Apparatus and methods for automatically removing data of mobile devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12436758-B2
Application number	US-202519028958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2025
Priority date	Aug 29, 2019
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for automatically removing customer data of a mobile device are disclosed according to various embodiments. In one example, a disclosed method comprises: detecting a mobile device connected to a slot; automatically determining whether the mobile device is valid based on data in a file system; upon determining that the mobile device is valid, automatically determining an operating system managing the mobile device; and automatically removing customer data of the mobile device based on the operating system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for automatically removing data from mobile devices, comprising:
a plurality of racks, each rack including a plurality of slots;
wherein each slot is configured to secure a mobile device therein;
at least one robot arm having a grabber at one end;
the robot arm is located in such that the grabber can place and remove mobile devices from each slot;
each slot has a connector secured therein which is configured to secure to a mobile device placed in the slot; wherein,
each of the connectors are magnetic connectors;
at least one computer operably coupled to a testing system, wherein the testing system is configured to be operably coupled to the mobile device via each connector of the respective slot.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a first conveyor.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second conveyor.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first conveyor is configured to move mobile devices into grabbing reach of the at least one robot arm.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the second conveyor is configured to removed mobile devices from the reach of the at least one robot arm.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a screen operably coupled with the at least one computer.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a scanner operably coupled with the at least one computer.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the scanner is placed such that it can scan mobile devices when picked up by the at least one robot arm.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each rack is comprised of 5 sets of slots.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each slot is comprised of a shelf having a back rising therefrom.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the back of each slot is tilted away from the shelf creating an obtuse angle.

Assignees

• Communications Test Design Inc

Inventors

• Parsons Sean
• Parsons Brian
• Parsons Mark
• Gunter Austin
• Davis Nidhin
• Durkin Krissy
• Huber Mario
• Fiedler Martin
• Bach Annedore
• Jain Jitendra
• Maheshwari Siddharth
• Domsohn Jaclyn
• Muthuveerappan Krithika
• Shrestha Pratik

Classifications

• G06F21/6218 Primary

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title

• G06F16/162

  Delete operations (erasing in storage systems G06F3/0652) · CPC title

• G06F13/10

  Program control for peripheral devices (G06F13/14 - G06F13/42 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F2221/2143

  Clearing memory, e.g. to prevent the data from being stolen · CPC title

• G06F21/604

  Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems · CPC title