# US 12,118,518 B2 · Method of controlling a recycle process and a method of enabling recycling

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- Number: US 12,118,518 B2
- Document ID: US12118518B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/464,201
- Filed: 2021-09-01
- Published: 2022-05-26
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2020-11-20
- Assignees: Metrisk Limited
- Applicants: Metrisk Limited
- Inventors: Adrian Nicolas Harris; Alistair James Morelli
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12118518B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/30: Administration of product recycling or disposal
- G06F 2218/12: Classification; Matching
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The invention provides a method for controlling a recycle process, the method comprising receiving a captured image of an item to be recycled; processing the image to determine if it is a genuine item for recycle; if and only if it is determined to be a genuine article for recycle, storing a record of the item in a user account.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for controlling a recycle process, the method comprising:
receiving a captured image of an item to be recycled;
processing the image to determine, based on the image, if the item is a genuine item for recycle;
responsive to a determination that the item is a genuine item for recycle, storing a record of the item in a user account.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the item is a genuine item for recycle comprises executing an image matching process on the received captured image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the image matching process comprises identifying one or more parameters of the item captured in the received image and accessing a stored image database to make a search and comparison therewith.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, further comprising, responsive to identifying, based on the comparison, that some defined parameters match, flagging the image for later inspection by a second identification process.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein processing the image for the determination of whether the item is a genuine item, comprises:
comparing the received image to images stored in a user's account; and
responsive to there not being a match, identifying the item as a genuine item for recycle.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein comparing the received image comprises specifying one or more parameters associated with the received image and identifying the image as a match with another image responsive to a determination that the images share a proportion of identical parameters.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the proportion of identical parameters is between 60 and 80%.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, comprising each time an item is accepted, adding a record to the user's account for subsequent processing in a recycle step.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented by an application running on a digital device such as a smart mobile telephone.