Waste management device
AssigneeRecycleSmart Solutions Inc.
InventorsCarl Michael Anderson, Colin Edward Bell
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Abstract
Disclosed is a waste management device including a housing attached to a waste bin. A plurality of sensors are configured to sense contents of the waste bin. The plurality of sensors are encased by the housing. A processor is electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to collect sensory information related to the contents of the waste bin from the plurality of sensors. The processor is encased by the housing. A wireless transmitter is electrically coupled to the processor. The wireless transmitter is configured to send the sensory information to a server, wherein the wireless transmitter is encased by the housing.
Claims20
A waste management device comprising:
- a housing having at least one mounting point for attaching the waste management device to a waste bin;
- at least three sensors configured to sense contents of the waste bin, wherein the sensors are encased by the housing;
- a processor electrically coupled to the sensors, and configured to collect sensory information related to the contents of the waste bin from the sensors, wherein the processor is encased by the housing;
- and
- a wireless transmitter electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the wireless transmitter configured to send the sensory information to a server.
A method of managing waste comprising:
- attaching a plurality of sensors to a waste bin;
- configuring the plurality of sensors to sense the contents of the waste bin;
- collecting sensory information from the plurality of sensors;
- and
- determining a fill level of the waste bin based on the sensory information of at least two sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.