Receipt presentment systems and methods

1. A method of presenting an image of a receipt to a consumer, comprising:

electronically capturing a receipt;

storing the receipt at a host computer system;

receiving a request at the host computer system from a computer of the consumer to display the image of the receipt;

transmitting an electronic file comprising the image of the receipt for display at the consumer computer, the electronic file further comprising programming that causes at least one purchase item included on the receipt to appear as a selectable link to obtain more detailed information about the item;

receiving from the consumer computer information that defines at least one user-defined category based on product information;

receiving a request at the host computer from the consumer computer to display a categorical listing of items purchased by the consumer, wherein the items are comprised by a plurality of receipts;

for each of the plurality of receipts, consulting a database for product information relating to each item of the receipt;

using the product information to sort the items into categories comprising the at least one user-defined category; and

transmitting a second electronic file from the host computer system to the consumer computer, wherein the file comprises a listing of the items sorted into categories comprising the at least one user-defined category based on product information for display at the consumer computer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receipt comprises a credit card receipt.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receipt comprises an image of the consumer's signature.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receipt is printed on paper at a point of sale and electronically capturing comprises scanning an image of the receipt to an electronic file.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein electronically capturing comprises receiving a file from a point-of-sale device, wherein the file comprises an image of the consumer's signature.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of the purchase item from the consumer;

consulting a database for information about the item; and

transmitting a file comprising the information to the consumer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second electronic file comprises programming that causes at least one item to appear as a selectable link to more detailed information about the item.

8. A system for presenting an image of a receipt to a consumer, comprising:

a host computer system, including a product information database for storing product information that is retrievable via an identifier relating to an item; and

an interface through which the host computer system communicates with at least one consumer computer;

wherein the host computer system is programmed to:

receive an electronically-captured receipt;

store the receipt;

receive a request from a computer of the consumer to display the image of the receipt; and

transmit an electronic file comprising the image of the receipt for display at the consumer computer.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the receipt comprises a credit card receipt.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the host computer system further comprises an image capture device configured to electronically capture receipt images.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the image capture device is further configured to convert image information captured from a receipt into data, whereby the data may appear in an electronic image of the receipt as a selectable link relating to the data.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the interface is configured to provide communication between the host computer system and at least one point-of-sale device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the identifier is selected from the group consisting of UPC and SKU.

14. A system for presenting an image of a receipt to a consumer, comprising:

means for receiving an electronic image of a receipt;

means for storing the image;

means for receiving a request from a computer relating to the consumer to display the image;

means for transmitting the image to the consumer computer;

means for obtaining product information relating to an item on the receipt; and

means for categorizing a plurality of items on a receipt into user-definable categories according to the product information.

15. A method of presenting receipt information to a consumer, comprising:

receiving from a consumer computer information that defines at least one user-defined category;

receiving a request at the host computer from the computer of the consumer to display a categorical listing of items purchased by the consumer, wherein the items are comprised by a plurality of receipts;

for each of the plurality of receipts, consulting a database for information relating to each item of the receipt;

using the information to sort the items into categories comprising the at least one user-defined category; and

transmitting an electronic file from the host computer system to the consumer computer, the electronic file comprising a list of the items sorted into categories comprising the at least one user-defined category for display at the consumer computer.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the electronic file comprises programming that causes at least one item to appear as a selectable link to more detailed information about the item.