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APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT RESOURCE SHARING

  • US 20080196518A1
  • Filed: 02/04/2008
  • Published: 08/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for sharing a resource, the apparatus comprising:

  • a central unit having a plurality of outer surfaces, the central unit holding a resource;

    a plurality of compartments coupled to the central unit, each of the compartments placed adjacent to one of the outer surfaces of the central unit and having a platform to support an object;

    a sensor located in each of the compartments, wherein the sensor reads an output signal indicating that the object in the respective compartment accessed the resource in the central unit; and

    a computation unit receiving and processing the output signal from each of the compartments.

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