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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for enhanced evaluation of pre-owned electronic devices and provision of related services
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Application No.: US17631311Application Date: 2019-07-31
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Publication No.: US12033477B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Dominique Dion , Tony Mastronardi
- Applicant: A LA CARTE MEDIA, INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Montreal
- Assignee: A LA CARTE MEDIA, INC.
- Current Assignee: A LA CARTE MEDIA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Montreal
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC
- International Application: PCT/IB2019/056533 2019.07.31
- International Announcement: WO2021/019286A 2021.02.04
- Date entered country: 2022-01-28
- Main IPC: G07F7/06
- IPC: G07F7/06 ; G01N21/88 ; G06Q20/18 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
Enhanced evaluation of pre-owned electronic devices related services are described. Example evaluation devices (e.g. kiosks etc.) and techniques for enhanced evaluation are described. An example evaluation device includes an evaluation area in which a previously-owned electronic device (e.g. smartphone etc.) is arranged with its camera configured to capture images of the evaluation area. An example apparatus includes a previously-owned electronic device arranged with its camera configured to capture images of another previously-owned electronic device within an evaluation area. Other example implementations include detecting microdefects and/or micro-differences for identifying a device; based on an evaluation of a device, providing any of a repair quote, an insurance or warranty quote, an insurance or warranty claim, a certification, or a promise to purchase; processing evaluation session attributes based on the selected context; and providing a point-of-sale integration component configured to intercept data from a coupon reader.
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