System and method for streamlined registration of products over a communication network and for verification and management of information related thereto
First Claim
1. A data processing system for selectively managing at least one information item related to the product, comprising:
- register means for over at least one communication network, to register and/or store product'"'"'s information in at least one registration center, wherein said product'"'"'s information comprises at least an assigned unique identification code associated to a product and the product'"'"'s data file or record, in a corresponding account owned by at least one authorized party, wherein said unique identification code is one of plural information items in said product data file or record stored in a database located in said registration center, wherein said registration center database comprises at least one product'"'"'s end-user and/or product'"'"'s owner account owned by said at least one authorized party, further comprising;
a data management system for said at least one registration center, responsive to said at least one authorized party, operable to;
selectively register said unique identification code associated with the product, in a product data file or record in a corresponding account owned by said at least one authorized party, associate at least one information item related to the product with said unique identification code, and store said at least one information item in said product data file or record; and
verification means for verifying, by said at least one authorized party, said at least one information item related to the product, by supplying at least a unique identification code to said data management system to access at least one of said product data file or record containing said at least one information item;
wherein said at least one product data file or record in an account is owned by at least one authorized party of plural parties, further comprising data management means for selectively transferring said product data file or record involved with the product transaction between the plural parties, in response to transfer said product data file or record by a predetermined authorized party, of current ownership rights of a product from a first authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party, to a second authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party;
wherein said data management means is implemented as an Internet website with a graphical user interface, accessible by said first and said second authorized parties, and required verifier comprises at least one of;
authorization code request security responsive to a predetermined authorization code provided by a predefined authorized party, or a biometric identity verification of at least one of said first and/or said second parties;
wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by an originator of said authorized party to an initial authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, and wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by said initial authorized party to subsequent authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, wherein at least one of said initial authorized party and said subsequent authorized party, comprise said first authorized party;
embedding means for electronically embedding said at least a unique identification code by said authorized party, at a predefined location located in at least a portion of the product, that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality; and
output means for selectively operable by said at least one authorized party, to retrieve said unique identification code from said product, and to output said unique identification code thereto, for at least one of predefined purpose comprising a product registration, a product verification and a product management corresponding to said registration center.
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Abstract
The system and method of the present invention provide a data communication between unique ID (UID) registration center and electronic (or other) products, and the product'"'"'s data management. The UID is previously assigned and integrated or embedded to the product, where the UID of each product is registered with one or more particular UID registration centers over at least one communication network. Each UID is operable to securely store and selectively provide access to predefine location in the product and corresponds to data file at the UID registration center, with data file being inclusive of information related to the product purchase history, current ownership, etc., and wherein one or more authorized parties may subsequently advantageously utilize at least one UID to access, verify, edit, transfer, transmit, and/or otherwise manage at least one information item, including ownership right related to one or more corresponding registered products in the UID registration center.
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29 Claims
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1. A data processing system for selectively managing at least one information item related to the product, comprising:
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register means for over at least one communication network, to register and/or store product'"'"'s information in at least one registration center, wherein said product'"'"'s information comprises at least an assigned unique identification code associated to a product and the product'"'"'s data file or record, in a corresponding account owned by at least one authorized party, wherein said unique identification code is one of plural information items in said product data file or record stored in a database located in said registration center, wherein said registration center database comprises at least one product'"'"'s end-user and/or product'"'"'s owner account owned by said at least one authorized party, further comprising; a data management system for said at least one registration center, responsive to said at least one authorized party, operable to; selectively register said unique identification code associated with the product, in a product data file or record in a corresponding account owned by said at least one authorized party, associate at least one information item related to the product with said unique identification code, and store said at least one information item in said product data file or record; and
verification means for verifying, by said at least one authorized party, said at least one information item related to the product, by supplying at least a unique identification code to said data management system to access at least one of said product data file or record containing said at least one information item;wherein said at least one product data file or record in an account is owned by at least one authorized party of plural parties, further comprising data management means for selectively transferring said product data file or record involved with the product transaction between the plural parties, in response to transfer said product data file or record by a predetermined authorized party, of current ownership rights of a product from a first authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party, to a second authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party; wherein said data management means is implemented as an Internet website with a graphical user interface, accessible by said first and said second authorized parties, and required verifier comprises at least one of;
authorization code request security responsive to a predetermined authorization code provided by a predefined authorized party, or a biometric identity verification of at least one of said first and/or said second parties;wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by an originator of said authorized party to an initial authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, and wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by said initial authorized party to subsequent authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, wherein at least one of said initial authorized party and said subsequent authorized party, comprise said first authorized party; embedding means for electronically embedding said at least a unique identification code by said authorized party, at a predefined location located in at least a portion of the product, that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality; and output means for selectively operable by said at least one authorized party, to retrieve said unique identification code from said product, and to output said unique identification code thereto, for at least one of predefined purpose comprising a product registration, a product verification and a product management corresponding to said registration center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A data processing system for selectively managing, over at least one communication network, a plurality of information items related to a product, and for data communication between the product and at least one registration center, comprising:
