System and method for controlling electrically-powered trash compactors and receptacles

A method comprising:

• transmitting, via a storage receptacle, data collected over a first time interval by one or more sensors associated with the storage receptacle to a remote control device, the data corresponding to the performance of an operational function by the storage receptacle over the first time interval;
• receiving, at the storage receptacle and from the remote control device via a network, a modification of a value of a parameter identified within the received data, the parameter associated with the performance of the operational function over the first time interval;
• modifying, without manual user intervention at the storage receptacle, a future performance of the operational function by the storage receptacle according to the modification of the value of the identified parameter;
• and
• transmitting, by the storage receptacle, information associated with a location of the storage receptacle to the remote control device for being displayed, via the remote control device, in a particular area on at least one of a map or a list.

A receptacle comprising:

• a processor;
• a transmitter for transmitting information to another device via a network;
• a receiver for receiving information transmitted to the receptacle via the network;
• a storage receptacle for storing content items;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting information associated with the storage receptacle to a remote control device, the information collected over a first time interval by one or more sensors, the information corresponding to the performance of an operational function by the storage receptacle over the first time interval;
• receiving a modification of a value of a parameter identified within the information, the parameter associated with the performance of the operational function over the first time interval, and wherein the modification of the value of the parameter is received from the remote control device on the network;
• modifying, without manual user intervention at the storage receptacle, a future performance of the operational function by the storage receptacle according to the modification of the value of the identified parameter;
• and
• transmitting information associated with a location of the receptacle to the remote control device for being displayed, via the remote control device, in a particular area on at least one of a map or a list.

A remote control device comprising:

• a processor;
• a transmitter for transmitting information to another device via a network;
• a receiver for receiving information transmitted to the remote control device via the network;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving data collected over a first time interval by one or more sensors associated with a storage receptacle, the data corresponding to the performance of an operational function by the storage receptacle over the first time interval, the storage receptacle configured to communicate with the remote control device via the network;
• identifying, within the received data, a parameter of the storage receptacle associated with the performance of the operational function over the first time interval;
• receiving a modification of a value of the parameter identified within the received data;
• transmitting the modification of the value of the parameter to the storage receptacle to cause a change, without user intervention at the storage receptacle, in a future performance of the operational function by the storage receptacle;
• and
• displaying a location of the storage receptacle in a particular area on at least one of a map or a list.