MOBILE TRANSACTION SERVICES

• US 20120284101A1
• Filed: 05/06/2011
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Schiller, Harold J., Pacella, Dante, Carney, Mark D.
• Application Number:
  US13/102,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20120284101A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.23
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A method may include receiving identification information associated with a user, where the identification information is used to store electronic receipts for the user. The method also includes receiving, from a point-of-sale device, transaction information for a transaction involving the user and generating an electronic receipt for the transaction. The method further includes storing the electronic receipt.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

store an identifier associated with a user of a mobile device;

provide a user interface configured to;

receive input from the user, the input identifying categorization information associated with storing electronic receipts for the user;

provide the identifier or display the identifier, via the mobile device, to a point-of-sale device associated with a retailer; and

receive an electronic receipt associated with a transaction between the user and the retailer.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions for providing the identifier or displaying the identifier cause the at least one processor to:

output the identifier to a display screen of the mobile device.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the identifier comprises a barcode.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions for providing the identifier or displaying the identifier cause the at least one processor to:

forward the identifier via a radio frequency communication interface.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further including instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

forward the categorization information to an external system that is configured to store the electronic receipt.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the instructions for causing the at least one processor to receive the electronic receipt cause the at least one processor to receive the electronic receipt from the external system.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

access an external system storing a plurality of receipts associated with the user; and

retrieve at least some of the plurality of receipts from the external system, wherein the receipts are stored in accordance with the categorization information.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 7, further comprising instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

receive, from the user, information identifying a first category associated with stored receipts; and

display at least one of a plurality of receipts or receipt summaries associated with the first category.

9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving identification information associated with a user, the identification information being used to store electronic receipts for the user;

receiving, from a point-of-sale device, transaction information for a transaction involving the user;

generating an electronic receipt for the transaction; and

storing the electronic receipt.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, a request for access to a plurality of electronic receipts associated with the user; and

providing the plurality of receipts to the user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the providing comprises:

transmitting the plurality of receipts in summary form for display.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, categorization information identifying a plurality of categories associated with electronic receipts stored for the user; and

storing the electronic receipts in accordance with the categorization information.

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

receiving, from the user, a request for receipts associated with a first one of the plurality of categories; and

transmitting receipt information for the first category to a device associated with the user.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

forwarding discount information, coupons or special offers to a mobile device associated with the user in response to receiving the transaction information.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the user has adequate funds in an account associated with the user for completing the transaction.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a return indication associated with at least one item included in the electronic receipt; and

modifying the electronic receipt to indicate that the at least one item was returned.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing electronic receipts for a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users has a corresponding identifier; and

providing access to electronic receipts associated with one of the plurality of users in response to a request that includes an identifier corresponding to the one of the plurality of users.

18. A point-of-sale device, comprising:

an input device configured to receive an identifier associated with a user of a mobile device;

logic configured to receive information associated with a transaction between the user of the mobile device and a retailer associated with the point-of-sale device; and

a communication interface configured to forward, via a network, information associated with the transaction to a first system, wherein the first system is configured to generate an electronic receipt associated with the transaction.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the input device includes at least one of a scanner to scan a barcode encoding the identifier or a radio frequency interface configured to receive the identifier via a wireless medium.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive at least one of coupon codes or discount codes from the first system or scan coupon codes or discount codes displayed by the mobile device.