System And Method For Registration Of An Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method for registering an electronic device, the method comprisingreceiving a transaction code associated with a purchase of an electronic device that does not uniquely identify the electronic device;
- creating a registration message including the transaction code and a device identifier uniquely identifying the electronic device, the registration message configured to initiate a registration process including associating purchaser information with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device; and
establishing a network connection between the electronic device and a registration server system and for sending the registration message to the registration server system, wherein purchaser information is associated with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device.
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Abstract
A method for registering an electronic device includes receiving from a point-of-sale interface a transaction code and purchaser information associated with a purchase of an electronic device. While the transaction code is associated with the purchase of the electronic device, it does not uniquely identify the electronic device purchased. The method also includes receiving from the electronic device the transaction code and a device identifier that uniquely identifies the electronic device. The purchaser information and the device identifier are associated via the transaction code for registering the electronic device.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for registering an electronic device, the method comprising
receiving a transaction code associated with a purchase of an electronic device that does not uniquely identify the electronic device; -
creating a registration message including the transaction code and a device identifier uniquely identifying the electronic device, the registration message configured to initiate a registration process including associating purchaser information with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device; and establishing a network connection between the electronic device and a registration server system and for sending the registration message to the registration server system, wherein purchaser information is associated with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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a user interface for receiving a transaction code associated with a purchase of an electronic device that does not uniquely identify the electronic device; a device correlator component configured to create a registration message including the transaction code and a device identifier uniquely identifying the electronic device, the registration message configured to initiate a registration process including associating purchaser information with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device; and a communication interface for establishing a network connection between the electronic device and a registration server system and for sending the registration message to the registration server system, wherein purchaser information is associated with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for allowing a purchaser to register an electronic device, the program instructions for:
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receiving a transaction code associated with a purchase of an electronic device that does not uniquely identify the electronic device; creating a registration message including the transaction code and a device identifier uniquely identifying the electronic device, the registration message configured to initiate a registration process including associating purchaser information with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device; and establishing a network connection between the electronic device and a registration server system and for sending the registration message to the registration server system, wherein purchaser information is associated with the device identifier based on the transaction code to register the electronic device.
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