US 12,246,882 B2
Systems and methods for determining shrinkage of a commodity
Nicholas L. Whitman, Lincoln, MA (US); and Ryan R. Begin, Harvard, MA (US)
Assigned to Divert, Inc., Concord, MA (US)
Filed by DIVERT, INC., Concord, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,545.
Application 17/719,545 is a continuation of application No. 15/877,700, filed on Jan. 23, 2018, granted, now 11,332,278.
Application 15/877,700 is a continuation of application No. 15/204,090, filed on Jul. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,556,722, issued on Feb. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/190,055, filed on Jul. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0297886 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 21/08 (2006.01); B60P 1/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/16 (2006.01); B65F 1/06 (2006.01); B65F 9/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2023.01); G06Q 10/30 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06V 30/224 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); B65D 19/14 (2006.01); B65F 1/14 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01); G09F 3/02 (2006.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01)
CPC B65D 21/086 (2013.01) [B60P 1/00 (2013.01); B65D 19/0004 (2013.01); B65D 19/16 (2013.01); B65F 1/06 (2013.01); B65F 9/00 (2013.01); B66F 9/06 (2013.01); G01G 19/083 (2013.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06K 7/10009 (2013.01); G06K 7/10316 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01); G06Q 10/30 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06V 30/2247 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); B65D 19/14 (2013.01); B65F 1/1468 (2013.01); B65F 2210/1026 (2013.01); B65F 2210/128 (2013.01); B65F 2210/138 (2013.01); B65F 2220/106 (2013.01); B65F 2220/1063 (2013.01); B65F 2240/138 (2013.01); B65F 2250/105 (2013.01); B65F 2250/106 (2013.01); B65F 2250/114 (2013.01); G06V 2201/06 (2022.01); G09F 2003/0272 (2013.01); G09F 3/0297 (2013.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); Y02W 90/00 (2015.05)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining shrinkage of a commodity sold by a store, the method comprising:
identifying, with at least one server, data indicative of a first amount of the commodity supplied to the store for resale and data indicative of a second amount of the commodity sold by the store;
associating a label with a container of the commodity that is at least one of waste material or recyclable material at the store, the label including label information associated with the store or intended contents of the container;
collecting the label information, with a label reader, and transmitting collected label information to the at least one server;
generating a pressure by weighing the container with a hydraulic system associated with the container;
generating electronic captured data via a pressure gauge of the hydraulic system in response to the generated pressure;
transmitting the electronic captured data to the at least one server;
automatically determining, with the at least one server, data characterizing a third amount of the commodity in the container with the at least one server using the electronic captured data; and
determining, with the at least one server, performance data related to the commodity by comparing the data indicative of the first amount of the commodity supplied to the store, the data indicative of the second amount of the commodity sold by the store, and the data characterizing the third amount of the commodity in the container.