SAND CLEANING VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF CLEANING SAND USING THE SAME
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1. A sand cleaning vehicle, comprising:
- a debris collection mechanism that collects debris from sand;
a storage compartment that stores the collected debris;
a capture device that captures at least one image of the collected debris;
a memory storing a computer program;
a processor that executes the computer program, wherein the computer program categorizes the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using the at least one image of the collected debris,wherein the computer program determines a pattern in locations of the collected debris;
a global positioning system (GPS) device that detects a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle; and
a network adapter that establishes a network connection with a remote computer, wherein the computer program;
tracks the current location of the sand cleaning vehicle during at least one sand cleaning outing;
identifies a high tide line on a beach during the at least one sand cleaning outing, wherein, the high tide line corresponds to a continuous physical marking identified by the capture device that indicates a portion of the beach furthest from an ocean that is reached by a rising tide;
records locations at which each niece of the collected debris is collected, and locations corresponding to the high tide line;
determines a relationship between the locations at which each piece of the collected debris is collected and the locations corresponding to the high tide line; and
transmits a report indicating the determined relationship to the remote computer via the network adapter.
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Abstract
A sand cleaning vehicle including a debris collection mechanism that collects debris from sand, a storage compartment that stores the collected debris, a capture device that captures at least one image of the collected debris, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor that executes the computer program. The computer program categorizes the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using at least one image of the collected debris.
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20 Claims
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1. A sand cleaning vehicle, comprising:
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a debris collection mechanism that collects debris from sand; a storage compartment that stores the collected debris; a capture device that captures at least one image of the collected debris; a memory storing a computer program; a processor that executes the computer program, wherein the computer program categorizes the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using the at least one image of the collected debris, wherein the computer program determines a pattern in locations of the collected debris; a global positioning system (GPS) device that detects a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle; and a network adapter that establishes a network connection with a remote computer, wherein the computer program; tracks the current location of the sand cleaning vehicle during at least one sand cleaning outing; identifies a high tide line on a beach during the at least one sand cleaning outing, wherein, the high tide line corresponds to a continuous physical marking identified by the capture device that indicates a portion of the beach furthest from an ocean that is reached by a rising tide; records locations at which each niece of the collected debris is collected, and locations corresponding to the high tide line; determines a relationship between the locations at which each piece of the collected debris is collected and the locations corresponding to the high tide line; and transmits a report indicating the determined relationship to the remote computer via the network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
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9. (canceled)
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10. A sand cleaning vehicle, comprising:
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a debris collection mechanism that collects debris from sand; a storage compartment that stores the collected debris; a capture device that captures at least one image of the collected debris; a memory storing a computer program; a processor that executes the computer program, wherein the computer program categorizes the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using the at least one image of the collected debris; a global positioning system (GPS) device that detects a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle; and a network adapter that establishes a network connection with a remote computer, wherein the computer program; tracks a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle during at least one sand cleaning outing; determines a slope of a beach at a first plurality of locations during the at least one sand cleaning outing; records the first plurality of locations and the corresponding slope, and a second plurality of locations at which each piece of the collected debris is collected; determines a relationship between the slope of the beach and the second plurality of locations at which each piece of the collected debris was collected; and transmits a report indicating the determined relationship to the remote computer via the network adapter.
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13. A method of cleaning sand, comprising:
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collecting debris from the sand by a sand cleaning vehicle; capturing at least, one image of the collected debris by a capture device disposed in the sand cleaning vehicle; storing the collected debris in a storage compartment disposed in the sand cleaning vehicle; categorizing the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using the at least one image of the collected debris; and determining a pattern in locations of the collected debris; tracking a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle during at least one sand cleaning outing; identifying a high tide line on a beach during the at least one sand cleaning outing, wherein the high tide line corresponds to a continuous physical marking identified by the capture device that indicates a portion of the beach furthest from an ocean that is reached by a rising tide; recording locations at which each piece of the collected debris is collected, and locations corresponding to the high tide line; determining a relationship between the locations at which each piece of the collected debris is collected and the locations corresponding to the tide line; and scheduling a future sand cleaning outing such that the sand cleaning vehicle spends more time cleaning areas having a high debris accrual rate as indicated by the determined relationship than cleaning areas having low debris accrual rat as indicated by the determined relationship during the future sand cleaning outing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 18, 19, 20)
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15. (canceled)
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16. A method of cleaning sand, comprising:
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collecting debris from the sand by a sand cleaning vehicle; capturing at least one image of the collected debris by a capture device disposed in the sand cleaning vehicle; storing the collected debris in a storage compartment disposed in the sand cleaning vehicle; categorizing the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using the at least one image of the collected debris; determining a pattern in locations of the collected debris; tracking a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle during at least one sand cleaning outing; determining a slope of a beach at a first plurality of locations during the at least one sand cleaning outing; recording the first plurality of locations and the corresponding slope, and a second plurality of locations at which each piece of the collected debris is collected; determining a relationship between the slope of the beach and the second plurality of locations at which each piece of the collected debris was collected; and scheduling a future sand cleaning outing such that the sand cleaning vehicle spends more time cleaning areas having a high debris accrual rate as indicated by the determined relationship than cleaning areas having a low debris accrual rate as indicated by the determined relationship during the future sand cleaning outing.
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17. A method of cleaning sand, comprising:
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collecting debris from the sand by a sand cleaning vehicle; capturing at least one image of the collected debris by a capture device disposed in the sand cleaning vehicle; storing the collected debris in a storage compartment disposed in the sand cleaning vehicle; categorizing the collected debris into a plurality of different debris types using the at least one image of the collected debris; determining a pattern in locations of the collected debris; tracking a current location of the sand cleaning vehicle, during a plurality of sand cleaning outings, as the sand cleaning vehicle collects the debris from the sand; recording locations at which each piece of the collected debris was collected during each sand cleaning outing; identifying an area having a high debris accrual rate and an area having a low debris accrual rate using the recorded locations; and scheduling a future sand cleaning outing such that the sand cleaning vehicle spends more time cleaning the area having the high debris accrual rate than cleaning the area having the low debris accrual rate during the future sand cleaning outing.
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