System and method for issuing digital receipts for purchase transactions over a network
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for issuing a purchase transaction receipt over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one server in communication with the network, a registration request to receive digital receipts in association with a first credit card account;
storing, by the at least one server, at least one first customer record in a database, the at least one first customer record associating the first credit card account with a destination associated with a first customer;
receiving, at the at least one server from a point-of-sale terminal, information identifying the first credit card account and information about a transaction;
retrieving, by the at least one server, the at least one first customer record from the database based on the information identifying the first credit card account;
initiating a charge of an amount of the transaction to the first credit card account; and
automatically transmitting a digital receipt for the transaction to the destination associated with the first customer without input from the first customer.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing digital receipts for purchase transactions are provided. The method includes the steps receiving information for a first credit card account for executing a transaction; retrieving a first customer record from a database using information from the first credit card account; charging an amount of the transaction to the first credit card account; and transmitting a receipt to a predetermined location of the customer. The predetermined location may be an e-mail address of the customer or a server residing on the network. By receiving digital receipts, a customer or end-user will be able to digitally store these receipts and view or print the receipts out when necessary. Furthermore, the customer will be able to manage the receipts with conventional software packages.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for issuing a purchase transaction receipt over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one server in communication with the network, a registration request to receive digital receipts in association with a first credit card account; storing, by the at least one server, at least one first customer record in a database, the at least one first customer record associating the first credit card account with a destination associated with a first customer; receiving, at the at least one server from a point-of-sale terminal, information identifying the first credit card account and information about a transaction; retrieving, by the at least one server, the at least one first customer record from the database based on the information identifying the first credit card account; initiating a charge of an amount of the transaction to the first credit card account; and automatically transmitting a digital receipt for the transaction to the destination associated with the first customer without input from the first customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A terminal for issuing a digital receipt for a purchase transaction comprising:
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a communication mechanism configured to receive, from a point-of-sale terminal via a network, information identifying a first credit card account of a customer and information about a transaction; at least one database configured to store at least a first credit card account record and at least one associated customer record, the at least one customer record including an indication of a destination for digital receipts, wherein the destination is associated with the customer; and one or more computing devices configured to verify the first credit card account for an amount of the transaction, to retrieve a first customer record from the at least one database based on the information identifying the first credit card account, and to determine the destination associated with the customer; wherein the terminal is configured to automatically transmit a digital receipt for the transaction to the destination associated with the customer without input from the customer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium having instructions embodied thereon for issuing a purchase transaction receipt over a network, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive, by at least one server in communication with the network, a registration request to receive digital receipts in association with a first credit card account; instructions to store, by the at least one server, at least one first customer record in a database, the at least one first customer record associating the first credit card account with a destination associated with a first customer; instructions to receive, at the at least one server from a point-of-sale terminal, information identifying the first credit card account and information about a transaction; instructions to retrieve, by the at least one server, the at least one first customer record from the database based on the information identifying the first credit card account; instructions to initiate a charge of an amount of the transaction to the first credit card account; and instructions to automatically transmit a digital receipt for the transaction to the destination associated with the first customer without input from the first customer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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