US 2018/0025329 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WASTE SERVICES

Abstract

A system is disclosed for managing waste services. The system may have a locating device configured to generate a signal indicative of a location of a service vehicle, an input device, and a controller in communication with the locating and input devices. The controller may be configured to receive input via the input device that is indicative of at least one of a plurality of locations to be serviced by the service vehicle within a service area not being serviced. The controller may also be configured to make a determination based on the signal from the locating device that the service vehicle has left the service area and, based on the input and the determination, automatically record into memory remaining locations of the plurality of locations as having been serviced.

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Dependent claims

A system for managing waste services, comprising:

a tracking device configured to generate a signal indicative of a location of one or more service vehicles;
an input device;
and
a controller in communication with the tracking and input devices, the controller being configured to:
monitor location data of the one or more service vehicles using a respective location device;
monitor one or more service vehicle actions made to a respective service environment by one or more service vehicles;
receive input via the input device that is indicative of one or more service locations that are unserviced by the one or more service vehicles;
make a determination based on the signal from the respective location device that one or more service vehicles have left one or more service locations based on a crossing location of a geo-fence surrounding a respective service location of the one or more service locations;
based on the input and the determination, automatically record into memory a portion of one or more of the one or more service locations having been serviced and actions made in those locations;
and
transmit an updated service assignment based on the recorded portion of one or more of the one or more service locations having been serviced and actions made in the respective one or more service locations.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer-executable programming instructions for performing a method of waste service management, the method comprising:

monitoring location data of one or more service vehicles using a respective location device;
monitoring one or more service vehicle actions made to a respective service environment by the one or more service vehicles;
receiving manual input that is indicative of one or more service locations that are unserviced by the one or more service vehicles;
making a determination based on signals from the respective location device that one or more service vehicles have left the one or more service locations based on a crossing location of a geo-fence surrounding a respective service area of the one or more service locations;
based on the input and the determination, automatically recording into a memory a portion of one or more of the one or more service locations having been serviced and actions performed in the respective one or more service locations;
and
transmitting an updated service assignment based on the recorded portion of one or more of the one or more service locations having been serviced and actions made in the respective one or more service locations.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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