Patent ID: 9455889
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method to manage an inventory list of a plurality of mobile computing devices stored on a mobile storage cart, the method comprising: transmitting a status-check signal over a network to each of a plurality of mobile computing devices of an inventory list at a scheduled time to perform a status check on the plurality of mobile computing devices, wherein the status-check signal indicates to each of the plurality of mobile computing devices to enter a state of operation that allows communication over the network; determining whether each of the plurality of mobile computing devices enter the state of operation in response to transmission of the status-check signal to each of the plurality of mobile computing devices; in response to determining that a mobile computing device of the plurality of mobile computing devices does not enter the state of operation, providing an indication in the inventory list that the mobile computing device has limited functionality based on not entering the state of operation; transmitting the inventory list to a mobile storage cart over the network, wherein the storage cart stores and charges the plurality of mobile computing devices; and presenting the inventory list on a display screen of the storage cart with the indication that the mobile computing device has limited functionality.