Electronic receipting
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1. An electronic receipting system, comprising:
- means for receiving data from a point-of-sale device, wherein;
the data includes information associated with a transaction, andthe transaction comprises a dealing between a selling party and a customer for a good and/or a service;
means for receiving a request for an electronic receipt for the transaction, wherein the means for receiving the request comprises a display screen for displaying selectable prompts for electronic receipting options, wherein the electronic receipting options include at least two of;
a display on the display screen, to an email address, to a mobile device, to a smart card and to a portable device, wherein;
the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt, andthe destination is associated with the customer;
means for generating the electronic receipt, wherein;
the electronic receipt includes payment information associated with the transaction; and
the means for generating the electronic receipt provides for configuration of the electronic receipt for transmission to the destination;
means for transmitting the electronic receipt to the destination; and
means for storing a set of customer-specified rules that govern the generation of electronic receipts, wherein the means for generating the electronic receipt complies with the rules, and wherein under application of the rules different types of receipts are automatically generated for different transactions, and electronic receipts from transactions involving a first kind of goods are sent to a first destination, and electronic receipts from transactions involving a second kind of goods are sent to a second destination.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for receipting transactions transacted at a POS device. More specifically, but not by of limitation, embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for electronically receipting POS transactions and, in some embodiments, of providing the electronic receipts to a destination selected by a party to the POS transaction.
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1. An electronic receipting system, comprising:
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means for receiving data from a point-of-sale device, wherein; the data includes information associated with a transaction, and the transaction comprises a dealing between a selling party and a customer for a good and/or a service; means for receiving a request for an electronic receipt for the transaction, wherein the means for receiving the request comprises a display screen for displaying selectable prompts for electronic receipting options, wherein the electronic receipting options include at least two of; a display on the display screen, to an email address, to a mobile device, to a smart card and to a portable device, wherein; the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt, and the destination is associated with the customer; means for generating the electronic receipt, wherein; the electronic receipt includes payment information associated with the transaction; and the means for generating the electronic receipt provides for configuration of the electronic receipt for transmission to the destination; means for transmitting the electronic receipt to the destination; and means for storing a set of customer-specified rules that govern the generation of electronic receipts, wherein the means for generating the electronic receipt complies with the rules, and wherein under application of the rules different types of receipts are automatically generated for different transactions, and electronic receipts from transactions involving a first kind of goods are sent to a first destination, and electronic receipts from transactions involving a second kind of goods are sent to a second destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic receipting system, comprising:
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a computer system configured to receive data from a point-of-sale device and to generate an electronic receipt from the received data, wherein; the data comprises information associated with a transaction between a selling party and a customer; the transaction is transacted between the selling party and the customer at a location associated with the point-of-sale device; and the data includes information concerning a payment made by the customer to the selling party for one of a good, a service and a combination of a good and a service; a display screen in communication with the computer system for displaying selectable prompts for electronic receipting options, wherein the electronic receipting options include at least two of;
a display on the display screen, to an email address, to a mobile device, to a smart card and to a portable device;an input device associated with the computer system and configured to receive a request for issuance of the electronic receipt, wherein the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt; a communication device that is configured to communicate with the point of sale device and a customer device, the communication device being configured to receive from the customer device a request to revise the organization and type of data for the receipt and to provide the request to the point of sale device; and a transmitting device associated with the computer system and configured to transmit the electronic receipt to the destination; and wherein the generation of electronic receipts follows a set of rules previously specified by the customer, and wherein under the rules different types of transactions result in the automatic generation of different types of receipts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing electronic receipting for a transaction transacted at a point-of-sale, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a point-of-sale device, wherein; the information describes a payment made by a customer to a seller at the point-of-sale; and the point-of-sale device is located at the point-of-sale and is configured to record the payment; displaying on a display screen of the point of sale device selectable prompts for electronic receipting options, wherein the electronic receipting options include at least two of;
a display on the display screen, to an email address, to a mobile device, to a smart card and to a portable device;receiving a request from the customer to provide an electronic receipt for the transaction, wherein the request includes a destination for the electronic receipt that is selected from the receipting options displayed on the display screen; using a computer to generate the electronic receipt from the information and to configure the electronic receipt for transmission to the destination; receiving, from the customer before the transaction, a set of rules that govern the generation of electronic receipts, wherein under the rules different transactions are automatically receipted differently, and electronic receipts from transactions involving a first kind of goods are sent to a first destination, and electronic receipts from transactions involving a second kind of goods are sent to a second destination; and transmitting the electronic receipt to the destination according to the rules. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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