Quick Legend Receipt System
First Claim
1. A point-of-sale (POS) system comprising:
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a receipt generation module configured to (a) enable, via the display, a merchant using the POS system to specify one or more rules that adjust how each of a plurality of selectable tip options, each representing a different tip amount, is generated and (b) generate, based on the one or more rules, a transaction receipt that includes a section indicating the plurality of selectable tip options; and
a printer module to print the transaction receipt as a printed receipt for allowing a customer to specify a one of the plurality of selectable tip options in the section on the printed receipt, wherein the plurality of selectable tip options are printed with indications showing what a total after-tip amount will be in each tip option so that the customer can approve both the tip amount and the total after-tip amount corresponding to the one option to be specified by the customer using a single selection,wherein the receipt generation module is further configured to cause the POS system to display, after generation of the transaction receipt, the plurality of selectable tip options to the merchant and to prompt the merchant to input to the POS system the one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the printed receipt.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for enabling more efficient tipping by providing a merchant the ability to reduce the time used on manually entering tip amounts. In one embodiment, a method includes automatically generating, by a point-of-sale (POS) system, a transaction receipt that indicates a plurality of selectable tip options, wherein said automatically generating the transaction receipt is based on one or more rules specified by a user of the POS system. The method further includes causing the transaction receipt to be printed as a printed receipt. The method further includes identifying, by the POS system, a one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the printed receipt. Among other benefits, the disclosed techniques reduce the time and effort the merchant needs to spend on collating the tipping at end of the business day.
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27 Claims
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1. A point-of-sale (POS) system comprising:
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a display; a receipt generation module configured to (a) enable, via the display, a merchant using the POS system to specify one or more rules that adjust how each of a plurality of selectable tip options, each representing a different tip amount, is generated and (b) generate, based on the one or more rules, a transaction receipt that includes a section indicating the plurality of selectable tip options; and a printer module to print the transaction receipt as a printed receipt for allowing a customer to specify a one of the plurality of selectable tip options in the section on the printed receipt, wherein the plurality of selectable tip options are printed with indications showing what a total after-tip amount will be in each tip option so that the customer can approve both the tip amount and the total after-tip amount corresponding to the one option to be specified by the customer using a single selection, wherein the receipt generation module is further configured to cause the POS system to display, after generation of the transaction receipt, the plurality of selectable tip options to the merchant and to prompt the merchant to input to the POS system the one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the printed receipt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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enabling, via a display of a point-of-sale (POS) system, a user of the POS system to specify one or more rules, the one or more rules controlling how a plurality of selectable tip options are to be calculated based on an attribute of a transaction by the POS system; generating, by the POS system, a transaction receipt that indicates the plurality of selectable tip options for the transaction based on the one or more rules specified by the user of the POS system; causing the transaction receipt to be printed as a printed receipt; receiving an input that identifies a one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the printed receipt; and determining both a tip amount specified by the customer and a total amount of the transaction based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 25)
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14. A point-of-sales (POS) system comprising:
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a display; a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and having instructions stored therein which, when executed by the processor, cause the POS system to; enable, via the display, a user of the POS system to specify one or more rules, the one or more rules controlling how each of a plurality of selectable tip options is to be calculated based on an attribute of a transaction; generate, based on the one or more rules, a transaction receipt that includes a section indicating the plurality of selectable tip options for the transaction; cause the transaction receipt to be printed as a printed receipt; receive an input that identifies a one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the printed receipt; and determine both a tip amount specified by the customer and a total amount of the transaction based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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enabling, via a point-of-sale (POS) system, a user of the POS system to specify one or more rules, the one or more rules controlling how a plurality of selectable tip options are to be calculated based on an attribute of a transaction; generating, by the POS system, a transaction receipt that indicates the plurality of selectable tip options for the transaction based on the one or more rules specified by the user of the POS system; receiving an input that identifies a one of the plurality of selectable tip options specified by a customer on the transaction receipt; and determining both a tip amount specified by the customer and a total amount of the transaction based on the input.
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