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1. A computer implemented method for activating a product warranty by a consumer with a product warrantor, said method being implemented using a computer application running on a computing device in communication with at least one remote warrantor operated computer via a communication infrastructure, said method comprising the steps of:
a. entering by said consumer purchaser information into said computer application; b. capturing by said consumer with an optical device associated with said computing device proof-of-purchase of a product and then storing said proof-of-purchase in said computing device; c. scanning by said consumer with a code reader associated with said computing device and in operable communication with a code reader application at least one barcode comprising at least one of product information and purchase information associated with said product, thereby causing said code reader application to translate said at least one of product information and purchase information into alpha-numeric text; d. transmitting from said computing device to said remote warrantor operated computer via said communication infrastructure a request for at least one of product registration and product warranty activation, said request including transmission of said purchaser information, said proof-of-purchase, said purchase information, and said product information for validation against a central database of said warrantor; and e. receiving from said remote warrantor operated computer and storing on said computing device confirmation of said at least one of product registration and warranty activation. |