Customer tool for remote management of waste services
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1. A tool for automatically managing waste removal services, comprising:
- a locator associated with a waste receptacle and configured to produce a signal indicative of a location of the waste receptacle; and
a controller in electronic communication with the locator and a remote service provider,wherein the controller is configured to;
receive input indicative of an on-demand service request on a control panel associated with the waste receptacle;
verify an identification signal using an anti-tampering protocol associated with the on-demand service request based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request received on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle; and
transmit the on-demand service request to the remote service provider to service the waste receptacle based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle and verification of the identification signal.
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Abstract
A tool is disclosed for use in managing waste services. The tool may have an interface configured to receive input from a user indicative of an on-demand service request. The tool may also have a communication device, and a controller in electronic communication with the interface and the communication device. The controller may be configured to transmit a waste management command to a remote service provider via the communication device based on the input.
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1. A tool for automatically managing waste removal services, comprising:
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a locator associated with a waste receptacle and configured to produce a signal indicative of a location of the waste receptacle; and a controller in electronic communication with the locator and a remote service provider, wherein the controller is configured to; receive input indicative of an on-demand service request on a control panel associated with the waste receptacle; verify an identification signal using an anti-tampering protocol associated with the on-demand service request based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request received on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle; and transmit the on-demand service request to the remote service provider to service the waste receptacle based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle and verification of the identification signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A waste management system, comprising:
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a waste receptacle; a service vehicle; and a central processing unit configured to; receive input indicative of an on-demand service request on a control panel associated with the waste receptacle; verify an identification signal using an anti-tampering protocol associated with the on-demand service request based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request received on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle; and automatically and selectively send the on-demand service request to dispatch the service vehicle to perform waste removal services for the waste receptacle based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle and verification of the identification signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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15. A method of automatically managing waste services, comprising:
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receive input indicative of an on-demand service request on a control panel associated with a waste receptacle; verify an identification signal using an anti-tampering protocol associated with the on-demand service request based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request received on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle; sending the on-demand service signal to a remote service provider to service the receptacle based on the input indicative of the on-demand service request on the control panel associated with the waste receptacle and verification of the identification signal; and selectively dispatching a vehicle to service the waste receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 20)
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