METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECORDING THE USE OF WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINERS

• US 20150339864A1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grid Smarter Cities Limited
• Original Assignee: Grid Smarter Cities Limited
• Inventors: Herron, Neil
• Granted Patent: US 9,495,811 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B09B 1/00 Dumping solid waste
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1484 relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/30 Administration of product recycling or disposal
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 90/00 Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation

Abstract

A method of and apparatus for creating record data for an authorising body of for example, skips and other waste containers is disclosed. Such a system includes receiving data from a telemetry system attached to a skip lorry. This data includes, vehicle identification data, location data identifying a location of the vehicle and loading/unloading data identifying when an object is loaded onto and/or unloaded from the vehicle. This data is then processed to determine locations where waste containers have been loaded and unloaded from vehicles and compare this to a permit booking system to ensure compliance with the booking system.

Claims

1. A method of creating record data for an authorising body, comprising:

receiving data from a telemetry system attached to an object transportation vehicle, the data including,

i) vehicle identification data identifying a vehicle,

ii) first location data identifying a location of the vehicle, and

iii) loading/unloading data identifying when an object is loaded onto and/or unloaded from the vehicle,

processing said data to determine locations where objects have been loaded and unloaded from vehicles.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said object is a waste disposal container

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle identification data is read from a memory comprising part of the telemetry system.

4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said first location data is obtained from a satellite navigation receiver.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein said loading/unloading data includes object identifier data that is read by at least one reading device adapted to read an identifier located on said object.

6. A method according to claim 5 wherein said reading device comprises an RFID reader and said identifier comprises at least one RFID tag.

7. A method according to claim 6 wherein said loading/unloading data is produced when said RFID tag and RFID reader come into and out of range of each other.

8. A method according to claim 5 wherein said reading device comprises an optical data reader and said identifier comprises at least one visual data representation on said object.

9. A method according to claim 1 wherein said data is received from one or more of a mobile telephone data transmitter, a radio frequency data transmitter.

10. A method according to claim 1 further comprising applying charges to an operator of the vehicle in response to said received data.

11. A method according to claim 1 further comprising comparing said received data to booking data from a booking system that allows pre-booking of a permit to use an object.

12. A method according to claim 1 further comprising receiving on-road/off-road data indicating whether the object is located on a road or not.

13. A method of enforcement of permits, comprising determining a location of an object to produce second location data and comparing said second location data with at least said first location data gathered according to the method of claim 1, to determine whether said object has had the correct permit issued.

14. A method of creating data for a record system of an authorising body, comprising:

using a telemetry system attached to an object transportation vehicle, producing data including,

i) vehicle identification data identifying a vehicle,

ii) first location data identifying a location of the vehicle, and

iii) loading/unloading data identifying when an object waste container is loaded onto and/or unloaded from the vehicle; and

transferring said data to a data processing system to determine locations where objects have been loaded and unloaded from vehicles.

15. A method according to claim 14 wherein said object is a waste disposal container.

16. A method according to claim 14 wherein said vehicle identification data is read from a memory comprising part of the telemetry system.

17. A method according to claim 14 wherein said first location data is obtained from a satellite navigation receiver.

18. A method according to claim 14 wherein said loading/unloading data includes object identifier data that is read by at least one reading device adapted to read an identifier located on an object.

19. A method according to claim 18 wherein said reading device comprises an RFID reader and said identifier comprises at least one RFID tag.

20. A method according to claim 19 wherein said loading/unloading data is produced when said RFID tag and RFID reader come into and out of range of each other.

21. A method according to claim 18 wherein said reading device comprises an optical data reader and said identifier comprises at least one visual data representation on said object.

22. A method according to claim 14 wherein said data is transmitted by one or more of a mobile telephone data transmitter, a radio frequency data transmitter.

23. A method according to claim 14 further comprising creating on-road/off-road data indicating whether the object is parked on a road or not.

24. A telemetry system attached to an object transportation vehicle for use in providing data to a record system for an authorising body, the telemetry system comprising:

i) a vehicle identification part for producing vehicle identification data identifying a vehicle;

ii) a location determining part producing first location data identifying a location of the vehicle;

iii) a loading operation identifying means part for producing loading/unloading data identifying when an object is loaded onto and/or unloaded from the vehicle; and

iv) data transfer means for transferring said data.

25. A system according to claim 24 wherein said object is a waste disposal container.

26. A system according to claim 24, wherein said vehicle identification means part comprises vehicle identification data stored on a memory device forming part of the telemetry system.

27. A system according to claim 24 wherein said location determining means-part comprises a satellite navigation receiver.

28. A system according to claim 24 wherein said loading operation identifying mains part comprises at least one reading device adapted to read an identifier located on said object.

29. A system according to claim 28 wherein said reading device comprises one or more of an RFID reader, an optical data reader, a barcode reader and a QR code reader.

30. A system according to claim 24 wherein said data transfer means comprises one or more of a mobile telephone data transmitter, a radio frequency data transmitter.

31. A system according to claim 24 further comprising a location indicating part for producing on road/off-road data indicating whether the object is parked on a road or not.

32. A record system for a authorising body, the system comprising:

a telemetry system according to claim 24; and

a data processing system for receiving said vehicle identification, first location and loading/unloading data and determining locations where objects have been loaded and unloaded from vehicles.

33. A system according to claim 32 wherein said data processing system further comprises at least one charging system for applying charges to an operator of the vehicle in response to said vehicle identification, first location and loading/unloading data.

34. A system according to claim 32 wherein said data processing system compares said vehicle identification, first location and loading/unloading data to booking data from a booking system that allows pre-booking of a permit to use said object.

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