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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
James R. Milne, Ramona, CA (US);
Gregory Carlsson, Santee, CA (US);
Steven Richman, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/6547 (2011.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/25816 (2013.01); G06Q 20/123 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); H04N 21/41415 (2013.01); H04N 21/6547 (2013.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01);
Abstract
An audio video device (AVD) is activated post-sale using an unlock code issued during the purchase. The buyer connects to his home network and enters the unlock code issued in the store at the point of sale. Then a server associated with the seller can complete the transaction and unlock the AVD for full functionality. In the event the AVD is reported stolen before activation, it can be blocked from use. When in the reduced functionality mode' the AVD can remain in demonstration mode or other reduced functionality state (e.g., only works with HDMI1).