METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING IDENTIFIED MATERIAL IN FILLABLE RECEPTACLES

• US 20180137458A1
• Filed: 03/31/2017
• Published: 05/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joshua Repensek
• Original Assignee: Joshua Repensek
• Inventors: Repensek, Joshua
• Granted Patent: US 10,223,667 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/145 Payments according to the detected use or quantity
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials

Abstract

A method for monitoring and tracking identified material in at least one fillable receptacle in at least one facility. The method includes installing at least one sensor with an ultrasonic transducer or a laser or both in one of the fillable receptacles, creating a customer profile with a fillable receptacle location, a quantity of fillable: receptacles and a preset height limit for each fillable receptacle, and activating the sensor to repeatedly transmit an ultrasonic signal or light pulse into the receptacles and calculate remaining empty space then comparing remaining empty space to the preset height limits to determine whether the fillable receptacle is full. Fillable receptacle locations are aggregated into a route and a driver is alerted to download the route, enabling drivers to pick up filled fillable receptacles and remove identified material at the fillable receptacle locations using the route.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring and tracking identified material in at least one fillable receptacle in at least one facility, the method comprising;

a. installing a sensor having an ultrasonic transducer and a microprocessor with a microprocessor data storage connected to a power supply, the senor microprocessor further connected to a network in a fillable receptacle at a facility;

b. creating a customer profile in an administrative data storage connected to an administrative processor, the customer profile comprising;

a customer name, a customer address, a customer location, at least one fillable receptacle location, a quantity of fillable receptacles, and a preset height limit for each fillable receptacle;

c. actuating the sensor to transmit an ultrasonic signal and receive a reflected signal and use the reflected signal and computer instructions in the microprocessor data storage to instruct the microprocessor to calculate an initial fillable receptacle height for the fillable receptacle;

d. using the one sensor to repeatedly transmit the ultrasonic signal and receive the reflected signal as the fillable receptacle is filled with identified material;

e. using computer instructions in the microprocessor data storage to instruct the microprocessor to calculate a height of space without identified material and transmit the calculated height to the administrative processor via the network;

f. using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to compare the calculated height to the preset height limits to determine whether the fillable receptacle is full for a pick up based on no empty space remaining;

g. using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to aggregate fillable receptacle locations and compute a route of aggregated fillable receptacle locations; and

h. using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to transmit the route to a client device of a driver connected to the network showing traffic problems enabling a driver to pick up filled fillable receptacles and remove the identified material at fillable receptacle location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a modem, a real time clock, and a connection to a power supply.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a unique sensor identifier, and using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to authenticate and map communication from each sensor to one of the customer profiles.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the route comprises a downloadable map with the fillable receptacle locations identified on the downloadable map.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising the step of inputting financial information and a financial preset date for payment into the at least one customer profile, and using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative data processor to automatically generate a customer bill and initiate automatic funds transfer for the customer bill on the financial preset date.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified material includes at least one of:

shredded paper, waste, and liquids.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fillable receptacle location comprises a longitude coordinate and a latitude coordinate.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising installing a plurality of additional sensors each sensor in a refillable receptacle at a facility, each additional sensor having either an ultrasonic transducer or a laser and a microprocessor with a microprocessor data storage connected to a network.

10. The method of claim 1 comprising using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to transmit an alert to the client device of a driver to download the computed route of the aggregated fillable receptacle locations prior to transmitting the route to the client device of the driver.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the alert is at least one of:

a text message, an audible alarm, an email, and a push notification.

4. The method of claim 4, wherein the authenticated and mapped communication is bidirectionally encrypted.

12. A method for monitoring and tracking identified material in at least one fillable receptacle in at least one facility, the method comprising:

a. installing a sensor having a laser and a microprocessor with a microprocessor data storage connected to a power supply, the senor microprocessor further connected to a network in a fillable receptacle at a facility;

b. creating a customer profile in an administrative data storage connected to an administrative processor, the customer profile comprising;

a customer name, a customer address, a customer location, at least one fillable receptacle location, a quantity of fillable receptacles, and a preset height limit for each fillable receptacle;

c. actuating the sensor to transmit an light pulse and receive a reflected pulse and use the reflected pulse and computer instructions in the microprocessor data storage to instruct the microprocessor to calculate an initial fillable receptacle height for the fillable receptacle;

d. using the sensor to repeatedly transmit the light pulse and receive the reflected pulse as the fillable receptacle is tilled with identified material;

e. using computer instructions in the microprocessor data storage to instruct the microprocessor to calculate a height of space without identified material and transmit the calculated height to the administrative processor via the network;

f. using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to compare the calculated height to the preset height limits to determine whether the fillable receptacle is full for a pick up;

g. using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to aggregate fillable receptacle locations;

h. using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to compute a route of aggregated fillable receptacle locations and transmit the route to a client device of a driver connected to the network enabling a driver to pick up filled fillable receptacles and remove the identified material at fillable receptacle location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises a modem, a real time clock, and a connection to a power supply.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the sensor comprises a unique sensor identifier, which enables the administrative processor to use computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to authenticate and map communication from each sensor to one of the customer profiles.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the authenticated and mapped communication is bidirectionally encrypted.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the route comprises a downloadable map with the fillable receptacle locations identified on the downloadable map.

17. The method of claim 12, comprising the step of inputting financial information and a financial preset date for payment into the at least one customer profile using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative data processor to automatically generate a customer bill and initiate automatic funds transfer for the customer bill on the financial preset date.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the identified material includes at least one of;

shredded paper, and waste, liquids.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one fillable receptacle location comprises a longitude coordinate and a latitude coordinate.

20. The method of claim 12, comprising installing a plurality of additional sensors each sensor in a refillable receptacle at a facility, each additional sensor having either an ultrasonic transducer or a laser and a microprocessor with a microprocessor data storage connected to a network.

21. The method of claim 12, comprising using computer instructions in the administrative data storage to instruct the administrative processor to transmit an alert to the client device of a driver to download the computed route of the aggregated fillable receptacle locations prior to transmitting the route to the client device of the driver. (step 220)

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the alert is at least one of:

a text message, an audible alarm, an email, and a push notification.