Enhanced digital wallet
First Claim
1. A method of consummating a purchase transaction comprising:
- obtaining merchandise data for merchandise being purchased by a consumer;
calculating a price for the merchandise being purchased;
generating a digital receipt for the merchandise being purchased;
obtaining digital wallet data from the consumer; and
providing digital receipt data to the digital wallet of the consumer.
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Abstract
A digital wallet is operative to receive, maintain, and allow the retrieval of various forms of enhancements thereto, such as an electronic coupon, an electronic gift certificate, an electronic discount, and the like. The digital wallet is also operative to function as a primary or main digital wallet and thus accept and utilize a plurality of subordinate digital wallets, each one of which is separately operable within the framework of the digital wallet. In addition, each one of the subordinate digital wallets has different features and/or functionality. The primary digital wallet may also receive, maintain, and allow access to a shopping list of items that are automatically deleted or marked for deletion when an item corresponding to a shopping list item of the shopping list in the digital wallet is purchased on-line utilizing the primary digital wallet or at a physical store via a retail terminal, kiosk, or the like utilizing the primary digital wallet.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of consummating a purchase transaction comprising:
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obtaining merchandise data for merchandise being purchased by a consumer;
calculating a price for the merchandise being purchased;
generating a digital receipt for the merchandise being purchased;
obtaining digital wallet data from the consumer; and
providing digital receipt data to the digital wallet of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A digital wallet comprising:
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digital wallet program instructions; and
digital wallet data;
said digital wallet program instructions operative to allow receipt, storage, and retrieval of digital receipt data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for consummating a purchase transaction comprising:
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a processing unit;
a merchandise data receiver in communication with said processing unit and operative to obtain data from merchandise being purchased;
a data receiver in communication with said processing unit and operative to obtain data from a consumer; and
memory in communication with said processing unit and containing a plurality of program instructions, which, when executed by said processing unit, causes said processing unit to;
obtain merchandise data for merchandise being purchased via said merchandise data receiver;
calculate a price for the merchandise being purchased;
generate a digital receipt for the purchase transaction;
obtain consumer data via said consumer data receiver regarding a digital wallet of the consumer; and
provide digital receipt data to the digital wallet of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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14. A digital wallet comprising:
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digital wallet program instructions; and
digital wallet data;
said digital wallet program instructions supporting a plurality of subordinate digital wallets each having subordinate digital wallet program instructions and subordinate digital wallet data, wherein each subordinate digital wallet is separately operative.
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17. A digital wallet comprising:
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digital wallet program instructions; and
digital wallet data;
said digital wallet program instructions supporting receipt, storage, and retrieval of gift certificate data.
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20. A digital wallet comprising:
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digital wallet program instructions; and
digital wallet data;
said digital wallet program instructions operative to maintain a shopping list comprising at least one shopping list item, wherein when the digital wallet is utilized to purchase merchandise corresponding to an item on said shopping list, said digital wallet program instructions provide an indication that the corresponding item has been purchased. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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