Jason L Holt

US Patent:

7849624, Dec 14, 2010

Filed:

May 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/419796

Inventors:

Jason J. Holt - Scottsdale AZ, US
Patrick W. Smith - Scottsdale AZ, US
Magne H. Nerheim - Paradise Valley AZ, US
Ryan C. Markle - Peoria AZ, US

Assignee:

TASER International, Inc. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

F41A 17/00

US Classification:

42 7001, 42 7008, 340 581

Abstract:

A product is sold at retail in an unusable state. Activation of the product does not require any steps be taken by the retail seller. To activate the product, the purchaser uses a phone or personal computer to interact with a registration server for this type of product. Alter the consumer has provided sufficient identifying information, the registration server interacts with a qualification server that determines whether the purchaser meets the qualifications set for this type of product. For a weapon sale, this is typically a criminal background check. If qualified, the registration server receives an indication of qualification from the qualification server. The registration server and product communicate over a network to establish trust, store information in the product, and then activate the product. The product receives information via a network appliance, for example, a phone or personal computer. The receiver may sense sound from a speaker or light from a display of the network appliance.