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US 12,138,882 B1Granted
System and method for waste compactor remote control and monitoring
AssigneeWm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
InventorAngelo Costantini
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Abstract
A system and method including a control/monitoring unit that is either integrated with or exterior-mounted on a waste compactor are provided. The unit can have control functionality, monitoring functionality, or both control and monitoring functionality with respect to the waste compactor. The unit can also include a remote on/off control feature which gives a user the ability to remote start/stop the waste compactor and render it operable/inoperable from another remote location.
Claims2
A remote monitoring system for a waste compactor, comprising:
- a transmitter/receiver on the waste compactor;
- an on/off switch on the waste compactor configured for enabling and disabling compacting of solid waste and recyclable materials by the waste compactor;
- a remote monitoring device disposed at a location that is remote from the waste compactor and configured to send a deactivation signal to the transmitter/receiver and cause the on/off switch to turn the waste compactor off;
- and
- a monitoring unit comprising:
- a cellular modem with an external antenna and capable of:
- communicating with a cellular network,
- capturing GPS location data from a satellite, and
- reporting a location for the waste compactor to a user at the remote location;
- and
- a microcontroller that is operationally associated with a solenoid and motor control outputs of a control panel and programmable logic controller for the waste compactor.
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