Digital delivery of receipts
Patent 5739512 Issued on April 14, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 30, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 30, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesElectronic bill pay system Universal electronic transaction card including receipt storage and system and methods of conducting electronic transactions Patent #: 5590038 InventorApplicationNo. 656123 filed on 05/30/1996US Classes:235/380Credit or identification card systemsExaminersPrimary: Evans, F. L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06K 005/00AbstractDigital delivery of receipts overcomes many of the problems associated with paper receipts. Digital receipts can be delivered over a properitary or over an open network such as the Internet. They can be uploaded to a smart card. They can be standardized in format to facilitate automated processing. An e-mail address can be incorporated into a bank card or other machine readable and for automatic routing of the receipt to a payor's e-mailbox. | |
