METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND REPORTING DIGITAL QR RECEIPTS

• US 20140188645A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: George Dimokas
• Original Assignee: George Dimokas
• Inventors: DIMOKAS, George
• Granted Patent: US 9,805,354 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/21
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3221 Access to banking information through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

A system for managing transaction information includes a user device, a transaction server having a processor and a memory, and a point-of-sale device. The point-of-sale device is configured to communicate identification information and transaction information associated with a user purchase to said user device. The point-of-sale device is further configured to transmit said identification information and transaction information over a network to said transaction server.

Claims

1. A system for managing transaction information, the system comprising:

a user device;

a transaction server having a processor and a memory; and

a point-of-sale device, wherein said point-of-sale device is configured to;

communicate identification information and transaction information associated with a user purchase to said user device, and

transmit said identification information and transaction information over a network to said transaction server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said point-of-sale device comprises a transaction display and is configured to:

generate a Quick Response (QR) code based on said identification information and transaction information, and

communicate said identification information and transaction information by displaying said QR code on said transaction display.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said transaction information includes a transaction date and a transaction amount.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said point-of-sale device is configured to:

transmit said identification information and transaction information via a cloud-based web service.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said user device is configured to:

receive a user input;

transmit a request to said transaction server for a transaction record associated with said user purchase in response to said user input; and

receive, from said transaction server, said transaction report,

wherein said transaction report includes at least one of said identification information and transaction information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said user device is further configured:

display advertising information, wherein said advertising information is retrieved from a cloud-based web service in based at least in part on one or more of said identification information and transaction information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said transaction server is configured to:

receive an information request from said user device, wherein said information request includes a transaction identifier associated with said user purchase;

based on said transaction identifier, select a transaction record; and

transmit, to said user device, said transaction record.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said transaction server is further configured to:

select advertisement information based at least in part on one or more of said information request, identification information, and transaction information; and

transmit said advertisement information to said user device.

9. A method for providing transaction information to a user device, comprising:

obtaining, at a point-of-sale device, identification information and transaction information;

generating, at the point-of-sale device, a Quick Response (QR) code based on said identification information and transaction information;

displaying, at the point-of-sale device, said QR code; and

transmitting, from said point-of-sale device to a remote transaction server, said identification information and transaction information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said QR code encodes user identification information, a merchant identifier associated with said point-of-sale device, a transaction date, and a transaction amount.

11. A method for obtaining transaction records, comprising:

receiving, at a user device from a point-of-sale device, identification information and transaction information corresponding to a user purchase;

receiving, at the user device, user input identifying a transaction record relating to said user purchase;

transmitting, from the user device to a transaction server, a request for said transaction record;

receiving, from the transaction server, said transaction record; and

displaying, on a screen of the user device, information related to said transaction record.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said information related to said transaction record includes at least one of a merchant identifier, a transaction amount, a transaction date, and an item description.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying, on the screen of the user device, advertisement information, wherein said advertisement information is related to said user purchase.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting, from the user device to the transaction server, a request for said advertisement information based on at least on of said transaction record, identification information and transaction information; and

receiving, at the user device from the transaction server, said advertisement information.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying, on the screen of the user device, a prompt to perform on or more of displaying said transaction record, printing said transaction record, exporting said transaction record, storage of said transaction record to a remote database, and synching of said transaction record with a remote accounting program;

receiving, at the user device, user input responsive to said prompt, and;

performing a transaction record management task based on said user input responsive to said prompt.

16. A method for managing transaction records, comprising receiving, at a transaction server from a point-of-sale device, identification information and transaction information associated with a user purchase;

storing, in a database, said identification information and transaction information;

receiving, from a user device, a request of a transaction record associated with said user purchase;

generating, at the transaction server, a transaction record associated with said user purchase; and

transmitting, from said transaction server to the user device, said transaction record.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

selecting, at the transaction server, advertisement information based on at least one of said transaction record, identification information, and transaction information; and

transmitting, from the transaction server to the user device, said advertisement information.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving, at the transaction server from the user device, a request to perform a transaction record management task; and

performing said transaction record management task, wherein said transaction management task comprises at least one of printing said transaction record, exporting said transaction record, storage of said transaction record to a remote database, and synching of said transaction record with a remote accounting program.