Receipt content capture device for inventory tracking

A system comprising:

• a receipt capture device that is a physical device connected to a point of sale (POS) system, the receipt capture device configured to:
• receive, from POS system of a first retailer, encoded receipt data;
• retransmit the encoded receipt data to a receipt printer;
• and
• relay the encoded receipt data to an online system;
• and
• an online system, wherein the online system and the POS system are operated by different entities, the online system configured to perform the steps of:
• receiving, from the receipt capture device, encoded receipt data;
• decoding the encoded receipt data;
• identifying, from the decoded receipt data, transaction information for a set of transactions associated with the first retailer, the transaction information comprising a set of purchased products purchased in each of the set of transactions associated with the first retailer;
• and
• adjusting, by the online system and responsive to the identification of the set of products, an inventory database to reflect changes in inventory levels of the first retailer of one or more products identified in the transaction information, wherein the adjustment of the inventory database is based on the encoded receipt data transmitted by the one or more receipt capture devices;
• and
• generating inventory content for display in a user interface for users to place orders of items of the first retailer at the online system, wherein availability of items displayed in the user interface is determined based on the inventory levels determined by the receipt data transmitted by the one or more receipt capture devices.

A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store code comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

• receiving, at an online system, encoded receipt data transmitted by one or more receipt capture devices, each receipt capture device configured to capture encoded receipt data transmitted from a point of sale (POS) system of a first retailer, wherein the one or more receipt capture devices are physical devices that are connected to the POS system, and wherein the online system and the POS system are operated by different entities;
• decoding, by the online system, the encoded receipt data transmitted by the one or more receipt capture devices;
• identifying, from the decoded receipt data, transaction information for a set of transactions associated with the first retailer, the transaction information comprising a set of purchased products purchased in each of the set of transactions associated with the first retailer;
• adjusting, by the online system and responsive to the identification of the set of products, an inventory database to reflect changes in inventory levels of the first retailer of one or more products identified in the transaction information, wherein the adjustment of the inventory database is based on the encoded receipt data transmitted by the one or more receipt capture devices;
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• generating inventory content for display in a user interface for users to place orders of items of the first retailer at the online system, wherein availability of items displayed in the user interface is determined based on the inventory levels determined by the receipt data transmitted by the one or more receipt capture devices.