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- Patent Title: Function restriction release system of electronic apparatus, function restriction release method of electronic apparatus, and electronic apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 电子设备的功能限制释放系统,电子设备的功能限制解除方法和电子设备
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Application No.: US13770254Application Date: 2013-02-19
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Publication No.: US09203999B2Publication Date: 2015-12-01
- Inventor: Shuichi Imai
- Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2012-033805 20120220
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; G06K1/00 ; G06F3/12 ; H04N1/00 ; H04N1/44

Abstract:
It can confirm candidates of functional parts that can be selected as a function restriction release target, and can select the functional parts of the function restriction release target prior to receiving a release code. A mobile terminal sends registration information, which includes a MAC address acquired from a multifunction device, to a server. An authentication process of the compound device is performed in the server. After that, an additional function selection screen is displayed in the mobile terminal based on the data sent from the server. The user controls the mobile terminal to select additional functions and to send additional function selection information, and a payment process is performed for the server. The release code is sent from the server to the mobile terminal. The multifunction device releases the function restriction of the corresponded functional parts based on the release code.
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