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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2021
Maplebear, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Russel Adams, Chicago, IL (US);
Maplebear Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A receipt capture device can collect transaction information from transactions conducted at a point of sale system by capturing receipt data transmitted from the point of sale system for the purpose of printing receipts at an external receipt printer. The receipt capture device can then send the collected receipt data to an online system for analysis. At the online system, received receipt data can be decoded from the printer-readable format it is transmitted in and used to enhance the online system's understanding of transactions occurring at a retailer associated with the point of sale system. For example, the online system can determine an approximate inventory of items available at purchase at the retailer by aggregating items recently purchased in transactions at the point of sale system.