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AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsJignesh Kacharia, Anand Doshi, Keerti Rane, Tulasi Pratipati, Peter Richard Ricci
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An entitlement card can be assigned a product key real-time to provide a custom order of benefits including product and/or service, amount, and time. A method facilitating product key assignment for an entitlement can include receiving a request for activating a custom entitlement product key from, for example, a point of purchase. The request includes a request for particular benefits to a redeemer, including the particular product and/or service to be provided and the quantity and time period for the product and/or service. The method further includes assigning the benefits to the product key at the time of the request and activating the product key, which may be later redeemed for the assigned benefits.
A computer-implemented method for facilitating product key assignment for an entitlement, comprising:
One or more computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:
A custom entitlement card for a product or service configured with a product key that is assigned a non-cash value benefit at time of purchase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.