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NON-SERIALIZED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME

  • US 20140207690A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2014
  • Published: 07/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A product registration method for use with non-uniquely identified products, the method comprising:

  • receiving product information identifying a plurality of non-uniquely identified product types that have been sold;

    associating registration dates with the non-uniquely identified product types;

    determining, via at least one processor, last dates on which non-uniquely identified products corresponding to the non-uniquely identified product types can be accepted for return/warranty service under applicable return/warranty criteria, the last dates of the non-uniquely identified products being determined based on the registration dates associated with the non-uniquely identified product types to which the respective non-uniquely identified products correspond;

    storing aspects of said determinations to a database; and

    enabling, in response to received inquiries and in consultation with the database, return/warranty eligibility qualifications to be made for non-uniquely identified products.

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