摘要 |
<p>A method and computer system for facilitating return of lost products, optionally obtaining warranty registration of products, and expediting warranty service on defective products comprising providing a unique identifier on or within each product; comprising marking each product with return instructions and a reward offer to any person who finds said product after it has been lost; and offering to return each product to a registered owner in the event said product is lost and returned by said person who find s it if said owner provides data comprising owner identification and date said product was purchased at retail; optionally providing said data to a manufacturer or other warrantor in order to register said warranty. The rewa rd offer preferably instructs the finder to return the object to a courier service which can automatically obtain the owner's identity and location, ca n ship the object to the owner, and automatically charge the owner's credit ca rd for the reward and the shipping service.</p> |