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Systems methods and computer program products for directing consumer from digital receipt to source of specific item for repeat item purchase

  • US 9,412,101 B1
  • Filed: 08/30/2013
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for directing a consumer to a source offering for sale a specific item previously purchased by the consumer, the method being performed by a computer and comprising the computer:

  • receiving electronic receipt data generated by a transaction processing device of a merchant, the electronic receipt data identifying the specific item purchased by the consumer from the merchant;

    identifying a plurality of merchants offering the specific item for sale;

    selecting a merchant of the plurality of merchants based at least in part upon pre-determined prioritization criteria involving prior purchases by the consumer;

    encoding an input element based at least in part upon the selected merchant and the specific item; and

    generating a digital receipt, the digital receipt comprising;

    item-level data identifying the specific item purchased and the input element selectable by the consumer to direct the consumer from the digital receipt to the selected merchant offering the specific item for sale.

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