Electronic receipt system
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1. An electronic receipt system comprising:
- a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and a near-field communication (NFC) device associated with the POS terminal; and
a server in communication with said POS terminal and configured toreceive from said POS terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device communicating via said NFC device,verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received at said server,when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, generate a temporary user identifier to define the user identifier,transmit the temporary user identifier to the mobile communications device via the NFC device and the POS terminal,receive, from the POS terminal, an electronic receipt,store one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier, and the electronic receipt, andreceive, from a user and via a user interaction interface of the server, a request including one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier to access the electronic receipt;
said POS terminal configured to provide a paper receipt with the temporary user identifier therein.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a user identification module of an electronic receipt system in electronic communication with a point of sale terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device to a near-field communication enabled communication device associated with the point of sale terminal. The method also includes verifying, by a validation module of the electronic receipt system, an enrollment status of the user identifier; and based on results of the verifying, transmitting, by a transfer module of the electronic receipt system, the user identifier and data characterizing an electronic receipt to a receipt storage module of the electronic receipt system.
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1. An electronic receipt system comprising:
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a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and a near-field communication (NFC) device associated with the POS terminal; and a server in communication with said POS terminal and configured to receive from said POS terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device communicating via said NFC device, verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received at said server, when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, generate a temporary user identifier to define the user identifier, transmit the temporary user identifier to the mobile communications device via the NFC device and the POS terminal, receive, from the POS terminal, an electronic receipt, store one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier, and the electronic receipt, and receive, from a user and via a user interaction interface of the server, a request including one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier to access the electronic receipt; said POS terminal configured to provide a paper receipt with the temporary user identifier therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic receipt system comprising:
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a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and a near-field communication (NFC) device associated with the POS terminal; and a server in communication with said POS terminal and configured to receive from said POS terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device communicating via said NFC device, verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received at said server, when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, generate a temporary user identifier to define the user identifier, transmit the temporary user identifier to the mobile communications device via the NFC device and the POS terminal, receive, from the POS terminal, an electronic receipt, store one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier, and the electronic receipt, receive, from a user and via a user interaction interface of the server, a request including one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier to access the electronic receipt, permit the user, via the user interaction web interface, to categorize and filter the electronic receipt and a plurality of additional electronic receipts associated with the user identifier, displaying at least one offer to the user, via the user interaction web interface, and based upon data in the electronic receipt and the plurality of additional electronic receipts, and permitting a merchant, via a merchant web interface, to access the electronic receipt and the plurality of additional electronic receipts for the user and at least one additional user; said POS terminal configured to provide a paper receipt with the temporary user identifier therein. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server operating in an electronic receipt system comprising a point-of-sale (POS) terminal and a near-field communication (NFC) device associated with the POS terminal, the server being in communication with the POS terminal, the server comprising:
a processor and memory cooperating therewith and configured to receive from the POS terminal, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communication device communicating via the NFC device, verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received, when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, generate a temporary user identifier to define the user identifier, transmit the temporary user identifier to the mobile communications device via the NFC device and the POS terminal, receive, from the POS terminal, an electronic receipt, store one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier, and the electronic receipt, and receive, from a user and via a user interaction interface of the server, a request including one of the user identifier and the temporary user identifier to access the electronic receipt, the POS terminal configured to provide a paper receipt with the temporary user identifier therein. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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