Digital Watermark Feature For Device To Device Duplication Of A Digital Receipt
AssigneeWal-Mart Stores, Inc.
InventorsStuart Argue, Anthony Emile Marcar
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Abstract
A computer-implemented process can be operated to create a watermarked copy of a unique original copy of an electronic sales receipt in a first computerized device to a second computerized device. The watermarked copy includes an electronic watermark identifying the copy. The process includes creating the watermarked copy of the electronic sales receipt by copying information from the original copy of the electronic sales receipt to the watermarked copy and providing the electronic watermark within the watermarked copy.
Claims15
A computer-implemented process to create a watermarked copy of a unique original copy of an electronic sales receipt in a first computerized device to a second computerized device, the watermarked copy including an electronic watermark identifying the copy, the process comprising:
- creating the watermarked copy of the electronic sales receipt, comprising:
- copying information from the original copy of the electronic sales receipt to the watermarked copy;
- and
- providing the electronic watermark within the watermarked copy.
A remote server providing an electronic watermark to a copy of an original electronic sales receipt, the remote server comprising:
- an electronic receipt registry module including programming to:
- receive data from a computerized device operated by a customer indicating that a watermarked copy of the original electronic sales receipt is being created;
- and
- require that the electronic watermark be included within the watermarked copy.
A software application for creating upon a second computerized device a watermarked copy of an original electronic sales receipt upon a first computerized device, the application comprising:
- programming to:
- create the watermarked copy of the original electronic sales receipt, comprising:
- copy information from the original copy of the electronic sales receipt to the watermarked copy;
- and
- provide the electronic watermark within the watermarked copy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.