Waste identification systems and methods
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1. A system comprising:
- an interface configured to couple to a network;
at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with packaging of a waste product; and
a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one optical sensor, the processor configured to;
search a first data source to automatically identify the waste product based on the optical data;
when the waste product is not automatically identified from the first data source, automatically search one or more second data sources to identify the waste product based on a match between the optical data and data accessible from at least one of the one or more second data sources; and
send data related to the waste product to a third party website to solicit assistance from one or more users to identify the waste product.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a system may include an interface configured to couple to a network, at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with packaging of a waste product, and a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one optical sensor. The processor may be configured to search at least one data source to automatically identify the waste product based on the optical data and, when the waste product is not automatically identified based on its packaging, send an alert including the optical data to a social media website through the network to solicit identifying information from one or more subscribers.
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1. A system comprising:
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an interface configured to couple to a network; at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with packaging of a waste product; and a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one optical sensor, the processor configured to; search a first data source to automatically identify the waste product based on the optical data; when the waste product is not automatically identified from the first data source, automatically search one or more second data sources to identify the waste product based on a match between the optical data and data accessible from at least one of the one or more second data sources; and send data related to the waste product to a third party website to solicit assistance from one or more users to identify the waste product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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an interface configured to couple to a network; an optical sensor configured to capture optical data; and a processor coupled to the interface and the optical sensor, the processor configured to; search a first data source based on the optical data to determine information about the waste product; automatically identify the waste product based on the determined information when a correspondence between the optical data and data stored by the first data source is greater than a threshold; when the waste product is not automatically identified from the first data source, to; automatically search one or more second data sources to determine second information about the waste product; and provide data corresponding to an unidentified waste product that is the waste product that is not automatically identified to a third party website to request assistance to identify the unidentified waste product. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:
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provide data corresponding to an unidentified waste product and including one or more selectable elements accessible to a social media website to request assistance to identify the unidentified waste product; receive input corresponding to the unidentified waste product from a subscriber to the social media website; apply a time stamp to the input; automatically compare the input to data corresponding to the unidentified waste product to determine a number of corresponding elements; and send an alert to a second computing device when the number of corresponding elements exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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