Systems and methods for a product authorization service
AssigneeDvdcase, Inc.
InventorsPaul D. Atkinson, Charles A. White
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Abstract
A product authorization service is described, including receiving, from a first source, an item serial number (ISN) of a product and an item-specific key (ISK) for the product; receiving, from a second source, a product-package serial number (PPSN) associated with the product and information about the second source; storing the received PSN with an authorized indication based on the information about the second source indicating an authorized source; receiving, from the product, the PSN and the ISN; determining whether the PSN is the same as the receive PSN with the authorized indication; and if the PSN is the same as the receive PSN, transmitting the ISK to the product, the ISK enables activation of one or more features of the product.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for authorizing product, comprising:
- receiving, from a first source, an item serial number (ISN) of a product and an item-specific key (ISK) for the product;
- receiving, from a second source, a product-package serial number (PSN) associated with the product and information about the second source;
- storing the received PSN with an authorized indication based on the information about the second source indicating an authorized source;
- receiving, from the product, the PSN and the ISN;
- determining whether the PSN is the same as the receive PSN with the authorized indication;
- and
- if the PSN is the same as the receive PSN, transmitting the ISK to the product, the ISK enables activation of one or more features of the product.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for:
- receiving, from a first source, an item serial number (ISN) of a product and an item-specific key (ISK) for the product;
- receiving, from a second source, a product-package serial number (PSN) associated with the product and information about the second source;
- storing the received PSN with an authorized indication based on the information about the second source indicating an authorized source;
- receiving, from the product, the PSN and the ISN;
- determining whether the PSN is the same as the receive PSN with the authorized indication;
- and
- if the PSN is the same as the receive PSN, transmitting the ISK to the product, the ISK enables activation of one or more features of the product.
At least one computing device comprising storage and a processor configured to perform:
- receiving, from a first source, an item serial number (ISN) of a product and an item-specific key (ISK) for the product;
- receiving, from a second source, a product-package serial number (PSN) associated with the product and information about the second source;
- storing the received PSN with an authorized indication based on the information about the second source indicating an authorized source;
- receiving, from the product, the PSN and the ISN;
- determining whether the PSN is the same as the receive PSN with the authorized indication;
- and
- if the PSN is the same as the receive PSN, transmitting the ISK to the product, the ISK enables activation of one or more features of the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.