Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING MOBILE PHONES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/115857
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A recycling kiosk (100) for recycling and financial remuneration for submission of a mobile telephone (150) is disclosed herein. The recycling kiosk (100) preferably includes an inspection area (106) with a plurality of white walls (115) in order to perform a visual analysis of the mobile telephone (150) for determination of a value of the mobile telephone (150). The visual analysis inspects the LCD screen (153) of the mobile phone (150) to determine if the LCD screen (153) is damaged. The recycling kiosk (100) also includes a processor (160), a display (119) and a user interface (118).
Inventors:
BOWLES MARK (US)
LIBRIZZI MICHAEL (US)
VAN ROOYEN PIETER (US)
DUBEN AHRON (US)
LIBRIZZI MICHAEL (US)
VAN ROOYEN PIETER (US)
DUBEN AHRON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/028251
Publication Date:
January 19, 2012
Filing Date:
March 13, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ECOATM INC (US)
International Classes:
G07F17/00; G06Q10/00; G06Q30/00; G06Q50/00
Foreign References:
| JP2009086725A | 2009-04-23 | |||
| EP1168253A1 | 2002-01-02 | |||
| JPH07112801A | 1995-05-02 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2548184A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CATANIA, Michael (P.O. Box 131270Carlsbad, CA, US)
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