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US 10,977,622 B2Granted
Smart waste device and waste tracking system
OwnerDavid V. Borowski, William C. Huddleston +2inventors
InventorsDavid V. Borowski, William C. Huddleston, Benjamin A. Thorp, William L. Klima
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Abstract
An electronic waste tracking device, process, and system to track waste from one location to another location.
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A waste tracking and monitoring method, comprising:
- placing waste containers at a first location for collecting waste at the first location;
- electronically tagging each of the waste containers with an electronic tag;
- collecting waste into each of the electronically tagged waste containers;
- locating one or more detectors on one or more transportation vehicles for detecting each and every electronic tag of the waste containers being transported on each of the one or more transportation vehicles;
- electronically detecting each of the electronic tags of each and every of the waste containers continuously in real time using the one or more detectors of each of the one or more transportation vehicles during transportation from the first location through a second location;
- electronically tracking of the electronic tag of each and every of the waste containers containing the collected waste continuously in real time using the one or more detectors located within each of the one or more transportation vehicles during transportation of the waste containers from the first location to the second location;
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- identifying, monitoring, and routing each and every of the waste containers containing the collected waste continuously in real time using a waste collection computer network or system during transportation of the waste containers containing the collected waste from the first location through the second location.
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