SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMLINED REGISTRATION OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND FOR VERIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION RELATED THERETO
First Claim
1. A data processing system for selectively managing at least one information item related to the product comprising:
- embedding means for electronically embedding a unique identification code, representative of a predefined product information item, provided by an originating authorized party, at a predefined location in at least a portion of the product, such that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality; and
output means, selectively operable by at least one authorized party, to retrieve said unique identification code from said predefined location, and to output said unique identification code thereto, for at least one predefined purpose.
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Abstract
The system and method of the present invention provide integrated or embedded components, for electronic (or other) products, each operable to securely store and selectively provide access to, a unique ID (UID) previously assigned to its corresponding specific product, where the UID of each product is registered with one or more particular UID registration centers over at least one communication network, and associated with one or more data records stored in a corresponding database file at the particular UID registration center, the data records being inclusive of information related to the product, the product purchase history, current ownership, etch, and wherein one or more authorized parties may subsequently advantageously utilize at least one UID (and optionally a verifier) to access, verify, edit, transfer, transmit, and/or otherwise manage at least one information item related to the one or more corresponding registered products in their UID registration center database file. Also provided is an optimized process for verifiable transfer of ownership rights between a product'"'"'s authorized owner and intended recipient, the transfer process being implemented over at least one communication network with graphical user interfaces provided for each party, where the transfer of ownership rights involves association of the product'"'"'s UID with the receiving party'"'"'s data record and confirming ownership transfer, and optional transfer of additional product-related information from the former product owner to the current recipient.
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29 Claims
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1. A data processing system for selectively managing at least one information item related to the product comprising:
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embedding means for electronically embedding a unique identification code, representative of a predefined product information item, provided by an originating authorized party, at a predefined location in at least a portion of the product, such that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality; and
output means, selectively operable by at least one authorized party, to retrieve said unique identification code from said predefined location, and to output said unique identification code thereto, for at least one predefined purpose. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A data processing system for managing, over at least one communication network, a plurality of information items related to a product, and to transactions between plural parties involving the product, comprising:
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embedding means for electronically embedding a unique identification code, representative of a predefined plural product information item, provided by an authorized party of the plural parties, at a predefined location in at least a portion of the product, such that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality;
an information management system operable to;
enable configuration, storage, access and management of at least one product management account for each of the plural parties, wherein each said at least one product management account comprises a product record corresponding to the product, and configured for storing, viewing, and managing at least a portion of the plural product information items corresponding to the product and at least comprising said unique identification code;
enable said plural authorized parties to at least one of access and manage, a least a portion of information contained in said product record; and
selectively enable a first plural authorized party to transfer proof of ownership rights in the product to a second plural authorized party by transferring, in response to a transfer authorization, said unique identification code of the product and at least corresponding ownership information from said first plural authorized party'"'"'s product record to said second plural authorized party'"'"'s product record.
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22. A data processing system for managing, over at least one communication network a plurality of information items related to a product, and to transactions between plural parties involving the product, the plural information items including at least a unique identification code associated with the product, comprising:
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a data management system, responsive to at least one instruction from at least one authorized party of the plural parties, and operable to;
selectively register the unique identification code associated with the product, in a product data record in a corresponding product account owned by said at least one authorized party, associate at least one product information item, of the plural information items with the unique identification code, and store said at least one product information item in said product data record; and
verification means for verifying, by said at least one authorized party, said at least one product information item, by supplying at least the unique identification code to said data management system to access at least a portion of said product data record containing said at least one product information item. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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