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register means for over at least one communication network, to register and/or store product'"'"'s information in at least one predefined registration center, wherein said product'"'"'s information comprises at least an assigned unique identification code associated to a product and the product data file or record, in a corresponding account owned by at least one authorized party, wherein said unique identification code is one of plural information items in said product data file or record stored in a database located in said registration center, wherein said registration center database comprises at least one product'"'"'s end-user and/or product'"'"'s owner account owned by said at least one authorized party, further comprising; a data management system for said at least one registration center, responsive to said at least one authorized party, operable to; selectively register said unique identification code associated with the product, in a product data file or record in a corresponding account owned by said at least one authorized party, associate at least one information item related to the product with said unique identification code, and store said at least one information item in said product data file or record; and
verification means for verifying, by said at least one authorized party, said at least one information item related to the product, by supplying at least a unique identification code to said data management system to access at least one of said product data file or record containing said at least one information item;wherein said at least one product data file or record in an account is owned by at least one authorized party of plural parties, further comprising data management means for selectively transferring said product data file or record involved with the product transaction between the plural parties, in response to transfer said product data file or record by a predetermined authorized party, of current ownership rights of a product from a first authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party, to a second authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party; wherein said data management means is implemented as an Internet website with a graphical user interface, accessible by said first and said second authorized parties, and required verifier comprises at least one of;
authorization code request security responsive to a predetermined authorization code provided by a predefined authorized party, or a biometric identity verification of at least one of said first and/or said second parties;wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by an originator of said authorized party to an initial authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, and wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by said initial authorized party to subsequent authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, wherein at least one of said initial authorized party and said subsequent authorized party, comprise said first authorized party; embedding means for electronically embedding said at least a unique identification code by an authorized party of plural authorized parties, at a predefined location located in at least a portion of the product, that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality; and an information management system for at least one said registration center operable to; enable configuration, storage, access and management of at least one account for each of the plural authorized parties, wherein each said at least one account comprises at least one product data file or record corresponding to the product and the product-associated information, and configured for at least one of storing, viewing, editing, updating, marking and managing at least a portion of the plural product-associated information corresponding to the said product and at least comprising said unique identification code, wherein said product-associated information comprises the information linked within said communication network corresponding to said unique identification code; enable said plural authorized parties to at least one of access and manage, a least a portion of information contained in said product data file or record; and enable said product to secure data communication with said registration center, wherein said data communication comprises at least one of wired and wireless. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A data processing system for selectively managing, over at least one communication network, a plurality of information items related to a product, and for data communication between the product and registration center, the plural information items including at least a unique identification code associated with the product, comprising:
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register means for over at least one communication network, to register and/or store product'"'"'s information in at least one registration center, wherein said product'"'"'s information comprises at least an assigned unique identification code associated to a product and the product'"'"'s data file or record, in a corresponding account owned by at least one authorized party, wherein said unique identification code is one of plural information items in said product data file or record stored in a database located in said registration center, wherein said registration center database comprises at least one product'"'"'s end-user and/or product'"'"'s owner account owned by said at least one authorized party, further comprising; a data management system for said at least one registration center, responsive to at least one authorized party, operable to; selectively register said unique identification code associated with the product, in a product data file or record in a corresponding account owned by said at least one authorized party, associate at least one information item related to the product with said unique identification code, and store said at least one information item in said product data file or record; and
verification means for verifying, by said at least one authorized party, said at least one information item related to the product, by supplying at least a unique identification code to said data management system to access at least one of said product data file or record containing said at least one information item;wherein said at least one product data file or record in an account is owned by at least one authorized party of plural parties, further comprising data management means for selectively transferring said product data file or record involved with the product transaction between the plural parties, in response to transfer said product data file or record by a predetermined authorized party, of current ownership rights of a product from a first authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party, to a second authorized party'"'"'s account, of said at least one authorized party; wherein said data management means is implemented as an Internet website with a graphical user interface, accessible by said first and said second authorized parties, and required verifier comprises at least one of;
authorization code request security responsive to a predetermined authorization code provided by a predefined authorized party, or a biometric identity verification of at least one of said first and/or said second parties;wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by an originator of said authorized party to an initial authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, and wherein said predetermined authorization code is provided by said initial authorized party to subsequent authorized party acquiring said ownership rights for the product, wherein at least one of said initial authorized party and said subsequent authorized party, comprise said first authorized party; embedding means for electronically embedding said at least a unique identification code by said authorized party, at a predefined location located in at least a portion of the product, that said unique identification code is not changeable without damaging or destroying the product'"'"'s functionality; and verification means for verifying said at least one product information item comprises product'"'"'s ownership, product brand name, model name/number, production date, warranty information, manufacturer, distributor, retail store, e-commerce store, purchase date, return date, status and contact information, by said at least one authorized party, by supplying said at least a unique identification code to said data management system to access at least a portion of said product data file or record containing said at least one product information item, in said at least one corresponding registration center. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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