Patent ID: 8857713

Claim:
A computer implemented method for generating a receipt for an item purchased by a consumer from a merchant, the method comprising: determining a first category of first transaction data and a second category of second transaction data to be encoded, wherein the first and second transaction data was generated for purchase of an item by the consumer from a merchant, the first and second categories being categories of a financial management system accessible and utilized by a plurality of consumers to manage their respective digital receipts including the consumer that purchased the item from the merchant; mapping the first category to a first pre-determined segment of a Quick Response (QR) code and mapping the second category to a second pre-determined segment of the QR code; encoding the first transaction data within the first pre-determined segment and encoding the second transaction data within the second pre-determined segment; and generating an electronic receipt comprising the QR code, wherein respective first and second pre-determined segments are encoded with respective first and second transaction data.