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US 2014/0279098 A1Published application
Bill Splitting and Payment System and Method
OwnerBrandon Haminventor
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Abstract
The present subject matter discloses systems and methods in which a mobile application integrates with a restaurant's point of sale (POS) system such that, by providing a table identifier, users may split and pay an itemized bill, without the need of servers or restaurant staff.
Claims17
A bill payment system comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- a memory coupled to the controller, wherein the memory is configured to store program instructions executable by the controller;
- wherein in response to executing the program instructions, the controller is configured to:
- receive a table identification from a user device;
- in response to the receipt of the table identification, retrieve an invoice from a point of sale system, wherein the invoice is associated with the table identification and further includes a plurality of line items comprising an invoice total;
- display the invoice on a user interface accessible through the user device, wherein the user interface includes a user input mechanism adapted to receive a user's selection of one or more of the line items and generate a sub-invoice based on the user's selection, further wherein the user interface is adapted to receive a user payment for the sub-invoice;
- receive the sub-invoice and the user payment;
- apply the user payment to the sub-invoice;
- and
- communicate a completion status for the sub-invoice to the user device and point of sale system.
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A bill payment method comprising:
- receiving a table identification from a user device;
- retrieving an invoice from a point of sale system in response to the receipt of the table identification, wherein the invoice is associated with the table identification and further includes a plurality of line items comprising an invoice total;
- displaying the invoice on a user interface accessible through the user device, wherein the user interface includes a user input mechanism adapted to receive a user selection of one or more of the line items;
- generating a sub-invoice based on the user selection, further wherein the user interface is adapted to receive a user payment for the sub-invoice;
- applying the user payment to the sub-invoice;
- and
- communicating a completion status for the sub-invoice to the user device and point of sale system.
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A bill payment system comprising:
- a controller in communication with a user interface and a point of sale system;
- and
- wherein the controller is adapted to provide a bill payment application, wherein the bill payment application is accessible through the user interface,
- wherein the bill payment application:
- receives a table identification through the user interface;
- receives and displays an invoice from the point of sale system corresponding to the table identification;
- receives user selection and user payment from the user interface;
- generates a sub-invoice in response to the user selection;
- applies the user payment to the sub-invoice;
- and
- communicates a completion status for the sub-invoice to the point of sale system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.