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Electronic registration system for product transactions

  • US 6,757,663 B1
  • Filed: 07/28/1999
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic product return qualification and management system, comprising:

  • a database; and

    a host processing system associated with the database and operable to receive purchase data on product purchases, the purchase data including at least a unique product identifier for each purchased product and a respective date of purchase thereof;

    wherein the host processing system is controlled, in response to receiving purchase data, to determine a last date for consumer return and a last date for warranty repair for the product, based on the purchase data and defined criteria available to the host processing system;

    wherein the host processing system is operable to store the unique product identifier, date of purchase, last date for consumer return, and last date for warranty repair in the database; and

    wherein the host processing system is controlled, in response to a query including a unique product identifier, to access the database and provide return qualification information for the product having the corresponding unique product identifier.

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