# US 10,873,195 B2 · Apparatus, method, and system for securely charging mobile devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,195 B2 - Document ID: US10873195B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/232,352 - Filed: 2018-12-26 - Published: 2019-05-02 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-05 - Applicants: Emory Todd; Kristen Todd Gaeta; Robert M. Brinson, Jr. - Inventors: Emory Todd; Kristen Todd Gaeta; Robert M. Brinson, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873195B2 ## CPC - G06V 40/12: Fingerprints or palmprints - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - G06F 21/44: Program or device authentication - H02J 7/00: Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries - H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)} - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - G06V 40/13: Sensors therefor - H02J 7/47: Arrangements for checking compatibility or authentication between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract A secure mobile device charger for charging batteries of mobile devices. The secure mobile charger can include one or more body housing battery charging elements; a power connector; a mobile device connector; a code receiver; and a switch that prevents unauthorized battery charging from the mobile device connector. The code receiver may receive a code transmitted from the power source in the form of a variation in the electrical power supplied by the power source, which may be used to provide authorization to enable battery charging from the mobile device connector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for charging a mobile communication device, comprising: a mobile communication device; a power source; a cord; and a mobile communication device charger, the mobile communication device charger comprising: one or more body housing battery charging elements; a power connector; a mobile device connector; wherein the mobile communication device charger is coupled to the power source and the mobile communication device is coupled to the mobile communication device charger with the cord; wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to receive, from the power source, in the form of a variation in electrical power supplied by the power source, an authorization code, the mobile communication device charger further being configured to validate the authorization code by performing a comparison between the authorization code and a stored authorization code stored in a memory; and wherein, following the receipt of the authorization code from the power source, the mobile communication device charger is configured to supply power to the mobile communication device when the authorization code matches the stored authorization code and is configured not to supply power to the mobile communication device when the authorization code does not match the stored authorization code, and wherein the authorization code is supplied based on at least one of an indication that a user associated with the mobile communication device charger has paid for a subscription, or an indication that the user associated with the mobile communication device charger has paid a charging fee. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a biometric sensor configured to read biometric input data and configured to receive a biometric input. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the system is further configured to perform, with a processor, a comparison between the biometric input and authorized biometric data stored in a memory that determines a charging status of the mobile communication device charger. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the system is configured to perform multi-factor authentication with the biometric sensor and the authorization code. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises an authorization code provision device coupled directly to and in series with an electrical outlet, and wherein the authorization code is supplied by the authorization code provision device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization code is supplied from at least one of a wall outlet, a breaker, an electrical meter, a transformer, or an electrical generator. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization code is at least one of a fixed user-specific code, a code generated according to a predetermined algorithm, or a randomly-generated code. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device charger further comprises an entrance condition monitor and an exit condition monitor, the entrance condition monitor provided at the power connector and configured to determine an entrance condition metric, the exit condition monitor provided at the mobile device connector and configured to determine an exit condition metric. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to transmit a condition metric, the condition metric derived from the entrance condition metric and the exit condition metric. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to perform at least one condition diagnostic on the mobile communication device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device further comprises a device-based authenticator, the device-based authenticator being configured to transmit a device code to the mobile communication device charger; wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to receive, from the mobile communication device, the device code, the mobile communication device charger further being configured to validate the device code by performing a comparison between the device code and a stored device code stored in a memory; wherein, following the receipt of the device code, the mobile communication device charger is configured to supply power to the mobile communication device when the device code matches the stored device code and is configured not to supply power to the mobile communication device when the device code does not match the stored device code. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to transmit at least one of a condition or a device diagnostic to the mobile communication device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to upload a user identity and at least one of a power consumption, a condition metric, or a carbon signature to a social media profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device charger further comprises a GPS receiver; and wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to determine a charger geolocation by determining, from the GPS receiver, a mobile communication device charger geolocation, and is configured to transmit the mobile communication device charger geolocation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device charger has a data connection to the mobile communication device; and wherein the mobile communication device charger is configured to retrieve a mobile communication device geolocation from the mobile communication device through the data connection, and is configured to transmit the mobile communication device geolocation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote authorization device, the remote authorization device configured to transmit a temporary authentication code at least one of wirelessly or as a signal riding on the power provided by the power source; and wherein, following the receipt of the temporary authentication code, the mobile communication device charger is configured to supply power to the mobile communication device when the temporary authorization code matches a stored temporary authorization code. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device charger further comprises a processor and is configured to determine, with the processor, whether a predetermined amount of time has passed during battery charging of the mobile communication device from the mobile device connector.