Automatic Sharing Of A Receipt With A Place Of Employment

• US 20140122278A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Argue, Stuart, Marcar, Anthony Emile
• Application Number:
  US13/665,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20140122278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing

Abstract

A method is disclosed for a customer sharing a receipt with other persons. An electronic receipt may be viewed on a mobile electronic device with electronic receipts software thereon. A customer may select the receipt for sharing as well as selecting modifications to the receipt and persons to share the receipt with. Information may be sent to a server or computer system to request that a receipt be shared. The server may then process the request and transmit receipt information to the contact person requested by the customer. The receipt may be shared via data transfer, facsimile or email, or may be shared through a receipts management software or application.

Claims

1. A method for sharing a receipt comprising:

initiating electronic receipts software on a mobile electronic device;

receiving a selection of an electronic receipt, the electronic receipt being stored on the mobile electronic device;

receiving a selection of a contact person on the mobile electronic device;

receiving an indication to share the receipt on the mobile electronic device;

the mobile electronic device sending information to a receipts management server to request that the receipt is shared; and

the receipts management server sending receipt information to the contact person.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receipts management server sending receipt information to the contact person comprises the receipts management server sending receipt information to the contact person via facsimile.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receipts management server sending receipt information to the contact person comprises the receipts management server sending receipt information to the contact person via email.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein sending information to a receipts management server comprises the mobile electronic device sending information to the receipts management server over the mobile electronic device'"'"'s communications network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein sending information to a receipts management server comprises sending information to identify the electronic receipt and information to identify the contact person.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the receipts management server sending identification information about the customer to the contact person.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising a customer purchasing an item and receiving a receipt and the receipts management server sending information about that receipt to the contact person.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising a customer purchasing an item for work and receiving a receipt and the receipts management server sending information about that receipt to the contact person at the customer'"'"'s workplace.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receipts management server sending receipt information comprises sending a modified version of the receipt to the contact person.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a receipt sharing profile in the electronic receipts software.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising selecting a contact from the mobile electronic device to use as the contact person for the sharing profile.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising entering a mode for delivering a receipt to the contact person.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the mode of delivery is selected from facsimile and email.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising adding a message to the contact person as part of the receipt sharing profile.

15. A method for sharing a receipt comprising:

creating a receipt for an item purchased at a store;

initiating electronic receipts software on a mobile electronic device;

receiving a selection of the receipt electronically on the mobile electronic device;

receiving a selection of a contact person on the mobile electronic device;

receiving a selection of to share the receipt with the contact person on the mobile electronic device;

the mobile electronic device sending information to a receipts management server to request that the receipt is shared with the contact person; and

the receipts management server sending receipt information to the contact person.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein a digital receipt for the item is sent to the mobile electronic device in response to a customer purchase of the item.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising creating a receipt sharing profile on the mobile electronic device, the receipt sharing profile corresponding to the contact person.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the receipt sharing profile includes delivery information for the contact person selected from the group consisting of an email address and a facsimile number.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the receipt sharing profile comprises formatting information for providing a receipt to the contact person.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein receipt information sent to the contact person is a modified receipt which is different from the receipt received by the customer.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the receipt is modified according to selections in the receipt sharing profile.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the receipt information sent to the contact person includes contact information for the customer.