TRANSFERRING DIGITAL RECEIPT DATA TO MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. At a Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system including one or more processors and system memory, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system also including a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a method for transferring digital receipt data to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- opening a sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system;
in response to opening the sales transaction, collecting digital receipt data for at least one item included in the sales transaction;
the Near Field Communication (NFC) module receiving a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload from a mobile device, the tag payload encoding a unique customer identifier, the unique customer identifier corresponding to a receipt management application resident at the mobile device;
establishing a communication pairing between the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system and the mobile device upon acceptance of the unique customer identifier;
closing the sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system; and
in response to closing the sales transaction, sending the collected digital receipt data to the mobile device over the established communication pairing.
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Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for transferring digital receipt data to mobile devices. A point-of-sale (“POS”) system generates digital receipt data as part of a sales transaction. The point-of-sale (“POS”) system and a mobile device, possibly also along with a receipt data server, interoperate with one another to transfer digital receipt data generated to the mobile device. In some embodiments, the point-of-sale (“POS”) system transfers digital receipt data for a sales transaction to the receipt data server. An identifier, such as, for example, an application identifier or transaction identifier, is stored along with the digital receipt data to match the digital receipt data with the mobile device. The mobile device subsequently uses the identifier to access the digital receipt data from the receipt data server. In other embodiments, the point-of-sale (“POS”) system transfers digital receipt data directly to the mobile device.
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1. At a Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system including one or more processors and system memory, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system also including a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a method for transferring digital receipt data to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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opening a sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system; in response to opening the sales transaction, collecting digital receipt data for at least one item included in the sales transaction; the Near Field Communication (NFC) module receiving a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload from a mobile device, the tag payload encoding a unique customer identifier, the unique customer identifier corresponding to a receipt management application resident at the mobile device; establishing a communication pairing between the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system and the mobile device upon acceptance of the unique customer identifier; closing the sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system; and in response to closing the sales transaction, sending the collected digital receipt data to the mobile device over the established communication pairing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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10. At a mobile device, the mobile device including one or more processors and system memory, the mobile device also including a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a method for receiving digital receipt data from a Point-Of-Sale (POS) system, the method comprising:
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the Near Field Communication (NFC) module transmitting a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload within a generated Radio Frequency (RF) field surrounding the mobile device, the tag payload encoding a unique customer identifier, the unique customer identifier corresponding to a receipt management application resident at the mobile device; establishing a communication pairing between the mobile device and a Point-Of-Sale (POS) system that received the tag payload, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) handling a sales transaction associated with the mobile device, establishment of the communication pairing indicative of the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system accepting the unique customer identifier; receiving collected digital receipt data for the sales transaction from the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system over the communication pairing; and delivering the collected digital receipt data to the receipt management application.
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16. A system for delivering digital receipt data to a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system comprising; one or more processors; system memory; a network adapter; a Near Field Communication (NFC) module; one or more I/O peripherals; and one or more computer storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system to; open a sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system; in response to opening the sales transaction, collect digital receipt data for at least one item included in the sales transaction; receive a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload from a mobile device, the tag payload encoding a unique customer identifier, the unique customer identifier corresponding to a receipt management application resident at the mobile device; establish a communication pairing between the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system and the mobile device upon acceptance of the unique customer identifier; close the sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system; and in response to closing the sales transaction, send the collected digital receipt data to the mobile device over the established communication pairing; and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising; one or more processors; system memory; a network adapter; a Near Field Communication (NFC) module; and one or more computer storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the mobile device to; transmit a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload within a generated Radio Frequency (RF) field surrounding the mobile device, the tag payload encoding a unique customer identifier, the unique customer identifier corresponding to a receipt management application resident at the mobile device; establish the communication pairing between the mobile device and a Point-Of-Sale (POS) system, establishment of the communication pairing indicative of the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system accepting the unique customer identifier; receive collected digital receipt data for the sales transaction from the Point-Of-Sale (POS) system over the communication pairing; and deliver the collected digital receipt data to the receipt management application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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