Kiosks for evaluating and purchasing used electronic devices and related technology
AssigneeecoATM, LLC
InventorsMark Vincent Bowles, Thomas L. Tullie, Eric Rosser
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Abstract
A process for a pre-acquisition auction for recycled electronic devices is disclosed herein. A plurality of pre-acquisition purchase prices are established with each of the plurality of pre-acquisition purchase prices established for a recycled electronic device in a predetermined condition, and each of the pre-acquisition purchase prices established by a winning bid from a bidder of a plurality of bidders for a recycled electronic device.
Claims20
A method for analyzing a mobile electronic device and providing financial remuneration to a user for submission of the mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
- identifying a mobile electronic device;
- setting a purchase price to pay for a used model of the mobile electronic device;
- identifying a submitted mobile electronic device at a recycling kiosk as being an example of the used model of the mobile electronic device, wherein the recycling kiosk comprises—
- a housing;
- a user interface on an exterior surface of the housing for the user to input information;
- at least one camera;
- and
- a processor within the housing and in communication with the at least one camera, the processor configured to identify a brand and model number of the submitted mobile electronic device and perform an automatic visual analysis of the submitted mobile electronic device based on images from the at least one camera, the processor further configured to determine the purchase price for the submitted mobile electronic device;
- verifying integrity of the submitted mobile electronic device at the recycling kiosk;
- offering the purchase price for the submitted mobile electronic device at the kiosk;
- and
- purchasing the submitted mobile electronic device.
A method for analysis of a mobile electronic device and providing financial remuneration to a user for submission of the mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
- identifying a mobile electronic device;
- imaging the mobile electronic device to determine condition;
- interacting with a live representative at a call center for accurate determination of the condition of the mobile electronic device, wherein the representative is able to see real-time images of the mobile electronic device;
- setting a purchase price to pay for a used model of the mobile electronic device;
- identifying a submitted mobile electronic device at a recycling kiosk device as being an example of the used model of the mobile electronic device;
- verifying integrity of the submitted mobile electronic device at the recycling kiosk;
- offering the purchase price for the submitted mobile electronic device at the kiosk;
- and
- purchasing the submitted mobile electronic device, wherein the recycling kiosk comprises—
- a housing;
- a user interface on an exterior surface of the housing for the user to input information;
- at least one camera;
- and
- a processor within the housing and in communication with the at least one camera, the processor configured to identify a brand and model number of the submitted mobile electronic device and perform an automatic visual analysis of the submitted mobile electronic device based on images from the at least one camera, the processor further configured to determine the purchase price for the submitted mobile electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.