Interactive apparatus rental system and method
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsTzu-Hsiang Lan, Jing-Kai Huang
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Abstract
An interactive apparatus rental system includes a plurality of interactive apparatuses, a rental apparatus, and a server. The server is configured to receive a renter data, wherein the renter data is generated by the rental apparatus in response to a rental request transmitted from a terminal device. The server is configured to select a first interactive apparatus from the interactive apparatuses to generate a unlock command. In response to receiving the unlock command, the rental apparatus is configured to unlock the first interactive apparatus. The server is configured to authenticate the first interactive apparatus and the terminal device to activate an interactive function of the first interactive apparatus.
Claims12
An interactive apparatus rental system, comprising:
- a plurality of interactive apparatuses, corresponding to a plurality of serial numbers, wherein each of the interactive apparatuses comprises a display;
- a rental apparatus, configured to accommodate the interactive apparatuses;
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- a server, communicatively connected to the rental apparatus and the interactive apparatuses;
- wherein the interactive apparatus rental system is configured to execute the following operations:
- receiving renter data, by the server, from the rental apparatus, wherein the renter data is generated by the rental apparatus in response to a rental request transmitted by a terminal device;
- selecting a first interactive apparatus, by the server, from the interactive apparatuses to generate a unlock command, wherein the unlock command comprises a first serial number corresponding to the first interactive apparatus;
- in response to receiving the unlock command, unlocking, by the rental apparatus, the first interactive apparatus;
- authenticating, by the server, the first interactive apparatus and the terminal device to activate an interactive function of the first interactive apparatus;
- receiving, by the server, location data corresponding to a location of the first interactive apparatus different from a location of the rental apparatus;
- generating, by the server, an interactive content corresponding to the first interactive apparatus based on the location data;
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- in response to the first interactive apparatus receiving the interactive content, activating, by the first interactive apparatus, the interactive function corresponding to the interactive content to interact with an object at the location of the first interactive apparatus;
- wherein the interactive apparatus rental system further comprises a return apparatus, and the interactive apparatus rental system is further corresponding to execute the following operations:
- generating, by the server, a rental certificate corresponding to the first interactive apparatus and the terminal device;
- transmitting, by the server, the rental certificate to the terminal device and the first interactive apparatus;
- receiving, by the server, a return certificate from the terminal device, wherein the return certificate corresponds to the rental certificate;
- in response to the first interactive apparatus coupling to the return apparatus, transmitting, by the first interactive apparatus or the return apparatus, the return certificate to the server;
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- in response to receiving the return certificate from the terminal device and receiving the return certificate from the first interactive apparatus or the return apparatus, transmitting, by the server, a return signal to the terminal device and the return apparatus.
An interactive apparatus rental method, being adapted for use in an interactive apparatus rental system, wherein the interactive apparatus rental system comprises a plurality of interactive apparatuses, a rental apparatus, and a server, the interactive apparatuses correspond to a plurality of serial numbers, each of the interactive apparatuses comprises a display, the rental apparatus is configured to accommodate the interactive apparatuses, the server communicatively connects to the rental apparatus and the interactive apparatuses, and the interactive apparatus rental method comprises the following steps:
- receiving renter data, by the server, from the rental apparatus, wherein the renter data is generated by the rental apparatus in response to a rental request transmitted by a terminal device;
- selecting a first interactive apparatus, by the server, from the interactive apparatuses to generate a unlock command, wherein the unlock command comprises a first serial number corresponding to the first interactive apparatus;
- in response to receiving the unlock command, unlocking, by the rental apparatus, the first interactive apparatus;
- authenticating, by the server, the first interactive apparatus and the terminal device to activate an interactive function of the first interactive apparatus;
- receiving, by the server, location data corresponding to a location of the first interactive apparatus different from a location of the rental apparatus;
- generating, by the server, an interactive content corresponding to the first interactive apparatus based on the location data;
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- in response to the first interactive apparatus receiving the interactive content, activating, by the first interactive apparatus, the interactive function corresponding to the interactive content to interact with an object at the location of the first interactive apparatus;
- wherein the interactive apparatus rental system further comprises a return apparatus, and the interactive apparatus rental method further comprises the following steps:
- generating, by the server, a rental certificate corresponding to the first interactive apparatus and the terminal device;
- transmitting, by the server, the rental certificate to the terminal device and the first interactive apparatus;
- receiving, by the server, a return certificate from the terminal device, wherein the return certificate corresponds to the rental certificate;
- in response to the first interactive apparatus coupling to the return apparatus, transmitting, by the first interactive apparatus or the return apparatus, the return certificate to the server;
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- in response to receiving the return certificate from the terminal device and receiving the return certificate from the first interactive apparatus or the return apparatus, transmitting, by the server, a return signal to the terminal device and the return apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.