Digital receipt personal identification
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1. A method for generating an electronic receipt relating to a transaction between a buyer and a seller, the method comprising the steps of:
- conducting a transaction between a buyer and a seller;
providing to the buyer a physical receipt comprising information describing the transaction and a transaction identifier;
generating an electronic receipt comprising information describing the transaction;
storing the electronic receipt in a database in which a plurality of other electronic receipts having transaction identifiers is storable;
receiving a request from a user to transmit the electronic receipt, the request comprising the transaction identifier of the physical receipt provided to the buyer;
retrieving the electronic receipt from the database in response to the transaction identifier received with the request from and user; and
transmitting the retrieved electronic receipt to a computing device associated with the user.
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Abstract
In connection with a sales transaction, a physical sales receipt is generated which includes a unique transaction identifier. The buyer can later access an electronic version of the sales receipt through a computing device by presenting the transaction identifier. The buyer can enjoy the benefits of a recorded sales history, for example a customer loyalty discount in future sales, without the need of providing customer or account information at each transaction.
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1. A method for generating an electronic receipt relating to a transaction between a buyer and a seller, the method comprising the steps of:
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conducting a transaction between a buyer and a seller;
providing to the buyer a physical receipt comprising information describing the transaction and a transaction identifier;
generating an electronic receipt comprising information describing the transaction;
storing the electronic receipt in a database in which a plurality of other electronic receipts having transaction identifiers is storable;
receiving a request from a user to transmit the electronic receipt, the request comprising the transaction identifier of the physical receipt provided to the buyer;
retrieving the electronic receipt from the database in response to the transaction identifier received with the request from and user; and
transmitting the retrieved electronic receipt to a computing device associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for generating an electronic receipt relating to a transaction between a seller and a buyer to which a physical receipt is provided, the system comprising:
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an electronic-receipt generator which, in response to the completion of the transaction, generates an electronic receipt comprising information describing the transaction, and a transaction identifier;
a transaction identifier interface which provides information describing the transaction and the transaction identifier included in the physical receipt;
a storage device which stores the electronic receipt in a database in which a plurality of other electronic receipts having transaction identifiers are storable;
a receipt handler which receives from a user a request to transmit the electronic receipt, the request comprising the transaction identifier of the physical receipt provided to the buyer, retrieves the electronic receipt from the database, and transmits the retrieved electronic receipt to a computing device operated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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