Waste segregation compliance system
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorTimothy D. Wildman
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Abstract
A waste segregation compliance system and method including a processor, a waste receptacle configured to detect a deposit of an item therein and to provide a deposit signal to the processor, and a detector configured to detect a person and to provide a location signal to the processor in response to detection of the person.
Claims72
A method for monitoring waste generated within a facility, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a waste receptacle;
- identifying a person adjacent the waste receptacle and producing a location signal in response thereto;
- detecting a use of the waste receptacle and producing a deposit signal in response thereto;
- and
- reporting in response to the location signal and the deposit signal, the identity of the person adjacent the waste receptacle at the time of the use of the waste receptacle.
A method for monitoring waste generated within a facility, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a waste receptacle;
- detecting a deposit of an item into the waste receptacle and producing a deposit signal in response thereto;
- measuring an amount of waste in the waste receptacle;
- repeating the detecting and measuring steps for a predetermined time period;
- generating a waste event in response to deposit signals produced during the elapsed time period.
A waste segregation compliance system comprising:
- a processor;
- a detector configured to detect a person and to provide a location signal to the processor in response to the detection of the person;
- and
- a waste receptacle configured to detect a deposit of an item therein and to provide a deposit signal to the processor in response to the deposit of the item in the waste receptacle.
A waste segregation compliance system comprising:
- a badge configured to transmit an identification signal;
- a receptacle configured to detect the deposit of waste therein and to provide a deposit signal in response thereto;
- an identification detector configured to detect the identification signal when the badge is proximate the receptacle, the detector providing a location signal in response to the identification signal;
- and
- a processor coupled to the receptacle and coupled to the detector, the processor providing a report signal in response to the deposit signal and in response to the location signal.
A waste segregation compliance system for monitoring the segregation of waste by a person, the waste segregation compliance system comprising:
- a waste receptacle;
- and
- a person locating and tracking system comprising
- a master station, and
- a first detector associated with the waste receptacle and configured to detect the presence of the person adjacent the waste receptacle, the first detector being in communication with the master station.
A method for monitoring the compliance of waste segregation by a person in a facility, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the presence of a person adjacent a waste receptacle;
- detecting the deposit of an item into the waste receptacle;
- determining the weight of the item;
- and
- computing the estimated disposal cost of disposal of the item.
A waste segregation compliance system comprising:
- a waste receptacle including a plurality of segregated waste compartments;
- a plurality of waste detectors, each waste detector associated with one of the waste compartments for detecting the deposit of waste into the waste compartment and for generating a deposit signal in response thereto;
- and
- a processor in communication with the waste detectors for receiving each deposit signal, the processor configured to provide a report signal based on at least one deposit signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.