Patent ID: 9747097
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for automated exchange of customization software between an electronic device having internet access and one or more remote computing systems, the method comprising: delivering the electronic device without a retailer specific software installed; powering the electronic device; determining, via the electronic device, availability of internet access; determining from the one or more remote computing systems a status of the electronic device; automatically communicating from the electronic device an electronic device ID to the one or more remote computing systems; automatically determining whether retailer specific software is available for installation on the electronic device, and if retailer specific software is available, receiving the retailer specific software from the remote computing system without user interaction, wherein the retailer specific software is selected and delivered based on an association of the electronic device ID with at least one of a retailer ID and a software ID at the one or more remote computing systems; and one or more of displaying a message on a display of the electronic device, delivering a message to an audio component of the electronic device, providing information from a sensor to the one or more remote computing systems, deactivating the electronic device, and providing a GPS location or other sensor information for the electronic device to a third party.