Patent ID: 8280775

Claim:
A mobile kiosk system, comprising: a rail having distal and proximate ends and extending therebetween; an electronic kiosk having an input device and an output device for interaction with a person, said electronic kiosk having a base extending adjacent said rail; a coupling member coupled to said base proximate a first side of said base, said coupling member having a configuration that is complementary to said rail to limit movement of said coupling member away from said rail and allow movement of said base along said rail between said rail distal and proximate ends; an auxiliary rail inwardly adjacent and parallel to said rail, said auxiliary rail being proximate said first side of said base; an auxiliary coupling coupled to said base and having a configuration complementary to said auxiliary rail so as to further limit movement of said coupling member away from said rail and allow movement of said base along said rail between said rail distal and proximate ends; a single wheel displaced from said rail and from said auxiliary rail configured to support at least a portion of said electronic kiosk's weight while allowing movement of said base along said rail between said rail distal and proximate ends, said single wheel situated proximate a second side of said base opposite said base first side; a processor in data communication with said input device and said output device to receive data from said input device and to actuate said output device; means for transmitting an electrical current to power at least one of said processor, said input device, and said output device; wherein said means for transmitting an electrical current includes at least one of: (a) a track extending along said rail; a power cord electrically coupled to said track and configured to electrically interact with an electrical outlet; a conductive connection having complementary portions of said track and said base that are movable relative to one another while electricity is being passed therebetween; and (b) an inductive connection and a battery.