronic receipt including information describing the purchase and including information indicating completion of the transaction;
(c) means for transmitting the receipt via a hypermedia computer network to a computing device operated by the first party, the buyer being presented via a hypermedia user interface of the device with a representation of the information describing the purchase, and a representation of the information indicating completion of the transaction; and
(d) means for storing in a centralized database a record of each receipt generated for each transaction of a plurality of transactions, no transaction of the plurality of transactions occurring between the same buyer and seller as any other transaction of the plurality of transactions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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