Smartphone lock box system
OwnerCharles Isgarinventor
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Abstract
Described is a smartphone lock box system that is used to track and record when and how long a mobile computing device is locked or secured in a container, such as a box (lock box), a sleeve or the like, without access by the owner of the mobile computing device. The smartphone lock box system is used to help the owner of a mobile computing device disconnect from the mobile computing device to devote time and attention to other tasks. The smartphone lock box system includes a container that holds at least one mobile computing devices such as a smartphone or tablet. The container senses when a mobile computing device is within it and records and reports the amount of time the mobile computing device is in the box and tracks the frequency that the user checks or removes the phone from the box.
Claims25
A smartphone lock box system comprising:
- a container, wherein the container holds a mobile computing device and limits physical access to the mobile computing device;
- a microcomputer integrated into the container, wherein the microcomputer is communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device and receives information from a lock box application running on the mobile computing device;
- a sensor that senses when the mobile computing device is in the container;
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- an indicator on the container that displays an indication of at least one of:
- an amount of time the mobile computing device has been within the container;
- an amount of time elapsed of a predetermined established time the mobile computing device should be in the container;
- or an accumulation of amounts of time the mobile computing device has been within the container during a designated period of time even if the mobile computing device was removed and replaced within the container during the designated period of time.
A smartphone lock box system comprising:
- a retaining unit, wherein the retaining unit holds a plurality of mobile computing devices;
- a microcomputer integrated into the retaining unit, wherein the microcomputer is communicatively coupled to the plurality of mobile computing devices and receives information from a plurality of lock box applications, each lock box application running on one of the plurality of mobile computing devices;
- a sensor that senses when one or more of the plurality of mobile computing devices is in the retaining unit;
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- an indicator that displays and indication of at least one of:
- an amount of time each of the mobile computing devices has been within the retaining unit an amount of time elapsed of a predetermined established time each of the mobile computing devices should be in the retaining unit or an accumulation of amounts of time each of the mobile computing devices has been within the retaining unit during a designated period of time even if each mobile computing device was removed and replaced within the retaining unit during the designated period of time.
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