Patent ID: 7844749

Claim:
A method of creating a localization key that is delivered to a customer with an electronic device, comprising: receiving location information of the customer, the location information including at least country and time zone information; selecting one or more localization profiles corresponding to the location information of the customer, the one or more localization profiles including at least language and time zone information; and storing the one or more localization profiles onto a localization key, wherein the localization key is a memory device that is separate from the electronic device and the electronic device is one of a scanner, a printer, a copier, a facsimile device, and a combination device that includes at least two of a scanner, a printer, a copier, and a facsimile device, and wherein the localization key and the electronic device are delivered to the customer and when the localization key is interfaced with the electronic device, at least one of the one or more localization profiles is installed to enable the electronic device to operate using the language and time zone information included with the one of the one or more localization profiles.