Barcode transferring receipt data to a computing device of a customer

• US 9,818,091 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Issued: 11/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wal Mart Stores Inc (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Argue, Stuart, Marcar, Anthony Emile
• Primary Examiner(s): Glass, Shay S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Glass, Russell S
• Application Number:
  US13/560,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032347A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,936 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device

Abstract

A method is disclosed for transferring receipt data to a computing device corresponding to a customer. The method may include initiating a transaction at a point-of-sale system. During the transaction, a computer system comprising the point-of-sale system, may collect receipt data documenting the transaction. The computer system may generate a barcode unique to the transaction and comprising encoded data. Once the transaction has been completed, the computer system may present the barcode to the customer. This may be done via a printed receipt, a customer-facing display, or the like. Using the encoded data, the computer system may deliver the receipt data to a computing device in the possession of the customer. For example, the encoded data may comprise the receipt data. Alternatively, the encoded data may comprise a URL directing the computing device to a resource system from which the receipt data may be downloaded.

Claims

1. A method for transferring receipt data to a computing device corresponding to a customer, the method comprising:

providing a sales terminal including a code presenting device;

initiating a transaction with the customer at the sales terminal;

collecting, by a computer system comprising the sales terminal, the receipt data documenting at least a portion of the transaction;

generating, by the computer system, a barcode unique to the transaction and comprising encoded data and incorporating a URL within the encoded data, the URL being directed to a resource system from which the receipt data is downloadable by the computing device;

presenting, by the code presenting device, the barcode to the customer in an advertisement comprising a prompt, wherein the prompt includes at least an invitation to download the receipt data documenting the transaction;

receiving, by the computer system, a response to the prompt indicating a request for the receipt data documenting the transaction, the response to the prompt comprising scanning the barcode by a scanner of the computing device in possession of the customer;

generating, by the computer system, a push notification comprising at least the URL in response to the request for the receipt data;

delivering, by the computer system, the push notification to an application installed on the computing device;

receiving, from the application on the computing device, an indication that the customer has selected the URL in the push notification; and

initiating the download of the receipt data to the application on the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the code presenting device comprises a printer for printing the advertisement containing the barcode on a paper receipt.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the code presenting device comprises a customer-facing display for displaying the advertisement containing the barcode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the barcode is a two-dimensional barcode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the barcode unique to the transaction and comprising the encoded data and incorporating the URL within the encoded data comprises incorporating at least a portion of the receipt data within the encoded data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the barcode unique to the transaction and comprising the encoded data and incorporating the URL within the encoded data comprises incorporating the receipt data within the encoded data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the customer within a brick-and-mortar location.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising completing, by the sales terminal, the transaction.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the code presenting device comprises a customer-facing display for displaying, after the completing, the advertisement containing the barcode to the customer.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the code presenting device comprises a printer for printing, after the completing, a paper receipt including the advertisement containing the barcode.