APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS
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1. An electronic receipt server comprising:
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a data store; and
a processor adapted;
on receiving receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction from a first entity, to generate a reference associated with the customer purchase transaction, store the receipt data in the data store in association with the reference and return the reference to the first entity;
on receipt of a request comprising the reference from a second entity, to send an electronic receipt to the second entity, the electronic receipt being associated with the reference and presenting the customer purchase transaction according to the receipt data.
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Abstract
An electronic receipt server comprises an interface, a data store, and a processor adapted, on receiving receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction from a first entity, to generate a reference associated with the customer purchase transaction, store the receipt data in the data store in association with the reference and return the reference to the first entity, and on receipt of a request comprising the reference from a second entity, to send an electronic receipt to the second entity, the electronic receipt being associated with the reference and presenting the customer purchase transaction according to the receipt data.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic receipt server comprising:
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an interface; a data store; and a processor adapted; on receiving receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction from a first entity, to generate a reference associated with the customer purchase transaction, store the receipt data in the data store in association with the reference and return the reference to the first entity; on receipt of a request comprising the reference from a second entity, to send an electronic receipt to the second entity, the electronic receipt being associated with the reference and presenting the customer purchase transaction according to the receipt data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19)
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6. An electronic point of sale system comprising:
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a card reader adapted to read card details from a payment card; and a terminal adapted to; send receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction to a first entity; receive a reference associated with an electronic receipt corresponding to the customer purchase transaction from the first entity; embed the reference in a message associated with the customer purchase transaction; and send the message to a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of generating an electronic receipt comprising:
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receiving receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction from a first entity; generating a reference associated with the customer purchase transaction; storing the receipt data in the data store in association with the reference; and returning the reference to the first entity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of processing a customer purchase transaction comprising:
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reading card details from a payment card; sending receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction to a first entity; receiving a reference associated with an electronic receipt corresponding to the customer purchase transaction from the first entity; embedding the reference in a message associated with the customer purchase transaction; and sending the message to a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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20. An e-commerce point of sale server adapted to:
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receive card details from a payment card; send receipt data associated with a customer purchase transaction to a first entity; receive a reference associated with an electronic receipt corresponding to the customer purchase transaction from the first entity; embed the reference in a message associated with the customer purchase transaction; and send the message to a second entity.
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