Certificate for an online product
CA 2472048 A1 · Owner: Aldor Solutions Corporation · Inventors: Foley, William P.; Platner, Michael Gary
Overview
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The present invention relates to a method for providing a certificate for an online product. A certificate comprising an authorization code is provided (310). The authorization code is unique and associated with characteristics that are recorded for tracking purposes. A purchaser receives the certificate such as purchasing a physical certificate (420). The certificate is provided to a user from the purchaser (410). The user then connects to a system of networked computers and finds the website indicated on the certificate (435). The user enters the authorization code on the web site where indicated on the web site. In response to entering the authorization code the user is provided , …
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- Filed January 29, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 29, 2022.
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