Electronic receipting
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1. An electronic receipting system, comprising:
- means for receiving data from a point-of-sale device, wherein;
the data includes information associated with a transaction, and the transaction comprises a dealing between a selling party and a customer for a good and/or a service;
means for receiving a request for an electronic receipt for the transaction, wherein;
the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt, and the destination is associated with the customer;
means for generating the electronic receipt, wherein;
the electronic receipt includes payment information associated with the transaction; and
the means for generating the electronic receipt provides for configuration of the electronic receipt for transmission to the destination; and
means for transmitting the electronic receipt to the destination.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for receipting transactions transacted at a POS device. More specifically, but not by of limitation, embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for electronically receipting POS transactions and, in some embodiments, of providing the electronic receipts to a destination selected by a party to the POS transaction.
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37 Claims
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1. An electronic receipting system, comprising:
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means for receiving data from a point-of-sale device, wherein;
the data includes information associated with a transaction, and the transaction comprises a dealing between a selling party and a customer for a good and/or a service;
means for receiving a request for an electronic receipt for the transaction, wherein;
the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt, and the destination is associated with the customer;
means for generating the electronic receipt, wherein;
the electronic receipt includes payment information associated with the transaction; and
the means for generating the electronic receipt provides for configuration of the electronic receipt for transmission to the destination; and
means for transmitting the electronic receipt to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic receipting system, comprising:
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a computer system configured to receive data from a point-of-sale device and to generate an electronic receipt from the received data, wherein;
the data comprises information associated with a transaction between a selling party and a customer;
the transaction is transacted between the selling party and the customer at a location associated with the point-of-sale device; and
the data includes information concerning a payment made by the customer to the selling party for one of a good, a service and a combination of a good and a service;
an input device associated with the computer system and configured to receive a request for issuance of the electronic receipt, wherein the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt; and
a transmitting device associated with the computer system and configured to transmit the electronic receipt to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing electronic receipting for a transaction transacted at a point-of-sale, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a point-of-sale device, wherein;
the information describes a payment made by a customer to a seller at the point-of-sale; and
the point-of-sale device is located at the point-of-sale and is configured to record the payment;
receiving a request from the customer to provide an electronic receipt for the transaction, wherein the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt;
using a computer to generate the electronic receipt from the information and to configure the electronic receipt for transmission to the destination; and
transmitting the electronic receipt to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for providing a receipt for a transaction transacted at a point-of-sale, the method comprising:
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registering for an option for receiving a receipt;
storing the registration at a host computer;
requesting a receipt from a processor;
transmitting from the host computer to the processor the registered option; and
using the processor to provide the receipt with the registered option. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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