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US 7,461,246 B2Granted
First-time startup device warranty user interface notification
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorNiall O'Donoghue
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Abstract
A first time startup mechanism for use with an electronic device to determine whether the device has been previously started. The first time startup mechanism determines whether device has been previously started. If the device has then been previously started, the device operates as normal. If the device has not been previously started, then the user is provided with notification as such.
Claims20
A method for securing the first startup of a device comprising:
- initializing startup of the device;
- determining if a previous startup has occurred since a predetermined event;
- if no previous startup has occurred since the predetermined event, noting that a startup has occurred and exhibiting an information indication to a user of the device that no prior startup has occurred since the predetermined event;
- and
- continuing to normal operation of the device;
- wherein the device will recognize on a subsequent startup that the device has undergone a previous startup since the predetermined event, and wherein the device will not exhibit the information indication during the subsequent startup and any later startup.
3 more elements
A computer program product, embodied on a memory, comprising:
- computer code for initializing startup of a device;
- computer code for determining if a previous startup has occurred since the predetermined event;
- computer code for, if no previous startup has occurred since the predetermined event, noting a startup has occurred and exhibiting to a user of the device an information indication that no prior startup has occurred since the predetermined event;
- and
- computer code for continuing to normal operation of the device;
- wherein the device comprises computer code that will recognize on a subsequent startup that the device has undergone a previous startup since the predetermined event and to not exhibit the information indication during the subsequent startup and any later startup.
3 more elements
An electronic device, comprising:
- a processor for processing information;
- and
- a memory unit operatively connected to the processor, the memory unit including:
- computer code for initializing startup of the electronic device;
- computer code for determining if a previous startup has occurred since a predetermined event;
- computer code for, if no previous startup has occurred since the predetermined event, noting a startup has occurred and exhibiting to a user of the electronic device an information indication that no prior startup has occurred since the predetermined event;
- and
- computer code for continuing to normal operation of the electronic device;
- wherein the electronic device comprises computer code that will recognize on a subsequent startup that the electronic device has undergone a previous startup since the predetermined event, and wherein the device will not exhibit the information indication during the subsequent startup and any later startup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.