# US 2011/0213723 A1 · Audio agreement

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- Number: US 2011/0213723 A1
- Document ID: US20110213723A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/714,212
- Filed: 2010-02-26
- Published: 2011-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2010-02-26
- Assignees: Intuit Inc.
- Inventors: Susannette Burroughs; Sharon K. Matsumura
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20110213723A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
- G06Q 30/0185: {Product, service or business identity fraud}
- G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## 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

### Claim 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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing a recording of the user speaking the acceptance of the product use agreement.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

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

### Claim 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.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

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.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

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.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

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.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

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.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

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.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

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.

### Claim 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.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

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.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

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.