Automatic Sharing Of A Receipt With A Place Of Employment

• US 20140122279A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Argue, Stuart, Marcar, Anthony Emile
• Granted Patent: US 9,911,145 B2
• 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 a modified version of the electronic receipt with the contact person;

the mobile electronic device sending information to a receipts management server to request sharing the receipt;

the receipts management server preparing a modified receipt from the electronic receipt; and

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

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a selection of one or more items on the receipt and wherein the modified receipt is redacted to only show the one or more items.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving a selection of an item from the receipt for sharing with the contact person.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receipt is printed in a different format.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving additional information regarding the receipt into the mobile electronic device and the receipts management server sending the additional information to the contact person with the receipt information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the additional information relates to an item on the receipt and wherein the receipt management server modifies the receipt to associate the additional information with that item.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified copy of the receipt includes additional description of an item on the receipt.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified copy of the receipt includes additional tax information regarding an item on the receipt.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified receipt is presented as a spreadsheet.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified receipt is presented as delimited data.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified receipt includes work reimbursement codes associated with the customer'"'"'s workplace.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a receipt sharing profile corresponding to the contact person on the mobile electronic device, and wherein the modified receipt is modified according to information in the receipt sharing profile.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified receipt includes a message to the contact person from the customer.

15. 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 a format selected from the group consisting of facsimile and email.

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

12. The method of claim wherein the modified receipt includes contact information for the customer.

17. A method for sharing a receipt comprising:

delivering a receipt for an item in response to a customer purchasing the item 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 to share the receipt with a contact person on the mobile electronic device;

receiving a selection of a modification to the receipt;

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

the receipts management server creating a modified receipt; and

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

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving a selection of a modification to the receipt comprises receiving a selection of an item from a receipt containing multiple items and wherein the modified receipt is redacted to show that item without showing items not selected.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of the receiving a selection of a modification to the receipt comprises receiving additional information regarding the receipt and wherein the modified receipt includes the additional information.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the modified receipt includes additional information regarding items on the receipt.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of the receiving a selection of a modification to the receipt comprises receiving work reimbursement codes from a customer and wherein the modified receipt includes the work reimbursement codes.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising sending a receipt to a contact person at a customer'"'"'s workplace in response to a customer purchasing an item for work.