Method, device, system, and program for the implementation of shredding

• US 20070063082A1
• Filed: 09/19/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian Coleman
• Original Assignee: Brian Coleman
• Inventors: Coleman, Brian
• Application Number:
  US11/229,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20070063082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 241/101.200
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 18/0007 specially adapted for disintegrating documents
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 18/16 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/68 in which the articles are torn or severed from strips or sheets

Abstract

A shredding device, method, system, and software program for the destruction or obliteration of confidential information. The invention may have the ability to shred by a unit of measurement. The device being a self-service bulk shredder that charges the user by a unit of measurement, such as: weight, time, or number of various item types or pages. These items types may be sorted and logged by units. In addition, the size of the shredding maybe selected. The unit information may be used to determine a cost and usage data for operational and management purposes. A user may place bulk items in the shredder to be weighed to assess a cost and display cost and payment information to a user. Payments may be made electronically and/or by cash. The device can produce an itemized receipt and/or a Certificate of Destruction, which may be provided electronically and/or emailed.

Claims

1. A method of using a computer to perform operations of using a shredder to shred items comprising:

charging a payment for using the shredder by a user.

2. The method of claim 1,

activating the shredder to shred items after acknowledging receipt of payment.

3. The method of claim 1,

charging for payment based on one or more of a number of items, weight, time, actual shredding time, amount that fills a container, a certain level of a container, or until the feed hopper is empty.

4. The method of claim 1,

counting the number of items to be shred.

5. The method of claim 1,

selecting the option to copy an image of each item to be shredded.

6. The method of claim 1,

providing an option of a receipt.

7. The method of claim 1,

providing an option of a certificate of destruction.

8. The method of claim 1,

providing an option of one or more of printing or displaying dat

9. The method of claim 1,

logging into the computer.

10. The method of claim 1,

providing an option of selecting a type of cut.

11. A device using a computer to perform operations of using a shredder to shred items comprising:

means for charging a payment for using the shredder by a user.

12. The device of claim 11,

means for activating the shredder to shred items after acknowledging receipt of payment.

13. The device of claim 11,

means for charging for payment based on one or more of a number of items, weight, time, actual shredding time, amount that fills a container, a certain level of a container, or until the feed hopper is empty.

14. The device of claim 11,

means for counting the number of items to be shred.

15. The device of claim 11,

means for selecting the option to copy an image of each item to be shredded.

16. The device of claim 11,

means for providing an option of a receipt.

17. The device of claim 11,

means for providing an option of a certificate of destruction.

18. The device of claim 11,

means for providing an option of one or more of printing or displaying data.

19. The device of claim 11,

means for logging into the computer.

20. The device of claim 11,

means for providing an option of selecting a type of cut.