Patents Assigned to FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.
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Patent number: 10152686Abstract: A shipping system and method for managing shipping of electronic devices with customer personal information. One or more electronic devices are scanned prior to shipping to a destination. A determination is made whether the one or more electronic devices include customer personal information in response to the scanning. An identification and metadata of the one or more electronic devices are recorded in response to determining the customer personal information is included on the one or more electronic devices. The one or more electronic devices are prevented from shipping by stopping generation of a shipping label for the one or more electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Gventer, Ken Nguyen, Kevin Asbury, Joel McCarty, Mike Lowry
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Patent number: 10102381Abstract: A testing device, system, and method for removing customer personal information (CPI). The testing device includes a user interface for communicating information and receiving user input. The testing device also includes interfaces operable to communicate with the one or more electronic devices. The testing device also includes a memory configured to store a libraries providing information for removing CPI from electronic devices including a number of makes, models, and configurations.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Gventer, Ken Nguyen, Kevin Asbury, Joel McCarty, Mike Lowry
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Patent number: 10083102Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods to service an electronic device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request to service an electronic device communicatively connected to a test station. The method also includes obtaining a device model and an image group of the electronic device and determining criteria to service the electronic device in accordance with a desired setup, where each image group is associated with one or more different device models. The method further includes transmitting a request to service the electronic device to a management system having an image of applications compatible with the image group of the electronic device. The method further includes receiving at least one of a virtual hard drive storing a copy of the image of the applications and an indication of a location of the virtual hard drive. The method further includes executing the applications to service the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Joel McCarty
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Patent number: 9998239Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include an automated RF testing management system that is configured to control a plurality of RF testing units, each having multiple test ports for performing RF testing of various electronic devices. Advantages of the disclosed embodiments include cost savings, increase productivity, and ease of configuration and maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Clark Humphrey, Gregory Frenzel, Carlos Jimenez, Scott Wittrock, Robert Ripperden, Ken Nguyen
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Patent number: 9921923Abstract: A system, method, and auditing device for processing electronic devices to detect CPI. The auditing device may include a user interface for communicating information and receiving user input. The auditing device may also include a number of interfaces operable to communicate with the one or more electronic devices. The auditing device may also include a memory operable to store a plurality of libraries providing information for detecting CPI on a number of electronic devices including a number of makes, models, and configurations. The auditing device may also include logic operable to utilize the plurality of libraries to detect CPI included on the one or more electronic devices communicating with the testing device, record an identification of an electronic device in response to detecting the CPI is present on the electronic device, and store an alert associated with the identification indicating that CPI is present on the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Gventer, Ken Nguyen, Kevin Asbury, Joel McCarty, Mike Lowry
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Patent number: 9922302Abstract: A shipping system and method for tracking customer personal information in electronic devices. The shipping system includes a processor for executing a set of instructions and a memory for storing the set of instructions. The instructions are executed by the processor to receive one or more electronic devices for shipping to a destination, determine whether the one or more electronic devices include CPI, record an identification and metadata of the one or more electronic devices in response to determining CPI is included on the one or more electronic devices, and prevent the shipping system from generating a shipping label to ship the one or more electronic devices in response to determining the CPI is included on the one or more electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Gventer, Ken Nguyen, Kevin M. Asbury, Joel McCarty, Mike Lowry
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Patent number: 9792104Abstract: A system and method for flashing wireless devices. One or more wireless devices are received. The testing device being operable to receive the one or more wireless devices simultaneously. A selection of one or more original equipment manufactures (OEMs) is received. Models of wireless devices associated with the one or more OEMS are visually displayed in response to receiving the selection of the one or more OEMS associated with the one or more wireless devices. A selection of one or more models associated with the one or more wireless devices is received on the test device. Instructions associated with the one or more models are displayed for flashing the one or more wireless devices. The one or more wireless devices are flashed in response to a user selection to flash each of the one or more wireless devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Jimmie Paul Partee
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Patent number: 9760855Abstract: A system and method for operating a product return system. One or more electronic devices are received from a carrier at a return provider. A determination is made whether the one or more electronic devices include customer personal information. The one or more electronic devices are quarantined in response to determining the one or more electronic devices include CPI. The one or more electronic devices are processed in response to determining the CPI has been removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Brian Gventer, Ken Nguyen, Kevin Asbury, Joel McCarty, Mike Lowry
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Patent number: 9753095Abstract: A system and method for testing a power supply. A selection of one or more power supplies to test is received. A tester is automatically configured to test the one or more power supplies utilizing test parameters associated with the selection. A power-end of each of the one or more power supplies is received in power ports of the tester. An adapter-end of each of the one or more power supplies is received in adapter ports of the tester. The one or more power supplies are automatically tested utilizing test parameters. Performance characteristics of the loop one or more power supplies are measured during testing. Indications are given whether each of the one or more power supplies past the testing.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Jimmie Paul Partee
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Patent number: 9749064Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include an automated RF testing management system that is configured to control a plurality of RF testing units, each having multiple test ports for performing RF testing of various electronic devices. Advantages of the disclosed embodiments include cost savings, increase productivity, and ease of configuration and maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Clark Humphrey, Gregory Frenzel, Carlos Jimenez, Scott Wittrock, Robert Ripperden, Ken Nguyen