METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS ON PORTABLE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A point-of-sale device for managing electronic receipts, comprising:
- a point-of-sale (POS) computer configured to generate an electronic receipt at the POS computer using a receipt policy of a plurality of receipt policies for generating and electronically managing electronic receipts, the receipt policy being for a specific type of transaction;
a local database coupled to the POS computer, the local database being configured to store electronic receipts generated by the POS computer; and
a communication module coupled to the POS computer, the communication module being configured to communicate online with a portable consumer communication device that is used for at least the specific type of transaction with the POS computer,wherein the receipt policy is managed by an external administration service to determine how the electronic receipt for the specific type of transaction is generated and managed by the POS computer,wherein the external administration service is periodically online with the POS computer to send and/or receive information,wherein the POS computer is configured to generate and manage the electronic receipt using the receipt policy when the POS computer is online with the portable consumer communication device and offline with the external administration service.
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Abstract
A system for managing electronic receipts is provided. According to one aspect, the system includes a portable device, a base device, a user device and an electronic receipts administration system. The electronic receipts administration system provides the base device with the appropriate data to allow the base device to generate, store and manage electronic receipts accordingly. A user uses the portable device to conduct a transaction with the base device. The base device uses a variety of information to generate an electronic receipt for the transaction. Such information includes, for example, information stored on the portable device, information stored locally on the base device and information stored on another device such as an electronic cash register. The electronic receipt is then stored on the portable device. The user device allows the user to subsequently retrieve the electronic receipt for management purposes.
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20 Claims
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1. A point-of-sale device for managing electronic receipts, comprising:
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a point-of-sale (POS) computer configured to generate an electronic receipt at the POS computer using a receipt policy of a plurality of receipt policies for generating and electronically managing electronic receipts, the receipt policy being for a specific type of transaction; a local database coupled to the POS computer, the local database being configured to store electronic receipts generated by the POS computer; and a communication module coupled to the POS computer, the communication module being configured to communicate online with a portable consumer communication device that is used for at least the specific type of transaction with the POS computer, wherein the receipt policy is managed by an external administration service to determine how the electronic receipt for the specific type of transaction is generated and managed by the POS computer, wherein the external administration service is periodically online with the POS computer to send and/or receive information, wherein the POS computer is configured to generate and manage the electronic receipt using the receipt policy when the POS computer is online with the portable consumer communication device and offline with the external administration service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing electronic receipts, comprising:
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generating, with a point-of-sale (POS) computer, an electronic receipt at the POS computer using a receipt policy of a plurality of receipt policies for generating and electronically managing electronic receipts, the receipt policy regarding a specific type of transaction; storing, at a local database coupled to the POS computer, a record of the electronic receipt generated from the receipt policy; communicating the electronic receipt, from a local communication module coupled to the POS computer, to a portable consumer communication device that is being used for the specific type of transaction with the POS computer; and communicating the record of the electronic receipt to an external administration service, wherein the receipt policy is managed by the external administration service to determine how the electronic receipt for the specific type of transaction is generated and managed by the POS computer, wherein communicating the record of the electronic receipt occurs during one period when the external administration service is periodically online with the POS computer, wherein generating the electronic receipt using the receipt policy is performed when the POS computer is offline with the external administration service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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