Kiosk for recycling electronic devices
AssigneeecoATM, LLC
InventorsMark Vincent Bowles, Thomas L. Tullie, John Andrew Beane, Jeff Ploetner, John Miller, Neil Vesco
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Abstract
A recycling kiosk for recycling and financial remuneration for submission of an electronic device such as a mobile phone is disclosed herein. The recycling kiosk includes electrical connectors and an inspection area with an upper chamber, a lower chamber, a transparent plate and at least one camera in order to perform a visual analysis and an electrical analysis of the electronic device for determination of a value of the electronic device. The recycling kiosk also includes a processor and a display for user interaction.
Claims22
(canceled)
A kiosk for processing electronic devices, the kiosk comprising:
- a housing;
- a first surface positioned within the housing;
- an inspection surface positioned within the housing and configured to receive an electronic device from a user;
- a second surface positioned within the housing below the first surface and the inspection surface;
- and
- a storage bin positioned below the first surface and the inspection surface,
- wherein:
- the inspection surface is movable relative to the housing to cause the electronic device to contact the first surface,
- the first surface is configured to direct the electronic device downwardly toward the second surface, and
- the second surface is configured to direct the electronic device downwardly into the storage bin.
A method of processing electronic devices at a kiosk, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic device on an inspection surface positioned within a housing of a kiosk;
- causing the inspection surface to move relative to the housing to cause the electronic device to contact a first surface positioned within the housing;
- directing the electronic device, via the first surface, downwardly toward a second surface within the housing;
- and
- directing the electronic device, via the second surface, downwardly into a storage bin positioned within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.