Apparatus, method, and system for securely charging mobile devices

• US 9,774,200 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2015
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Emory Todd, Kristen Todd Gaeta
• Original Assignee: Emory Todd, Kristen Todd Gaeta
• Inventors: Todd, Emory, Gaeta, Kristen Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): DIAO, M BAYE
• Application Number:
  US14/731,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20160359349A1
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 320114
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A secure mobile device charger for charging batteries of mobile devices. The secure mobile charger can include a body housing battery charging elements; a power connector; a mobile device connector; a biometric sensor that reads biometric input data; and a switch that prevents unauthorized battery charging from the mobile device connector.

Claims

1. A secure mobile device charging apparatus, comprising:

a body housing battery charging elements;

a power connector;

a mobile device connector;

a biometric sensor that reads biometric input data; and

a switch that prevents unauthorized battery charging from the mobile device connector;

wherein the body housing battery charging elements is coupled to a power source by the power connector and a mobile device is coupled to the body housing battery charging elements with the mobile device connector and, following the coupling of mobile communication device with the body housing battery charging elements, the biometric sensor is activated to receive a biometric input.

2. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a processor that compares biometric data inputted into the biometric sensor with authorized biometric data stored in a memory.

3. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor determines if a predetermined amount of time has passed during battery charging from the mobile device connector when the mobile device is connected to the body via the mobile device connector.

4. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one indicator that provides a status.

5. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one indicator indicates authorized or unauthorized access.

6. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power connector is a pair of prongs.

7. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power connector is a cord.

8. The secure mobile device charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile device connector is a USB port.

9. A system for charging a mobile communication device, comprising:

a mobile communication device;

a power source;

a cord; and

a mobile communication device charger, the mobile communication device charger comprising;

a body housing battery charging elements;

a power connector;

a mobile device connector;

a biometric sensor that reads biometric input data; and

a switch that prevents unauthorized battery charging from the mobile device connector;

wherein the mobile communication device charger is coupled to the power source and the mobile communication device is coupled to the mobile communication device charger with the cord and, following the coupling of the mobile communication device with the mobile communication device charger, the biometric sensor is activated to receive a biometric input.

10. A system for charging a mobile communication device of claim 9, further comprising a comparison made by a processor between the biometric input and authorized biometric data stored in a memory that determines a charging status of the mobile communication device charger.