# US 2023/0267784 A1 · Refuse container identification using parcel data

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- Number: US 2023/0267784 A1
- Document ID: US20230267784A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/168,186
- Filed: 2023-02-13
- Published: 2023-08-24
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-19
- Assignees: The Heil Co.
- Applicants: The Heil Co.
- Inventors: Anthony Romano; Michael Dean Geary
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230267784A1

## CPC

- G01S 19/40: Correcting position, velocity or attitude
- G07C 5/085: {using electronic data carriers}
- B60P 1/34: the other movement being raising or lowering
- B65F 3/04: Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
- G01C 21/3667: {Display of a road map (G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635)}
- G01C 21/3697: {Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level (G01C21/3679 takes precedence)}
- G01S 19/14: specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S 19/42: Determining position
- G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
- B65F 3/00: Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse (vehicles in general B60; driving vehicle equipment or auxiliaries B60K; discharging contents by tilting entire vehicles B65G; wheeled apparatus for emptying sewers or cesspools E03F7/10)
- B65F 2003/023: {Gripper arms for embracing the receptacle}
- B65F 2003/0279: {the discharging means mounted at the front of the vehicle}
- B65F 2210/168: Sensing means
- Y02W 90/00: Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)
- B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36})
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT

## Abstract

Techniques are described for correlating entity identification information with refuse containers being serviced by a refuse collection vehicle (RCV). Location data can be collected by location sensor(s) on the RCV at a time when a triggering condition is present, such as a time when a lift arm is operating to empty a refuse container into the hopper of the RCV. The location data can be provided as input to an algorithm that estimates a container location through a vector offset to account for the distance and direction of the RCV lift arm relative to the location sensor in the RCV. The container location can be correlated with parcel data to determine the parcel that the container was on or near to when it was serviced, and the customer or other entity associated with the parcel can be correlated to the particular container based on the analysis.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21

A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory communicably coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting, by the at least one processor, a triggering event based on data generated by at least one body sensor device on a refuse collection vehicle (RCV), the triggering event associated with the RCV servicing a refuse container;
in response to the triggering event, receiving, by the at least one processor, location data comprising global positioning system (GPS) coordinates corresponding to a location of the RCV;
applying, by the at least one processor, a geospatial algorithm to the GPS coordinates to estimate a location of the refuse container; and
correlating, by the at least one processor, the estimated location of the refuse container to parcel data to identify an entity associated with the refuse container.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, wherein the at least one processor is disposed on board the RCV.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, wherein detecting the triggering event comprises detecting a particular operational state of at least one body component of the RCV, and wherein the particular operation state comprises a predetermined position of at least one of a lift arm of the RCV, a top lid of a hopper of the RCV, or a grabber of the RCV.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, wherein the geospatial algorithm comprises a triangular offset including:
a first distance in a first direction between a GPS receiver on the RCV and a lift arm of the RCV; and
a second distance in a second direction between the lift arm and a parcel.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The system of claim 24, wherein the first direction is aligned with a heading of the RCV, and where the second direction is offset from the heading by 90 degrees.

### Claim 26 (depends on 24)

The system of claim 24, wherein the first distance is less than the second distance.

### Claim 27 (depends on 21)

The system of claim 21, wherein the estimated location comprises geographic coordinates that are distinct from the received GPS coordinates.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The system of claim 27, wherein the operations further comprise:
generating, by the at least one processor, a map of the parcel data, the GPS coordinates corresponding to the location of the RCV, and the geographic coordinates of the estimated location.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The system of claim 28, further comprising a display device onboard the RCV configured to display the map.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The system of claim 27, further comprising a transmitter onboard the RCV configured to transmit at least one of the GPS coordinates, the estimated location, or the parcel data to a remote location.

### Claim 31

A computer-implemented method performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:
detecting a triggering event based on data generated by at least one body sensor device on a refuse collection vehicle (RCV), the triggering event associated with the RCV servicing a refuse container;
in response to the triggering event, receiving location data comprising global positioning system (GPS) coordinates corresponding to a location of the RCV;
applying a geospatial algorithm to the GPS coordinates to estimate a location of the refuse container; and
correlating the estimated location of the refuse container to parcel data to identify an entity associated with the refuse container.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

The computer-implemented method of claim 31, wherein the at least one processor is disposed on board the RCV.

### Claim 33 (depends on 31)

The computer-implemented method of claim 31, wherein detecting the triggering event comprises detecting a particular operational state of at least one body component of the RCV, and wherein the particular operation state comprises a predetermined position of at least one of a lift arm of the RCV, a top lid of a hopper of the RCV, or a grabber of the RCV.

### Claim 34 (depends on 31)

The computer-implemented method of claim 31, wherein the geospatial algorithm comprises a triangular offset including:
a first distance in a first direction between a GPS receiver on the RCV and a lift arm of the RCV; and
a second distance in a second direction between the lift arm and a parcel.

### Claim 35 (depends on 34)

The computer-implemented method of claim 34, wherein the first direction is aligned with a heading of the RCV, and where the second direction is offset from the heading by 90 degrees.

### Claim 36 (depends on 34)

The computer-implemented method of claim 34, wherein the first distance is less than the second distance.

### Claim 37 (depends on 31)

The computer-implemented method of claim 31, wherein the estimated location comprises geographic coordinates that are distinct from the received GPS coordinates.

### Claim 38 (depends on 37)

The computer-implemented method of claim 37, further comprising:
generating, by the at least one processor, a map of the parcel data, the GPS coordinates corresponding to the location of the RCV, and the geographic coordinates of the estimated location.

### Claim 39 (depends on 38)

The computer-implemented method of claim 38, further comprising displaying the map on a display device onboard the RCV.

### Claim 40 (depends on 37)

The computer-implemented method of claim 37, further comprising transmitting at least one of the GPS coordinates, the estimated location, or the parcel data to a remote location.