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US 2017/0363769 A1Published application
Techniques for optimally sensing full containers
AssigneeOnePlus Systems, Inc.
InventorsSeamus Devitt, Brendan Walsh
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Abstract
A series of techniques incorporated in two sensing methods that enable fullness detection whilst minimizing the current consumption of the battery operated wireless electronic circuitry that implements the detection.
Claims1
A system for optimally sensing full containers, comprising:
- A container capable of containing waste material and having side walls and a openable lid,
- An IR emitter module secured within the container and an IR receiver module secured within the container such that a straight line between the modules is substantially horizontal and such line represents a full container,
- A rechargeable battery operably connected to the modules,
- Wherein the IR modules are programmed to emit and receive a wake-up signal and coded signals, and
- Wherein each IR receiver modules is operable to automatically be placed into a power saving mode and removed from said power saving mode by receipt of a wake-up signal emitted by the IR emitter module, and
- Wherein the level of fullness of the container is determined by receipt or non-receipt of a coded signal by the IR receiving module substantially upon waking up.
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