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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2001
Theresa A. Burkes, Meridian, ID (US);
George B. Clifton, Boise, ID (US);
Steven R. Folkner, Boise, ID (US);
Angela K. Hanson, Eagle, ID (US);
Linda S. Rodda, Star, ID (US);
Patrick D. Walker, Eagle, ID (US);
Kenneth J. O'hara, Boise, ID (US);
Theresa A. Burkes, Meridian, ID (US);
George B. Clifton, Boise, ID (US);
Steven R. Folkner, Boise, ID (US);
Angela K. Hanson, Eagle, ID (US);
Linda S. Rodda, Star, ID (US);
Patrick D. Walker, Eagle, ID (US);
Kenneth J. O'Hara, Boise, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a warranty start date for a product has steps of determining a warranty start event and generating a warranty start date after occurrence of the warranty start event. The timestamp may be generated through a query to a time server on a network connected to the product. Preferred examples of warranty start events comprise first use by the user, and production of a specified cumulative quantity of product output. The warranty start event as well as the generated warranty start date are preferably stored on a memory internal to the product.