SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS OF SALES TRANSACTIONS USING MOBILE DEVICES
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1. A method for managing electronic receipts of sales transactions, the method comprising:
- generating receipt data for a sales transaction using information regarding the sales transaction from a point-of-sales (POS) terminal at a receipt capture device operably connected to the POS terminal;
transmitting the receipt data using short range communication from the receipt captured device to a mobile device for storage;
retrieving the receipt data from storage to the mobile device; and
composing a visual receipt using the receipt data on a display of the mobile device for usage.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing electronic receipts of sales transactions utilizes a receipt capture device that generates receipt data using information from a point-of-sales (POS) terminal and a mobile device that receives the receipt data from the receipt capture device using short range communication.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for managing electronic receipts of sales transactions, the method comprising:
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generating receipt data for a sales transaction using information regarding the sales transaction from a point-of-sales (POS) terminal at a receipt capture device operably connected to the POS terminal; transmitting the receipt data using short range communication from the receipt captured device to a mobile device for storage; retrieving the receipt data from storage to the mobile device; and composing a visual receipt using the receipt data on a display of the mobile device for usage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing electronic receipts of sales transactions, the system comprising:
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a point-of-sales (POS) terminal; a receipt capture device operably connected to the POS terminal, the receipt capture device being configured to generate receipt data for a sales transaction using information regarding the sales transaction from the POS terminal, the receipt capture device being further configured to transmit the receipt data using short range communication; and a mobile device configured to receive the receipt data using the short range communication with the receipt capture device, the mobile device being further configured to compose a visual receipt for the sales transaction using the receipt data on a display of the mobile device for usage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A receipt capture device comprising:
a controller unit operably connected to a point-of-sales (POS) terminal and a storage unit, the controller unit being configured to receive information regarding a sales transaction from the POS terminal, the controller unit being further configured to generate receipt data for the sales transaction using the information from the POS terminal and to store the receipt data in the storage unit, the controller unit being further configured to transmit the receipt data to a mobile device using short range communication, the controller unit being further configured to selectively delete the receipt data from the storage unit after the receipt data has been transmitted to the mobile device according to an established receipt management rule, the controller unit being further configured to store receipt data for multiple sales transactions in a sequential manner and to associate the receipt data for the multiple sales transactions with unique user identifiers to distinguish each sales transaction, the controller unit being further configured to be able to upload and download the receipt data for any sales transaction to and from a remote server to avoid overflow of data at the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a processor of a mobile device to perform method steps for managing electronic receipts of sales transactions, the method steps comprising:
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receiving receipt data for a sales transaction from a receipt capture device associated with a point-of-sales (POS) terminal using short range communication; storing the receipt data for the sales transaction received from the receipt capture device in a storage unit of the mobile device; composing a visual receipt for the sales transaction using the receipt data in the storage unit on a display of the mobile device; uploading the receipt data from the mobile device to a remote device for storage, including deleting the receipt data from the storage unit of the mobile device; and downloading the receipt data from the remote device to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a processor of a computer to perform method steps for managing electronic receipts of sales transactions, the method steps comprising:
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receiving receipt data for a sales transaction from a mobile device; storing the receipt data received from the mobile device in a storage unit of the computer; composing a visual receipt on a display of the personal computer using the receipt data; and transmitting the receipt data to the mobile device when requested by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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