System and method of warranting products monitored for proper use
First Claim
1. A method of warranting a product, the method comprising:
- providing one or more product monitors capable of monitoring use of a product; and
providing a product warranty agreement warranting that when the one or more product monitors are properly used, the one or more product monitors will prevent excessive wear to the product and when excessive wear occurs, a warrantor will reimburse repair and/or replacement costs of the product.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention include a product warranty program that can be offered to cover damage to products that deteriorate through improper consumer use. The product warranty program comprises one or more product monitors and a product warranty agreement. The product monitors provide for convenient product monitoring to help ensure and facilitate that product'"'"'s proper use, thereby protecting the user from product failure caused at least in part by excessive wear and/or the improper use. Moreover, the product warranty agreement warrants, among other things, that when the product monitors are properly used, the consumer is protected from, for example, repair and/or replacement costs of the product.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of warranting a product, the method comprising:
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providing one or more product monitors capable of monitoring use of a product; and
providing a product warranty agreement warranting that when the one or more product monitors are properly used, the one or more product monitors will prevent excessive wear to the product and when excessive wear occurs, a warrantor will reimburse repair and/or replacement costs of the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A product warranty program for preventing excessive tire wear due to improper inflation of active tires, the product warranty program comprising one or more tire pressure monitors backed by a warranty agreement protecting a purchaser of the one or more tire pressure monitors from tire repair and/or replacement costs related to improper performance of one or more tire pressure monitors.
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20. A product warranty program comprising:
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means for monitoring the pressure in a vehicle tire; and
means for warranting that when the means for monitoring is used properly, a purchaser of the means for monitoring is protected from at least a portion of repair and/or replacement costs associated with excessive wear or damage to the vehicle tire due to improper inflation. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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