System and method for unified registration information collection
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform functions including:
- collecting, using one or more registration wizards at a client computer, registration information for manufacturers of components of the client computer, establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
establishing a first connection, via the communication link, to a first registration server of a plurality of registration servers;
communicating at least a first portion of the registration information to the first registration server via the first connection;
establishing a second connection, via the communication link, to a second registration server of the plurality of registration servers; and
communicating at least a second portion of the registration information to the second registration server via the second connection.
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Abstract
A client computer collects registration information and uploads the collected information to one or more remote registration databases. The collection and/or uploading of registration information for multiple manufacturers is performed in a unified manner, improving the user-friendliness of the computer. According to one aspect of the invention, a single user interface is used to collect the registration information for all of the manufacturers, preventing the same question from being asked multiple times. According to another aspect of the invention, a multiple posting method is used to upload the registration information to the registration databases. In the multiple posting method, a single network communication link is established between the client computer and a network that the registration databases are coupled to, via which multiple client computer to registration database connections are established.
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41 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform functions including:
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collecting, using one or more registration wizards at a client computer, registration information for manufacturers of components of the client computer, establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
establishing a first connection, via the communication link, to a first registration server of a plurality of registration servers;
communicating at least a first portion of the registration information to the first registration server via the first connection;
establishing a second connection, via the communication link, to a second registration server of the plurality of registration servers; and
communicating at least a second portion of the registration information to the second registration server via the second connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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collecting, using a registration wizard at a client computer, registration information for manufactures of components of the client computer;
establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
establishing a plurality of connections, via the communication link, between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases; and
communicating, for each of the plurality of connections, at least a portion of the registration information to one of the plurality of registration databases. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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collecting, using a single registration wizard at a client computer, registration information for manufactures for a plurality of registering components of the client computer;
establishing a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to manufactures of the plurality of registering components; and
transferring at least a portion of the registration information to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections, wherein the establishing a plurality of connections comprises;
establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network; and
subsequently establishing connections between the client computer and each of the plurality of registration databases via the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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collecting, at a client computer, registration information for a plurality of registering components using a single registration wizard;
establishing a plurality of connections between the client computer and a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of registering components, wherein the establishing a plurality of connections comprises;
establishing, using a first dial-up number, a first communication link to a first of the plurality of registration databases, and upon terminating the first communication link, establishing, using a second dial-up number, a second communication link to a second of the plurality of registration databases; and
transferring at least a portion of the registration information to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections.
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31. A system comprising:
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a registration wizard to collect registration information;
one or more posting modules, coupled to the registration wizard, to, establish a plurality of connections between the client computer and to a plurality of registration databases corresponding to the plurality of manufacturers, wherein the one or more posting modules are configured to establish the plurality of connection by;
establishing a communication link between the client computer and a network;
subsequently establishing connections between the client computer and each of the plurality of registration databases via the communication link, and the one or more posting modules transfer at least a portion of the registration information to each of the plurality of registration databases via the plurality of connections. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system comprising:
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a plurality of server computers coupled to a network, each being coupled to at least one of a plurality of registration databases to store registration information received by the server computer; and
a client computer, coupled to the network, to collect registration information for a plurality of manufacturers of components of the client computer using a single user interface and to upload portions of the registration information to registration databases of the plurality of registration databases via a single communication link. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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a bus;
a processor coupled to the bus;
a network connection device coupled to the bus; and
a memory, coupled to the bus, to store a plurality of instructions that are executed by the processor, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed, cause the processor to, collect registration information for manufacturers of components of the apparatus, initiate, using the network connection device, a communication link to a network, establish, via the communication link, a plurality of connections between the apparatus and a plurality of registration databases, and communicate, for each of the plurality of connections, at least a portion of the registration information to one of the plurality of registration databases. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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