Updating diagnostic device software and enabling features
First Claim
1. A method of modifying a diagnostic device, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a user, product-identifying information for the diagnostic device;
transmitting a software key that corresponds to the product-identifying information to a text-to-speech server; and
performing a text-to-speech conversion of the software key to cause the software key to be spoken to the user.
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Abstract
A method of unlocking at least one feature of a diagnostic device. The method includes receiving, from a user, product-identifying information (such as a serial number) for the diagnostic device. A server can then generate a software key that corresponds to the product-identifying information and transmit the software key to the user via a text-to-speech server to cause the software key to be spoken to the user. The user can enter the software key into the diagnostic device to unlock the at least one feature. The transaction can be initiated at the user'"'"'s telephone, where the software key is also received, eliminating the need for a network-connected diagnostic device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of modifying a diagnostic device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, product-identifying information for the diagnostic device;
transmitting a software key that corresponds to the product-identifying information to a text-to-speech server; and
performing a text-to-speech conversion of the software key to cause the software key to be spoken to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of unlocking at least one feature of a diagnostic device, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a user, a serial number for the diagnostic device;
receiving, from the user, credit card information;
receiving, from the user, feature-identifying information corresponding to the feature to be unlocked;
generating a software key in response to receiving the serial number and the credit card information, the software key corresponds to the serial number and the feature-identifying information;
transmitting the software key to a text-to-speech server via the Internet;
transmitting the software key from the text-to-speech server to the user in voice format via the PSTN to cause the software key to be spoken to the user; and
entering the software key into the diagnostic device to unlock the at least one feature.
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15. A system for providing a software key to a user comprising:
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a voice platform;
a diagnostic device database comprising identifying data for particular diagnostic devices and further comprising feature data for particular diagnostic devices;
an enterprise server comprising a processor and a memory, the enterprise server being communicatively connectable to the voice platform and the diagnostic device database; and
a set of machine instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;
receive at least one input requesting a software key for a particular diagnostic device;
verify the particular diagnostic device by reference to the database; and
transmit a software key in a markup language to the voice platform;
wherein the voice platform converts the markup language software key to voice format and transmits it to the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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