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US 11,080,662 B2Granted
Secondary market and vending system for devices
AssigneeecoATM, LLC
InventorsMark Vincent Bowles, Michael Librizzi
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Abstract
The system enables one to securely recycle an electronic device in a publicly accessible location. In particular, the embodiment described may be used by a mobile phone owner to submit his/her mobile phone for recycling via an electronic kiosk and receive compensation in some form. The compensation might be dispersed via cash, voucher, credit or debit card, or other magnetic or electronic transaction methods.
Claims20
A system for purchasing a used electronic device, the system comprising:
- a kiosk configured to receive the electronic device, wherein the kiosk includes an externally directed camera and an internal inspection area;
- and
- a controller including memory and one or more processors, wherein the memory carries instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to—
- receive the electronic device from a user at the kiosk,
- collect information from the electronic device via the kiosk,
- identify the electronic device based at least partially on the collected information,
- present, to the user via the kiosk, an offer to purchase the electronic device based at least partially on a result of identifying the electronic device,
- lock down the inspection area to prevent the user from accessing the electronic device,
- capture an image of the user via the externally directed camera, and
- associate the electronic device with the image of the user.
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A method of purchasing a used electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving the electronic device from a user at a kiosk;
- collecting, via the kiosk, information from the electronic device after receiving the electronic device;
- identifying the electronic device based at least partially on the collected information;
- presenting, to the user via the kiosk, an offer to purchase the electronic device;
- locking down an internal inspection area of the kiosk to prevent the user from accessing the electronic device;
- capturing an image of the user via an externally directed camera of the kiosk;
- and
- associating the electronic device with the image of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.