System and method for unified registration information collection
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform functions including:
- collecting, at a client computer, registration information using one or more registration wizards;
establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
establishing multiple connections, via the communication link, to respective multiple registration servers of a plurality of registration servers;
communicating at least a first portion of the registration information to at least a first registration server of the plurality; and
communicating at least a second portion of the registration information to a second registration server of the plurality.
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Abstract
A client computer collects registration information and uploads the collected information to one or more remote registration databases. The collection and/or uploading of registration information for multiple manufacturers is performed in a unified manner, improving the user-friendliness of the computer. According to one aspect of the invention, a single user interface is used to collect the registration information for all of the manufacturers, preventing the same question from being asked multiple times. According to another aspect of the invention, a multiple posting method is used to upload the registration information to the registration databases. In the multiple posting method, a single network communication link is established between the client computer and a network that the registration databases are coupled to, via which multiple client computer to registration database connections are established.
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29 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform functions including:
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collecting, at a client computer, registration information using one or more registration wizards;
establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
establishing multiple connections, via the communication link, to respective multiple registration servers of a plurality of registration servers;
communicating at least a first portion of the registration information to at least a first registration server of the plurality; and
communicating at least a second portion of the registration information to a second registration server of the plurality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable memories containing a computer program that is executable by one or more processors to perform acts of:
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collecting, at a client computer, registration information using a registration wizard;
establishing a plurality of connections, via a communication link, between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases; and
communicating, for each of the plurality of connections, at least a portion of the registration information to one of the plurality of registration databases. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more computer-readable media containing a computer program that is executable by one or more processors to perform acts of:
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establishing a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of registering components; and
transferring at least a portion of registration information collected at the client computer via a single registration wizard to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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one or more posting modules, coupled to a registration wizard configured to collect registration information for a plurality of manufacturers;
the one or more posting modules being configured to,establish a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of manufacturers, and transfer at least a portion of the registration information to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a bus;
a processor coupled to the bus;
a network connection device coupled to the bus; and
a memory, coupled to the bus, to store a plurality of instructions that are executed by the processor, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed, cause the processor to, initiate, using the network connection device, a communication link to a network, establish, via the communication link, a plurality of connections between the apparatus and a plurality of registration databases, and communicate, for each of the plurality of connections, at least a portion of previously-collected registration information to one of the plurality of registration databases. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. One or more computer-readable memories containing a computer program that is executable by one or more processors to perform acts of:
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establishing a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of registering components; and
transferring at least a portion of registration information collected at the client computer via a single registration wizard to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections, wherein establishing a plurality of connections comprises;
establishing, using a first dial-up number, a first communication link to a first of the plurality of registration databases; and
upon terminating the first communication link, establishing, using a second dial-up number, a second communication link to a second of the plurality of registration databases.
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29. One or more computer-readable memories containing a computer program that is executable by one or more processors to perform acts of:
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establishing a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of registering components; and
transferring at least a portion of registration information collected at the client computer via a single registration wizard to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections, wherein establishing a plurality of connections comprises;
establishing, using a first dial-up number, a first communication link to a first of the plurality of registration databases; and
upon terminating the first communication link, establishing, using a second dial-up number, a second communication link to a second of the plurality of registration databases.
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