System and method for providing interconnected and secure mobile device charging stations

A method, comprising:

• providing a door that selectively opens to allow access to a cavity and selectively closes to block access to the cavity;
• using a lock to selectively lock and unlock the door when the door is closed;
• using a camera to image a user area adjacent to the door;
• providing computing memory having associated therewith code and a processor communicatively coupled with the computing memory to execute the code;
• controlling the camera to record a first image data of the user area at a first time;
• storing the first image data;
• locking the door;
• controlling the camera to record a second image data of the user area at a second time;
• and
• selectively unlocking the door based on comparing the second image data to the first image data.

A method, comprising:

• providing a door that selectively opens to allow access to a cavity and selectively closes to block access to the cavity;
• using a lock to selectively lock and unlock the door when the door is closed;
• using a camera to image a user area adjacent to the door;
• providing computing memory having associated therewith code and a processor communicatively coupled with the computing memory to execute the code;
• controlling the camera to record a first image data of the user area at a first time;
• storing the first image data;
• locking the door;
• controlling the camera to record a second image data of the user area at a second time;
• and
• selectively unlocking the door when the first image data defines a first set of images of a user in the user area at the first time and the second image data defines a second set of images of the user in the user area at the second time.