System and method for automatically registering a product
View Patent ↗In connection with a sales transaction, product information is directly collected from the product provided with a label or tag that can be electronically scanned by, for example, optical scanning technology or radio-frequency scanning technology. The product information is electronically provided to the buyer in the form of an electronic receipt.
1. A system for automatically registering a product purchased by a buyer from a seller, comprising:
a database for storing a plurality of sales transactions between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers, wherein at least one sales transaction of the plurality of sales transactions is associated with the product, a selected buyer of the plurality of buyers and a selected seller of the plurality of sellers, and wherein the at least one sales transaction includes product information associated with the product; and
a processor for:
receiving a registration request signal corresponding to the product;
retrieving the product information associated with the product in the at least one sales transaction from the database; and
transmitting the product information to a device for registration of the product.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the product information includes a serial number associated with the product.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the product information includes a model identification number associated with the product.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the seller is a retailer of the product.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the seller is a manufacturer of the product.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs the transmitting step by transmitting the product information to the seller.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs the transmitting step by transmitting the product information to a manufacturer of the product.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein in response to the receipt of the product information, the manufacturer transmits additional information back to the buyer.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs the additional step of transmitting identifying information associated with the buyer to the seller.
10. A process for automatically registering a product purchased by a buyer from a seller, comprising the steps of:
storing a plurality of sales transactions between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers, wherein at least one sales transaction of the plurality of sales transactions is associated with the product, a selected buyer of the plurality of buyers and a selected seller of the plurality of sellers, and wherein the at least one sales transaction includes product information associated with the product;
receiving a registration request signal corresponding to the product;
retrieving the product information associated with the product in the at least one sales transaction from the database; and
transmitting the product information to a device for registration of the product.
11. The process of claim 10 , wherein the product information includes a serial number associated with the product.
12. The process of claim 10 , wherein the product information includes a model identification number associated with the product.
13. The process of claim 10 , wherein the seller is a retailer of the product.
14. The process of claim 10 , wherein the seller is a manufacturer of the product.
15. The process of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting step transmits the product information to the seller.
16. The process of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting step transmits the product information to a manufacturer of the product.
17. The process of claim 16 , wherein in response to the receipt of the product information, the manufacturer transmits additional information back to the buyer.
18. The process of claim 10 , further comprising the additional step of transmitting identifying information associated with the buyer to the seller.
19. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
a first executable portion for storing a plurality of sales transactions between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers, wherein at least one sales transaction of the plurality of sales transactions is associated with the product, a selected buyer of the plurality of buyers and a selected seller of the plurality of sellers, and wherein the at least one sales transaction includes product information associated with the product;
a second executable portion for receiving a registration request signal corresponding to the product;
a third executable portion for retrieving the product information associated with the product in the at least one sales transaction from the database; and
a fourth executable portion for transmitting the product information to a device for registration of the product.