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US 11,443,289 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 method for recycling an electronic device at a kiosk, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic device from a user at an input region of a kiosk;
- performing, by a processor associated with the kiosk, an electrical inspection of the electronic device to determine information associated with an identity of the electronic device and/or an ability of the electronic device to hold a charge;
- automatically inspecting the electronic device to determine a cosmetic condition of the electronic device;
- determining a compensation value for the electronic device, the compensation value being one of a plurality of possible compensation values for the electronic device, wherein the compensation value is determined based at least in part on the electrical inspection and the cosmetic condition;
- and
- offering the compensation value to the user on a display screen of the kiosk.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.