System and Method for Automatically Registering a Product
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.
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21 . 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.
22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the product information includes a serial number associated with the product.
23 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the product information includes a model identification number associated with the product.
24 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the seller is a retailer of the product.
25 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the seller is a manufacturer of the product.
26 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the processor performs the transmitting step by transmitting the product information to the seller.
27 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the processor performs the transmitting step by transmitting the product information to a manufacturer of the product.
28 . The system of claim 27 , wherein in response to the receipt of the product information, the manufacturer transmits additional information back to the buyer.
29 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the processor performs the additional step of transmitting identifying information associated with the buyer to the seller.
30 . 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.
31 . The process of claim 30 , wherein the product information includes a serial number associated with the product.
32 . The process of claim 30 , wherein the product information includes a model identification number associated with the product.
33 . The process of claim 30 , wherein the seller is a retailer of the product.
34 . The process of claim 30 , wherein the seller is a manufacturer of the product.
35 . The process of claim 30 , wherein the transmitting step transmits the product information to the seller.
36 . The process of claim 30 , wherein the transmitting step transmits the product information to a manufacturer of the product.
37 . The process of claim 36 , wherein in response to the receipt of the product information, the manufacturer transmits additional information back to the buyer.
38 . The process of claim 30 , further comprising the additional step of transmitting identifying information associated with the buyer to the seller.
39 . 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.