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Managing the purchase of multiple items with multiple modes of fulfillment

  • US 9,311,667 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2013
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for managing an electronic purchase of multiple items via a network, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a point of sale data processing system, an electronic purchase of at least a device functionality item and a software item;

    determining, by the point of sale data processing system, a specific mode of fulfillment for each item being purchased;

    assigning, by the point of sale data processing system in response to the determining, a first mode of fulfillment to the device functionality item of the electronic purchase, the first mode of fulfillment comprising device enablement;

    assigning, by the point of sale data processing system in response to the determining, a second mode of fulfillment to the software item of the electronic purchase, the second mode of fulfillment comprising electronic distribution;

    determining, by the point of sale data processing system, a schedule for the first mode and the second mode of fulfillment;

    receiving, by the point of sale data processing system, payment for the electronic purchase; and

    responsive to receiving the payment for the electronic purchase, fulfilling the electronic purchase based on the schedule such that;

    in accordance with the first mode of fulfillment, the point of sale data processing system enables one or more features of a device associated with a customer of the electronic purchase, changes a clock speed of the device associated with the customer of the electronic purchase, or, changes a storage capacity of the device associated with the customer of the electronic purchase; and

    ,in accordance with the second mode of fulfillment, electronically distributing, by the point of sale data processing system, the software item to the device associated with the electronic purchase.

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