System and Method for Automatically Registering a Product

Abstract

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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         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.