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US 11,694,495 B1Granted
System and apparatus for automated sporting equipment rentals
AssigneeSurfUp, Inc.
InventorsMishal Abdulaziz al-Rawaf, Jonathan Burris, Mazen Abugharbieh, Christian Jacques Hissom, Joshua O'Briant
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Abstract
An apparatus and system for automated sporting equipment rentals is disclosed herein. The system comprises a station apparatus, sports equipment, and a mobile app. The sports equipment is locked within the station apparatus. The mobile application is configured to assign and unlock sports equipment from the station apparatus.
Claims19
A system for automated sports equipment rentals, the system comprising:
- a station apparatus comprising a microcontroller, a plurality of proximity sensors, a plurality of a RFID sensors, a wireless communication mechanism, a base and a plurality of slots, each slot of the plurality of slots comprising a retention member;
- a plurality of sports equipment positioned within the station apparatus, each equipment of the plurality of sports equipment comprising a RIFD;
- and
- a mobile application configured to operate on a mobile device;
- wherein the mobile application configured to assign and unlock an equipment of the plurality of sports equipment from the station apparatus;
- wherein each of the plurality of proximity sensors is configured to detect a lock status;
- wherein each of the plurality of RFID sensors is configured to detect the RFID on equipment of the plurality of sports equipment.
4 more elements
An apparatus for automated surfboard rentals, the apparatus comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a plurality of proximity sensors;
- a plurality of a RFID sensors;
- a wireless communication mechanism;
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of slots, each slot of the plurality slots comprising a bar;
- wherein each of the plurality of slots is designed to retain a surfboard;
- wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive a command from a mobile application to assign and unlock a surfboard from the apparatus;
- wherein each of the plurality of proximity sensors is configured to detect a lock status;
- wherein each of the plurality of RFID sensors is configured to detect a RFID on a surfboard.
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An apparatus for automated sports equipment rentals, the apparatus comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- at least one proximity sensor;
- at least one RFID sensor;
- a wireless communication mechanism;
- a base;
- and
- at least one slot comprising a retention member;
- wherein the at least one slot is designed to retain sports equipment;
- wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive a command from a mobile application to assign and unlock sports equipment from the apparatus;
- wherein the at least one proximity sensor is configured to detect a lock status;
- wherein the at least one RFID sensor is configured to detect a RFID on a sports equipment wherein the station apparatus has an area ranging from 10 square feet to 15 square feet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.