Global Patent Index - EP 3180749 A4

EP 3180749 A4 20180307 - TAX REFUND SYSTEM

Title (en)

TAX REFUND SYSTEM

Title (de)

STEUERRÜCKERSTATTUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE REMBOURSEMENT DE TAXE

Publication

EP 3180749 A4 20180307 (EN)

Application

EP 15831994 A 20150810

Priority

  • IL 23405114 A 20140811
  • IL 2015050813 W 20150810

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016024272A1] The present invention relates to a system for automated processing of tax refunds, comprising: a) a Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction terminal for executing a purchase transaction for an item, and for generating purchase transaction data, wherein the purchase transaction data includes a user identification and a unique ID code assigned to the purchased item; b) a marking arrangement for applying unique ID code to the purchased item or to a reference object representing the purchased item; c) a Tax Transaction Refund Service (TTRS) server which stores the purchase transaction data and which provides, in response to the purchase transaction data, the amount of tax refunds, by communicating with a corresponding tax authority (TA) server; and d) a terminal adapted for acquiring the applied unique ID code and the identity of the user who purchased the item and for communicating data representing the user identity and the unique ID code to the TTRS for verification of the purchased item in conjunction with the user identity, wherein upon verification crediting an account of the user with the tax refund.

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 20/02 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 20/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/207 (2013.01); G06Q 40/123 (2013.12)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016024272 A1 20160218; EP 3180749 A1 20170621; EP 3180749 A4 20180307; IL 234051 A0 20141130; IL 250542 A0 20170330; IL 250542 A 20171231

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 2015050813 W 20150810; EP 15831994 A 20150810; IL 23405114 A 20140811; IL 25054217 A 20170209