Patent ID: 11972652
Assignee: TECH FRIENDS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  H  E  Y | IPC A  B  E  G  H

Claim 2:
3. A base system for securing a mobile device stored within a base, wherein the mobile device is associated with a unique device identifier, wherein the base releases the device to an authenticated user, the system comprising:
said base that accepts at least a portion of the mobile computing device, wherein the base restricts access to the mobile computing device;
a lock that secures the device within the base when locked and the lock releases the device from the base when unlocked;
a server in communication with the base, wherein the server authenticates the authenticated user prior to unlocking a device for removal from the base, the server transmitting an unlock message to the base instructing the base to unlock the device;
the lock releasing the device from the base after receiving the unlock message;
wherein the server identifies a mobile electronic device that has not been returned to the base within a predefined time period, wherein the server generates an alert that the mobile electronic device has not been returned to the base within the predefined time period.