RECEIPT STORAGE IN A DIGITAL WALLET

• US 20120158654A1
• Filed: 09/16/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: BEHREN, Rob von, Wall, Jonathan, Nowka, Andy
• Application Number:
  US13/235,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20120158654A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/626
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A digital wallet that facilitates fast, convenient, and secure commerce using a mobile electronic device (or non-mobile electronic device) and stores information associated with transactions, such as purchase confirmations and receipts. The digital wallet can store information for use in transactions, including information associated with one or more financial accounts, user information, and shipping information. To complete an online purchase, the digital wallet can interact with a merchant'"'"'s website to obtain information regarding the purchase. The digital wallet provides a user interface for the user to review and confirm the purchase information. The user interface also allows the user to select from multiple payment options, customize shipping information, or provide information requested by the merchant. The digital wallet can transmit user confirmation to the merchant'"'"'s website and receive a receipt for the purchase. The digital wallet can store the receipt and synchronize the receipt with a remote storage location.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for storing receipt data, comprising:

receiving, by a digital wallet module executing within a web browser application resident on a client device, an electronic data item comprising receipt data for a transaction; and

storing, by the digital wallet module, the receipt information in a memory storage device logically coupled to the web browser application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the web browser application comprises a Hypertext Markup Language revision 5 (HTML5) compliant web browser.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the receipt data comprises at least one of a list of products purchased in the transaction, a description of at least one product purchased in the transaction, a price for at least one product purchased in the transaction, a product category for at least one product purchased in the transaction, and a product identifier for at least one product purchased in the transaction.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the receipt data comprises at least one of a warranty associated with a product, a rebate for a product, a discount applied to the purchase of a product, and a coupon for a future purchase.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the receipt data comprises at least one of a date the transaction was completed, a payment method used to complete the transaction, and a merchant identifier.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving the electronic data item comprises receiving the electronic data item from a merchant website via the web browser application.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving the electronic data item comprises receiving the electronic data item from a point of sale device via wireless communications.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronic data item is received in response to a purchase made via the digital wallet module.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising sending, by the digital wallet module, the receipt data to a remote computing facility.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the remote computing facility comprises a cloud computing environment.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising synchronizing receipt data stored in the memory storage device with a cloud computing environment.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the digital wallet module, a query for certain receipt data stored in the memory storage device; and

causing, by the digital wallet module, receipt data corresponding to the query to be displayed via a display of the client device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the digital wallet module, the receipt data to a remote computing facility;

receiving, by a computing device, a query for certain receipt data;

sending, by the computing device, the query to the remote computing facility;

receiving, by the computing device, receipt data corresponding to the query; and

causing, by the computing device, the receipt data corresponding to the query to be displayed via a display of the computing device.

14. A computer program product for storing receipt data, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage device having computer-readable program instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program instructions comprising;

computer-readable program instructions that executes within a web browser application for receiving an electronic data item comprising receipt data for a transaction; and

computer-readable program instructions for storing the receipt information in a memory storage device logically coupled to the web browser application.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the web browser application comprises a Hypertext Markup Language revision 5 (HTML5) compliant web browser.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the receipt data comprises at least one of a list of products purchased in the transaction, a description of at least one product purchased in the transaction, a price for at least one product purchased in the transaction, a product category for at least one product purchased in the transaction, and a product identifier for at least one product purchased in the transaction.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the receipt data comprises at least one of a warranty associated with a product, a rebate for a product, a discount applied to the purchase of a product, and a coupon for a future purchase.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the receipt data comprises at least one of a date the transaction was completed, a payment method used to complete the transaction, and a merchant identifier.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the electronic data item is received from a merchant website via the web browser application.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the electronic data item is received from a point of sale device via wireless communications.

21. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the electronic data item is received in response to a purchase made via the digital wallet module.

22. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer-readable program instructions for sending the receipt data to a remote computing facility.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the remote computing facility comprises a cloud computing environment.

24. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer-readable program instructions for synchronizing receipt data stored in the memory storage device with a cloud computing environment.

25. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer-readable program instructions for receiving a query for certain receipt data stored in the memory storage device; and

computer-readable program instructions for causing receipt data corresponding to the query to be displayed via a display of the client device.

26. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer-readable program instructions sending the receipt data to a remote computing facility;

computer-readable program instructions receiving a query for certain receipt data;

computer-readable program instructions sending the query to the remote computing facility;

computer-readable program instructions receiving receipt data corresponding to the query; and

computer-readable program instructions causing the receipt data corresponding to the query to be displayed via a display of the computing device.

27. An apparatus for storing receipt data, the computer program product comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable media;

a memory storage device;

a web browser application; and

a digital wallet module that executes as a companion program within the web browser application to receive receipt data in an electronic format in response to a transaction completed via the digital wallet module and that stores the received receipt data in the memory storage device,

wherein the digital wallet module and the web browser application are stored on the memory storage device for execution by the processor via the computer-readable media.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the wherein the web browser application comprises a Hypertext Markup Language revision 5 (HTML5) compliant web browser.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the digital wallet module is operable to synchronize the received receipt data with a user account at a cloud computing facility.

30. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the digital wallet module is operable to receive a search query for stored receipt data and further operable to cause stored receipt data corresponding to the query to be displayed.

31. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the digital wallet module is operable to receive receipt data from at least one of a merchant web site via the web browser application and a point-of-sale terminal.

32. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the digital wallet module is operable to receive receipt data from a merchant web site via the web browser application and a point-of-sale terminal.