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Patent Application for Version Independent Point of Sale Activation Product Download Released

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A patent application for a version independent point of sale activation (POSA) product download method and apparatus, filed by Sanjeev Kumar Biswas and Mayank Goyal, was made available online on February 5, 2015. The application was originally filed on July 24, 2013, and is assigned to Adobe Systems Incorporated. The invention aims to address the issue of software providers recalling all POSA cards for previous versions of software when a new version is released.

The current POSA system requires the creation of new redemption codes for each new version of the software product, resulting in significant expenses for software providers. The proposed method and apparatus enable version independent POSA product downloads by allowing the redemption code to be associated with a specific version of the software product. This would eliminate the need for recalling all POSA cards for previous versions of the software.

The patent application describes an apparatus for version independent POSA product download, which includes a POSA version converter and a redemption module. The POSA version converter enables the conversion of redemption codes for previous versions of the software to match the current version. The redemption module provides a current version of the software download to the user.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sanjeev Kumar Biswas and Mayank Goyal filed a patent application for a version independent POSA product download method and apparatus on July 24, 2013.
  • The patent application is assigned to Adobe Systems Incorporated.
  • The proposed method and apparatus enable version independent POSA product downloads by allowing the redemption code to be associated with a specific version of the software product.
  • The current POSA system requires the creation of new redemption codes for each new version of the software product, resulting in significant expenses for software providers.
  • The patent application describes an apparatus for version independent POSA product download, which includes a POSA version converter and a redemption module.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was originally filed on July 24, 2013.
  • The patent application was made available online on February 5, 2015.
  • The proposed method and apparatus aim to eliminate the need for recalling all POSA cards for previous versions of the software.
  • The estimated cost savings for software providers is not specified in the patent application.

Sources:

  • Biswas, Sanjeev Kumar; Goyal, Mayank. Method and Apparatus for Version Independent Point of Sale Activation (Posa) Product Download. Filed July 24, 2013 and posted February 5, 2015. Patent URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=869&p=18&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=20150129.PD.&OS=PD/20150129&RS=PD/20150129

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