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System and kiosk apparatus for collecting end-of-life mobile phones

  • US 9,704,142 B2
  • Filed: 01/11/2012
  • Issued: 07/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for collecting end-of-life mobile phones, comprising:

  • a kiosk apparatus for performing an authentication procedure in which an authentication request is made using registration information including registrant information and end-of-life mobile phone information and a barcode label is issued when an authentication number is input according to the authentication request, and an identifying procedure for storing or discharging the end-of-life mobile phone by checking the presence of the barcode label attached thereto and identifying whether the mobile terminal is a normal mobile phone when the end-of-life mobile phone is put therein; and

    an integrated operation system having an operating system program to communicate with a plurality of kiosk apparatuses through a network, issue the authentication number corresponding to the authentication request of the kiosk apparatuses, and check and statistically analyze an individual or integrated collection amount of kiosk apparatuses, whereinthe kiosk apparatus includes;

    a user interface panel having a touch screen and providing a user interface in association with the authentication procedure and the identifying procedure;

    a barcode printer for printing the barcode label;

    an authentication unit for making the authentication request when the registration information is transmitted;

    a modem for transmitting the authentication request to the integrated operation system and making real-time communication with the integrated operation system;

    a barcode printer for outputting a barcode label on which a barcode containing the registration information is printed when the authentication number corresponding to the authentication request is input to the user interface panel;

    a data storage unit for storing information provided through the user interface, the registration information and the data corresponding to the barcode;

    an identifying device for performing the identifying procedure in which the end-of-life mobile phone put therein is stored or discharged by checking the presence of the barcode label attached thereto and identifying whether the mobile phone is a normal mobile phone; and

    a control unit for providing the user interface to the user interface panel with reference to the information of the data storage unit, controlling the authentication unit to transmit the authentication request corresponding to the registration information through the modem while storing the registration information input from the user interface to the data storage unit, controlling the barcode printer to output the barcode label when the authentication number is input through the user interface panel, and controlling the identifying device to perform the identifying procedure, wherein,the identifying device includes;

    a driving device having a motor for giving a rotation force and a conveyor driven by the rotation force, the driving device carrying an end-of-life mobile phone provided on the conveyor and changing a rotating direction of the motor according to an identification signal so that a normal end-of-life mobile phone is carried to a storage location and an abnormal end-of-life mobile phone is carried to a discharge location;

    a storage device disposed at the storage location to store the end-of-life mobile phone;

    a discharge device disposed at the discharge location to store an abnormal end-of-life mobile phone;

    a barcode scanner for scanning the barcode of the barcode label attached to the end-of-life mobile phone put by the driving device and providing the scanned barcode to the control unit;

    an authentication camera for obtaining a still image for authentication of the end-of-life mobile phone;

    a mobile phone identification sensor for sensing whether the end-of-life mobile phone put by the driving device is a normal end-of-life mobile phone and providing the sensing signal to the control unit; and

    a motor synchronization control unit for controlling the operation of the motor according to the control unit, receiving scan information input from the barcode scanner and the mobile phone identification sensor and identification information used for determining whether to store or discharge the end-of-life mobile phone according to the sensing signal from the control unit, and providing the identification signal to the driving device.

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