US 12,351,390 B2
Containers with multiple sensors
Frank Yang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); David Wolbert, Manhattan Beach, CA (US); Guy Cohen, Marina Del Rey, CA (US); and Bryce Wilkins, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to simplehuman, LLC, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by simplehuman, LLC, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/339,767.
Application 17/339,767 is a continuation of application No. 16/678,970, filed on Nov. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,027,916.
Application 16/678,970 is a continuation of application No. 15/850,162, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,472,170, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 15/850,162 is a continuation of application No. 15/265,455, filed on Sep. 14, 2016, granted, now 9,856,080, issued on Jan. 2, 2018.
Application 15/265,455 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/856,309, filed on Sep. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,586,755, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/304,076, filed on Mar. 4, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097960 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B65F 1/16 (2006.01); B65F 1/04 (2006.01); B65F 1/06 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01D 5/16 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01)
CPC B65F 1/1638 (2013.01) [B65F 1/1646 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01D 5/16 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); B65F 1/04 (2013.01); B65F 1/06 (2013.01); B65F 1/062 (2013.01); B65F 1/1607 (2013.01); B65F 2210/108 (2013.01); B65F 2210/128 (2013.01); B65F 2210/168 (2013.01); B65F 2210/181 (2013.01); B65F 2210/1815 (2013.01); B65F 2250/11 (2013.01); B65F 2250/111 (2013.01); B65F 2250/112 (2013.01); B65F 2250/114 (2013.01); E05F 2015/763 (2015.01); E05F 2015/765 (2015.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a trashcan body;
a power-operated driver that comprises a drive motor;
a trashcan lid pivotably coupled with the trashcan body, wherein the trashcan lid comprises a lid driving portion separate from the power-operated driver, wherein the lid driving portion is positioned at an underside of the trashcan lid and is coupled to the power-operated driver;
a microphone configured to produce an audio signal in response to a sound; and
a controller, wherein the controller comprises one or more hardware processors and memory and is configured to:
perform speech recognition on the audio signal to generate speech recognition results;
retrieve data representing a keyword from the memory;
compare the data representing the keyword with the speech recognition results;
in response to a determination that the comparison of the data representing the keyword with the speech recognition results indicates a match, transmit a second signal to the power-operated driver that causes the drive motor of the power-operated driver to produce rotational force that causes the lid driving portion to move the trashcan lid from a closed position to an open position; and
in response to a determination that the comparison of the data representing the keyword with the speech recognition results does not indicate the match, transmit the second signal to the power-operated driver that causes the drive motor of the power-operated driver to produce the rotational force that causes the lid driving portion to move the trashcan lid from the closed position to the open position in response to detection of a reflected signal subsequent to emission of a third signal.