Electronic receipt system
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1. An electronic receipt system comprising:
- a point-of-sale (POS) device and a reading device associated with the POS device; and
a server in communication with said POS device and configured toreceive from said POS device, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communications device communicating via said reading device,verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received at said server,when the enrollment status of the user identifier is verified, send a confirmation message to said POS device, andwhen the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, send a failure message back to said POS device,receive, from the POS device, electronic receipt data, andwhen the enrollment status of the user identifier is verified, store the electronic receipt data associated with the user identifier, andwhen the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, store the electronic receipt data associated with a temporary user identifier.
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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) device and a reading device associated with the POS device; and a server in communication with said POS device and configured to receive from said POS device, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communications device communicating via said reading device, verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received at said server, when the enrollment status of the user identifier is verified, send a confirmation message to said POS device, and when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, send a failure message back to said POS device, receive, from the POS device, electronic receipt data, and when the enrollment status of the user identifier is verified, store the electronic receipt data associated with the user identifier, and when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, store the electronic receipt data associated with a temporary user identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. An electronic receipt system comprising:
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a point-of-sale (POS) device and a reading device associated with the POS device; and a server in communication with said POS device and configured to receive from said POS device, a user identifier transmitted from a mobile communications device communicating via said reading device, verify an enrollment status of the user identifier received at said server, when the enrollment status of the user identifier is verified, send a confirmation message to said POS device, and when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, send a failure message back to said POS device, receive, from the POS device, electronic receipt data, when the enrollment status of the user identifier is verified, store the electronic receipt data associated with the user identifier, and when the enrollment status of the user identifier is not verified, store the electronic receipt data associated with a temporary user identifier, and receive a request including the temporary user identifier to enroll and create an account for accessing the electronic receipt data; said POS device configured to provide a paper receipt with the temporary user identifier therein. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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