Product warranty registration system and method

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2005-11-15

2005-11-15

Weiss, John G. (Department: 3629)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

C705S022000, C705S028000

Reexamination Certificate

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06965866

ABSTRACT:
A method for obtaining warranty registration of products, facilitating return of lost products, and expediting warranty service on defective products comprising providing a unique identifier on or within each product; providing a lost and found system comprising the steps of marking each product with return instructions and a reward offer to any person who finds said product after it has been lost; and offering to return each product to a registered owner in the event said product is lost and returned by said person who finds it if said owner provides data comprising owner identification and date said product was purchased at retail; providing said data to a manufacturer or other warrantor in order to register said warranty.

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