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US 11,503,914 B2Granted
Reservable lounge chair and method of use
OwnerTarkan Bastiyali, Viktoriya Bastiyaliinventors
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Abstract
A system relates generally to a reservable lounge chair and its method of use is disclosed. The reservable lounge chair is capable of restricting unauthorized access, and the reservable lounge chair may be reserved.
Claims18
A chair, comprising:
- a front end;
- a rear end;
- a left side;
- a right side;
- a seat member having a torso portion having a first top surface which is substantially in line with a plane and a leg portion, a solar panel located above the seat member, the solar panel having a second top surface and a bottom surface, the second top surface being equipped with a photovoltaic cell, the bottom surface being equipped with a cushion;
- an attached box proximate to the seat member, the attached box having an exterior casing which envelops an interior chamber, the exterior casing having a closable lid for providing access to the interior chamber, a speaker, an optical identifier, and a status indicator,
- wherein the attached box has a means for sanitizing the interior chamber;
- a processor;
- a memory;
- a battery;
- and
- a user restriction mechanism having a blocking member and an actuator configured to actuate the blocking member from a first position above the plane to a second position below the plane, the user restriction mechanism being in electronic communication with the processor, the memory, and the battery,
- wherein the seat member extends between the front end, the rear end, the left side, and the right side and is configured to support the weight of a human user,
- wherein the solar panel is sized and configured to provide shade over the torso portion, and
- wherein the processor, the memory, the battery, the speaker, and the solar panel are in electronic communication.
12 more elements
A method of reserving one or more chairs, each chair having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a seat member having a torso portion having a first top surface which is substantially in line with a plane and a leg portion, a solar panel located above the seat member, an attached box, a status indicator light, and a user restriction mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an end-user electronic device, and a remote server, wherein the one or more chairs, the end-user electronic device, and the remote server are all in electronic communication, wherein the user restriction mechanism is activated;
- assigning an alphanumerical identifier to each of the one or more chairs;
- providing a software interface on the end-user electronic device;
- selecting, through the software interface, the one or more chairs to be reserved, based on the alphanumerical identifier;
- selecting, through the software interface, an amount of time for the one or more chairs to be reserved;
- changing the status indicator light to show that the one or more chairs are not available for reservation;
- deactivating, upon input of a code by a human user, the user restriction mechanism to allow for use of the seat member;
- and
- activating, the user restriction mechanism at the end of the amount of time;
- changing the status indicator light to show that the one or more chairs are available for reservation.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.