Dynamically adjustable sensors for trash compactors and receptacles

A receptacle comprising:

• a processor;
• an energy storage for powering operational functions performed by the receptacle;
• a first module comprising a first sensor and a second module comprising a second sensor, the first sensor and the second sensor being configured to detect a condition associated with the receptacle, and the first sensor and the second sensor comprising an transmitter and a receiver, wherein the first module is located on a first inner wall of the receptacle and the second module is located on a second inner wall of the receptacle, and wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are located at a distance above a storage bin inside the storage receptacle;
• a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• transmitting a signal from the transmitter to the receiver;
• determining a signal detection characteristic comprising at least one of a signal detection status and a number of signal pulses associated with a signal detection;
• and
• based on the signal detection characteristic, determining a current operating condition of the receptacle, the operating condition comprising at least one of a fullness level associated with the storage bin and an obstruction level associated with at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor.

A computer-readable storage device having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• sending a signal from a transmitter on a first module in a storage receptacle to a receiver on a second module in the storage receptacle, wherein the first module is located on a first inner wall of the storage receptacle and the second module is located on a second inner wall of the storage receptacle, and wherein at least part of the first module and the second module is located a distance above a bin inside the storage receptacle;
• determining a signal detection characteristic comprising at least one of a signal detection status and a number of signal pulses associated with a signal detection;
• and
• based on the signal detection characteristic, determining a current operating condition of the storage receptacle, the operating condition comprising at least one of a fullness level associated with the bin and an obstruction level associated with at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor.