Patent ID: 8738454
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling the transfer of digital receipt data from a Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system to a mobile device, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system including one or more processors and system memory, the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system also including a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, the method comprising: opening a sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system; in response to opening the sales transaction, collecting digital receipt data for the sales transaction; one or more processors of the POS computer system executing the Near Field Communication (NFC) module to receive a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload from the mobile device within range of a generated Radio Frequency (RF) field, the Near Field Communication (NFC) tag payload encoding an application ID associated with and unique to a receipt management application resident at the mobile device; closing the sales transaction at the Point-Of-Sale (POS) computer system; and employing the application ID associated with the receipt management application to link the digital receipt data to the mobile device, the employing comprising: