Energy activated retail receipt system

• US 20070194111A1
• Filed: 02/21/2006
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Martin, Eric, Koll, Andrew, Van Brocklin, Andrew, Anderson, Daryl
• Application Number:
  US11/358,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20070194111A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/383
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

This invention relates to a receipt generating apparatus, comprising: an article that has been purchased; and a receipt portion located substantially on the article such that the receipt portion includes an energy activated material section upon which selected receipt markings are placed.

Claims

1. A receipt generating apparatus, comprising:

an article that has been purchased; and

a receipt portion located substantially on the article such that the receipt portion includes an energy activated material section upon which selected receipt markings are placed.

2. The receipt generating apparatus, as in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further comprised of:

an energy beam generating apparatus.

3. The receipt generating apparatus, as in claim 2, wherein the energy beam generating apparatus is further comprised of:

a laser light source that is capable of producing a laser beam.

4. The receipt generating apparatus, as in claim 2, wherein the energy beam generating apparatus is further comprised of

heat activation source.

5. The receipt generating apparatus, as in claim 1, wherein the energy activated material is further comprised of:

any suitable material that creates a mark when an energy source is impinged upon the material.

6. A product receipt, comprising:

a product that has been purchased; and

a receipt portion located substantially on the product such that the receipt portion includes an energy activated material section upon which selected receipt markings are placed.

7. The product receipt, as in claim 6, wherein the energy activated material is further comprised of:

any suitable material that creates a mark when an energy source is impinged upon the material.

8. The product receipt, as in claim 6, wherein the product receipt is further comprised of:

a preprinted section.

9. A method for generating a product receipt, comprising:

interacting a product to be purchased with a point of sale of device; and

creating selected marks on a receipt of purchase of the product such that the receipt includes a receipt portion that further includes an energy activated material section upon which the selected receipt markings are placed.

10. The method, as in claim 9, wherein the interacting step is further comprised of:

operating an energy beam generating apparatus to create an energy beam.

11. The method, as in claim 10, wherein the operating step is further comprised of:

operating a laser light source that is capable of producing a laser beam.

12. The method, as in claim 10, wherein the operating step is further comprised of:

operating a heat source.

13. The method, as in claim 9, wherein the method is further comprised of:

placing the product receipt upon the product prior to creating selected marks.

14. The method, as in claim 9, wherein the method is further comprised of:

placing the product receipt upon the product after creating selected marks.