IP Library Patent Application 12714212
Patent Application
App. No. 12/714,212

AUDIO AGREEMENT

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12/714,212
Abstract

A method for providing a product use agreement. The method includes sending, to a user in response to a request for a product, a message that includes an address for accessing the product use agreement. The method further includes receiving, from the user, a call at the address and audibly playing, to the user, a pre-recorded product use agreement recording. The pre-recorded product use agreement recording includes a legal agreement for using the product between the user and a business entity providing the product. The method further includes receiving, from the user, acceptance of the product use agreement based on the pre-recorded product use agreement recording, and providing access to the product based on acceptance of the product use agreement.

Claims (53)

1 . A method for providing a product use agreement, comprising:

sending, to a user in response to a request for a product, a message comprising an address for accessing the product use agreement;

receiving, from the user, a call at the address;

audibly playing, to the user, a pre-recorded product use agreement recording, wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording comprises a legal agreement for using the product between the user and a business entity providing the product;

receiving, from the user, acceptance of the product use agreement based on the pre-recorded product use agreement recording; and

providing access to the product based on acceptance of the product use agreement.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording is stored on a telecommunication device of the user prior to the user ordering the product.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting to the user a plurality of languages corresponding to a geographic region where the user is located, wherein the plurality of languages are obtained based on the address; and

receiving, from the user, a selection of a language from the plurality of languages, wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording is in the selected language.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

audibly replaying at least a portion of the pre-recorded product use agreement recording in response to a request from the user to rewind.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

fast forwarding through at least a portion of the pre-recorded product use agreement recording in response to a request from the user to fast-forward.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording is divided into a plurality of sections, and wherein providing the product use agreement comprises:

displaying on a mobile phone of the user an icon corresponding to each section of the plurality of sections while the section is audibly played.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a recording of the user speaking the acceptance of the product use agreement.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user accepts the product use agreement by selecting a series of buttons.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the acceptance, a time of the acceptance, and a time duration, wherein the time duration is an amount of time that the user listened to the product use agreement before accepting the product use agreement.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the address is a telephone number, and wherein the telecommunication device is a mobile phone.

11 . A system for providing a product use agreement, comprising:

a data repository comprising a pre-recorded product use agreement recording;

a processor; and

a product use agreement application, executing on the processor, and configured to:

send, to a user in response to a request for a product, a message comprising an address for accessing the product use agreement;

receive a call at the address;

audibly play a pre-recorded product use agreement recording, wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording comprises a legal agreement for using the product between the user and a business entity providing the product;

receive, from the user, acceptance of the product use agreement based on the pre-recorded product use agreement recording; and

provide access to the product based on acceptance of the product use agreement.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the product use agreement is further configured to:

presenting to the user a plurality of languages corresponding to a geographic region where the user is located, wherein the plurality of languages are obtained based on the address; and

receiving a selection of a language from the plurality of languages, wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording is in the selected language.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the product use agreement is further configured to:

audibly replaying at least a portion of the pre-recorded product use agreement recording in response to a request from the user to rewind.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the product use agreement is further configured to:

fast forwarding through at least a portion of the pre-recorded product use agreement recording in response to a request from the user to fast-forward.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording is divided into a plurality of sections, and wherein providing the product use agreement comprises:

display on a mobile phone of the user an icon corresponding to each section of the plurality of sections while the section is audibly played.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the data repository is further configured to:

store a recording of the user speaking the acceptance of the product use agreement.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the product use agreement is further configured to:

store, in the data repository, the acceptance, a time of the acceptance, and a time duration, wherein the time duration is an amount of time that the user listened to the product use agreement before accepting the product use agreement.

18 . A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions for providing a product use agreement, which when executed by a processor performs a method, the method comprising:

sending, to a user in response to a request for a product, a message comprising an address for accessing the product use agreement;

receiving, from the user, a call at the address;

audibly playing, to the user, a pre-recorded product use agreement recording, wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording comprises a legal agreement for using the product between the user and a business entity providing the product;

receiving, from the user, acceptance of the product use agreement based on the pre-recorded product use agreement recording; and

providing access to the product based on acceptance of the product use agreement.

19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the pre-recorded product use agreement recording is stored on a mobile device of the user prior to the user ordering the product.

20 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:

storing a recording of the user speaking the acceptance of the product use agreement.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2010
From: BURROUGHS, SUSANNETTE; MATSUMURA, SHARON K.
To: INTUIT INC.
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