Apparatus, system and method for device activation
First Claim
1. A method to engage an individual with digital content to activate a device configured to provide a service, the method comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, with the device in a first state that prevents the service from being provided, a request from a requestor to place the device in a second state to provide the service;
offering the requestor an opportunity to place the device in a second state following their assent to engage with the digital content, the device configured to provide the service when in the second state;
when the requestor chooses to engage with the digital content to receive the service, wirelessly signaling the device to activate a change from the first state to the second state;
when the requestor chooses to pay to receive the service rather than receive the digital content, requesting a form of payment be received from the individual and if the form of payment is approved, wirelessly signaling the device to activate a change from the first state to the second state; and
maintaining the device in the first state to prevent the service from being provided if both the requestor does not engage with the digital content and the form of payment is not received and approved.
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Abstract
A method to engage an individual with digital content to activate a device to deliver a service. The device is configured to operate in at least one state in which the device is configured to provide the service. The method includes: wirelessly receiving, with the device operating in a first state that prevents a delivery of the service, a request from a requestor to activate the device to provide the service; offering the requestor an opportunity to place the device in a second state following their engagement with the digital content, the device configured to provide the service when in the second state; if the requestor chooses to engage with the digital content, wirelessly communicating digital content for engagement by the requestor; and changing the state of the device to the second state to allow the device to be used to provide the service following a completion of the engagement.
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18 Claims
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1. A method to engage an individual with digital content to activate a device configured to provide a service, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, with the device in a first state that prevents the service from being provided, a request from a requestor to place the device in a second state to provide the service; offering the requestor an opportunity to place the device in a second state following their assent to engage with the digital content, the device configured to provide the service when in the second state; when the requestor chooses to engage with the digital content to receive the service, wirelessly signaling the device to activate a change from the first state to the second state; when the requestor chooses to pay to receive the service rather than receive the digital content, requesting a form of payment be received from the individual and if the form of payment is approved, wirelessly signaling the device to activate a change from the first state to the second state; and maintaining the device in the first state to prevent the service from being provided if both the requestor does not engage with the digital content and the form of payment is not received and approved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of delivering digital content to a client device in possession of an individual, the method comprising:
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configuring a device that provides a service for a plurality of operating states including a first state that allows a delivery of a first service but not a second service by the device that provides a service and a second state that allows the delivery of the second service by the device that provides the service, the second service providing an upgrade relative to the first service; offering the individual an opportunity to place the device that provides the service in the second state following engagement with the digital content via the client device;
when the digital content is engaged with via the client device, wirelessly communicating to the device that provides the service an authorization to change an operating state of the device from the first state to the second state;signaling the device to activate the change from the first state to the second state; and
identifying the engagement with the digital content via a virtual activity detected by the client device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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