Product registration using a code processing system
First Claim
1. A method of registering warranties on products using phone cards, the method comprising the steps of:
- packaging a phone card with a separate product wherein the phone card includes a phone card code;
obtaining a financial card number with a point of sale system for the purchase of the product;
obtaining the phone card code from the phone card with the point of sale system upon purchase of the product;
transmitting the financial card number, a charge authorization request for the financial card number, and the phone card code from the point of sale system to a code processing system;
transmitting the financial card number and the charge authorization request from the code processing system to a financial network;
receiving an authorization response in the code processing system from the financial network and processing the phone card code to determine product information and manufacturing information for the product if the authorization response indicates that the charge to the financial card number was allowed;
transmitting a warranty activation request and the product information from the code processing system to a manufacturer warranty activation system based on the manufacturer information to activate a warranty on the product; and
transmitting the phone card code and a phone card activation request from the code processing system to a phone card activation system to activate the phone card.
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Abstract
A product registration system and method is disclosed that automatically registers a product with a manufacturer. In the product registration system, a point of sale system obtains a communication code that is associated with a product and transfers the communication code to a code processing system. Examples of the communication code include a phone card code or a pre-paid phone card code. The code processing system processes the communication code to determine manufacturer information for the product. The code processing system transfers a product registration request to a manufacturer registration system based on the manufacturer information to register the product with the manufacturer. The code processing system also transfers the communication code and a communication code activation request to a communication code activation system to activate the communication code. The product registration system advantageously automates product registration and communication code activation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of registering warranties on products using phone cards, the method comprising the steps of:
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packaging a phone card with a separate product wherein the phone card includes a phone card code;
obtaining a financial card number with a point of sale system for the purchase of the product;
obtaining the phone card code from the phone card with the point of sale system upon purchase of the product;
transmitting the financial card number, a charge authorization request for the financial card number, and the phone card code from the point of sale system to a code processing system;
transmitting the financial card number and the charge authorization request from the code processing system to a financial network;
receiving an authorization response in the code processing system from the financial network and processing the phone card code to determine product information and manufacturing information for the product if the authorization response indicates that the charge to the financial card number was allowed;
transmitting a warranty activation request and the product information from the code processing system to a manufacturer warranty activation system based on the manufacturer information to activate a warranty on the product; and
transmitting the phone card code and a phone card activation request from the code processing system to a phone card activation system to activate the phone card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A warranty activation system, comprising:
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a point of sale system configured to obtain a financial card number for a purchase of a product, obtain a phone card code from a phone card upon purchase of the product, where the phone card is separated from and is packaged with the product, and transmit the financial card number, a charge authorization request for the financial card number, and the phone card code; and
a code processing system configured to receive the financial card number, the charge authorization request for the financial card number, and the phone card code, transit the financial card number and the charge authorization request to a financial network, receive an authorization response from the financial network, process the phone card code to determine product information and manufacturing information for the product if the authorization response indicates that the charge to the financial card number was allowed, transmit a warranty activation request and the product information to a manufacturer warranty activation system based on the manufacturer information to activate a warranty on the product, and transmit the phone card code and a phone card activation request to a phone card activation system to activate the phone card. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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