The problem with Point of Sale (POS) receipts is that the information is
"dead" because it is only printed. A solution is to send it to the
customer by the Internet allowing it to remain in a digital format. A
system and a method for transmitting by the Internet cash register
information to a customer. The cash register looks up the customer's
digital record, updates it with the current sales, selects an appropriate
protocol, attaches additional information and sends the current sales
information with the additional information to the customer's Internet
address. All the sales information is processed in a repeating fashion.
Furthermore handling of coupons is costly. In one embodiment sales
receipts contain rebates, allowing them to be later redeemed digitally.
In a further embodiment the rebates are personalized by using
content-based and collaborative-based technology.