| US 7,552,087 B2 | ||
| Electronic transaction receipt system and method | ||
| R. Steven Schultz, Loganville, Ga. (US); Peter Galanis, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); James G. Nadler, Duluth, Ga. (US); James D. Greene, Suwanee, Ga. (US); and Duane A. Hylton, Canton, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AfterBot, Inc., Norcross, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 02, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/776,412. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/180102, filed on Feb. 03, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/236007, filed on Sep. 27, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2001/0029483 A1, Oct. 11, 2001 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—39 [705/38] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A system for generating de-identified electronic receipts, comprising:
a. a database for storing a plurality of sales transactions between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers, wherein
each of the plurality of sales transactions includes an identity of one of the plurality of buyers;
b. an electronic receipt generator for:
i. generating an electronic receipt for each of the plurality of sales transactions, wherein each electronic receipt comprises
detailed data describing the sales transaction, including sale price, total transaction amount, item description, and information
indicating completion of the sales transaction; and
ii. generating de-identified data from each of the electronic receipts, wherein the de-identified data describes each of the
plurality of sales transactions, but does not personally identify any one of the plurality of buyers.
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