System and method for unified registration information collection
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- means for collecting, using one or more registration wizards at a client computer, registration information for manufacturers of components of the client computer;
means for establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
means for establishing a first connection, via the communication link, to a first registration server of a plurality of registration servers;
means for communicating at least a first portion of the registration information to the first registration server via the first connection;
means for establishing a second connection, via the communication link, to a second registration server of the plurality of registration servers; and
means for communicating at least a second portion of the registration information to the second registration server via the second connection.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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means for collecting, using one or more registration wizards at a client computer, registration information for manufacturers of components of the client computer;
means for establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
means for establishing a first connection, via the communication link, to a first registration server of a plurality of registration servers;
means for communicating at least a first portion of the registration information to the first registration server via the first connection;
means for establishing a second connection, via the communication link, to a second registration server of the plurality of registration servers; and
means for communicating at least a second portion of the registration information to the second registration server via the second connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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means for collecting, using a registration wizard at a client computer, registration information for manufacturers of components of the client computer;
means for establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
means for establishing a plurality of connections, via the communication link, between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases; and
means for 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 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions 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 for a plurality of registering components using a single registration wizard;
establishing a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of registering components, wherein the 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; and
transferring at least a portion of the registration information to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections.
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