Secure charging stations and methods for operating the same
a technology for secure charging and charging stations, applied in the direction of program control, testing/monitoring control systems, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of personal electronic devices left at traditional charging stations prone to theft and unauthorized persons, and the owner of a portable electronic device having to leave their devi
Inactive Publication Date: 2015-07-09
NAGHI HERSCHEL A +1
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The invention is about a secure charging station that can detect if someone tries to tamper with a device being charged. The station will automatically activate a security mode that will prevent others from removing or tampering with the device. The purpose of this invention is to provide a safe way to charge electronic devices.
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Use of traditional public charging stations may result in an owner of a portable electronic device having to leave their device at a somewhat remote location, out of their immediate control and in an area that is well-travelled by other people who are unknown to and untrusted by a device owner.
As such, personal electronic devices left at traditional charging stations are prone to theft and tampering by unauthorized persons.
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[0017]FIG. 1 is a plan view of a secure charging station 100 according to an aspect of the invention. Charging station 10 may take the general form of a table or kiosk and includes a plurality of charging sub-stations 12A-D. Details of charging sub-stations 12B-D have been omitted from FIG. 1 for clarity but it will be understood that each charging substation 12A-D includes the elements described with regard to sub-station 12A. A plurality of power ports 14 are provided, one for each sub-station, to receive an appropriate adapter and electrical conductor (not shown) for providing charging power to respective personal electronic devices (PEDs), such as a laptop computer, tablet computer or smartphone that may be located at each substation 12.
[0018]A sensing area 16A-D is associated with each charging sub-station 12A-D. Sensing area may include sensing surface that is equipped to sense the weight, movement or another attribute of a PED placed on or near sensing surface 16. Indicia 17 ...
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A secure charging station for portable electronic devices (PEDs) may include plurality of individual charging sub-stations, each with an associated charging port, PED sensing area and authentication system. The PED sensing area includes one or more sensors sensing the presence and / or absence of the PED. The authentication system permits a PED owner to enter authentication information, such as a four-digit code via keypad, or information on a credit card, to initiate a secure mode in which unauthorized removal of the PED will trigger an alarm. When in the secure mode, the charging station may display a signal to notify unauthorized persons that tampering or removal of a corresponding PED from the sensing area will trigger an alarm. When charging is complete, or when the owner desires to remove the PED from the secure sensing area, he or she again enters authentication information via the authentication system to cause the PED sensing area to assume an unsecure mode, which permits removal of the PED without the sounding of an alarm.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present document is a continuation of, and claims priority to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 147,768 filed on Jan. 6, 2014, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The disclosure relates to security systems and devices for portable electronic devices. More particularly, the disclosure relates to security systems for charging stations or other areas where users may leave their portable electronic devices temporarily out of their immediate control, or where such devices may be prone to theft or tampering by unauthorized persons.[0004]2. Prior Art[0005]With the proliferation of portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones and portable computers, there has been a like proliferation of charging stations in locations, such as airports, where users may re-charge their devices while waiting for transportation. Such conventional charging stations may in...
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IPC IPC(8): G07C9/00G08B13/22
CPCG07C9/00G07C9/00039G08B13/22G07C9/00071G07C9/00111G08B13/1436G08B13/1472G08B13/149G07F15/006H02J7/00045G07C9/32G07C9/33G07C9/37
Inventor NAGHI, HERSCHEL A.NAGHI, ELANA
Owner NAGHI HERSCHEL A