US Patent Issued to A LA CARTE MEDIA on June 17 for "Low-cost computerized kiosks for remote collection of electronic devices for value" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,333,513, issued on June 17, was assigned to A LA CARTE MEDIA INC. (Montreal).

"Low-cost computerized kiosks for remote collection of electronic devices for value" was invented by Dominique Dion (Montreal) and Tony Mastronardi (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example kiosk for accepting a portable electronic device (PED) associated method and systems are described. The kiosk includes an upper container to evaluate the PED, a lower container to store the PED, a network interface to connect to a portable interaction control device, and a computer. The upper container includes at least one camera, and a plurality of mirrors arrang...