Method and apparatus for product regionalization
CA 2436712 C · Owner: Hewlett-Packard Company · Inventors: Zaremba, Andrew Joseph; Westly, Wayne Leaman; Walker, Ray A.
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Disclosed is a method of regionalizing a product for specific markets for the purposes of language localization, insuring compliance with local laws and standards, or theft prevention. The method is applicable to goods comprising an initially-sold machine or device (110) and consumable items (120) required by the machine or device. The method comprises regionalizing the consumable items (120); the first-installed consumable used in the machine or device (110) then causes the machine or device (110) to be regionalized such that , the machine or device (110) subsequently only accepts consumables (120) with the same regionalization. Also disclosed are apparatus to implement the method.
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- Filed January 28, 2002 and granted January 22, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 28, 2022.
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