Receipt Translation for Vouchering

Apparatus for receipt translation, the apparatus comprising:

• a first sensor configured to receive one or more product identifiers;
• a database of product identification information, wherein i) each entry of the database corresponds to a product identifier, and ii) each entry comprises a description field having a standard language description and one or more native language descriptions;
• a controller configured to associate each received product identifier with a corresponding entry in the database;
• and
• a second sensor configured to receive receipt language information;
• wherein the controller is further configured to select the native language description for each received product identifier based on the received receipt language information.

A machine-readable storage medium, having encoded thereon program code, wherein, when the program code is executed by a machine, the machine implements a method for receipt translation, comprising the steps of:

• a) receiving one or more product identifiers;
• b) associating each received product identifier with a corresponding entry in a database of product identification information, wherein i) each entry of the database corresponds to a product identifier, and ii) each entry comprises a description field having a standard language description and one or more native language descriptions;
• c) receiving receipt language information;
• d) selecting the native language description for each received product identifier based on the received receipt language information;
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• e) providing a receipt for the one or more product identifiers based on the corresponding selected native language descriptions.