ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM

• US 20120084391A1
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Klarna Glazing II LLC
• Original Assignee: Omniverse Group, LLC
• Inventors: Patel, Jay Pravin, Diaz, Tomas E., Jaitly, Sachin Chand
• Granted Patent: US 9,292,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A method includes receiving, at a user identification module of an electronic receipt system in electronic communication with a point of sale terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device to a near-field communication enabled communication device associated with the point of sale terminal. The method also includes verifying, by a validation module of the electronic receipt system, an enrollment status of the user identifier; and based on results of the verifying, transmitting, by a transfer module of the electronic receipt system, the user identifier and data characterizing an electronic receipt to a receipt storage module of the electronic receipt system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a user identification module of an electronic receipt system in electronic communication with a point of sale terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device to a near-field communication enabled communication device associated with the point of sale terminal;

verifying, by a validation module of the electronic receipt system, an enrollment status of the user identifier;

based on results of the verifying, transmitting, by a transfer module of the electronic receipt system, the user identifier and data characterizing an electronic receipt to a receipt storage module of the electronic receipt system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the data characterizing the electronic receipt in association with the user identifier in a database associated with the receipt storage module.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying the enrollment status of the user identifier includes:

receiving a communication from the user identification module including the user identifier;

determining the enrollment status of the user identifier; and

transmitting a communication to the user identification module indicative of the enrollment status of the user identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the status of the user identifier, enabling enrollment of the user identifier in the electronic receipt system.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein enabling enrollment of the user identifier includes generating a temporary account in the electronic receipt system associated with the user identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the user identifier and the electronic receipt includes:

generating a message including the user identifier and data associated with the electronic receipt; and

transmitting the message to the receipt storage module.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the message is at least one of an XML message, a text format message, or an image.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein data associated with the electronic receipt include at least one of an identifier of a product, an identifier of a merchant, a date, a purchase price, and a receipt number.

9. An electronic receipt system comprising:

a user identification module in electronic communication with a point of sale terminal, the user identification module configured to receive a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device to a near-field communication enabled communication device associated with the point of sale terminal;

a validation module configured to verify an enrollment status of the user identifier in the electronic receipt system;

a transfer module configured to transmit the user identifier and an electronic receipt based on the enrollment status of the user identifier; and

a receipt storage module configured to store the user identifier and the electronic receipt in a database.

10. The electronic receipt system of claim 9, wherein the user identification module and the transfer module are co-located in a first location and the validation module and the receipt storage module are co-located in a second location.

11. The electronic receipt system of claim 9, further comprising a service interface configured to receive data from the transfer module.

12. The electronic receipt system of claim 11, wherein the user identification module and the transfer module are co-located in a first location and the validation module, the receipt storage module, and the service interface are co-located in a second location.

13. The electronic receipt system of claim 9, further comprising a web interface configured to enable a user of the electronic receipt system to access the electronic receipt stored in the receipt storage module.

14. The electronic receipt system of claim 13, wherein the user identification module and the transfer module are co-located in a first location and the validation module, the receipt storage module, and the web interface are co-located in a second location.