Computer implemented portable electronic device charging and access management method

A computer-implemented method of managing mobile computing devices,

• the method implemented in a system including:
• a database including authorized user data and information and authorized user privilege information;
• at least one controller;
• and
• at least one charging bay device comprising:
• a closed housing including a plurality of charging slot apertures;
• a charging slot and charging circuitry accessible through each respective one of the charging slot apertures, wherein each charging slot is configured to at least partly receive and automatically charge one of the plurality of portable computing devices;
• and
• a locking mechanism in the cabinet housing and being configured to allow a removal of one or more of the plurality of portable computing devices from the respective charging slots when in an unlocked state and to prevent a removal of the plurality of portable computing devices from the respective charging slots when in a locked state, the locking mechanism being automatically and manually positionable between the locked and unlocked states;
• and
• wherein the method comprises:
• accepting, by the at least one controller, a user login to verify an authorized user status according to the authorized user data and information in the database;
• assessing a user privilege status after the authorized user status is verified and according to the authorized user data and information in the database, wherein the user privilege status is a changeable behavioral based status of active privilege status to access one of the portable computing device or suspended privilege status to access one of the portable electronic computing devices;
• and
• only when the user privilege status is active, allowing one of the portable computing devices to be retrieved and used by the verified authorized user.