System for managing /tracing waste disposal state

• US 20030014334A1
• Filed: 08/12/2002
• Published: 01/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hideki Tsukamoto
• Original Assignee: Hideki Tsukamoto
• Inventors: Tsukamoto, Hideki
• Application Number:
  US10/203,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014334A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: B09B 5/00 Operations not covered by a single other subclass or by a single other group in this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1484 relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system in which data such as images of waste are recorded and controlled in each of steps of disposal from the collection of the waste to the final disposal thereof and in which whether the waste is being disposed of in a reliable and safe way or not is clearly traced and managed is provided. In steps of disposal from collection of waste 1 to final disposal, data 6 associated with said waste 1 including manifest data, transportation route, current position, time, and analysis of components in each of the steps of disposal are transferred to a data management unit 5 by record-transfer means 4; said waste 1 is imaged with imaging means 2 in each of the steps of disposal; and image data 7 of the waste 1 obtained by the imaging means 2 are transferred to the data management unit 5 by image transfer means 3. The data management unit5 is accessed by access means 14 to trace/manage the state of disposal of the waste 1 based on the data 6, 7 associated with the waste 1 such as manifest and images.

Claims

1. A system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal characterized in that in steps of disposal from collection of waste to final disposal, said waste is imaged with imaging means in each of the steps of disposal;

image data of the waste obtained by said imaging means are transferred to data management unit by image transfer means; and

said data management unit is accessed to trace/manage the state of disposal of the waste based on said image data.

2. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 1, characterized in that the image data of the waste are processed with moving images.

3. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 1, characterized in that the image data of the waste are obtained by accessing the data management unit with access means to trace/manage the state of waste disposal.

4. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the image data of the waste are transferred to the data management unit by record-transfer means as occasion demands to store the latest data.

5. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 4, characterized in that the image data of the waste are obtained by accessing the data management unit with access means to trace/manage the state of waste disposal.

6. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to any of claim 1, 3 or 5, characterized in that identification is performed with a manifest number when the data management unit is accessed for the image data of the waste.

7. A system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal, characterized in that in steps of disposal from collection of waste to final disposal, data associated with said waste including manifest data, transportation route, current position, time, and analysis of components of said waste in each of the steps of disposal are transferred to a data management unit by record-transfer means;

and said data management unit is accessed to trace/manage the state of disposal of the waste based on the data associated with said waste.

8. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 7, characterized in that the data associated with the waste are obtained by accessing the data management unit with access means to trace/manage the state of waste disposal.

9. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 7, characterized in that the data associated with the waste are transferred to the data management unit by record-transfer means as occasion demands to store the latest data.

10. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 9, characterized in that the data associated with the waste are obtained by accessing the data management unit with access means to trace/manage the state of waste disposal.

11. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to any of claim 7, 8 or 10, characterized in that identification is performed with a manifest number when the data management unit is accessed for the data associated with the waste.

13. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 12, characterized in that the image data of the waste are processed with moving images.

14. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 12, characterized in that the data associated with the waste and the image data of the waste are obtained by accessing the data management unit with access means to trace/manage the state of waste disposal.

15. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the data associated with the waste and the image data of the waste are transferred to the data management unit by record-transfer means as occasion demands to store the latest data.

16. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to claim 15, characterized in that the data associated with the waste and the image data of the waste are obtained by accessing the data management unit with access means to trace/manage the state of waste disposal.

17. The system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal according to any of claim 12, 14 or 16, characterized in that identification is performed with a manifest number when the data management unit is accessed for the data associated with the waste and the image data of the waste.

12. A system for tracing/managing the state of waste disposal, characterized in that in steps of disposal from collection of waste to final disposal, manifest data associated with said waste and data of transportation route, current position, time, and analysis of components, etc. of said waste in each of the steps of disposal are transferred to a data management unit by record-transfer means;

said waste is imaged with imaging means in each of the steps of disposal;

image data of the waste obtained by said imaging means are transferred to the data management unit by image transfer means; and

said data management unit is accessed to trace/manage the state of disposal of the waste based on the data associated with said waste such as manifest and images.