Proactive after point of sale qualified subscription product presentation

• US 20050228678A1
• Filed: 04/07/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Howell, James A. Jr., Boesch, Shannon Christopher
• Application Number:
  US10/819,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20050228678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system for prequalifying an information handling system which includes a configurator, an after point of sale prequalification module and a prequalification information store module. The configurator configures a system with options selected according to user input. The after point of sale prequalification module obtains prequalification information relating to whether an ordered information handling system corresponds to prequalification criteria. The prequalification information store module stores the prequalification information relating to the ordered information handling system.

Claims

1. A system for prequalifying an information handling system comprising:

a configurator, the configurator configuring a system with options selected according to user input;

an after point of sale prequalification module, after point of sale prequalification module obtaining prequalification information relating to whether an ordered information handling system corresponds to prequalification criteria;

a prequalification information store module, the prequalification information store module storing the prequalification information relating to the ordered information handling system.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the prequalification information is pre-loaded onto the ordered information handling system when the information handling system is fabricated.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein

the prequalification information relates to broadband registration.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein

the prequalification information relates to wireless hotspot registration.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising

a service activation module, the service activation module enabling a user to activate services based upon the prequalification information.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein

the prequalification information is obtained on-line.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein

the prequalification registration information is obtained via the telephone.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein

the prequalification information is obtained on-line.

8. A method for prequalifying an information handling system comprising:

configuring a system with options selected according to user input;

obtaining prequalification information relating to whether an ordered information handling system corresponds to prequalification criteria;

storing the prequalification information relating to the ordered information handling system.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the prequalification information is pre-loaded onto the ordered information handling system when the information handling system is fabricated.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein

the prequalification information relates to broadband registration.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein

the prequalification information relates to wireless hotspot registration.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising

enabling a user to activate services based upon the prequalification information.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein

the prequalification registration information is obtained via the telephone.

15. A apparatus for prequalifying an information handling system comprising:

means for configuring a system with options selected according to user input;

means for obtaining prequalification information relating to whether an ordered information handling system corresponds to prequalification criteria;

means for storing the prequalification information relating to the ordered information handling system.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein:

the prequalification information is pre-loaded onto the ordered information handling system when the information handling system is fabricated.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein

the prequalification information relates to broadband registration.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein

the prequalification information relates to wireless hotspot registration.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising

means for enabling a user to activate services based upon the prequalification information.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein

the prequalification information is obtained on-line.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein

the prequalification registration information is obtained via the telephone.