US 12,488,320 B2
Systems and methods for waste management
Carl Michael Anderson, Richmond (CA); and Colin Edward Bell, Richmond (CA)
Assigned to RecycleSmart Solutions Inc., Richmond (CA)
Filed by RecycleSmart Solutions Inc., Richmond (CA)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/485,945.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/083,153, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0101280 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/30 (2023.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/30 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); B65F 2210/138 (2013.01); B65F 2210/1443 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste management system comprising:
a plurality of waste management devices, each waste management device attached to a waste bin and having:
a plurality of sensors configured to sense contents of the waste bin, and
a multispectral light source,
wherein each device is configured to transmit sensory information related to the contents of the waste bin from the plurality of sensors;
the sensory information including an image captured by a multispectral camera sensor configured to capture images of the contents of the waste bin in infrared and ultraviolet spectrums when the interior of the waste bin is illuminated by the multispectral light source in the absence of visible light;
a server configured to receive and store the sensory information transmitted by the plurality of devices over one or more wireless communication networks, wherein the server stores a fill level of the waste bin based on the sensory information;
the server including a processor configured to:
determine the fill level of the waste bin based on the sensory information from a first sensor;
verify the fill level of the waste bin based on the image from the multispectral camera sensor;
add an offset to the first sensor, the offset based on the fill level as verified by the image from the multispectral camera sensor,
wherein where the multispectral camera sensor becomes occluded, the fill level of the waste bin is determined based on the sensory information from the first sensor with the offset added; and
a user device configured to receive, store, and display the fill level of the waste bin.