Activation of Digital Products on Mobile Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method for activating digital assets pre-stored on a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
- receiving an indication of one or more digital assets pre-stored on a portable electronic device that are to be purchased;
processing purchase of the portable electronic device and the one or more pre-stored digital assets; and
initiating transmission of activation information for the one or more pre-stored digital assets to a remote activation manager.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus for distribution of digital products to portable electronic devices are disclosed. Digital products, such as digital assets or digital gifts, can be a purchased from a centralized location and associated with particular ones of the portable electronic devices. In one embodiment, the digital product is a digital asset (e.g., digital media asset) that is pre-stored to a portable electronic device, and after the digital asset is purchased, the digital asset can be activated on the portable electronic device. In another embodiment, the digital product is a digital gift that can be associated with a portable electronic device or a user account for a user of the portable electronic device. Optionally, a personalized message can be provided and associated with a portable electronic device.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for activating digital assets pre-stored on a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
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receiving an indication of one or more digital assets pre-stored on a portable electronic device that are to be purchased; processing purchase of the portable electronic device and the one or more pre-stored digital assets; and initiating transmission of activation information for the one or more pre-stored digital assets to a remote activation manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A digital asset purchase and activation system for portable electronic devices, comprising:
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a store configured to operatively connect to a network, said store offering for purchase (i) portable electronic devices having one or more pre-stored digital assets stored thereon, and/or (ii) the one or more pre-stored digital assets stored on the portable electronic devices; and an activation manager configured to operatively connect to the network, said activation manager operates to manage activation of certain pre-stored digital assets that have been purchased. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for activating a digital asset pre-stored on a portable electronic device, said method:
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retrieving a device identifier from the portable electronic device; sending the device identifier to a remote activation manager; determining whether an activation code is received from the remote activation manager in response to said sending of the device identifier to the remote activation manager; and activating one or more digital assets that are pre-stored on the portable electronic device in accordance with the activation code. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for activating a digital gift associated with a portable electronic device, said method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a digital gift to be associated with a portable electronic device that is to be purchased; processing purchase of the portable electronic device and the digital gift; and initiating transmission of activation information for the digital gift to an activation manager. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code tangibly stored thereon for activating a digital product associated with a portable electronic device, comprising:
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computer program code for receiving an indication of a digital product to be associated with a portable electronic device that is to be purchased; computer program code for processing purchase of the portable electronic device and the digital product; and computer program code for initiating transmission of activation information for the digital product to an activation manager. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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