System for automatic device registration
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1. A communications unit for registering a product with a registration service, said communications unit comprising:
- means for affixing said communications unit to said product; and
a programmable memory unit for storing identifying information for transmission to said registration service;
a transmitter for transmitting a signal containing said identifying information to said registration service over a communications network; and
a control unit for automatically directing the transmission of said identifying information from said memory unit to said transmitter and from said transmitter to said registration service, thereby informing the registration service of the information needed to register said product.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method for automatically registering a product with a registration service. The system generally includes a registration service accessible from a communications network and a product having a communications apparatus for transmitting product and purchaser identifying information to the registration service. When the product is activated, or at another predetermined time or event, the communications apparatus automatically registers the product with the registration service.
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23 Claims
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1. A communications unit for registering a product with a registration service, said communications unit comprising:
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means for affixing said communications unit to said product; and
a programmable memory unit for storing identifying information for transmission to said registration service;
a transmitter for transmitting a signal containing said identifying information to said registration service over a communications network; and
a control unit for automatically directing the transmission of said identifying information from said memory unit to said transmitter and from said transmitter to said registration service, thereby informing the registration service of the information needed to register said product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communications unit for polling a product to determine the status of the product, comprising:
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means for affixing said communications unit to said product; and
a receiver for receiving a signal from a registration service over a communications network;
a transmitter for transmitting a signal to said registration service over said communications network; and
a control unit for automatically directing the transmission of said signal to said registration service, thereby informing the registration service of the status of said product.
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23. A system for registering a product with a registration service, said system comprising:
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a registration service which is accessible from a communications network; and
a product having a communications unit;
said communications unit comprising a programmable memory unit for storing identifying information for transmission to said registration service;
a transmitter for transmitting a signal containing said identifying information to said registration service over said communications network; and
a control unit for automatically directing the transmission of said identifying information from said memory unit to said transmitter and from said transmitter to said registration service;
thereby informing the registration service of the information needed to register said product.
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