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US 12,608,687 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 recycling an electronic device, the system comprising:
- a kiosk that includes
- an input region configured to receive an electronic device from a user;
- and
- one or more cameras operable to obtain one or more images of the electronic device;
- and
- one or more processors configured to
- obtain, via the one or more cameras, the one or more images;
- automatically inspect the one or more images to determine a cosmetic condition of the electronic device;
- receive a compensation value for the electronic device from a remote computer, wherein the compensation value is based at least partially on (1) the cosmetic condition of the electronic device and (2) an identity of the electronic device and/or an ability of the electronic device to hold a charge;
- and
- offer, via the kiosk, to purchase the electronic device from the user for the compensation value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.