US 11,734,654 B2
Wireless-enabled kiosk for recycling consumer devices
John Silva, San Diego, CA (US); Jeffrey Ploetner, San Diego, CA (US); Mark Vincent Bowles, San Diego, CA (US); John Andrew Beane, San Diego, CA (US); Michael Librizzi, San Diego, CA (US); and Randal Erman, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ecoATM, LLC, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by ecoATM, LLC, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/445,575.
Application 16/575,003 is a division of application No. 14/873,158, filed on Oct. 1, 2015, granted, now 10,475,002, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 17/445,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/575,003, filed on Sep. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,126,973.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/059,129, filed on Oct. 2, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0292464 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/30 (2023.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/30 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/202 (2013.01); G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0206 (2013.01); G07F 7/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); Y02W 30/82 (2015.05); Y02W 90/00 (2015.05)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for evaluating and purchasing an electronic device, the method comprising:
via a first processor of an electronic device:
receiving an identifier associated with first information of the electronic device, wherein the identifier is received remote from a recycling kiosk, and
transmitting the identifier and the first information to a remote server; and
via a second processor of the recycling kiosk:
receiving the identifier from the electronic device,
receiving the first information from the remote server,
performing an inspection of the electronic device to determine second information associated with the electronic device,
comparing the first information and the second information, and
offering to purchase the electronic device for a price, wherein the price is based at least partially on the first information.