System and Method for Recycling Electronics While Complying with Secondhand Transaction Reporting Laws

摘要

A system and method for recycling used electronic devices in a kiosk or a desktop device while reporting the transaction to law enforcement in a manner required by the local jurisdiction for secondhand dealers.

主权项

1. A system for recycling electronics, comprising:
a kiosk housing; a device examination area; a user interface; a processor; wherein the processor is configured to communicate with an electronic device placed in the device examination area, said electronic device selected from a group comprising smartphones, cell phones, mp3 players, mobile computers, portable games; wherein the processor is configured to identify the brand, model, and serial number of the electronic device; wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the electronic device rightfully belongs to a user; wherein the processor is configured to reject the electronic device if it cannot be determined that it rightfully belongs to the user; wherein the processor performs a functional test on the electronic device; wherein the processor is configured to determine an appropriate compensation value for the device solely based on the information received from the electronic device and from the user and offer the compensation value to the user; wherein the processor is configured to collect any information from the user required by local law enforcement; wherein the processor is configured to automatically generate a report of the secondhand transaction for law enforcement; wherein the processor is configured to transmit the report of the secondhand transaction to law enforcement.