US 12,015,287 B2
System and method for providing interconnected and secure mobile device charging stations
Douglas Baldasare, Philadelphia, PA (US); Sheri Tate, Philadelphia, PA (US); Robert Kay, Cinnaminson, NJ (US); Jeffrey Bergeland, Philadelphia, PA (US); Mikayla Wickman, Englewood, CO (US); David Andreasen, Menahga, MN (US); Saran Singh Sound, Boca Raton, FL (US); Michael Weinberg, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Ashwin Muthiah, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to ChargeItSpot, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by ChargeItSpot, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/239,205.
Application 17/239,205 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/018,833, filed on Sep. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,031,790.
Application 17/239,205 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/986,396, filed on Aug. 6, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/018,833 is a continuation of application No. 16/665,479, filed on Oct. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,778,016, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/665,479 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/996,956, filed on Jun. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,742,046, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Application 15/996,956 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/362,370, filed on Nov. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,070,250, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Application 15/362,370 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/095,866, filed on Dec. 3, 2013, granted, now 9,537,994, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/994,210, filed on Mar. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/732,731, filed on Dec. 3, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0265843 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G07C 9/21 (2020.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/32 (2020.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/065 (2021.01)
CPC H02J 7/0013 (2013.01) [G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G07C 9/21 (2020.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/065 (2021.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/32 (2020.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a housing;
one or more compartments, each of the one or more compartments including a compartment door disposed at a first side of the housing, wherein the compartment door includes a window that is one-way visible from outside the compartment to allow a user to see an interior of the at least one of the one or more compartments;
an operator door that selectively opens to allow access to a cavity that accesses the one or more compartments, and closes to block access to the one or more compartments;
an electronic lock configured to selectively lock and unlock the operator door, the electronic lock including an operator interface;
an ultraviolet lighting device disposed in at least one of the one or more compartments, wherein the window of the compartment door blocks ultraviolet emission from the ultraviolet lighting device from being emitted from the at least one of the one or more compartments;
computing memory having associated therewith code; and
a processor communicatively coupled with the computing memory, configured to execute the code and to:
control the ultraviolet lighting device to selectively emit ultraviolet lighting in the interior of the at least one of the one or more compartments.