Appeal No. 2002-0885
Application 09/149,917
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a system and method for providing a
secure means of storing transaction data to eliminate the need
for paper receipts.
Claim 14 is reproduced below.
14. A system for generating and storing verifiable
electronic retail transaction receipts comprising:
a point of sale (POS) system including a plurality of
POS terminals, said terminals comprising a microprocessor, a
memory, an operator keyboard, an operator display, a cash
drawer;
a store controller;
a computer program executed by the POS system for
storing data in the memory comprising a retail merchant
identification number, a retail customer identification
number, and transaction data, said program for encrypting
said data with a merchant supplied signature key to generate
a merchant signature and generating a verifiable electronic
retail transaction receipt comprising said merchant
signature and detailed transaction data; and
a customer secure medium and a merchant secure medium
for storing said verifiable electronic retail transaction
receipts.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Davis et al. (Davis) 5,577,121 November 19, 1996
Tognazzini 5,739,512 April 14, 1998
Claims 14-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Davis.
Claims 1-13 and 25-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tognazzini and Davis.
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