Tamper resistant battery and battery warranty and performance tracking system
First Claim
1. A battery warranty, enablement and metrics tracking network with a programmable battery product that stores, sends and receives data from a battery warranty, enablement, and metrics tracking network, comprising:
- an at least one onboard electronics module and storage media on the battery product;
an at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device providing communication with the battery product and communicating data from the battery product and to the battery product;
an at least one network communicating data from the programmable battery product and to the programmable battery product; and
an at least one product warranty and features database in communication with the network, the database including storage of data from the programmable battery product and communication of stored data to the battery product to enable or disable the programmable battery product or enable or disable features on the battery product based on the information communicated to or from the programmable battery product or the at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device.
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Abstract
A battery warranty and metrics tracking network with a programmable battery product for storing, sending and receiving data from a battery warranty, enablement, and metrics tracking network, having an at least one onboard electronics module and storage media on the battery product, an at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device providing communication with the battery product and communicating data from the battery product and to the battery product, an at least one network communicating data from the programmable battery product and to the programmable battery product and an at least one product warranty and features database in communication with the network, the database including storage of data from the programmable battery product and communication of stored data to the battery product to enable or disable the programmable battery product or enable or disable features on the battery product based on the information communicated to or from the programmable battery product or the at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device.
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24 Claims
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1. A battery warranty, enablement and metrics tracking network with a programmable battery product that stores, sends and receives data from a battery warranty, enablement, and metrics tracking network, comprising:
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an at least one onboard electronics module and storage media on the battery product;
an at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device providing communication with the battery product and communicating data from the battery product and to the battery product;
an at least one network communicating data from the programmable battery product and to the programmable battery product; and
an at least one product warranty and features database in communication with the network, the database including storage of data from the programmable battery product and communication of stored data to the battery product to enable or disable the programmable battery product or enable or disable features on the battery product based on the information communicated to or from the programmable battery product or the at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 2. The battery warranty, enablement, and metrics tracking network with a programmable battery product that stores, sends and receives data from a battery warranty, enablement, and metrics tracking network of claim, wherein the programmable battery product is only activated after initial communication with the at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device.
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14. A tamper resistant programmable battery and warranty and metrics tracking network comprising:
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an at least one network comprising a warranty and metrics information tracking system and information storage device storing data regarding the tamper resistant programmable battery;
an at least one electronics module coupled to the tamper resistant programmable battery so as to deter removal or tampering; and
an at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device in communication with the network and the tamper resistant programmable battery, whereby the tamper resistant programmable battery is enabled by the transfer of data from the at least one network to the tamper resistant programmable battery. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a network for tracking and storing warranty information and metrics of a battery and programming a programmable battery product, comprising the method steps of:
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executing a diagnostic check of the programmable battery product;
entry of sales or maintenance specific programming, activation, and configuration data for the battery product through at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device;
searching the network for software updates and product enablement data for the programmable battery product; and
communication of information stored on the programmable battery product to a database through the point of sale/point of maintenance device and the network;
- View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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