Systems for remote management of a network of waste containers
First Claim
1. A system for dynamically polling containers in a waste container network the waste container network including a plurality of waste containers, each container having associated therewith a monitoring unit for monitoring status information associated with the container and for communicating the status information to a remote location, the system comprising:
- a central computer including a computer-readable medium for storing computer-readable instructions thereon, the computer-readable medium comprising;
receiving a user-input polling interval for at least one of the containers;
For each user-input poll-mg interval, creating and storing a polling session in a session stack;
processing one of the polling sessions stored in the session stack;
Waiting a predetermined time for receipt of an inbound call;
processing another of the polling sessions stored in the session stack.
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Abstract
A system for remotely managing a network of waste containers (12), each of which is associated with a monitoring unit (38), utilizes a central computer (50) having a communication link to each monitoring unit (38). The central computer (50) provides a dynamically updated display, via a display module (60) having a full container window (or zone) which shows full containers (12), an alarm window (or zone) which shows non-full containers (12) having an alarm condition, and a container status window (or zone) which shows non-full containers not having an alarm condition.
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1. A system for dynamically polling containers in a waste container network the waste container network including a plurality of waste containers, each container having associated therewith a monitoring unit for monitoring status information associated with the container and for communicating the status information to a remote location, the system comprising:
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a central computer including a computer-readable medium for storing computer-readable instructions thereon, the computer-readable medium comprising;
receiving a user-input polling interval for at least one of the containers;
For each user-input poll-mg interval, creating and storing a polling session in a session stack;
processing one of the polling sessions stored in the session stack;
Waiting a predetermined time for receipt of an inbound call;
processing another of the polling sessions stored in the session stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
receiving a full signal from the monitoring unit associated with a full one of the containers in the container network; creating a full session in response to receipt of the full signal; and
storing the full session in the session stack such that polling of the full container is accomplished prior to any other polling sessions stored in the session stack.
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3. The system of claim 1 further comprising the step of prompting a user for the user input polling interval using a graphic display.
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