Apparatus, system and method for device activation
First Claim
1. A system for a delivery of digital content to a client device in possession of an individual, the system comprising:
- a source of digital content including a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate the digital content to the client device for engagement by the individual;
a device that provides a service, the device having a plurality of operating states including a first state that prevents a delivery of the service by the device that provides the service and a second state that allows the delivery of the service by the device that provides the service; and
a control element configured for inclusion in the device that provides the service and including a wireless receiver, the control element responsive to a wireless signal indicating an engagement by the individual with the digital content received from the source of digital content on the client device, the control element configured to activate a change from the first state to the second state following a receipt of the wireless signal,wherein, if the individual chooses to engage with the digital content to receive the service, signaling the operating element to activate the change from the first state to the second state following the engagement,wherein, if the individual chooses to pay to receive the service rather than receive the digital content, requesting a form of payment be received from the individual, andwherein, if the form of payment is approved, signaling the operating element to place the device that provides the service in the second state.
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Abstract
A method to engage an individual with digital content to activate a device to deliver a service. The device is configured to operate in at least one state in which the device is configured to provide the service. The method includes: wirelessly receiving, with the device operating in a first state that prevents a delivery of the service, a request from a requestor to activate the device to provide the service; offering the requestor an opportunity to place the device in a second state following their engagement with the digital content, the device configured to provide the service when in the second state; if the requestor chooses to engage with the digital content, wirelessly communicating digital content for engagement by the requestor; and changing the state of the device to the second state to allow the device to be used to provide the service following a completion of the engagement.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for a delivery of digital content to a client device in possession of an individual, the system comprising:
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a source of digital content including a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate the digital content to the client device for engagement by the individual; a device that provides a service, the device having a plurality of operating states including a first state that prevents a delivery of the service by the device that provides the service and a second state that allows the delivery of the service by the device that provides the service; and a control element configured for inclusion in the device that provides the service and including a wireless receiver, the control element responsive to a wireless signal indicating an engagement by the individual with the digital content received from the source of digital content on the client device, the control element configured to activate a change from the first state to the second state following a receipt of the wireless signal, wherein, if the individual chooses to engage with the digital content to receive the service, signaling the operating element to activate the change from the first state to the second state following the engagement, wherein, if the individual chooses to pay to receive the service rather than receive the digital content, requesting a form of payment be received from the individual, and wherein, if the form of payment is approved, signaling the operating element to place the device that provides the service in the second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for a delivery of digital content to a client device in possession of an individual, the system comprising:
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a source of digital content including a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate the digital content to the client device for engagement by the individual; a device that provides a service, the device having a plurality of operating states including a first state that prevents a delivery of the service by the device that provides the service and a second state that allows the delivery of the service by the device that provides the service; and a control element configured for inclusion in the device that provides the service and including a wireless receiver, the control element responsive to a wireless signal indicating an engagement by the individual with the digital content received from the source of digital content on the client device, the control element configured to activate a change from the first state to the second state following a receipt of the wireless signal, wherein, if the individual chooses to engage with the digital content to receive the service, signaling the operating element to activate the change from the first state to the second state following the engagement, wherein the device that provides the service includes a plurality of features, wherein the service includes at least one feature included in the plurality of features, wherein the at least one feature includes service upgrades available from the device that provides the service, and wherein the service upgrades are selected from a group consisting of;
color copying services, free receipt of an item being sold at a point-of-purchase, receipt of a more expensive item at no additional cost at the point-of-purchase and environmental controls including any of an activation of color lighting and a custom control of a temperature setting of an HVAC system.
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15. A system for a delivery of digital content to a client device in possession of an individual, the system comprising:
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a source of digital content including a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate the digital content to the client device for engagement by the individual; a device that provides a plurality of features configured to provide at least a first service and a second service, the device that provides the plurality of features having a plurality of operating states including a first state that allows a delivery of the first service but not the second service by the device that provides the plurality of features and a second state that allows the delivery of the second service by the device that provides the plurality of features, the second service providing an upgrade relative to the first service; and a control element configured for inclusion in the device that provides the plurality of features and including a wireless receiver, the control element responsive to a wireless signal indicating an engagement by the individual with the digital content received from the source of digital content on the client device, the control element configured to activate a change from the first state to the second state following a receipt of the wireless signal, wherein, if the individual chooses to engage with the digital content to receive the second service, signaling the operating element to activate the change from the first state to the second state following the engagement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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