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US 2016/0255495 A1Published application
Mobile device transfer station
AssigneeFuture Dial, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Huang, Jisheng Li, Dwight Sing Huang
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Abstract
Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure facilitate the transfer and reconditioning of mobile computing devices. Various embodiments can receive and store mobile computing devices, perform a variety of tests and analyses on such devices, remove or backup the user's data from the mobile device, and configure the device for resale or reuse by other users.
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A system comprising:
- a body having a plurality of compartments, wherein each respective compartment is adapted to receive and retain a respective mobile computing device, and wherein each respective compartment includes a respective connector for electrically coupling to the respective mobile computing device;
- and
- a control system comprising:
- a processor;
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- memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control system to automatically:
- detect electrical coupling, to the control system, of a first mobile computing device retained in a first compartment of the body via a first connector in the first compartment;
- retrieve data from the first mobile computing device via the first connector;
- analyze the retrieved data;
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- configure the first mobile computing device based on the analysis of the retrieved data, wherein configuring the first mobile computing device includes:
- storing content from the first mobile computing device in a data repository in communication with the control system;
- and
- erasing the content from the first mobile computing device.
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